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Wireless N for Evo. *SOLVED*

Will there ever be wireless n for the Evo, I understand that the chipset might have been built on g but how was someone able to get it working on a nexus one? Would the broadcom company have to release a driver; I heard a rumor that our wifi driver COULD support N but that was just something I heard. And Lastly, Isn't wireless n the standard now why is this not common in phones yet lol. Not only does the wifi on the Evo stink, its not even wireless n and it stinks
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UPDATE: i was mistaken about the n, it does have N just not 5ghz. I found this on the netgear website. Stupid Routers.

It has some wireless n. I've seen it on my airport extreme at 78 MB/s so that's N for sure. But it only does the 2.4 Ghz not the 5 Ghz.
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Pretty sure wireless N was enabled with one of the earlier OTAs. Mine is definitely connecting with N and works fine... I'm running Calk's EViO rom with netarchy kernel.

david279 said:
It has some wireless n. I've seen it on my airport extreme at 78 MB/s so that's N for sure. But it only does the 2.4 Ghz not the 5 Ghz.
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This was my impression, as well.

Really guys? Hmmm I've never been able to get it to find my ssid on my wireless n netgear and everything else picks it up fine. I guess I was wrong then and very mistaken. I was really under the impression that the evo didn't have wireless n *scratches head* . I think my router is set on n and a mixed. I tried to change it but my Evo has never been able to find it. I've been all over netgears site and nothing. Just odd that my Evo is the only thing that doesn't see it. I tried on sense and aosp.
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EDIT: my router is a 5ghz router could that be why?

Change it to 2.4 Ghz.
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david279 said:
Change it to 2.4 Ghz.
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i tried man nothing, the section where you can change it from 5ghz is like grayed out. i have 2 n routers they act as an access point and bride, or you can use them as single n routers, my xbox and laptop pick them up but maybe that plays a part with the 5ghz. I guess when ur wrong ur wrong; maybe my routers of 5ghz only and thats why my evo cant see it. Might be time for a new router then; heres a screenshot of my access page it wont even let me remove 5ghz lol stupid netgear.

You gotta change where it says N only. It should be mixed or g and n mixed. Then it will give you a option to use 2.4 Ghz.
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I have a netgear dual band router (2.4 & 5Ghz) after much searching and messing around in the router settings I've accepted defeat on connecting to the 5ghz band with the EVO. :'( Plus I really dont see any added benefit anyway considering im already browsing and streaming on my phone without any problems.

dirkyd3rk said:
i tried man nothing, the section where you can change it from 5ghz is like grayed out. i have 2 n routers they act as an access point and bride, or you can use them as single n routers, my xbox and laptop pick them up but maybe that plays a part with the 5ghz. I guess when ur wrong ur wrong; maybe my routers of 5ghz only and thats why my evo cant see it. Might be time for a new router then; heres a screenshot of my access page it wont even let me remove 5ghz lol stupid netgear.
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Those are 5ghz only. I have them as well. Evo can only use the 2.4ghz band. Which you've rightly figured out.
You could always set your router to broadcast 2.4 N is its capable like mine is. Then use those as a bridge/ap combo. That's how I have mine done.

Wow. A 5 Ghz band only router.
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Those aren't routers but ap/bridges.
The reason its greyed out is he has auto channel scan checked.

dirkyd3rk said:
Will there ever be wireless n for the Evo, I understand that the chipset might have been built on g but how was someone able to get it working on a nexus one? Would the broadcom company have to release a driver; I heard a rumor that our wifi driver COULD support N but that was just something I heard. And Lastly, Isn't wireless n the standard now why is this not common in phones yet lol. Not only does the wifi on the Evo stink, its not even wireless n and it stinks
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UPDATE: i was mistaken about the n, it does have N just not 5ghz. I found this on the netgear website. Stupid Routers.
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I dunno. I don't have any problems aside from wireless taking a little while longer than I like to connect to my router which fools my juice defender into thinking there isn't any wireless then disabling it to save battery.
When it's connected though its plenty fast.

