[Q] Wifi Issue - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys, i've been having problems getting my wifi to work with my new nexus 4 since I got it.
The phone can find the wifi and connect to it, but the speed is EXTREAMLY slow, or even sometimes it just doesnt work although it shows an excellent signal on the status bar.
Is something wrong with my phone? I have yet to try it on other wifi networks though.
I tried to set the frequecy band to only 2.4GHz but it doesn't help either..
Any suggestions?

gilikn said:
Hey guys, i've been having problems getting my wifi to work with my new nexus 4 since I got it.
The phone can find the wifi and connect to it, but the speed is EXTREAMLY slow, or even sometimes it just doesnt work although it shows an excellent signal on the status bar.
Is something wrong with my phone? I have yet to try it on other wifi networks though.
I tried to set the frequecy band to only 2.4GHz but it doesn't help either..
Any suggestions?
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Try rebooting the modem/router and wipe the cache on the phone in recovery. That helps sometimes.

gee2012 said:
Try rebooting the modem/router and wipe the cache on the phone in recovery. That helps sometimes.
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I tried rebooting the modem and the router but it didn't help..
What is wiping cache? It's my first android phone so I am not so familliar with these expressions.. How do I wipe the cache? What does it do?

gilikn said:
I tried rebooting the modem and the router but it didn't help..
What is wiping cache? It's my first android phone so I am not so familliar with these expressions.. How do I wipe the cache? What does it do?
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Start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
Won't take you long to read through. Definitely worth it..

Vangelis13 said:
Start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
Won't take you long to read through. Definitely worth it..
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Okay, thanks.
I just checked the device with the WiFi at school and it worked great, reached almost 20Mbps, so I think there's no problems with my device, maybe it has something to do with my router or network settings.
I have an Edimax br-6424n router, should I buy a new one?

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Help! My Data, it is gone! WTF? Hard Resets and new ROMs, same issue.. HELP! Please!

Oh Noez!
So, everything has been fine. I have been playing w/ ROMS, every time I install one, I then hard reset, boot, and move on... All has been well, until today...
I had Kumar_s_TMOUS_Classic_V2.4.1_S23569_B2.14 installed all weekend, NO issues AT ALL! Yesterday, I got the bug and flashed Energy.Leo.23569.Sense2.5.MaxSense.Jul.10. All was well with that too, but I wasn't feeling it, so I went back to the same Kumar ROM I listed above. Data Problem!
I found that Data (which has showed "H" for HSPA since I HSPL'ed) was fine. I got back to work from lunch, enabled WiFi (but DIDN'T connect to a network), but then HSPA would not pull data. I went to the connections screen, WiFi was then grayed out, and Data Connection could be on or off, and #g on or off, same result no matter what...
I hard reset, same issue. I reflashed the ROM, same issue.
Now, I have flashed Kumar's TMOUS Premium V2.4 RC S23569 B2.13... Data doesn't work out of the box, even though it says it's there...
Any ideas? Please help lol
sounds more like a network issue. None of those roms should have a problem setting up network settings. (I assume you have been to settings menu all settings connections and tried running connection setup?)
Arent tmo upgrading all their high speed network all over the place at the moment? could be that, ,
samsamuel said:
sounds more like a network issue. None of those roms should have a problem setting up network settings. (I assume you have been to settings menu all settings connections and tried running connection setup?)
Arent tmo upgrading all their high speed network all over the place at the moment? could be that, ,
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I didn't know they were doing that. However, when I go back into connection manager, WiFi is grayed out after this issue. I'm not really blaming the ROM's since I have tried multiple, I'm just not sure what's up. I'm DL'ing a CleanEX ROM to try now...
Anyone else have thoughts?
And thanks Sam, much appreciated...
Now, under any ROM I load, the WiFi option in Connection Manager is grayed out...
do you have it connected to usb? that greys out wifi
samsamuel said:
do you have it connected to usb? that greys out wifi
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I don't think I did, but I could be wrong. Probably a good call! Thanks...
Incidentally, it all works now. I flashed a CleanEX ROM as I left work, hard reset, and got intermittent data on the road. Then flash a Kumar ROM in the car, hard reset, and everything is back to normal. Odd. lol
One thing that was weird; as I was leaving work I tried to call 611 to test, and I got a msg that my phone isn't authorized on the network. That was AFTER running the connection wizard for TMo... lol
All good now, so whatever... lol
Thanks for the help guys!

