Just got my N7 2013 today, and it dawned on me that there seems to be a huge WiFi issue in 4.3. I have a 20 Mbps connection at home, an ASUS RT-N66u router, and my N4 and both N7s are constantly testing at around 2 - 6 Mbps. I used to be able to get the full 20 Mbps.
I tried doing a factory reset on the router, rebooted the modem, changed channels, changed frequencies, switched back to an older ASUS RT-N16 router and nothing seems to work.
Anyone else experiencing similar problems? It's incredibly frustrating.
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rickytenzer said:
Just got my N7 2013 today, and it dawned on me that there seems to be a huge WiFi issue in 4.3. I have a 20 Mbps connection at home, an ASUS RT-N66u router, and my N4 and both N7s are constantly testing at around 2 - 6 Mbps. I used to be able to get the full 20 Mbps.
I tried doing a factory reset on the router, rebooted the modem, changed channels, changed frequencies, switched back to an older ASUS RT-N16 router and nothing seems to work.
Anyone else experiencing similar problems? It's incredibly frustrating.
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Can't say I'm experiencing this.
I'm getting 15 down and 9 up which is normal for me.
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I can get 40mbps on WiFi.
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I think my router is struggling with the competition between the 3 Android devices. I somehow got it so that the N7 2013 on the 5 GHz channel can get a full 20 and the N4 on the 2.4 GHz channel can only get 15 but that's also with the other N7 tablet off. I have no idea what's going on... *confused*
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Are you running custom Roms, check their MACs. There was an initial issue with Roms and macs.
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I'm noticing the same issue. Can't get over 3Mbps with this nexus 7. My HTC one pulls 90-100 consistently though sitting right beside the nexus 7. And my old nexus 7 pulls 40-50.
rickytenzer said:
Just got my N7 2013 today, and it dawned on me that there seems to be a huge WiFi issue in 4.3. I have a 20 Mbps connection at home, an ASUS RT-N66u router, and my N4 and both N7s are constantly testing at around 2 - 6 Mbps. I used to be able to get the full 20 Mbps.
I tried doing a factory reset on the router, rebooted the modem, changed channels, changed frequencies, switched back to an older ASUS RT-N16 router and nothing seems to work.
Anyone else experiencing similar problems? It's incredibly frustrating.
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I've got an ASUS RT-N56u and had some wifi issues with the N7. I was initially getting only around 4-5 mbps when I normally get around 20 mbps. So I toggled wifi on and off and it jumped back up to 20 mbps. I checked again after a few hours and it was down to 4 mbps again until I toggled wifi again.
So I tried setting the wifi frequency band in the N7 advanced wifi settings to 2.4 ghz instead of Auto and haven't had any problems since.
I'm noticing a huge difference with web browsing compared to the original Nexus 7.
What I do notice on both 1st and 2nd gen unit is if I'm using my blue tooth ear piece (jawbone era), it sometimes slows down my browsing and especially stream like Youtube. If I turn off the blue tooth ear piece, things are back to normal. It doesn't happen all the time with the 2nd gen but 90% of the time on the 1st gen.
4.3 WiFi speed seems vastly improved from what I've seen on N7 2013 at a Staples as well as on my N4. (Though the Staples floor model was riding on 5 GHz band)
Im Having the same issue. Nexus 7 slow Wifi
rickytenzer said:
Just got my N7 2013 today, and it dawned on me that there seems to be a huge WiFi issue in 4.3. I have a 20 Mbps connection at home, an ASUS RT-N66u router, and my N4 and both N7s are constantly testing at around 2 - 6 Mbps. I used to be able to get the full 20 Mbps.
I tried doing a factory reset on the router, rebooted the modem, changed channels, changed frequencies, switched back to an older ASUS RT-N16 router and nothing seems to work.
Anyone else experiencing similar problems? It's incredibly frustrating.
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So I got my new Nexus 7, and Im having the exact same issue. Any device I have can pull 20-30mbps on speedtest from my home internet, but my New Nexus 7 only gets like 4-5mbps. Its still stock and unrooted.
Normally it wouldn't be a big issue. But streaming HD video at that rate will be choppy, and on this nice screen i want to see the clarity.
I can do a test from my Nexus 7, get 5mbps, right after do one from my GS4 and get 22. Is it the radio?
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rickytenzer said:
Just got my N7 2013 today, and it dawned on me that there seems to be a huge WiFi issue in 4.3. I have a 20 Mbps connection at home, an ASUS RT-N66u router, and my N4 and both N7s are constantly testing at around 2 - 6 Mbps. I used to be able to get the full 20 Mbps.
I tried doing a factory reset on the router, rebooted the modem, changed channels, changed frequencies, switched back to an older ASUS RT-N16 router and nothing seems to work.