Nefariouss said:
Those aren't routers but ap/bridges.
The reason its greyed out is he has auto channel scan checked.
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Even when I unchecked it I still couldn't change the freq to anything other than 5ghz; so yes they are only 5ghz which is weird. Idk I guess they work perfect for streaming HD movies from my comp to Xbox and laptop but gonna buy a cheap router for me phone today I guess. Thankx for all the input guys I appreciate it.
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I believe on the box (threw mine away) they state 5ghz only.
I have a wndr3300 which is a pretty good router you can buy refurbished for like 30$ off newegg. Then I have my wnd111 hooked up through that.

Nefariouss said:
I believe on the box (threw mine away) they state 5ghz only.
I have a wndr3300 which is a pretty good router you can buy refurbished for like 30$ off newegg. Then I have my wnd111 hooked up through that.
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Cool I'm going to look into it today thank you. I would like to keep my whole set up netgear I love their product very reliable.
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As much as I hate to say it my Apple Extreme router is the best I have ever used. Completely flawless. Multi network, multi band and rock solid. I have tried them all and used to be a loyal Netgear fan.
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My apple extreme dual band is really solid too.
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2 - wrt600n (ap + bridge) here 5ghz link between the two using the other radio to brodacst 2.4 b/g/n mixed
have no problems connecting with any of the 4 evos in my house at n speeds

Nefariouss said:
I believe on the box (threw mine away) they state 5ghz only.
I have a wndr3300 which is a pretty good router you can buy refurbished for like 30$ off newegg. Then I have my wnd111 hooked up through that.
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This is what I have as well working with a N300

what does everybody thinkabout 2.3.4

I just manually did mines it feels pretty good to be on
2.3.4 but I haven't really notice to much of a difference
Got to give it time I guess let me know what y'all think

Its goin good for me... on other radio it would go back and forth from H to 3g now its more stable... other than that no color change like others have reported
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Randy what carrier do you have?
GPS is more responsive. I'm hoping it fixes my call problems (I get soundwave voices when the call doesn't connect properly). Overall not too bad
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It feels a little faster I'm on T-Mobile forget waiting for a over the air update just
do it manually its so easy its so easy feels good to have a phone that gets updates
Quicker then others

I updated manually. found a little colour change from 2.3.3 which was good. Gtalk is pretty goood, no lag at all.

You can finally delete your Tags now, btw.

I'm just glad that there is no more reboots. I do dislike the fact that Google did not address the laggy browser issue though.
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Browser is still laggy, the colour has changed indefinitely( I cannot tell if it's for the better or worse, really hard to tell without a side by side comparison, someone with two Nexus S devices should do a comparison and post on here), GPS locks within 2-5 seconds much faster now, G Chat video is lag free however I have not tested on 3g with another Nexus S device, still no Facebook sync support, and no Chrome syncing. Overall I believe Google was smart to make this a small update, besides the fact that they launched Mobile G Video chat, that would have been smart tl put on the next version of Android, but they treated it as such a minor thing. Still the update just fixed bugs and added G Video, next update BETTER fix the keyboard though.
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Finom said:
Randy what carrier do you have?
GPS is more responsive. I'm hoping it fixes my call problems (I get soundwave voices when the call doesn't connect properly). Overall not too bad
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T-Mobile
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Video Apps broke
Ustream's GoLive just force close now. I think Tango and Fring also quit working. Still, the WiFi improvement and GTalk update made this worth while for me!

Oh no, I am gonna test Tango because I like it more than GTalk to do video calling to Android and iOS.
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Ustream's GoLive just force close now. I think Tango and Fring also quit working. Still, the WiFi improvement and GTalk update made this worth while for me!
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Ustream's GoLive just force close now. I think Tango and Fring also quit working. Still, the WiFi improvement and GTalk update made this worth while for me!
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Can anyone confirm fring not working? Is this a feature removal update?

fring doesn't work while video chat activity got fc
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i have noticed 3 main differences.
improved the reception during calls
improved earpiece, the sound is louder and clearer
and a bug fix, some ppl who uses the european f/w have noticed the wording when you connect the usb as a mass storage, previously it always says usb connected on/off (forgot which one), whether it's enabled or not, now the wording is corrected.

I am unable to get facebook account synchronization to work.
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I never seem to get H, but only 3G. I've just got this phone, looked up this forum, and upgraded to 2.3.4. On my previous phone (Desire), i used to get H at home, but only 3G now. Is this a common problem or just coz of 2.3.4?