downloads from market always puased....

no matter what i download its always paused.... please help. when i restart it pervious download goes thru but if i try to dl something else it says paused again..
try connecting to wifi...sometimes that helps. or reboot your phone. this could be caused by a market overload or your data reception might not be strong enough in the location you are in.
VibrantOwnr said:
try connecting to wifi...sometimes that helps. or reboot your phone. this could be caused by a market overload or your data reception might not be strong enough in the location you are in.
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thats def not true i have 5 bars and and full H signal
2012iawait said:
thats def not true i have 5 bars and and full H signal
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that happens to me and i try connecting to wifi...it might be a bug in the rom. wifi usually helps me. other than that i dont know
you guys were right. i connected to wifi and installed a app and after i turned wifi off now it works. thanks ...
2012iawait said:
you guys were right. i connected to wifi and installed a app and after i turned wifi off now it works. thanks ...
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No problem

WiFi Issue

Flashed 3-669-SuperScaryStable on top of nightly cm7 212. Subsequently, WiFi could not maintain a lock. The phone would find the wifi network get a lock for a moment and immediately lose the lock. Get a lock, lose the lock. . . . Settings I tried were Scary and smartass governors 245mhz - 1.2ghz
Anyway, flashed nightly 220 (back to regular cm7 kernel)-- back to wifi working fine.
Maybe I looked too quickly but all I saw in the development thread pertained to Super Scary not working with sense roms.
Hmmmm.
sdk234 said:
Flashed 3-669-SuperScaryStable on top of nightly cm7 212. Subsequently, WiFi could not maintain a lock. The phone would find the wifi network get a lock for a moment and immediately lose the lock. Get a lock, lose the lock. . . . Settings I tried were Scary and smartass governors 245mhz - 1.2ghz
Anyway, flashed nightly 220 (back to regular cm7 kernel)-- back to wifi working fine.
Maybe I looked too quickly but all I saw in the development thread pertained to Super Scary not working with sense roms.
Hmmmm.
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Download wifi analyzer from market and figure out what is conflicting with your wireless router.
toastcfh's stock kernel is considered the most stable kernel because it's been tested and proven to work with everything time and time again.
However, I have no problems with wifi on Scary's kernel. Again, I'm not saying there are no issues because when I'm at work I do have issues but I have wifi issues on my laptop with the wifi here as well, they have way too many APs broadcasting on the same channel (4-5 APs for channel 3, 4-5 APs for channel 7, 4-5 APs for channel 11) so I seriously doubt it's a problem with the kernel but more a problem with your local wifi router configuration.
Run wifi analyzer and it will answer this question.
Am I right to assume that I should run the test you recommend after flashing Scary and recreating the problem - cause on Toastcfh's kernel there is no problem connecting to that router whatsoever?
sdk234 said:
Am I right to assume that I should run the test you recommend after flashing Scary and recreating the problem - cause on Toastcfh's kernel there is no problem connecting to that router whatsoever?
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You can run the same test on toast's kernel.
Well, you know, maybe it's just all about the goofy phone itself after all.
Trying to do the test (following a reboot) I'm just about sitting on top of the router (that I've confirmed is working) with wifi enabled on the shift and all I'm getting is "not in range." Can't get the wifi icon to even display at the moment.
Thanks for the help.
sdk234 said:
Well, you know, maybe it's just all about the goofy phone itself after all.
Trying to do the test (following a reboot) I'm just about sitting on top of the router (that I've confirmed is working) with wifi enabled on the shift and all I'm getting is "not in range." Can't get the wifi icon to even display at the moment.
Thanks for the help.
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Open ROM manager and run fix permissions and reboot again, then turn on wifi and open wifi analyzer again.
VICODAN said:
Open ROM manager and run fix permissions and reboot again, then turn on wifi and open wifi analyzer again.
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Did it. But seems that I've got the same problem. Connects for a little bit and then disconnects. It just can't maintain the wifi link. Doesn't stay up long enough to even get a screen shot of wifi analyzer.
Maybe I should try another nightly, stable cm7 or sense?
sdk234 said:
Did it. But seems that I've got the same problem. Connects for a little bit and then disconnects. It just can't maintain the wifi link. Doesn't stay up long enough to even get a screen shot of wifi analyzer.
Maybe I should try another nightly, stable cm7 or sense?
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You can't take screenshots on wifi analyzer. Just analyze it yourself. How many APs are broadcasting on the same channel as you? More than 1? Change the channel.
There are two and they don't overlap. One is centered over channel 6, the other (weaker one) centered over channel 11. But the problem is that the parabolas that show the signal strength disappear pretty quickly and the wifi indicator at the top of the phone just disappears. What do you think about the possibility that I should switch to a different nightly or sense?