Anyone else experiencing similar problems? It's incredibly frustrating.
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clankfu said:
I've got an ASUS RT-N56u and had some wifi issues with the N7. I was initially getting only around 4-5 mbps when I normally get around 20 mbps. So I toggled wifi on and off and it jumped back up to 20 mbps. I checked again after a few hours and it was down to 4 mbps again until I toggled wifi again.
So I tried setting the wifi frequency band in the N7 advanced wifi settings to 2.4 ghz instead of Auto and haven't had any problems since.
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Ok I just tried that as well and went into advanced. Set it to 2.4ghz only instead of Auto. It got slightly better.
Then I turned it to Keep wifi on during sleep only when plugged in, and unchecked let Google always scan for networks.
My speed just got up to the high teens, 14-17mbps. Still my other devices are getting 20+, but this is a huge improvement from the 4-5mbps I was getting moments ago. hope this might work for others as well :victory:
I have both the 2012 and 2013 Nexus 7 and I can say that the 2013 model performs significantly better with my router (RT-AC66U). The 2013 model peaks at 150 Mbps (theoretical) and I've pulled 100 Mbps down on it in SpeedTest. The OG Nexus 7 maxes out at 65 Mbps. The range seems similar between the two.
I'm having the same issue with mine as well.
I just got my new 2013 Nexus 7 today as well, and have the same slow wifi issue. All my other devices connect and get around 20Mbps, but when I try my brand new nexus7, only get around 4-5? I tried toggling all the above options, but no dice, still same slow speed!
Anyone have any ideas? Is this related to the 4.3 update? Or is it a hardware issue?
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I have both the 2012 and 2013 Nexus 7 and I can say that the 2013 model performs significantly better with my router (RT-AC66U). The 2013 model peaks at 150 Mbps (theoretical) and I've pulled 100 Mbps down on it in SpeedTest. The OG Nexus 7 maxes out at 65 Mbps. The range seems similar between the two.
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I have the same router but with the R at the end since I bought it from Best Buy. Anyway, what firmware version are you using on yours? Also, did you have the auto-channel enabled for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands?
I'm on a 60Mbps connection and getting about 20 through 3 or 4 walls. about 50 to 60 next to the router.
Just got the Nexus 7 (2013) today, running 4.3.
I am having a different issue. My setup is as follows:
- RT-N66U as main router: device IP:192.168.1.1; DHCP: on; IP starting: 192.168.1.3
- EA-N66 as an AP: device IP: 192.168.1.2; AP mode; Default gateway: 192.168.1.1; Static DNS: same as N66U
Both devices transmit over 5 GHz, same SSIDs, same password. All my devices hop between the router and the AP when I am moving between rooms, based on the signal strength.
The Nexus 7 however, only sees the AP. When running Wifi Analyzer on my galaxy Nexus, I see both MAC ids for the two devices. The Nexus 7 only sees and connects to the AP.
Any idea what could be causing this? It has to be something with 4.2.3 :silly:
I noticed it to when tethering the N7 to my Nexus 4 on LTE. Exchanged it due to excessive screen bleed but haven't opened the new one to check WiFi speeds since I'm not sure I want to keep it at all (will just sell it or gift it).
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Can't say I'm having any troubles. My note 2 (not running 4.3) is getting around 40Mb/s whereas the n7's getting around 50ish Mb/s in the same spot
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Just got the Nexus 7 (2013) today, running 4.3.
I am having a different issue. My setup is as follows:
- RT-N66U as main router: device IP:192.168.1.1; DHCP: on; IP starting: 192.168.1.3
- EA-N66 as an AP: device IP: 192.168.1.2; AP mode; Default gateway: 192.168.1.1; Static DNS: same as N66U
Both devices transmit over 5 GHz, same SSIDs, same password. All my devices hop between the router and the AP when I am moving between rooms, based on the signal strength.
The Nexus 7 however, only sees the AP. When running Wifi Analyzer on my galaxy Nexus, I see both MAC ids for the two devices. The Nexus 7 only sees and connects to the AP.
Any idea what could be causing this? It has to be something with 4.2.3 :silly:
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I see now what the problem is. My Nexus 7 v2 doesn't see 5 GHz networks that are transmitting above ch 48. Since I had my router on ch 161 and AP on ch 36, the Nexus 7 would only see my AP.
Any solutions?
I have this issue but on the Nexus 4. My nexus 7 seems to be OK.
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I seem to only get about 200kb/s via wifi on internal networks -- other people seeing the same thing?
mine is working good here...10mb per second...
mine is fast 14.6 download 4 up
14 down consistently which is better than some of my laptops get
Mine is super fast compare to both my modded n1 and g2. Usually the phones do 4 gbps down and 1.something, the xoom doubles
The speed: 9 down and 4 up.