You probably still get "H" but it's just showing the "3G" symbol. I had a Desire too before and my new Nexus S behaves just like yours, based on speeds I'm pretty sure to be on HSDPA though...

Thanks pullermann. Looking at the speeds, I agree that they look more like "H" than "3G". Was just a bit concerned..

msquare said:
I never seem to get H, but only 3G. I've just got this phone, looked up this forum, and upgraded to 2.3.4. On my previous phone (Desire), i used to get H at home, but only 3G now. Is this a common problem or just coz of 2.3.4?
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The connection icon will say "3G" when you are connected to UMTS or HSPA. It will never say "H" unless you happen to be running custom firmware that has added that in.
EDIT: You can check network type by going to Menu > Settings > About phone > Status > Mobile network type. It will say either EDGE (2G), UMTS (3G), or HSDPA (also 3G).
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Thats right, i'm running rooted stock have tried CM7 and with it i have a H showing, but not with stock image, there is only 3G but speed is H.
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Cm10.1 ROM with USA radio band fix. Can now pick 1900mhz for T-Mobile

I've tried accessing the hidden menu via *#*#4636#*#* but when I go to the setting to change radio band it force closes, is there any other way to change it via cmd adb or something? Would like to test the new 1900mhz band ;D
Fixed ROM
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Serious_Beans said:
I've tried accessing the hidden menu via *#*#4636#*#* but when I go to the setting to change radio band it force closes, is there any other way to change it via cmd adb or something? Would like to test the new 1900mhz band ;D
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Been trying myself! Don't know where to fix that issue. The Gnex had no problem with that. This one does tho... I live 5 miles from the 1900 tower.
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luckylui said:
Been trying myself! Don't know where to fix that issue. The Gnex had no problem with that. This one does tho... I live 5 miles from the 1900 tower.
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I'm so upset I want to try it.
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Bump.
There has to be a way ... :/
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Are you on the stock ROM? If not, that might be the issue (because of the modifications made to it something could've gone wrong in that specific ROM.) You could also attempt to use Phone Info from the play store if it simply just doesn't work in the dialer. There's not many people that have issues doing this, so it could be that you might just have to reset your phone if all else fails.

doesnt force close on me.

Wolfy9247 said:
Are you on the stock ROM? If not, that might be the issue (because of the modifications made to it something could've gone wrong in that specific ROM.) You could also attempt to use Phone Info from the play store if it simply just doesn't work in the dialer. There's not many people that have issues doing this, so it could be that you might just have to reset your phone if all else fails.
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This was happening to me on stock ROM/kernel and on two different phones
Basically I just want to know if there is any other method to change it. If not then I'll just wait a random amount of time and try again after a new update comes out
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It force closes on my phone too when in phone info and I try to select radio band
I even downloaded the phone info app n its the same thing
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jaestreetss said:
It force closes on my phone too when in phone info and I try to select radio band
I even downloaded the phone info app n its the same thing
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You running a custom ROM or kernel?
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Wolfy9247 said:
Are you on the stock ROM? If not, that might be the issue (because of the modifications made to it something could've gone wrong in that specific ROM.) You could also attempt to use Phone Info from the play store if it simply just doesn't work in the dialer. There's not many people that have issues doing this, so it could be that you might just have to reset your phone if all else fails.
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This was happening to me on stock ROM/kernel and on two different phones
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This happens to me too. I'm using stock rooted 4.2.1.

Alright so its just random? Works for some not for others? It can't be software then...hardware problem? Idk >_< I just want better indoor service Lol.
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Serious_Beans said:
Alright so its just random? Works for some not for others? It can't be software then...hardware problem? Idk >_< I just want better indoor service Lol.
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I think it crashes on all phone. It is software problem.
I called tech support and had him tried it on his phone and it crashed too.

