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Wireless tether

Does anyone else have a problem where wireless tether seems to cause the network connection to become intermittent and sometimes a page won't load?
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mines worked perfectly so far, and that's in an area with subpar reception too.

Ive got the latest version of wireless tether for the inc too. I know its not a signal problem, I have a Verizon tower 2 miles from my house and get great 3g reception indoors.
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The new versions wifi has problems with me. The version that comes with the 10 minute root video/package, seems to work. I'm having a problem at the moment because I upgraded on accident with a new rom. In the process of trying to fix that.
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Anyone else having wifi connection issues with 4.2.1?

I only got my n7 a couple of weeks ago and almost immediately updated to 4.2. I didn't notice any issues. Immediately after the 4.2.1 update I keep getting random connection issues. I have to turn wifi off and on to resolve it.
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gk1984 said:
I only got my n7 a couple of weeks ago and almost immediately updated to 4.2. I didn't notice any issues. Immediately after the 4.2.1 update I keep getting random connection issues. I have to turn wifi off and on to resolve it.
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I had the issue.. 32gb version in the US with the sep build. I actually had it prior to to 4.2.1. I ended up going into advanced properties and changing wifi to always on. Drains battery, but fewer need to turn wifi off and back on.
Tony

Yes. I have WiFi disconnects and random reboots since the new update .
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WiFi Fixer
I use WiFi Fixer downloaded from Google Play. When the connection is dropped it automatically reconnects after a second or two.

Same on my 7 WiFi stops working at random times turn WiFi off and on fixes it, only started after 4.2.1 update
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Thanks for confirming everyone. I have wifi always on and still have the issue. Hopefully it gets fixed...
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Same issue after 4.2.1
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How do we make Google aware of these bugs?
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My WiFi is always on and tethered to my evo3d at least 8 hours a day. Not a single problem under 4.2.1.
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Just to clarify, i'm having this problem 100% stock. Not rooted what so ever. Roms/kernels could have this eliminated. But I wouldn't know.
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I rolled back too 4.1.1 then updated 4.1.2/4.2/4.2.1 now WiFi work's again no more disconnect....
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No wifi internet / e-mail / notifications after 4.2.1
I am having a similar issue. Stock Nexus 7, never rooted, installed the 4.2.1 update when it was pushed. Since then I can connect to wifi connections but there is no internet access. While the icon in the upper right has small flashing arrow like data is being sent back and forth, the icon remains gray and no internet-requiring services on the tablet work. I've tried everything that I (and Google Play and Asus support) could think of with no luck.
The only thing they could come up with at the end was to restore the tablet to factory settings. Unfortunately I have application data that I need to back up that I can't access by accessing the internal storage using my laptop (I'm stock, remember?).
So I'm between a rock and a hard place here. Anyone have any suggestions? It was very frustrating when the Asus representative suggested I use the built-in backup and restore feature:
Me: "That requires internet access to work right?
Asus representative: "Oh....right..."

My Wi-Fi on both my Nexus 7's is very slow. They stay connected fine but I'm getting about 150kbps download speeds. I factory reset one of them to no prevail. Anyone have any insight on this or heard of others with this issue? All my other devices work fine on the same Wi-Fi connection and I tried turning everything else off so just the Nexi where connected to see if the speeds are faster, but they aren't. I'm stock on both devices and both are the 16gb version, one older than the other.
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GiantJay said:
My Wi-Fi on both my Nexus 7's is very slow. They stay connected fine but I'm getting about 150kbps download speeds. I factory reset one of them to no prevail. Anyone have any insight on this or heard of others with this issue? All my other devices work fine on the same Wi-Fi connection and I tried turning everything else off so just the Nexi where connected to see if the speeds are faster, but they aren't. I'm stock on both devices and both are the 16gb version, one older than the other.
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Known issue. I logged a bug with Google and there's actually several open bugs reporting wifi issues. So far, none of the bugs are being picked up by google officially.