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Download speeds are quick and speed tests match my Dell laptop.
No issues here...
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i always find that when speeds let down or connectivity problem arise then reset. I reset modem, router, and laptop and then all is good in the world.
Yeah, my xoom's wifi is dropping its connections to my wireless router. I will reset everything on my home network. But I still think something is wrong. I will also try a tether from my galaxy s 4g to see if I get the same loss of connection. I will respond in the next day or two on what happens.
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What are you guys using to speed test?
Mine is working.fine. reset my friend
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Yeah my xoom will only load half of sites, no matter how long I wait. Wont load facebook or engadget at all. Xda works fine though.
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Well, I said I would respond in the next day or two. Well, I've downloaded speedyest.net app from my tetherred phone while my wireless network was resetting. From tether: 2.60mb dl .60mb ul. From wireless network: 17.9mb dl and 2.9mb ul. No connection drops now. Things seem to be fine since resetting network and leaving it off for 10+ minutes.
Mine is working fine...way better than with 3g. Not sure about the signal of verizon in my area, my galaxy tab from tmo is faster.
I got 20M down and 1M up on my wi-fi. My Droid X can barely get 6M down and 1M up.
Not quite the same issue - my speed is fine - but I've noticed the Xoom gets 1-2 less bars of signal on WiFi in the same location than my iPhone or iPad.
It's also quite variable - depending on the orientation of the device, I watch the WiFi signal meter go up and down from 4 bars to 0, and even drop the connection. Meanwhile, my iPad is perfectly happy.
I have also noticed it's worse on 802.11n 5GHz vs 2.4GHz.
What else other than speed test.net app? Lol.
Here's a tip on how to increase your wifi performance. Not by much but it helps:
Use an aluminum foil sheet. Put the sheet behind the router and point it to where you usually use your device.
My ps3 read 92 percent, a 24 percent bump. The router is located in the living room where it has to travel through 2 walls to get to my room. My nexus and the xoom read 3 bars constantly vs 2 bars before.
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Has anyone been having issue with the WIFI dropping off if the device hasnt been rebooted in a day or so?
negative. could be your router, or something you've installed? kernel?
Both Xooms in my house have this problem on my N network. The device often drops the wifi connection and the only fix is a reboot. My HTPC, DX and wife's D1 don't seem to have any trouble.
I have had this problem in the past, but has been pretty solid for me as of late. Probably a router issue or a kernal (if custom) issue.
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I have have this problem since day one.
G router with multiple devices running and only my xoom looses connection.
Only for a brief moment though. When it happens, I wait a couple of seconds and it comes back by itself.
100% stock zoom.
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Occasionally I get this straight from standby, the Xoom is very slow to reconnect. As a work round I put a WiFi toggle widget on the desktop. A quick off/on reconnects.
I have had no problems with wifi. My wifi has never disconnected, I have left my Xoom on for two weeks without restart and it still worked great. It doesn't disconnect when Xoom sleeps.
I got the Xoom WiFi since came out in Canada, I've had no problem with wifi, it always stays connected. (Have tested G and N).
My Xoom drop the WiFi once in a while but not often.
My iPads, iPhones and a few laptops never drops the WiFi though...
Use to have it with my gTab but not my Xoom...as of yet.
yep. at my work there are multiple access points - the one closest to my workstation is a consumer-grade linksys, all the rest are professional grade. my xoom drops the consumer-grade access point all the time. the other access points throughout the building are fine, as is the access point at my house. i've played around with the advanced settings according to a couple of posts i found on here, but it didn't help. cycling wifi off and on again usually fixes it, but it's annoying to say the least. i think it's safe to say it's a known problem with some xooms and some access points.
what router are you using? If it happens to be a D-Link, they are know for dropping connections all the time.
Anyone try a 5ghz only mode? I haven't had the chance yet and was wondering if it could be better on the front of dropped connections.
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Anyone try a 5ghz only mode? I haven't had the chance yet and was wondering if it could be better on the front of dropped connections.
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I'm running on 5GHz. No problems.
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Anyone try a 5ghz only mode? I haven't had the chance yet and was wondering if it could be better on the front of dropped connections.
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I tried the 5 ghz mode, and this same problem persisted for me.
It has this problem on my galaxy nexus have it the when i have the gs3 not have it the new nexus have it ??
??????
For me the WiFi range is better than the gnex.
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I'm guessing not since no one has reported it...
Also, wait more than 15 mins before you bump your thread next time
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I'm guessing not since no one has reported it...
Also, wait more than 15 mins before you bump your thread next time
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But he waited a whole 17 minutes, so that must validate his bump!
lolll thanks
My n4's WiFi range is much much better than my s3 and gnex. Similar to my 4s.
