I have Google Fiber Gigabit. Their Wifi router doesn't support 802.11ac so I attached one that does and so far am able to get over 300Mbps consistently and near 400 with GS5 802.11ac. Might be able to tune router for even higher.
More on Google Fiber here...
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If you switch to the 5ghz wifi band you can get 1.2gbps
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imaconeheadXD said:
If you switch to the 5ghz wifi band you can get 1.2gbps
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I do connect to the 5Ghz. In the SG5 WiFi connect info, it shows Link Speed as 866Mbps.
I'll try other speedtest sites as well as look into other router settings. The router is an Asus AC68U.
In comparison, my N7 (2013) tablet can do about 100-130Mbps on same router. And hard wired computers can consistently do over 800Mbps on Google Fiber.
Edit: It might be the test sites because they only use a small sample download when it notices a mobile device and doesn't get a chance to sustain a higher speed, not sure.
Question I have always had is how do you know when the device is connected the ac instead of n? Just off the data speeds alone? Does not seem to be any indicator to tell. I have an ac router and can't figure this out. Any suggestions?
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If you switch to the 5ghz wifi band you can get 1.2gbps
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Not true.
For starts the phone only has dual antenna design meaning limited to 866Mbps "link rate".
Next, WiFi has about 40-45% overhead so even at a perfect 866Mbps and perfect noise, which won't ever happen the BEST you could hope to see would be around 500Mbps and again that's all under perfect conditions.
You don't want to be too close to the router or you get overdrive, too far signal degrades.
I would say when you got around 370-380 that's probably around the realistic best to expect. If no other 5GHz devices existed, nothing else wireless connected to your router and you was perfect distance you might be able to get more but a phone is never going to see the perfect conditions and I would be shocked to see a phone do too much better. Maybe another 50M at best but that's about the limit for how the phone is engineered and real world conditions.
bryanu said:
Not true.
For starts the phone only has dual antenna design meaning limited to 866Mbps "link rate".
Next, WiFi has about 40-45% overhead so even at a perfect 866Mbps and perfect noise, which won't ever happen the BEST you could hope to see would be around 500Mbps and again that's all under perfect conditions.
You don't want to be too close to the router or you get overdrive, too far signal degrades.
I would say when you got around 370-380 that's probably around the realistic best to expect. If no other 5GHz devices existed, nothing else wireless connected to your router and you was perfect distance you might be able to get more but a phone is never going to see the perfect conditions and I would be shocked to see a phone do too much better. Maybe another 50M at best but that's about the limit for how the phone is engineered and real world conditions.
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You may be right, thank you for the detailed explanation Either way the host servers and such that we download our data from are almost always the cap for our actual download speed of files, so we shouldn't really even reach the 300mbps that he's getting when it comes to real world use.
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You may be right, thank you for the detailed explanation Either way the host servers and such that we download our data from are almost always the cap for our actual download speed of files, so we shouldn't really even reach the 300mbps that he's getting when it comes to real world use.
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Yup, and that's the other thing.
Servers traditionally had faster connections because they are serving multiple users at once.
A server with a 1Gbps connection, depending on what it's doing, has a low chance of letting you max out your line even.
All it takes is 2 people and now that BW is shared. Even if you have 1Gbps and the other person only 100Mbps you now won't be able to ever max out your line.
Most speed test sites have trouble even testing, the only ones that somewhat can decent are because they are hosted on the providers net probably on 10Ge connections, and again, imagine if 11 Google internet people did speed test at same time, now that 10gig connection can't max all 11 of you out even.
Faster connections are slowly going to hit a wall. At which point only changes in the way the internet works will make the speeds useful, be this by multiple streams via different path's or just more user multitasking.
You take all that into account and now you have the HW side of things. It takes a decent amount of CPU power to process 500Mbps of data. Phones are just now getting to the point where the CPU can handle such burdens because remember, the CPU's are doing many other things at once. It's not like a router that is specifically designed to handle traffic and even a lot of them struggle at 1Gbps. Just cause something has a 1Gbps port doesn't mean it can process at that
Either way though for a cell phone I think it's great.
I personally was glad when 802.11ac devices started going in cell phones that they went for the 866.7Mbps version of AC. I was afraid they would do like they did 802.11N, single antenna which would have limited it to like 466Mbps, which while half of that is good speed wise still, with the dual you actually gain better coverage because the increased signal gained plus now have more bw for weaker signals.
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Question I have always had is how do you know when the device is connected the ac instead of n? Just off the data speeds alone? Does not seem to be any indicator to tell. I have an ac router and can't figure this out. Any suggestions?
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I believe 802.11n at 5Ghz can only do up to 600Mbps. On the GS5, go to the WiFi settings and click on the SSID that your are connected to. Scroll around and you can see the 'link speed'. My link speed shows 866Mbps, so likely using AC.
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For starts the phone only has dual antenna design meaning limited to 866Mbps "link rate".
Next, WiFi has about 40-45% overhead so even at a perfect 866Mbps and perfect noise, which won't ever happen the BEST you could hope to see would be around 500Mbps and again that's all under perfect conditions.
You don't want to be too close to the router or you get overdrive, too far signal degrades.
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Yeah, I actually get better performance sometimes when in next room. I have been able to validate I get an 866 link rate.
Here are the advanced options on my router. Any suggestions on what else to tinker with? Someone suggested actually turning off beamforming, which didn't change anything.
Frequency 5Ghz
Enable Radio Yes
Enable wireless scheduler No
Set AP Isolated No
Roaming assistant disabled
Enable IGMP Snooping disabled
Multicast Rate(Mbps) auto
Preamble Type long
AMPDU RTS enable
RTS Threshold 2347
DTIM Interval 3
Beacon Interval 100
Enable TX Bursting enabled
Enable WMM APSD enabled
Optimize AMPDU aggregation disabled
Optimize ack suppression disabled
802.11ac Beamforming enabled
Universal Beamforming enabled
Tx power adjustment 150mW (also tried up to 200, the max)
imaconeheadXD said:
Either way the host servers and such that we download our data from are almost always the cap for our actual download speed of files, so we shouldn't really even reach the 300mbps that he's getting when it comes to real world use.
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Will try to torrent some Linux ISOs and see what max is when I get a chance. I was able to get about 500Mbps while torrenting on hard wired computer.
Holy Mother of God that's fast
xenokc said:
Yeah, I actually get better performance sometimes when in next room. I have been able to validate I get an 866 link rate.
Here are the advanced options on my router. Any suggestions on what else to tinker with? Someone suggested actually turning off beamforming, which didn't change anything.