which band do you switch it to?
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Just Tried it again on CFX SR1 W/ brixked 0.6 and got an FC. I got it stock as well.
But from what ive heard you will not kick into HSPA+ mode until you put a strain on your conection. IE: Idling/web browsing/facebook will not bring you up to HSPA:15 (you can check you HSPA Channel in the settings--->about phone--->Status and then look at mobile Network Type). Knowing that i live in a well covered area i was upset that i couldnt get full 42mbps. But as my research and expereince has shown i can get it, just only when its necessary.
NOW, im not a wireless tech, im not even a rocket scientist, but i have done alot of reasearch and the data matches my hypothesis so ill lay it out for everyone to tear apart.
HSPA+ 42M works by using a Dual Carrier signal, which of course uses a bit more power than a single carrier. So even if you have a perfect -0dbm signal strength, you will only see HSPA:10 [ aka 21mbps ] in your network type. BUT, if you put a load on your connection ( in my case i took a multi hundred meg file into dropbox and then downloaded it) you will see the speeds increase signifigantly past the first little bit of data transfer, and if your are quick about it or cook up some sort of widget or overlay you can see the phone kick up to "high gear" and use the HSPA:15 channel.
i have also seen this in effect with larger apps. For instance the Ingress update that i got earlier today downloaded in these steps: 756k - 1.3Mb - 3.5mb installing. in ~ 10 seconds.
tl;dr Phone idles in low speed mode, goes to high speed when needed.
So if you want to test for yourself and have a bit of data left on your account (in 3 test i burned ~ 250MB) start a big download and then quickly switch to a view of the network type.

Ludacon said:
Just Tried it again on CFX SR1 W/ brixked 0.6 and got an FC. I got it stock as well.
But from what ive heard you will not kick into HSPA+ mode until you put a strain on your conection. IE: Idling/web browsing/facebook will not bring you up to HSPA:15 (you can check you HSPA Channel in the settings--->about phone--->Status and then look at mobile Network Type). Knowing that i live in a well covered area i was upset that i couldnt get full 42mbps. But as my research and expereince has shown i can get it, just only when its necessary.
NOW, im not a wireless tech, im not even a rocket scientist, but i have done alot of reasearch and the data matches my hypothesis so ill lay it out for everyone to tear apart.
HSPA+ 42M works by using a Dual Carrier signal, which of course uses a bit more power than a single carrier. So even if you have a perfect -0dbm signal strength, you will only see HSPA:10 [ aka 21mbps ] in your network type. BUT, if you put a load on your connection ( in my case i took a multi hundred meg file into dropbox and then downloaded it) you will see the speeds increase signifigantly past the first little bit of data transfer, and if your are quick about it or cook up some sort of widget or overlay you can see the phone kick up to "high gear" and use the HSPA:15 channel.
i have also seen this in effect with larger apps. For instance the Ingress update that i got earlier today downloaded in these steps: 756k - 1.3Mb - 3.5mb installing. in ~ 10 seconds.
tl;dr Phone idles in low speed mode, goes to high speed when needed.
So if you want to test for yourself and have a bit of data left on your account (in 3 test i burned ~ 250MB) start a big download and then quickly switch to a view of the network type.
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In this thread, we are talking about changing TMobile 3G bands: 1700 (current) and 1900(new, refarmed). We are not talking about HSPA, HSPA+, etc.

Mine FC's as well. I'm unlocked and rooted only
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Serious_Beans said:
You running a custom ROM or kernel?
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Yes
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Well no one has a solution or an actual idea about what the problem is so I guess we will just be waiting x amount of time for a fix. Maybe a ROM dev can look into this and fix the issue because it'd be really nice to use the new 1900mhz bands. Can someone do a log cat and see what the issue is? No laptop ATM.
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I really dislike how the Nexus 4 can't do simple things well

Such as staying connected to my WiFi, or my cellular data connection, or being able to reliably turn Bluetooth on and off. Seriously, these are the things that should just work. On every other phone I've ever owned I've never had a problem with any of these things, let alone all three.
Overall I like the N4 and the positives outweigh the negatives and I plan to keep it for quite a while. But I sure hope these basic things will be corrected in an update soon.

I can help you with that. There is a app that will make you life very easy, it's called "power toggles"
Download it, try out this widget and then thank me later. Hope it helps!
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Sparta507 said:
I can help you with that. There is a app that will make you life very easy, it's called "power toggles"
Download it, try out this widget and then thank me later. Hope it helps!
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Thanks for the suggestion but these issues are nothing a toggle widget will fix.

hfuizo said:
Thanks for the suggestion but these issues are nothing a toggle widget will fix.
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I have never suffered this wifi issue, i don`t think it is caused by the phone but by the router. My wifi connections are rock steady and i never loose connections.