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I felt the Wifi range was a bit less too, than my GS2. Only at times, however.
just got my N4 and when connecting to my Galaxy nexus hotspot it gets very poor speeds even though the GN will get very good speeds. I connected my N7 to the same hotspot and get good speeds.
for example
N4 connected to GN gets an average of about 1-3mbps
GN will get 9+ easily
N7 connected to GN gets 5+ easily.
My N4 won't even connect to a wireless network at my girlfriends that is configured exactly the same way my home one is with the same SSID and password. Connects fine at my house but not my gfs. all my other devices connnect to both just fine. N4 won't even detect the network at my GFs
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My N4 won't even connect to a wireless network at my girlfriends that is configured exactly the same way my home one is with the same SSID and password. Connects fine at my house but not my gfs. all my other devices connnect to both just fine. N4 won't even detect the network at my GFs
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I've experienced similar. Toggling WiFi off/on solved my problem.
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I've experienced similar. Toggling WiFi off/on solved my problem.
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My property is 100 feet by 180 feet and the router is pretty much smack dap in the middle of it in my house and I can connect to my wifi outside anywhere on my property without a problem. Might be you have a weak router if your having problems. Connecting to TMobiles network is another thing.
wifi weak
I am facing similar issues with wifi on Nexus 4.
I am having only 1/5 bars in comparison to my old Nokia N9 which shows 4/5. Both on 5 Ghz, I tried using different router , still Nexus 4 seems weaker to me.
Mine is weaker than any past device. My N10 doesn't fair much better. Solved it with a wireless repeater.
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I've experienced similar. Toggling WiFi off/on solved my problem.
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Yeah that didn't work for me. This happened on fresh stock out of box android and even after I flashed another ROM. It connects to all other wireless just fine though. Probably an issue with that router but that's quite odd if that is the case. I mean, it doesn't even SEE the network at all.
Probably your area is swamped with other networks. I've noticed where I am there are like 50 networks, It can never quite find my router in all the mess...
At my house though I can only see 2-3 networks and it works perfectly. This is probably software related.
I'm having a similar but different issue with my wifi.
No only was my wifi signal pretty weak, it seems that my phone's wifi is no longer working. I noticed that the wifi on my device would not work at all (it won't even turn on) whenever I restarted my nexus 4 and got a "Process System isn't responding" message. The only times in which my wifi was working, was when I didn't get that message. The bad part now is, I seem to be getting that message on all my reboots.
I've tried wiping cache, dalvik cache, fixing permissions, and factory resets.
Any advice?
I have a rooted stock, with clockworkmod recovery. (rooted using efrant's method here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312)
so idk how, but it seems as if when i tether my nexus 7 to my g2, I'll get like double the speed every time.
my g2 will struggle to hit around 10 to 12 mbps on 4g, whereas my nexus 7 will shoot immediately up to 20 mbps. my phone has never hit that high, but the tethered device easily does. same server, same everything.
how is that even possible? lol
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So I've had the 6p for about 2 weeks now. Great phone but was never really happy with the battery life. I was always getting between 3 - 4hoirs sot but I'd seen people getting 6-7.
Well after tinkering about I think I've found a solution.... Or maybe it's just for me.
I went I to WiFi serti gs and then advanced and then changed the network to only 5ghz, once I'd done this I set my home network up on a 5ghz spectrum and connected to that for the WiFi......all of a sudden I'm getting 6.5 hours SOT.
Not sure if this will work for everyone or if many people will even have the facility to set up a 5gjz home network but if you do give it a try and see if helps.
most ppl will get better battery life on 2.4ghz only
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most ppl will get better battery life on 2.4ghz only
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I tried that and it had no effect at all. Swapped it over to 5ghz and the difference was substantial
I've tried both options and saw no difference. For me the problem is that at home and gf house we use 5ghz. Work and everywhere else use 2.4. So after experimenting forcing either or for a few days I went back to auto. So no difference between any of them.
Yea, if you have a larger home then 5ghz sucks.
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Yea, if you have a larger home then 5ghz sucks.
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Unless you have a really great router that is
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Unless you have a really great router that is
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Nah...even with my Asus RT-AC87U setup in the middle of my house, 5ghz band signal degrades in the corners of the home where the bedrooms are to the point that 2.4 speeds far surpass it. It's not even that large of a house...3300 sq ft.
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Nah...even with my Asus RT-AC87U setup in the middle of my house, 5ghz band signal degrades in the corners of the home where the bedrooms are to the point that 2.4 speeds far surpass it. It's not even that large of a house...3300 sq ft.
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That's why you get multiple access points. 5GHz is a much better band to be on if you have a quality signal.