Frequency 5Ghz
Enable Radio Yes
Enable wireless scheduler No
Set AP Isolated No
Roaming assistant disabled
Enable IGMP Snooping disabled
Multicast Rate(Mbps) auto
Preamble Type long
AMPDU RTS enable
RTS Threshold 2347
DTIM Interval 3
Beacon Interval 100
Enable TX Bursting enabled
Enable WMM APSD enabled
Optimize AMPDU aggregation disabled
Optimize ack suppression disabled
802.11ac Beamforming enabled
Universal Beamforming enabled
Tx power adjustment 150mW (also tried up to 200, the max)
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Preamble Type - changing to short should get better BW, not by a lot but some.
Beamforming should be fine either way. Most the newer 802.11ac stuff has it properly finally.
Beyond this though you can't get too much more out of a cell phone. Due to it being a cell phone the tx power on it alone is going to be limited. A laptop has the ability to use much more power thus faster rates.
Link rates are almost always useless though, they give you a very rough idea of signal strength/quality but far from a true reading.
I would say you're probably at the limits of the phone CPU and power wise.
Wow ! DL Speed?! That's freakin' awesome!
Great ! You guys are very fortunate to have that kind of internet connection DL Speed.
Here in the Philippines, We only have a maximum internet connection of 10-15 Mbps that is for commercial or business type connection $140 - $170. 3-5 Mbps around $75 - $130 for residential use. It really depends on the ISP(s). It's so unfortunate and saddening to know that the connections they are providing which really cost so expensive are definitely from either Sprint or AT&T which we all know that these two ISP Sprint/AT&T are the best when it comes to Internet Connection and also known for the reliable and cheap plans/offers. Hopefully AT&T and Sprint have their own branch or company here in the Philippines.
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Guys: What kind of wifi internet speeds do you get on your acer iconia (using speedtest.net)?
I have a real problem. I have a N-router - Linksys wrt150n and a fast comcast connection - 25Mbps. Most of the times I get 30-32 Mbps download with the wired LAN connection (and an upload of 5-6 Mbps). My wireless b/g/n laptop (when tested on speed test) gives me anywhere between 17 - 19 Mbps UP/5-6 Mbps DOWN which seems reasonable to me. However when it comes to Acer Iconia A500 tablet, I only get 1 - 2 Mbps download/4-5 Mbps upload (tested at the same time as laptop). I know iconia is rated b/g/n. So why is there such a difference? almost 1/10th. Is there anything that I am missing?
My phone is 5 ghz and there is no interference that I can think of - If there was anything - it should affect the laptop wireless speed too. I have tried Dolphin browser, Opera browser, and the stock browser. Same results.
Please let me know if there is any setting on the tablet that needs to be enabled? Something else? I have fiddled with router settings also - auto vs n-only - almost same results.
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I just tested this - I get around 44Mbps for both download and upload with my n router. One thing though - I use the dedicated speedtest app, not their website. Can't run it on my laptop as it's still packed (I just got back from my vacation), but I guess the results would be similar because those are roughly the numbers I pay for.
Just tested it with the browser - I get 36Mbps for download and 22Mbps for upload. The funny thing is that after the test is completed it offers me to download Google Chrome - the "faster" browser . Yeah, right!
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I get 72 from my Linksys/Cisco router and a fast Comcast connection. My laptop will go up to 300 but mostly stays at 144. I think this is because the A500 while using "N" it will only use it at 2.4 band (at lease that's what heard) the Lenovo v560 uses both 2.4 and 5 bands so I think this is the reasons for the speeds. I really don't have a problem at 72, fast enough for me with the tablet.
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I pay for 10 down and 1 up. This is what I get with my tablet (just ran the test), and is typically what I get on my laptop, and desktop. I'm using a b/g router though as it's the only one I could find that I could get a 7db gain antenna kit for.
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Guys: What kind of wifi internet speeds do you get on your acer iconia (using speedtest.net)?
I have a real problem. I have a N-router - Linksys wrt150n and a fast comcast connection - 25Mbps. Most of the times I get 30-32 Mbps download with the wired LAN connection (and an upload of 5-6 Mbps). My wireless b/g/n laptop (when tested on speed test) gives me anywhere between 17 - 19 Mbps UP/5-6 Mbps DOWN which seems reasonable to me. However when it comes to Acer Iconia A500 tablet, I only get 1 - 2 Mbps download/4-5 Mbps upload (tested at the same time as laptop). I know iconia is rated b/g/n. So why is there such a difference? almost 1/10th. Is there anything that I am missing?
My phone is 5 ghz and there is no interference that I can think of - If there was anything - it should affect the laptop wireless speed too. I have tried Dolphin browser, Opera browser, and the stock browser. Same results.
Please let me know if there is any setting on the tablet that needs to be enabled? Something else? I have fiddled with router settings also - auto vs n-only - almost same results.
Device = 3.1 HC/Stock Rom/Rooted
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Your wireless speeds are backwards on both your laptop and tablet. Did you invert those by accident? Typically you get, and pay for faster down than up?
Wireless N speeds
I have a Linksys 4200 router and get 20 down, which is the level of service I'm subscribed to with Comcast.
HOWEVER, periodically, the tablet will downshift to 2-3 and stay there. If I reboot the A500, it still gets only 2-3. But if I recycle the router, it returns to 20. I'm still not sure what's going on, but in my case, this phenomenon is repeatable. I can always return to my full speed by resetting the router.
This is an old post but I know people are stii having problems. I tried to tweak my router ans always got about 2 meg down and 4 up. Was going through my garage sale stuff and found an older hawking antenna. What a difference it gas made in my 2 story house. Not always an option for some. Still havent tried much outside as I just got this.
boofoo_2003 said:
Guys: What kind of wifi internet speeds do you get on your acer iconia (using speedtest.net)?
I have a real problem. I have a N-router - Linksys wrt150n and a fast comcast connection - 25Mbps. Most of the times I get 30-32 Mbps download with the wired LAN connection (and an upload of 5-6 Mbps). My wireless b/g/n laptop (when tested on speed test) gives me anywhere between 17 - 19 Mbps UP/5-6 Mbps DOWN which seems reasonable to me. However when it comes to Acer Iconia A500 tablet, I only get 1 - 2 Mbps download/4-5 Mbps upload (tested at the same time as laptop). I know iconia is rated b/g/n. So why is there such a difference? almost 1/10th. Is there anything that I am missing?
My phone is 5 ghz and there is no interference that I can think of - If there was anything - it should affect the laptop wireless speed too. I have tried Dolphin browser, Opera browser, and the stock browser. Same results.
Please let me know if there is any setting on the tablet that needs to be enabled? Something else? I have fiddled with router settings also - auto vs n-only - almost same results.