sdk234 said:
There are two and they don't overlap. One is centered over channel 6, the other (weaker one) centered over channel 11. But the problem is that the parabolas that show the signal strength disappear pretty quickly and the wifi indicator at the top of the phone just disappears. What do you think about the possibility that I should switch to a different nightly or sense?
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Ignore the APs disappearing. It sounds like your router is either a piece of junk or misconfigured.
Try configuring the wireless radio on channel 1.
Shouldn't be a piece of junk. wasn't that cheap ;-)
Works fine with my computer anyway.
sdk234 said:
Shouldn't be a piece of junk. wasn't that cheap ;-)
Works fine with my computer anyway.
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That means nothing.
What kind of router is it? Manufacturer / Model number?
Also please remove ScaryKernel from the title of this thread since we have proven this problem happens on toastcfh's kernel as well.
VICODAN said:
That means nothing.
What kind of router is it? Manufacturer / Model number?
Also please remove ScaryKernel from the title of this thread since we have proven this problem happens on toastcfh's kernel as well.
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Netgear N600 WNDR3400
Why's it meaningless that I have no trouble with WIFI on laptop?
sdk234 said:
Netgear N600 WNDR3400
Why's it meaningless that I have no trouble with WIFI on laptop?
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Netgear sucks. Do yourself a favor and go buy a Linksys WRT610N or one of the new models.
Other than that all I can tell you is switch your wireless channel.
It's not a problem with the phone or the kernel, it's the router.
VICODAN said:
Netgear sucks. Do yourself a favor and go buy a Linksys WRT610N or one of the new models.
Other than that all I can tell you is switch your wireless channel.
It's not a problem with the phone or the kernel, it's the router.
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Ok - I'll try switching the channel first ;-)
Also - going to find some other routers to test the phone against
Thanks for all the time spent troubleshooting here
Ok - Vic - here's the end of the story, since you've been good enough to work with me on this - -
Installed and ran an app called "FXR WiFi fix and rescue" from the market. Didn't appear to help.
So, restored nandroid of Mik 1.6 and WIFI WORKS PERFECTLY once again. Strong, stable, consistent lock on the Netgear signal (and another close-by router as well.) Problem solved for me.
Not going to make any rash accusations about what the culprit may be which caused wifi to fail for me on cm7.
I'm happy I've confirmed it's not the phone.
Maybe my shift just likes MikRoms and Supreme Sense and was punishing me for experimenting!!
sdk234 said:
Ok - Vic - here's the end of the story, since you've been good enough to work with me on this - -
Installed and ran an app called "FXR WiFi fix and rescue" from the market. Didn't appear to help.
So, restored nandroid of Mik 1.6 and WIFI WORKS PERFECTLY once again. Strong, stable, consistent lock on the Netgear signal (and another close-by router as well.) Problem solved for me.
Not going to make any rash accusations about what the culprit may be which caused wifi to fail for me on cm7.
I'm happy I've confirmed it's not the phone.
Maybe my shift just likes MikRoms and Supreme Sense and was punishing me for experimenting!!
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Glad to hear it but I'm still wondering.. did you even TRY changing the channel?
I get 20+Mbps over Wifi on 2.4ghz.
I was planning to try changing the channel, but you know what -- just happened to restore Mik 1.6 first.
And the result was dramatic. On the nightly CM7 the graphs displayed on wifi analyzer weren't stable at all. Even when the parabola's appeared for a few moments, their height was shifting up and down. It was like the signal strength was fluctuating.
On Mik's rom the height of the parabolas is higher than I saw before and just stays put.
sdk234 said:
I was planning to try changing the channel, but you know what -- just happened to restore Mik 1.6 first.
And the result was dramatic. On the nightly CM7 the graphs displayed on wifi analyzer weren't stable at all. Even when the parabola's appeared for a few moments, their height was shifting up and down. It was like the signal strength was fluctuating.
On Mik's rom the height of the parabolas is higher than I saw before and just stays put.
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Did you do a wipe data/factory reset when flashing CM7? Did you wipe dalvik? Did you wipe cache? Did you wipe battery stats? Did you flash the latest CM7 nightly and then right after that did you flash google apps 828 and new talk?
Not wiping properly before flashing a new rom could cause weird issues like that.
VICODAN said:
Did you do a wipe data/factory reset when flashing CM7? Did you wipe dalvik? Did you wipe cache? Did you wipe battery stats? Did you flash the latest CM7 nightly and then right after that did you flash google apps 828 and new talk?
Not wiping properly before flashing a new rom could cause weird issues like that.
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Yes-wiped that & more - prboy trained me well
After wiping according to steps on mik's forum (& battery stats) , flashed cm7 and google apps and talk just as you instructed
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[Q] WiFi issues on almost all ROMs - MB525 red lens