I hate when ppl think their problems are affecting the world. I have 0 of the issues you report.
I use wifi and bluetooth all day every day. Nothing wrong with it at all.
Do a search, you'll find your boat is awfully empty. You need to look at your wireless set up and your bluetooth device is prolly junk.

gee2012 said:
I have never suffered this wifi issue, i don`t think it is caused by the phone but by the router. My wifi connections are rock steady and i never loose connections.
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Agreed. Try a factory reset on both phone and router. Also if it's a netgear router I've heard bad things.
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hfuizo said:
Such as staying connected to my WiFi, or my cellular data connection, or being able to reliably turn Bluetooth on and off. Seriously, these are the things that should just work. On every other phone I've ever owned I've never had a problem with any of these things, let alone all three.
Overall I like the N4 and the positives outweigh the negatives and I plan to keep it for quite a while. But I sure hope these basic things will be corrected in an update soon.
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Can you be more specific on how/when you get these errors? I'm not experiencing any of these problems on my Nexus 4 and I use both WiFi and Bluetooth regularly.

We can help you, but you gotta provide more info.
Rooted? Stock?
If so, ROM/kernel?
Also, what errors are you exactly getting? Or you can provide a logcat.
This has been the absolute best and fastest device I've ever owned or played with. Makes me sad when ppl aren't experiencing the same thing I am. So hopefully we can help you.

None of the problems you are having.
Seemed like phone was having issues staying connected to network, but it cleared up, so I'm guessing it was T-Mobile's issue.
Also, with Franco kernel and custom color settings and volume boost, this phone is near perfect.
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Yup. I don't use Bluetooth but I don't have any of those problems in the op.
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The WiFi issues with this phone are well documented. Here is one example:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40306
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hfuizo said:
Such as staying connected to my WiFi, or my cellular data connection, or being able to reliably turn Bluetooth on and off. Seriously, these are the things that should just work. On every other phone I've ever owned I've never had a problem with any of these things, let alone all three.
Overall I like the N4 and the positives outweigh the negatives and I plan to keep it for quite a while. But I sure hope these basic things will be corrected in an update soon.
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I'm having the exact same issues. When attempting to browse the play store I constantly get the " cannot connect to the play store" and I have to hot retry several times before I can continue. This happens every 10 minutes or so and it's driving me crazy. Also when skiing any type of downloading on my Wi-Fi I get awful speeds. I'm talking an hour to download a podcast but it only taking my iPhone 5 approx 10 minutes to download the same podcast. Something is definitely wrong however I bought this phone from someone else so I can't RMA it so think I'm screwed.
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You might want to try a different channel or something with your router if you are seeing disconnections a lot. Also is this happening on multiple wifi connections or just on your home one? With Bluetooth I don't really use it so cannot comment on it.

tweaked said:
I hate when ppl think their problems are affecting the world. I have 0 of the issues you report.
I use wifi and bluetooth all day every day. Nothing wrong with it at all.
Do a search, you'll find your boat is awfully empty. You need to look at your wireless set up and your bluetooth device is prolly junk.
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This. Wtf, as if because you have a problem means we all do? People are so narrow minded.
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if u think the wifi's bad on the N4, you must have never owned a galaxy nexus. I'd sit a foot in front of my router and only get 2bars of WiFi with that phone:banghead:
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For here the WiFi signal until it looks good on the phone, but no data transfer occurs. From what I've been reading this is happening to many people. I think google should be manifested.
If hardware problem until I change the router, but at least tell me what works. They are anxious to get the phone's SD reader to avoid confusion and leave this problem in WiFi. Just missing they release the next nexus without WiFi to avoid this kind of problem.
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tweaked said:
I hate when ppl think their problems are affecting the world. I have 0 of the issues you report.
I use wifi and bluetooth all day every day. Nothing wrong with it at all.
Do a search, you'll find your boat is awfully empty. You need to look at your wireless set up and your bluetooth device is prolly junk.
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The problems I mentioned are all well documented here, with none having a solution.
Glad you're happy with your N4, don't take it as an insult if mine isn't perfect.