Device = 3.1 HC/Stock Rom/Rooted
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You said you ran the tests at the same time which you shouldn't for several reasons:
1) Sometimes one device hogs more bandwidth than the other giving unfair results
2) The bandwidth will be shared (ie no one device will get top speed)
3) Power management on routers will cause fluctuation on the speeds even depending on how close each device is to the router
If you want a fair test, disconnect everything from the router (wifi and wired) and test one at a time (3 times each and take an average). Only that way can you be sure. Also try and keep each device roughly the same distance from the router when testing,
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Mine recently is always just dropping signal. Is it the channel? Should I use 40mhz upper or lower? I know the basic channels everyone uses and try to avoid but is there something better. I tried using the upper , upper channels and it wont connect at all.
A500 speedtest problems
I know this is an old post... just wanted to chuck my results in.
I have 120MB DOWN and 9-12 UP (Virgin media) on a "Superhub" Netgear.
On the PC directly cabled I get those speeds +/- a few MB.
On the Acer 500 tablet, 6m away in the next room I get 0.8 - 1.2 mb DOWN - 1mb UP !!! If I sit right next to the router (0.5m) that increases to 2.5 mb DOWN and 3 mb UP.
Somethings is going seriously wrong here!!!
I´m not that tecky.. what can I do to improve this?
my speed
Ping: 10ms
DL: 31.37mb/s
UL:18.65mb/s
I just flashed a custom ROM ([WIP]A500/A501 JB-MR2(4.3) - V6 from Tegra Owners), and my browser and wifi transfer speeds are awesome (for the first time since honeycomb). It isn't the router. It's that ICS build that Acer unloaded on us. Unfortunately that custom ROM lags while going through android and won't let me play dots (huge lags). I don't know what I'm going to do because I can't go back to that stock ICS. Browsing the web was like being on a 56kbps modem (most of you are probably too young to remember that nightmare).
I wish someone knew a fix for the definite wifi problem on stock ICS so I could just go back to that.
BTW, when doing a speed test my speeds would ramp up to normal but were sluggish getting there. When browsing or transferring files they were always awful.
Okay, so we know that dual band WiFi is listed in the Nexus 10's tech specs, and I've had two Play Store tech support people confirm that it should indeed be 5GHz capable, but it just won't recognise or connect to my 5GHz network.
I've had 3 Nexus 10s now (all 32GB), and the behaviour below has been consistently observed on all of them, both in 5GHz only mode and Auto mode:
(The behaviour is identical on JVP15P, JOP40C and JOP40D)
- Does not show my 5GHz network in the network list
- Will not connect if the SSID and key are manually entered
- inSSIDer shows the 5GHz band as empty
I know this is not being caused by an issue with my network as I have half a dozen 5GHz capable devices all working on 5GHz without any problems at all, so my question is; has anyone successfully connected a Nexus 10 to a 5GHz WiFi network?
Thanks.
13 Jan 2013 - Just to update, it appears there could be ranges of channels the N10 will not operate on. These are 52-64 and 100-140. Channels outside theses range appear to work fine.
I would be especially interested to hear from anyone who has got an N10 working on channels 52-64 and / or 100-140.
Thanks.
I have a netgear router my nexus 10 connects to the 5gHz at 300 mbps
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I have a BelkinN600 and switching to 5ghz is not an issue for me as well.
Do you have your Wifi frequency band settings on your N10 to run auto or strictly 5ghz? Maybe its checked at 2.4ghz?
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jjdevega - I've tried this setting on both 'Auto' and '5 GHz only' and none of the 3 tablets I have recognise my 5GHz on either setting.
It seems improbable that I've got 3 tablets with exactly the same WiFi fault, so I'm rather stumped as to what's causing this.
Would both of you mind letting me know if inSSIDer shows your 5GHz networks in the spectrum view?
Thanks.
I can verify that 5 ghz works beautifully with the Asus NT-56 router as well.
Make sure the Channel Width (on the router) for the 5Ghz signal is set to 20Mhz, not 40Mhz or Auto.
5GHz worked swimmingly on my Nexus 10. Maybe it's an issue with your router?
It is a configuration problem on your own router if it is not working.
Yup getting the full potential of the 5ghz
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Okay, I've been digging deeper into this and I've turned up something interesting.
None of the Nexus 10's I have here seem to work on the 5GHz channels numbered 100+
My network resides on 100 and 104 usually, and all my other 5GHz capable kit can use these channels just fine.
If I set my router to one of the lower channels (I can force the router to 36, 40, 44 and 48) then the the N10's see it fine.
Can I ask what 5GHz channels people are using? Does anyone have an N10 using channels 100+ ?
Thanks.
Mine is using channels 36 and 157. Both are Asus routers. I can see my neighbor's 5Ghz also on channel 157. Time to switch channels I guess.
eander315 said:
Mine is using channels 36 and 157. Both are Asus routers. I can see my neighbor's 5Ghz also on channel 157. Time to switch channels I guess.
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Thanks, that's really interesting
I'm in the UK so can't use 157 - it's not a licensed channel here and so is disabled on the router Whereabouts are you?
It's curious though - all the channels that require dynamic frequency selection (and transmit power control in Europe) seem to be inoperable on the N10 (channels 52 - 64 and 100 - 140)
36 - 48 are only licensed for low power use, and don't quite provide the range I need. My router chooses 100 and 104 when set to auto and uses them at full power, and this provides the range I need. It's a shame the N10 doesn't seem capable of operating on those channels.
I'm in the States (Houston, TX). Unfortunately I can't use 100 or 104. I just moved my second router to 149, the lowest of the block of channels above 100 available here. I can't think of a way to test your scenario here. Hopefully someone from the UK will chime in.
I can't remember the exact conditions, but I was able to not have my 5GHz network shown on my Nexus 10 one time, and have it shown another. I was messing with channel frequency though, but can't recall numbers used.
Huh. I tried 5 ghz and it doesn't work. Why? Do you need a faster internet to make it work? Ours is 117 MB btw.
Rusty2k said:
Okay, I've been digging deeper into this and I've turned up something interesting.
None of the Nexus 10's I have here seem to work on the 5GHz channels numbered 100+
My network resides on 100 and 104 usually, and all my other 5GHz capable kit can use these channels just fine.
If I set my router to one of the lower channels (I can force the router to 36, 40, 44 and 48) then the the N10's see it fine.
Can I ask what 5GHz channels people are using? Does anyone have an N10 using channels 100+ ?
Thanks.
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Using 40 & 44
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Can I ask what 5GHz channels people are using? Does anyone have an N10 using channels 100+ ?
Thanks.
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I am using channel 153 at home. I dont have channels around the 100~ area in the States, those are for other countries.