Hi All,
Since I got my DEFY I have WiFi problems. This issue only exists when WiFI has WPA/WPA2 PSK authorisation.
It is going like this: I connect over the wifi. Then connection works fine, I am able to browse www, check the emails etc, and after few seconds, minutes the connection stops working but still exist. I try to reconnect several times. Defy shows that is connected but nothing works fine. Internet apps or Market gives a message like the time is up, connection lost. I have to forget the conection in settings or reset device to get it working properly, but not for long.
And the thing is that there is only ONE ROM that works fine with WiFi on my DEFY. This is Cyanogenmod-7.1.0-RC1. Other ROMs have same issues. Doesn't mater if it is Cyanogen mod 7.1 stable or any MIUI or MS2Ginger. I tried almost all roms but nothing helped. So I had to go back to CM7.1.0-RC1.
Do you know what should I do to make WiFi working fine on other roms?
greetings,
Gregory
p.s.
Please, just don't tell me that I should change authorisation on WiFi router. This is not a solution for me, because I use WiFi in a lot different places.
Same problem
Hi,
I have the same problem with my Defy since a few months, no solutions!
I have the *EXACT* same issue. Was about to roll back to stock and send it in for repair, glad I found your post! I'll install the ROM you suggested and keep hoping this gets fixed
just fixed my wifi issue for the second time. If there are to many remembered networks no more wifi. You can turn it on but it cant find any. delete all remembered networks and back on line. that is the only conectivity problem I have ever had after months of cm7
wilson1813 said:
just fixed my wifi issue for the second time. If there are to many remembered networks no more wifi. You can turn it on but it cant find any. delete all remembered networks and back on line. that is the only conectivity problem I have ever had after months of cm7
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I think that's a different problem than we're having. It is finding the network just fine (and connecting) in our case. It's just that internet connectivity refuses to work after a few minutes, forcing us to disconnect-reconnect to get it working again
@OP: Thanks a lot! The ROM you mentioned does indeed not have this problem. It's not as stable as some of the more recent roms though, think I'll still be forced to revert to stock
i had exactly that problem with my first defy, no solution man, i send it to warranty and they give me other
maybe changing the regulatory domain channels from 11 to 14 could help. this option is hidden by default, you have to enable it: change the value of 'ro.debuggable' from 0 to 1 in /system/bootmenu/config/default.prop, save and reboot. after that, the regulatory domain setting will be shown in settings/wireless/wifi/advanced. simply change it to 14 channels.
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@OP: Apparently the issue still occurs on the version you mentioned as well...just happens less often.
cdlq456 said:
i had exactly that problem with my first defy, no solution man, i send it to warranty and they give me other
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Hmm..weird thing is, I never had this issue on the stock ROM
zakoo2 said:
maybe changing the regulatory domain channels from 11 to 14 could help. this option is hidden by default, you have to enable it: change the value of 'ro.debuggable' from 0 to 1 in /system/bootmenu/config/default.prop, save and reboot. after that, the regulatory domain setting will be shown in settings/wireless/wifi/advanced. simply change it to 14 channels.
Sent from my MB526 using xda premium
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Thank you for the suggestion! Just tried this, didn't resolve the issue sadly
I'm looking into rolling back to a stock Froyo rom but the information is scattered all over the place, I'm having a hard time figuring out if it's possible, and if so, how ;/
Anyone have any more ideas? ;/
darkdevil1 said:
Anyone have any more ideas? ;/