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Veeery Slow

quincyquinn said:
I rolled back too 4.1.1 then updated 4.1.2/4.2/4.2.1 now WiFi work's again no more disconnect....
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I've tried this same thing, and as soon as I installed 4.2, WiFi went to sh**. Completely stock.
So turning wifi off then on seems to be the generally excepted quick fix?
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r0zj0k3r said:
I've tried this same thing, and as soon as I installed 4.2, WiFi went to sh**. Completely stock.
So turning wifi off then on seems to be the generally excepted quick fix?
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Or use Static IPs. That solved it for me. I had to ask my company to provide a reservation for my MAC Address. It's like back in the 90s when Wifi started coming out using the BellLabs/Lucent chipset.

Slow Wi-Fi on MF3?

Here are my specs:
Phone
16gb galaxy s4
At&t
Not rooted
Touchwiz
Android 4.2
MF3 baseband
Router
Apple airport extreme
Auto channels
WPA password protected
I have seen some threads with the s4 running slow on dlink WiFi, but I have an airport extreme base station at home. My phone rings perfectly on 4g/LTE, but nothing seems to work on Wi-Fi. YouTube is slow as hell, play store takes forever to load. A few weeks ago, everything was working great over Wi-Fi too, so I wanted to ask if anyone else is currently having this issue?
My wife's iPod touch works fine on the same Wi-Fi, as well as a thinkpad and macbook air.
I've already tried disabling Wi-Fi power saving mode, but haven't touched any other settings. Any thoughts on what to do? I was thinking about taking it to best buy and switching out the phone, maybe a bad phone? (Not likely because it was working fine a few weeks ago)
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I've attached a picture of my speed test too
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Try adding your device to the DMZ. If that fails, get rid of the Apple junk. ;P
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I'm interested in any option that doesn't require me to buy another router. Like I said, wifi working fine for everything else. I appreciate your suggestion, but I'd love to hear other options or approaches.
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Aaaaaaand back to 1 mbps with "network errors"

[Q] wifi problems

hi everyone....used to be a regular on here when i had my captivate, but then the s3 and my current s4 i never modded in any way......anyway...my att s4 will not keep my home wifi info and loses connection at times....is there any way to fix this?

If it only happens on your home Wi-Fi it's an issue with it. Try upgrading the firmware on it.

no
it has to be phone side becausee there are numerous things on wifi that are not effected

Few questions first to help,
Is your router a single or dual band router?
Does it drop and than reconnect, or is it dropping and not finding?
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it drops and then i have to retype the password
i think it is dual band

WiFi has been crap on my s4 since day one. Constantly drops or slows significantly on N or AC or G networks. I tried 3 routers and I have dozens of other devices with no problems. Countless times a day I have to toggle WiFi on and off to restore speed for another 5,10 or 15 minutes. YouTube is the worst. It just hangs when the phone drops to 1-3 Mbps down from 30. This happened on stock and all stock like ROMs. WiFi is this phones tragic flaw. The problem gets no attention online because people think it only pertains to dlink routers which is completely untrue.
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well
well i figured out my problem i think...it may be your problem as well
is yours on att as well?
if so there is a app called att smart wifi...this is what was causing my issues....however the phone(even stock) will let you remove this app

I am on att, I don't have it. I have something frozen called ATT hotspots. But nothing called Att smart WiFi.
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4.4.2 problem s

1. Why did so many apps disappear?
2. Why is home WiFi "unstable" Internet connection ?
FYI OTA upDate worked on safe root
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If you're talking about personal apps you should reboot the phone. They will reappear. For WiFi I've had no real issues. Just spent the weekend at my cousins house and I wasnt disconnected at all.
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cinnamngrl said:
1. Why did so many apps disappear?
2. Why is home WiFi "unstable" Internet connection ?
FYI OTA upDate worked on safe root
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I forget the actual name of the setting but look for something like "smart mode" under WiFi settings as well as avoid poor connections and turn both of those off. See if that helps you at all. Did for me
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