ChrisAstro said:
Huh. I tried 5 ghz and it doesn't work. Why? Do you need a faster internet to make it work? Ours is 117 MB btw.
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Internet speeds shouldn't affect it; it's what wireless channel your router is using for 5GHz that matters. May want to play around with different values.
eander315 said:
I'm in the States (Houston, TX). Unfortunately I can't use 100 or 104. I just moved my second router to 149, the lowest of the block of channels above 100 available here. I can't think of a way to test your scenario here. Hopefully someone from the UK will chime in.
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No worries, thanks for trying. Out of interest, do you know what channels your router would select in automatic channel selection mode?
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I can't remember the exact conditions, but I was able to not have my 5GHz network shown on my Nexus 10 one time, and have it shown another. I was messing with channel frequency though, but can't recall numbers used.
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Thanks, that's consistent with what I've discovered. It seems there are indeed some channels the N10 won't work on.
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Using 40 & 44
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Thanks. After experimenting with different channels I have my N10's all working on these channels now.
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I am using channel 153 at home. I dont have channels around the 100~ area in the States, those are for other countries.
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No, those channels are all licensed for use in the US.
With 5GHz WiFi, a lot of the channels require the use of DFS as part of their usage license. These are 52-64 and 100-140. Because the selection of these channels must be dynamic you cannot force a standards-compliant router to use them, which is why they cannot be manually selected. They can only be selected by the router its self when it is in automatic channel selection mode. In Europe those channels also require the use of transmit power control (TPC).
It appears that the Nexus 10 will not operate on any of these channels, however the reason for this remains unclear.
That means the N10 seems to only operate on 4 of the 19 licensed 5GHz channels in Europe, and only on 9 of the 24 licensed channels in the US.
I haven't ever set mine to automatic. I manually set them to opposite ends of the spectrum, but I could try using auto to see what they do.
I have been fortunate enough to have enough Nexus 10's in stock at local walmarts to be able to validate a persistent problem with 3 32gb Nexus 10 Devices.
The first one I returned thinking it was simply defective. After the second, I suspected a bigger problem. Picking up a third tonight to do back to back comparisons has confirmed that there is a major problem with these devices and wifi connectivity/stability.
There are two problems that I've encountered on all 3 of these devices. The first is serious catastrophic signal drops at random times with no interference. The second is after network drops due to poor signal, reconnecting results in an endless Authentication/Obtaining IP loop regardless of signal strength that requires disabling wifi and then reenabling before it will be able to connect again.
The signal drops seems to happen consistently at a point in the house where I'm getting around -70 dbm. If I have a good strong signal, the drops don't appear as noticeable.
Network info: e2500 dual band router running 5ghz on channel 40 using WPA2 and 2.4ghz on channel 11 using WPA2. I've changed channels, set to static IP, set DHCP reservations, enabled 2.4ghz only, enabled 5ghz only. Unique SSID's for 2.4 and 5ghz bands. No router settings make a difference.
For good measure I swapped out the e2500 for an ASUS RT-N66U and attempted the same as above as well as playing more with security and channel width, antenna strength, etc. No difference. The issue is software/hardware related with these devices only. All other devices in my home maintain good strong signals. (cell phones, Internet TV's, Laptops, Blu-ray players, etc)
The signal drop was not observed on the newest tablet while it was still running 4.2. It wasn't until taking 4.2.1 that it displayed the same drops. The drops occurred on the devices independently of each other, again indicating it wasn't network related, but a device issue.
The pictures attached were taken at the same time for each device. They speak for themselves.
Tablet A running on 4.2.1 Picture 1
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Tablet B running on 4.2.1 Picture 2 (updated and issue manifested)
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Table B running on 4.2.1 Picture 3
Did you ever think it's conflicting with your router?
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I havent had one single wifi issue with my Nexus 10. its running the newest 4.2.1 update. Im also using the Asus N66U Router. I have mine setup to detect both the 2.4 and 5ghz frequencies. Maybe ur security settings on the routers isnt playing well with the nexus? NM: just reread ur article. Not sure how i missed the entire paragrah on the security settings u used. Im not sure then. See if anyone else posts anything. Sorry i cant help any further. mine seems to be working awesome. Sorry about ur luck. Maybe wally world got a bad batch of them in then. I dont like buying electronics from there. for some reason, maybe its just me, the items dont seem as good even tho its the same thing. I always wander if vendors send walmart their 2nds. Who knows.
n10 working fine with asus ac66 router here. I use it on the 5ghz band.. I ran a couple of iperf throughput tests and it worked great in the same room as my router and also on the 2nd floor of my house...
This sound more like a problem with your router. No way are 3 in a row going to be defective...
EDIT: sorry if that sounded asshole-ish lol. I really think you are having problems with you router, so you should look into resetting it, and setting up your router again if need be. Try that, and try going to Starbucks or somewhere with free WiFi to test as well. Hope this helps
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I would agree that it seems like a problem with your router. Either that or walmart is giving you the same tablet after you return it.
I know you have tried a lot but I would make sure you update the tablet and then do a hard reset of your router. Seems to me like you may have some issues with settings.
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This sound more like a problem with your router. No way are 3 in a row going to be defective...
EDIT: sorry if that sounded asshole-ish lol. I really think you are having problems with you router, so you should look into resetting it, and setting up your router again if need be. Try that, and try going to Starbucks or somewhere with free WiFi to test as well. Hope this helps
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Before I updated my n10 to 4.2.1, I didn't have any issue with the wifi, no discconections, no lose of signal. Once I updated, I found out that all those problems came to me.
Even if it is a 4.2.1 problem and not his router, that doesn't mean the Nexus10 itself has a problem, just the current firmware. I'd be interested to see the same wifi monitoring done using a different router, and then with a different ROM (such as CM10.1)
Nexus 10 = No WiFi Problem...
for me with a Linksys N900 router.
Have the same issue on two N10s on a Linksys e2500...it feels to be software related
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Did you ever think it's conflicting with your router?
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Yes, which if you read...
For good measure I swapped out the e2500 for an ASUS RT-N66U and attempted the same as above as well as playing more with security and channel width, antenna strength, etc. No difference.
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I would agree that it seems like a problem with your router. Either that or walmart is giving you the same tablet after you return it.
I know you have tried a lot but I would make sure you update the tablet and then do a hard reset of your router. Seems to me like you may have some issues with settings.
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Does no one read?
Two routers, same issues with these tablets on both routers. These pictures are of TWO tablets back to back at the same time. 3 different walmart stores and 3 different unique tablets.