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OK, maybe I just passed the signpost but... do you still have the problem if you set your "select network" setting to 3G only?
I ask because (and it may be different on my phone as I am USA, stock ROM with wifi calling) if you go into the INFO menu > phone information > set preferred network type, mine toggles between three radio preferences: "GSM only" (when wifi is active), "GSM auto (prl)" and -- if I set for 3G Only, "WCDMA only".
I have noticed that when "select network" setting is at automatic (or 2G only) it often has trouble transitioning from cell to wifi. And, when wifi is an issue, I find that "GSM auto (prl)" has been selected (which on my USA phone prevents wifi connection). However, it seems to have no issue whatsoever transitioning from "WCDMA only" (3G only) to "GSM only", which on my phone then allows wifi connection. Again, this is a wifi calling phone so may be different.
Yep, same here BUT ! I get root browser, found my build.prop and change wifi chanells first time for 14 and it didnt help so i try other and my wifi works in 100% with 13 chanells. Try it
This is a widely know problem, many people are affected more or less. I'm also having nerve-blowing times with wifi sucking all over... Stock Froyo (and now Cyanogen 7.2) seems to be a bit more stable, sometimes everything is fine for a few hours, all downloads go lightning fast - and then suddenly things are screwed up. I tried a lot of MIUI releases as I like it most. MIUI seemed the most problematic so far. I don't know what is the cause, new stock Motorola Gingerbread ROM versions also have this issue (except one I think - look it up in the forum).
Agree, bothering with the router is not a solution. My Nokia E51, my EeePC, my girlfriend's Omnia and Lifebook - all work perfectly with all the four routers we use frequently. Not a single glitch - everything is stable and nice, except Defy.
I don't think is a hardware problem with certain devices, it seems more to do with the way Defy handles wireless connections.
Anyway, it's frustrating but CM7.2 and CEE Froyo gives a bit better experience than others.
masspl said:
Yep, same here BUT ! I get root browser, found my build.prop and change wifi chanells first time for 14 and it didnt help so i try other and my wifi works in 100% with 13 chanells. Try it
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You mean changing ro.wifichannels to 13?.
Don't do that, my phone wouldn't boot any more. Had to restore nandroid BU...
darkdevil1 said:
You mean changing ro.wifichannels to 13?.
Don't do that, my phone wouldn't boot any more. Had to restore nandroid BU...
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I didnt know that... it help me but i see for other its bad
Mine boots fine...
VTomi1975 said:
Mine boots fine...
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Strange, perhaps I messed up something else accidentally then. Has it resolved your problem?
My mate do same think but he leave space after "13" and there was some problems with boot after this ;/ So maybe u do same ... Im sory if i make some problem
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Strange, perhaps I messed up something else accidentally then. Has it resolved your problem?
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No, problem still persists. Sometimes it works flawlessly for hours. Then... suddenly screwed :S In some cases a "switch wifi on/off" workout can help but not always.
VTomi1975 said:
No, problem still persist. Sometimes it works flawlessly for hours. Then... suddenly screwed :S In some cases a "switch wifi on/off" workout can help but not always.
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Same. Thanks for your response.
I've rolled back to 2.2 and no Wifi issues so far. I'll just stay on this stock ROM.
darkdevil1 said:
Same. Thanks for your response.
I've rolled back to 2.2 and no Wifi issues so far. I'll just stay on this stock ROM.
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Which Froyo version do you use? A few times this wifi-bug occured also under Froyo. I'm thinking about going back myself, as Froyo is the only acceptable release to record hiccups-free videos