Phateless said:
Agreed. Try a factory reset on both phone and router. Also if it's a netgear router I've heard bad things.
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THIS i got a GS3 with a netgear router and the router is fine on any pc but SLOW on my phone and sometimes randomly drops.

javacody said:
None of the problems you are having.
Seemed like phone was having issues staying connected to network, but it cleared up, so I'm guessing it was T-Mobile's issue.
Also, with Franco kernel and custom color settings and volume boost, this phone is near perfect.
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I'm having the exact same problem with the connection having issues every two minutes, making games hard to play with connection errors. Are you certain it's a T-Mobile issue?
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ky0nkyon said:
I'm having the exact same problem with the connection having issues every two minutes, making games hard to play with connection errors. Are you certain it's a T-Mobile issue?
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I have T-Mobile and my signal is rock steady. Call support and see if they are working on a tower in your area.

Router suggestions for N4

Greetings,
I'm planning to purchase a router for my office and I'd like to use it for my N4 via WiFi.
What specs should I be looking at?
Is there something I should consider (bands, frecuencies, etc.)?
My connection is not that fast, only 1.5MB.
Please share your experiences. It'd be truly appreciated.

For the best speed it should be N and 5GHz.
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andyabc said:
For the best speed it should be N and 5GHz.
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It should be N? Sorry, I don't understand that part.

Mercado_Negro said:
It should be N? Sorry, I don't understand that part.
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Wireless routers have different standards that they go by. As of right now for consumer use, there are B, G and N. B & G have been around for quite some time and N has had some time to develop to the point where its the fastest standard available currently.
So basically, you want to see if the router you are purchasing supports the wireless N standard. Chances are if the router supports N it will support B and G as well...

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Wireless routers have different standards that they go by. As of right now for consumer use, there are B, G and N. B & G have been around for quite some time and N has had some time to develop to the point where its the fastest standard available currently.
So basically, you want to see if the router you are purchasing supports the wireless N standard. Chances are if the router supports N it will support B and G as well...
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Thank you very much. Here I can find TP-Link's. Could you please suggest one? Appreciated.

Mercado_Negro said:
Thank you very much. Here I can find TP-Link's. Could you please suggest one? Appreciated.
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Here's a few...
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/?categoryid=212
That is for 300 mbps, there is a section for 150 mbps. My guess for the difference is obviously the speed, but that difference in speed will most likely affect the price as well.

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Here's a few...
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/?categoryid=212
That is for 300 mbps, there is a section for 150 mbps. My guess for the difference is obviously the speed, but that difference in speed will most likely affect the price as well.
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I'll contact a few stores here. Thanks again for all your help.
By the way, the person that replied first recommended 5Ghz but most of the TP-Link options I've seen in that page you linked show 2.4-2.4835Ghz. Would that be enough in your opinion?

Mercado_Negro said:
I'll contact a few stores here. Thanks again for all your help.
By the way, the person that replied first recommended 5Ghz but most of the TP-Link options I've seen in that page you linked show 2.4-2.4835Ghz. Would that be enough in your opinion?
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The frequency is to circumvent interference. For example, a lot of home phones operate on the 2.4 GHz frequency, which is probably why the first guy who posted recommended 5GHz, so you could have a dedicated frequency for Wi-Fi. If you can get your hands on a 5 GHz router, then go for it, but if not a 2.4 GHz router shouldn't be a problem...

ShinnAsuka said:
The frequency is to circumvent interference. For example, a lot of home phones operate on the 2.4 GHz frequency, which is probably why the first guy who posted recommended 5GHz, so you could have a dedicated frequency for Wi-Fi. If you can get your hands on a 5 GHz router, then go for it, but if not a 2.4 GHz router shouldn't be a problem...
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Ok, that's a good information. Thanks again! I'll look around and keep you posted if that's OK

A dual band router will support 2.4GHz and 5GHz and the Nexus 4 supports dual bands which is awesome.
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andyabc said:
A dual band router will support 2.4GHz and 5GHz and the Nexus 4 supports dual bands which is awesome.
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That's also a good piece of information. Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

Mercado_Negro said:
That's also a good piece of information. Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.
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By the way you can change bands in Advanced WiFi settings.
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