I've also been able to reproduce on my phone's hotspot by moving the phone far enough away that the signal degrades to around the -60 to -70 dbm. THAT seems to be the "sweet spot" so to speak. These drops when happening on stronger signals don't seem to be much of an issue unless you're streaming content. For surfing you don't notice the drop as your strength is still more than adequate. However, at these distances the drops result in freezing in browser and disconnects from the network.
Strange issue. I'm getting excellent WiFi results with my Nexus 10. My router is dinosaur... An Actiontec (not even 802.11N!) provided by Verizon with a FIOS bundle about three years ago. It's sitting in the basement at the opposite end of the house and I'm currently on the second floor. Signal seems just fine. No drops at all in a few weeks of heavy daily use. Any chance of some kind of RF interference?
beamed from my Nexus 10, far, far away...
Try only connecting to the 2.4 GHz and see what happens. It sounds from your post that maybe you have your n10 setup with both 2.4 and 5 GHz at the same time which is causing it to constantly pick the best signal and reconnect. For me personally, the 5 GHz range of my e3000 isnt good enough for me to even program my n10 to connect to it. I use 2.4 only.
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Strange issue. I'm getting excellent WiFi results with my Nexus 10. My router is dinosaur... An Actiontec (not even 802.11N!) provided by Verizon with a FIOS bundle about three years ago. It's sitting in the basement at the opposite end of the house and I'm currently on the second floor. Signal seems just fine. No drops at all in a few weeks of heavy daily use. Any chance of some kind of RF interference?
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No there shouldn't be any interference. I went over the possibilities with a Google support rep and the phones in the house operate at 1.9 ghz and one older phone at 5.8ghz, neither of which would interfere.
Additionally if you look at both devices at the same time, they were showing drops independent of each other so one device would be good at the sime time the other device drops...suggesting no interference.
Try switching the wireless to BG mixed and see how it goes...
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Tried this and switched security to wpa personal and no change.
The is no specific issue with the nexus 10 WiFi. In fact, I've never had a better performing device signal strength/throughput wise. Look on the xda forums for any device, and you will find people with WiFi issues.
Ultimately, 802.11n is a specification and there are many different implementations of this. Some implementations have issues working with others, for a cacophony of different reasons. Seems you're having a bit of back luck at the moment.
First, you need to simplify your setup. Turn off any turbo boost modes, turn on any compatibility modes and reset to default settings. Turn off encryption. If you still have issues, research the advanced wifi settings of your router, and check nothing is set to a bad setting. If you still can't getgood results try a different router.
Done, Done, Done and Done.
The e2500 is a very simple router. No turbo boost modes, switching to the most basic n option, b/g option, specifying channels, turning off security, disabling firewalls, etc. doesn't make a difference.
And for the last time I DID try a different router using default settings and spent 2-3 hours messing with settings to see if I could find a sweet spot with it too.
Let me reiterate NO other devices of mine show signal drops. Laptop upstairs, Internet TV upstairs, Blu-ray downstairs, Two cell phones (Razr MAXX and SIII), etc. NONE, but ALL 3 Nexus 10's do. There is most certainly an inherent issue with all 3 of these Nexus 10s and they all share the same symptoms. It's a software or hardware design issue persistent on each of these. Even if I was able to resolve the issue with a very specific way of setting up my router, that would still be a huge FAIL. Your wireless device should be able to accommodate very basic and common security and configuration settings.
Instead of making a lot of claims that your device doesn't have problems and there isn't an inherent issue, how about some meaningful testing attempting to reproduce the issue as I've done?
Move to a range where you get -60 to -70 dbm, install network signal info and watch your signal strength on 4.2.1 for 10-15 minutes validating you don't have any drops and screen shot that.
Here's a back to back comparison showing the poor signal on the N10, yet great signal on a RAZR Maxx.
@ga9213
Well, if youre sure its not a router problem, you have 2 options:
Revert to stock 4.2 if you love running stock, OR try flashing several custom ROMs to see if the issue can be temporarily corrected until an official update arrives. (Optional 3rd: return your tablet to Wal-Mart for a full refund and cry yourself to sleep...the end)
Does anyone notice there's a big bug with WiFi on the G2?
I have 2 WiFi ac routers, one at home and one at the Office, an Asus RT-ac66U and a Linksys ea6700. Both capable of 1750mbps max speeds.
Internet speeds are 120/6 and 200/20.
Scenario is exactly the same for both routers;
When fresh reboot the router, G2 connects at a speed of 433Mbps.
Speedtests show results of 119/6 at home and 190/20 at the office.
Great you would say!
But here goes. Once WiFi get disconnected and reconnected, speeds go down to ~40mbps. No matter what I do!
These are N speeds, not AC
When looking at connection settings it still shows a link of 433mbps
Tested dozens of times, on both routers, so it has to be an issue with the G2.
Anyone else noticed the same??
DAMN, should have been in Q&A, mods plz move
I'm not an expert on wi-fi, but have stumbled through setting up several routers around the house. But I do not have an ac router.
Is the home router in mixed mode? Ignoring a/b/c for a moment and focusing on g and n (and implying ac), I have two wireless routers in the house. One runs N only (but both 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz) and the other runs G only. Now, my N router is capable of running in mixed mode (to handle both N and G) BUT in mixed mode, my max speed when connected in N is lower than it would be if I ran in dedicated N mode.
Most of my devices now are at least N (2.4 or 5) but I have an older printer and wii that only do G. But as mentioned above, rather than run my best router in mixed mode, I run 2 separate routers, one in N only and one in G only.
Maybe something similar might help with your ac speeds?
Really appreciate your input!
But I already tried settings like AC only etc. Doesn't make any difference.
Once connected for the second time and up to the router no more AC speeds...
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Is there a way to test LAN speeds on Android? I have the same Asus router but my wan speeds are so pitiful that I wouldn't be able to tell if the phone was dropping to N speeds. If I could test speeds to my desktop across the local network I might be able to test what you are experiencing.
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Is there a way to check on the phone, which band it's connecting to? I haven't found anything.
I have the same router and my issue is on reconnect. I leave my wifi on all the time. When I get home, it connects automatically the moment I pull up to the house. The problem is, the speed is severely crippled. Range is awesome, speed is bad. I have to cycle the wifi and reconnect. Once done, no more problems.
One thing I should note, I was having the same issue occasionally on my Droid RAZR after getting the ASUS. Does anyone know if they use the same wifi hardware? Maybe it's an issue with the router itself?
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Is there a way to test LAN speeds on Android? I have the same Asus router but my wan speeds are so pitiful that I wouldn't be able to tell if the phone was dropping to N speeds. If I could test speeds to my desktop across the local network I might be able to test what you are experiencing.
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Is there a way to check on the phone, which band it's connecting to? I haven't found anything.