ICS issue with modem

Hello,
I installed Sam's ICS RC2 for SGS and it's amazing, however, wifi works but I can't connect to network, the phone fails to connect. I have tried flashing other modem (XXJVT i reckon) without any result.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
having same issue but with another build of ICS
vaulner said:
Hello,
I installed Sam's ICS RC2 for SGS and it's amazing, however, wifi works but I can't connect to network, the phone fails to connect. I have tried flashing other modem (XXJVT i reckon) without any result.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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0utkast said:
having same issue but with another build of ICS
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Go to Settings. Under Wireless Networks select More... Select Mobile Networks. See if Data enabled is ticked.
vaulner said:
Hello,
I installed Sam's ICS RC2 for SGS and it's amazing, however, wifi works but I can't connect to network, the phone fails to connect. I have tried flashing other modem (XXJVT i reckon) without any result.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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I do not see how a new modem will affect WiFi. AFAIK, the wifi stuff is built into the kernel.
Does this happen for any wifi network? Have you tried connecting to some other network?
If nothing connects, you might be looking at a factory reset and data wipe
sencafe said:
Go to Settings. Under Wireless Networks select More... Select Mobile Networks. See if Data enabled is ticked.
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Data enabled setting is for data transfer over GPRS/EDGE/3G networks, not related to WiFi at all!
Try (without warranty) the patch made by Pawitp for the build 10:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363593&page=545
Best regards,
Biz. ♂
adityajaltade said:
Data enabled setting is for data transfer over GPRS/EDGE/3G networks, not related to WiFi at all!
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I agree. I may have misunderstood the question. The OP said that wifi works and he can't connect to network. I understood that to be the mobile network seeing that he is talking about modems.
Wifi has nothing to do with modems.
Aah! Now that I read it again... I think I understand what you understood. The OP is a bit ambiguous in that case
adityajaltade said:
Aah! Now that I read it again... I think I understand what you understood. The OP is a bit ambiguous in that case
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What I was saying is that the phone does not ask me for my PIN code and therefore, I can not make any call
I will try wiping later, thanks for your help
vaulner said:
What I was saying is that the phone does not ask me for my PIN code and therefore, I can not make any call
I will try wiping later, thanks for your help
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Perhaps it is an issue with the pin unlocking code. Can you put the sim in another phone, remove the SIM lock pin, then try it back in the Galaxy. It might narrow down the issue for the devs.
I have try ics on miui galnet! It uses JV5 as modem! My signal is the best! I have try more modem but with ics signal is very good! I do not test consume! If you want, you can install other modem! I suggest JPG modem! It works fine and less consume of battery!
My operator is H3g italy!
You can find you modem only trying it!
You measure performance signal (3g, 2g, wi-fi, gps) through apps market about signal and consume with time elapsed.
i'm using the zsjpg modem with ICS (for cyanogen kernels). very good modem.
edit: if the cwm installation doesn't work, try the updated version (like the new thunderbolt scripts).
edit2: it seems like the zip doesn't work anymore for new ICS builds :/

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