I have the same router and my issue is on reconnect. I leave my wifi on all the time. When I get home, it connects automatically the moment I pull up to the house. The problem is, the speed is severely crippled. Range is awesome, speed is bad. I have to cycle the wifi and reconnect. Once done, no more problems.
One thing I should note, I was having the same issue occasionally on my Droid RAZR after getting the ASUS. Does anyone know if they use the same wifi hardware? Maybe it's an issue with the router itself?
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Don't know about an app to test lan speeds unfortunately.
Think a google search would come up with lots of options.
@crashN2u
I leave my wifi on too all the time for now, it keeps it at full speed then.
There's no way to check which band you are connected to.
Router doesn't have an option to choose AC Only, only N +AC
And in the mean time I have tested it with 4 AC routers, Asus RT-AC66U, Netgear R6250, Linksys EA6700, D-Link 868L.
With all routers exactly the same conclusion. First time everything is great. Excellent speeds. If you never turn off WiFi it remains at high speed.
But once you turn off WiFi on the Phone and turn it back on it immediately drops to ~36-40mbps max (N Speeds).
This remains until I rebooted each router and after that full speeds again.
It must be something in drivers LG used.
There's the solution to for, I'm sure of it by now.
Well, I can see I won't be much help -- especially since the same result on 4 routers!
I am not sure if the following app supports AC, but a very helpful and free app I use is called "Wifi Analyzer". I can't post links but that is the exact name (author = farproc).
It has many useful tools/functions that you may find helpful, switchable between 2.4 and 5.0 ghz, channel scanner, etc.
Does your 2.4 ghz N and 5.0 ghz N/AC have different SSID's? From what I read, AC is 5 ghz only and N can be either 2.4 ghz or 5.0 ghz. I wonder if you are dropping from 5.0 AC to 2.4 N because the 2.4 N is being detected as "stronger signal" than the 5.0 AC at reconnect time?
I named my 2.4 ghz N SSID as "Blah" and 5.0 ghz N SSID as "Blah_5ghz" just so I know what frequency I'm on at a glance (using a widget that shows the SSID) but many routers by default will have both SSID's the same, making it less obvious what band you are connected to. I also use an app called "WIFI Prioritizer" (author Robert Botha), which will allow me to connect or re-connect in the SSID order I specify: i.e. when I get home I will connect to SSID "Blah" (2.4 ghz N because it has the longest range). Every 5 mins (you can specify), it checks to see if my SSID "Blah_5Ghz" is in range and will switch to it if it is (you can also set signal strength connect and disconnect thresholds).
Anyways, I probably can't help further but am following this thread with interest. Good luck!
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Well, I can see I won't be much help -- especially since the same result on 4 routers!
I am not sure if the following app supports AC, but a very helpful and free app I use is called "Wifi Analyzer". I can't post links but that is the exact name (author = farproc).
It has many useful tools/functions that you may find helpful, switchable between 2.4 and 5.0 ghz, channel scanner, etc.
Does your 2.4 ghz N and 5.0 ghz N/AC have different SSID's? From what I read, AC is 5 ghz only and N can be either 2.4 ghz or 5.0 ghz. I wonder if you are dropping from 5.0 AC to 2.4 N because the 2.4 N is being detected as "stronger signal" than the 5.0 AC at reconnect time?
I named my 2.4 ghz N SSID as "Blah" and 5.0 ghz N SSID as "Blah_5ghz" just so I know what frequency I'm on at a glance (using a widget that shows the SSID) but many routers by default will have both SSID's the same, making it less obvious what band you are connected to. I also use an app called "WIFI Prioritizer" (author Robert Botha), which will allow me to connect or re-connect in the SSID order I specify: i.e. when I get home I will connect to SSID "Blah" (2.4 ghz N because it has the longest range). Every 5 mins (you can specify), it checks to see if my SSID "Blah_5Ghz" is in range and will switch to it if it is (you can also set signal strength connect and disconnect thresholds).
Anyways, I probably can't help further but am following this thread with interest. Good luck!
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My Phone is packed with tools like Wifi Analyser, InSISDer etc etc atm
I always separate 2.4 and 5ghz networks to be able to see exactly what's going on but thanks for the heads up :good:
From further investigation and thinking, and with your suggestion about stronger signals;
Thing is, AC routers are more or less all simultanious routers.
That combines 2.4 and 5ghz signals for higher transfer speeds.
I think in there lies the problem when drivers are not 100%.
In theory 2.4 signals are stronger then 5ghz signals and have wider range.
But in testing I made sure that I was in the same room and no more than 2 meters away from the router.
when testing it showed equal signal strength up to -20 so really strong signals.
Therefore I concluded that N on 2.4 whas equally strong as 5ghz and then again I isolated 5ghz SSID so that's not it unfortunately.
I promised to stay away but I can't resist!
Have you tried some of the more generic troubleshooting tips (on the home network), such as trying with no security or lesser security (WEP) to see if it still reconnects at the lower (N) speeds? I realize that usually that test is of course for a more basic issue than yours but maybe the G2 has trouble handling security overhead.
Some devices and routers just don't like each other (as many know), but 4 different routers...?! Gotta be the G2 side, as you've surmised. Wish I knew someone with an ac router so I could test myself. I'm debating on getting an ac router but you've got me spooked! (kidding/teasing)
Well haven't tried lower or no security.
When I have the chance (aka the wife is away and not *****ing about wifi not available ) I'll sure try that.
But I don't think that WEP will be an option because AC requires AES protection if I'm not mistaken.
But really do not be afraid to get yourself an AC router hehe.
No honestly, I've tested 4 routers with:
AC Capable:
HTC One. Goes all the way to max isp speeds. All the time, no issues
LG G2.
Not AC Capable.
IPhone 5. Max speed at 5ghz (constantly tested) is ~90-100mpbs.
HTC One X. Max speed at 5ghz (constantly tested) is ~70-90mpbs.
So even if your hardware maybe not be capable of AC speeds you still get excellent connections
Oh and for the record.
Here's my personal listing of the hardware I've tested. From best to well not so good.
1. Netgear R6250.
Excellent constant speeds. No drops whatsoever with around 6 devices connected. Excellent range!
2. Asus RT-AC66U
Shame Asus introduced a new wifi driver some time ago which doesn't perform that well. Constant speed drops.
They know about it but thusfar no solution.
When you get this one, stay on old firmware for now!
3. D-link 868L
Real looker this one. Can be put in plain sight in the room like a picture frame :silly:
Great constant speeds, but some drops here and there.
Excellent range.
4. Linksys EA6700
Linksys is sold to Belkin by Cisco.
Up to now I have never seen anything good coming from Belkin!
What a piece of crap.
With a really thin wall between router and phones coverage went down more dan half. Hell even when distance less than 2 meters away coverage was about -45.
Do not get this crap!
I wonder... the wireless N spec (not sure if also AC) calls for devices and routers to have a 'low power mode', which may or may not be enabled in routers and/or phones (e.g. GS3) by default. According to some article I read, newer routers may go into a power saving mode if it detects low traffic and supposedly ramp up when the traffic increases.
Possibly it doesn't ramp up fast enough when a new device connects and the device mistakes it for not having the highest speed (AC) capability. Might explain fast speeds after router bootup but not later. If there is any truth to that (no clue here), it might speed itself up either by testing with a larger file or seeing if the "2nd connect" condition changes while say, streaming videos from the PC to the Xbox or watching Netflix on the main TV. Certainly, either would be considered high traffic and if there is no change to the 2nd connect, well -- there goes that idea.
Is there a wifi power saving mode on the G2 like there is on the GS3? (i.e. dialing *#0011# to turn it off).
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I wonder... the wireless N spec (not sure if also AC) calls for devices and routers to have a 'low power mode', which may or may not be enabled in routers and/or phones (e.g. GS3) by default. According to some article I read, newer routers may go into a power saving mode if it detects low traffic and supposedly ramp up when the traffic increases.
Possibly it doesn't ramp up fast enough when a new device connects and the device mistakes it for not having the highest speed (AC) capability. Might explain fast speeds after router bootup but not later. If there is any truth to that (no clue here), it might speed itself up either by testing with a larger file or seeing if the "2nd connect" condition changes while say, streaming videos from the PC to the Xbox or watching Netflix on the main TV. Certainly, either would be considered high traffic and if there is no change to the 2nd connect, well -- there goes that idea.
Is there a wifi power saving mode on the G2 like there is on the GS3? (i.e. dialing *#0011# to turn it off).
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Good point!
Well, there is a setting in wifi, advanced to minimize use of wifi when screen is off. Sounds like a power save mode to me.
But, just tested it and that makes no difference.
With that setting deactivated on the G2 still at first boot AC speeds and when I switch off and on wifi I still get N speeds max.
And besides that, on the Asus router there's a setting called "Enable WMM APSD". Which stands for "Automatic Power Save Delivery".
I read up on that and the custom firmware guru RMerlin writes about that setting that especially Android devices could suffer from that setting.
So I disabled that a long time ago.
On other routers I couldn't find such setting.
But to iron that setting out I just tested it once more.
First with setting off. Still first connect AC speeds, after turn off/on back to N speed.
Then turned wifi off, enabled the setting and rebooted the router.
But this time to let the supposedly power save kick in I let my Phone idle for 15 minutes so that it surely was in deep sleep.
Then turned screen on, and again AC speeds when first connected.
After that turned wifi off, screen of for 15 minutes. Turned screen on again and once more N speed.
And link speed is always shown as 433mbps btw, which is correct.
There's just some bug in driver code by LG which doesn't work correctly.
I'm more and more convinced of that.
For now I just keep wifi on all the time so that I always get full speeds.
Batt is capable enough so no problem there
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Good point!
Well, there is a setting in wifi, advanced to minimize use of wifi when screen is off. Sounds like a power save mode to me.
But, just tested it and that makes no difference.
With that setting deactivated on the G2 still at first boot AC speeds and when I switch off and on wifi I still get N speeds max.
And besides that, on the Asus router there's a setting called "Enable WMM APSD". Which stands for "Automatic Power Save Delivery".
I read up on that and the custom firmware guru RMerlin writes about that setting that especially Android devices could suffer from that setting.
So I disabled that a long time ago.
On other routers I couldn't find such setting.
But to iron that setting out I just tested it once more.
First with setting off. Still first connect AC speeds, after turn off/on back to N speed.
Then turned wifi off, enabled the setting and rebooted the router.
But this time to let the supposedly power save kick in I let my Phone idle for 15 minutes so that it surely was in deep sleep.
Then turned screen on, and again AC speeds when first connected.
After that turned wifi off, screen of for 15 minutes. Turned screen on again and once more N speed.
And link speed is always shown as 433mbps btw, which is correct.
There's just some bug in driver code by LG which doesn't work correctly.
I'm more and more convinced of that.
For now I just keep wifi on all the time so that I always get full speeds.
Batt is capable enough so no problem there
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I found a tool to test local network speed. It uses two android devices for a p2p test or you can install a server program on your PC. I'll do some testing and see if I can reproduce what you are seeing. Here's the link: http://pzoleeblogen.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/local-network-speed-test-for-android/ and the market link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pzolee.android.localwifispeedtester&hl=en
And to be sure I understand, you boot your phone with wifi on, AC speeds. Turn off wifi on phone and turn it back on, N speeds. Reboot phone with wifi on, back to AC speeds. Correct?
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I found a tool to test local network speed. It uses two android devices for a p2p test or you can install a server program on your PC. I'll do some testing and see if I can reproduce what you are seeing. Here's the link: http://pzoleeblogen.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/local-network-speed-test-for-android/ and the market link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pzolee.android.localwifispeedtester&hl=en
And to be sure I understand, you boot your phone with wifi on, AC speeds. Turn off wifi on phone and turn it back on, N speeds. Reboot phone with wifi on, back to AC speeds. Correct?
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Thanks for the app!
Gonna test this for sure since I also have a HTC One lying around which is also AC capable
Not 100% corect.
I can do with phone what I want until wifi gets turned off.
Then a reboot of the router is required to get AC speed back.
No need to reboot the phone.
Quite busy atm so don't have enough time I would like to be testing
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Thanks for the app!
Gonna test this for sure since I also have a HTC One lying around which is also AC capable
Not 100% corect.
I can do with phone what I want until wifi gets turned off.
Then a reboot of the router is required to get AC speed back.
No need to reboot the phone.
Quite busy atm so don't have enough time I would like to be testing
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Between my wife on her laptop, my son on his Chromebook and my daughter streaming Netflix on our Roku, I hardly ever have a chance to reboot the router without someone complaining
Since I haven't rebooted my router in days, from what you are saying I shouldn't see anything above N speeds until I reboot the router. Do you actually have to turn off wifi on the phone to have it drop from AC to N or is it enough to leave the range of the wifi and then come back? And does if turning it off is required, do I have to be connected to the router at the time I turn phone wifi off?
I'll try testing this weekend.
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Between my wife on her laptop, my son on his Chromebook and my daughter streaming Netflix on our Roku, I hardly ever have a chance to reboot the router without someone complaining
Since I haven't rebooted my router in days, from what you are saying I shouldn't see anything above N speeds until I reboot the router. Do you actually have to turn off wifi on the phone to have it drop from AC to N or is it enough to leave the range of the wifi and then come back? And does if turning it off is required, do I have to be connected to the router at the time I turn phone wifi off?
I'll try testing this weekend.
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Going out of range isn't a problem as long as you don't have an app or setting on in wifi, advanced to switch off wifi.
As long as wifi isn't turned off I can go everywhere, in&out of range, other routers connect but speeds remain AC, everywhere on every router.
I can reproduce everytime that when I turn off wifi on the phone and back on from then on I only get ~36-40mbps max.
It's like the phone thinks that's max capable speed altough wifi link speed is again shown as 433mbps.
If I have switched off wifi on the phone and back on, on all 4 AC routers I tested all needed a router reboot to gain full AC speeds again.
Oh and maybe a small tip, I always say to the misses at home that there's a small problem with connection so a quick reboot is required.
Up to now that still works
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Going out of range isn't a problem as long as you don't have an app or setting on in wifi, advanced to switch off wifi.
As long as wifi isn't turned off I can go everywhere, in&out of range, other routers connect but speeds remain AC, everywhere on every router.
I can reproduce everytime that when I turn off wifi on the phone and back on from then on I only get ~36-40mbps max.
It's like the phone thinks that's max capable speed altough wifi link speed is again shown as 433mbps.
If I have switched off wifi on the phone and back on, on all 4 AC routers I tested all needed a router reboot to gain full AC speeds again.
Oh and maybe a small tip, I always say to the misses at home that there's a small problem with connection so a quick reboot is required.
Up to now that still works
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I just did a few tests from my phone to my pc with 100MB data sets. I got between 200 and 260 Mbit/s down both before and after toggling my phone's wifi off and on. Didn't seem to make a difference. I got about 6Mbit up.
So, I didn't seem to experience the problem you have. But try repeating what I've done with this local network app. Maybe you won't have the issue with it that you are seeing on your WAN connection.
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I just did a few tests from my phone to my pc with 100MB data sets. I got between 200 and 260 Mbit/s down both before and after toggling my phone's wifi off and on. Didn't seem to make a difference. I got about 6Mbit up.
So, I didn't seem to experience the problem you have. But try repeating what I've done with this local network app. Maybe you won't have the issue with it that you are seeing on your WAN connection.
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What router or AP do you use?
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shaglord said:
What router or AP do you use?
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Asus RT-AC66U
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Asus RT-AC66U
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Wow and do you really see real transfer rates of 25-30 MB/s to your G2?
I'm using a Qualcomm Atheros based AC-router and my G2 (running latest CM11) hardly goes over 10 Mbit ~ 1,5 MB/s. Weak I know. (Confirmed 433 Mbit link using a wifi app.)
Maybe I need a broadcom-router like yours to see some real AC-speeds.
Thanks for the reply. Take care
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Over the past day or two I've noticed the download speeds on my Z5 to be slower than my other devices on WIFI. I'm not sure if it's cause and effect or just a coincidence but my phone fell 2ft/70cm when it slid off a table and fell onto timber flooring landing directly on it's back.
The phone has a case but I've done a factory reset and the problem still persists. Perhaps I've damaged the antennas but my mobile data appears to have had no change in speeds. The speeds varied on my phone over these 2 days ranging from 1-3mbps compared to the normal 6mbps i get.
Check your modem/router frequency that it use to send out the WiFi signal, and if you can change the frequency of your modem or router then change it to something else and do a Speedtest.
With a app called Wifi analyser you can see which frequency band is best to use when you connected to your Wifi.
If none of the above steps helps, then I have no idea what it could be, my Wifi works great anyway, getting 11 mb/s download speed from my modem.
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Z5 connects to AC router with 866Mbit/s speed.
Speedtest reaches 100Mbit/s with ease on Z5.
Check your router.
Miroslav.Cvejic said:
Z5 connects to AC router with 866Mbit/s speed.
Speedtest reaches 100Mbit/s with ease on Z5.
Check your router.
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Yep same as you, in addition if other devices are connected to the same band at slower speed they will also kill the speed of any other devices on that band
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lckh said:
Perhaps I've damaged the antennas but my mobile data appears to have had no change in speeds. The speeds varied on my phone over these 2 days ranging from 1-3mbps compared to the normal 6mbps i get.
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No the case won't affect this, in addition what are you actually talking about, your speed has gone to crap accessing files within your network, or are you talking about the internet. Because there are so many variables that can affect internet speeds, and a huge percentage of them are fully beyond your control.
I ran some speed tests at a friend's house to see what was going on and it seemed to show similar speeds against my friend's devices also connected on WIFI. I'm suspecting it to be a problem with my router but will run a few more tests with a borrowed router.
I am having problem with wifi, it says connected, but no internet access.
This is happening lately, mostly after last update .182
I don´t know but since then I have restarted my router for three times now, on laptop I don´t have any issues.
Speedtest gives me 219/200mbit/s on my z5 compact, could be better but it's acceptable for a phone
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Speeds aren't bad for me. Relatively Cheap router. I have slightly higher speeds on my Laptop.
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I am having problem with wifi, it says connected, but no internet access.
This is happening lately, mostly after last update .182
I don´t know but since then I have restarted my router for three times now, on laptop I don´t have any issues.
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Other than home (which does not have any issue) I do not connect to other wifi. But on my recent travel, i've had the same issue as you connecting to various places which has wifi. I believe its due to router settings mostly.
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I am having problem with wifi, it says connected, but no internet access.
This is happening lately, mostly after last update .185
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I'm getting the opposite - mine's a disconnection issue. No WiFi connection issues but when I leave the house my E6653 sometimes fails to drop the WiFi connection for mobile data so I'm miles away with "Connected, No Internet" with a bang (!) next to the WiFi icon for my home SSID - far out of range! Turning WiFi off and on again sorts this out, i.e. mobile data connects instead.
Anyone else?
It seems fine for me but bluetooth and wifi on at the same time causes some imense lag.
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My Z5 has BT on 24/7 (paired with smartwarch 3) and no WiFi lag.
Change channel on WiFi.
Channel 1 can mess up BT and vice versa.
I had to disable 5Ghz band on my router to connect a few ipcams. They do work now. But am I destined to have 5ghz band disabled if I want the ipcams to work?
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I had to disable 5Ghz band on my router to connect a few ipcams. They do work now. But am I destined to have 5ghz band disabled if I want the ipcams to work?
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Don't use same name on the the 2 networks, and make the ipcams connect to the 2.4GHz band.
Eg: 2.4GHz is named [email protected] and 5GHz is named [email protected]_5GHz, also disable band steering (if your router/ap supports it) if the cameras are supposed to be 5GHz "compatible" but actually don't work on it.