Hi!
My S4 simply won't connect to my 5GHZ AC Wifi (but succeeds on the 2,4), unlike my Nexus 5 which connects to both.
Thanks =)
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Which 5GHZ band are you using on your router? The 20 MHz or 40 MHz band ? Be more specific.
I would have been more specific, but I did not even those bands existed in the first place.
So I have no idea, sorry!
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EvilKittyCupcake said:
I would have been more specific, but I did not even those bands existed in the first place.
So I have no idea, sorry!
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20MHz or 40MHz are settings on your wireless router.
To answer this question you need to check your router settings.
s0ulreaver said:
20MHz or 40MHz are settings on your wireless router.
To answer this question you need to check your router settings.
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Ok I'll do that, thanks!
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Try this
You may have a faulty S4 like mine. My phone would say it has a good signal to both the 5GHZ and 2.4GHZ but would only connect to the 2.4GHZ signal. I could connect to the 5GHz signal only if I stood beside the router. When I borrowed someone else's S4 and stood a reasonable distance away, it would connect to the 5GHZ signal no problem, whereas my phone wouldn't (standing in the same place).
Try connecting to someone else's 5GHZ router or using a different S4 to test and compare. If its the phone, I would get a replacement phone or send it in for repairs, if it's still in warranty and not rooted or modded.
Also remember that 5GHz has a shorter range than 2.4GHZ and that the Nexus may have a better antennae than the S4.
I'll definitely give it a try, thanks a bunch!
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I'm connected at 54Mbps only. Is there something I need to do to enable it or does it not exist?
Do you have an n router?
Sorry, my bad. I had my settings all messed up from the router. Got it working. Thanks anyway.
Mods, please close =)
Nope, it's time to shame you.
JCopernicus said:
Nope, it's time to shame you.
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LOL
Consider me shamed
Am I the only one that could connect to an N router (set up to allow ONLY N connections) when I was on my brand new EPE54B 2.1 Update 1 AT&T Nexus One when I got it 3 weeks ago?
nxt said:
Am I the only one that could connect to an N router (set up to allow ONLY N connections) when I was on my brand new EPE54B 2.1 Update 1 AT&T Nexus One when I got it 3 weeks ago?
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I can connect to my N router at ERE27, with 65Mbps connection speed
i quess 2.4Ghz? Not the 5..Ghz right?
I can connect to wireless N with my ATT Android 2.1 too
I've got a dual band router. It will not see my 5ghz N band, but will connect on the 2.4ghz band. Fastest i've seen it though is 72Mbps
Does not see or connect to my 5GHz n network.
If i remember correctly, the N1 is missing an antenna for it to access a 5GHz wireless-n signal. Just like my netbook which sucks since my entire university has a 5 GHz wireless-n signal but not 2.4 wireless n
dcplaya said:
If i remember correctly, the N1 is missing an antenna for it to access a 5GHz wireless-n signal. Just like my netbook which sucks since my entire university has a 5 GHz wireless-n signal but not 2.4 wireless n
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That sucks. The whole point of n is the 5GHz spectrum.
802.11n support is only on the 2.4 GHz band. 5 GHz band is not supported.
Also, it's a 1T1R radio (one spectral) vs. 2T2R (2x2 MIMO) like most common 802.11n consumer products meaning it's limited between 65 to 72 Mbps.
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Kermee
I've noticed that my wireless N network doesn't appear on my epic is there a setting to turn it on it was advertised as having wireless N right?
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im having the same problem. it says it has n in the specs, but my network dosent show up
Are you running at 5ghz or 2.4Ghz on your home access point? Does the Epic only support 2.4Ghz N?
It does support N right out of the box. My E3000 router shows an active N connectionn when I enable the phone's WiFi.
Im connected to my wireless g network and i've noticed that it disconnects for like 2 seconds and then reconnects right away
Anyway to fix this
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Shows up as N on my router. Interestingly enough, max throughput for both my Epic and Evo are approximately 11 mbps.
done12many2 said:
Shows up as N on my router. Interestingly enough, max throughput for both my Epic and Evo are approximately 11 mbps.
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theres probably an 802.11b device on your network. The network has to drop down to the speed of the slowest device on the network and b devices operate at 11 mbps
bsnyder217 said:
Im connected to my wireless g network and i've noticed that it disconnects for like 2 seconds and then reconnects right away
Anyway to fix this
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Force it to run on N only.
"how do I do that?"
Manual or google specific model.
It would be specific to your router. My epic is connecting to my single band 2.4ghz router. To force it, you'll need to access the router through your browser, like you would to change the network id or password.
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theres probably an 802.11b device on your network. The network has to drop down to the speed of the slowest device on the network and b devices operate at 11 mbps
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That would seem unlikely - most modern routers support mixed-mode operation. I can push over 80 Mbit on my N-based laptop over 2.4GHz with b devices connected. On the 5GHz band, I get closer to 112 Mbit, but that's a different point entirely.
Both the Evo, Captivate, and Epic seem to top out, for me, at around 9-11Mbit. This is probably a processing limitation, WiFi chipset limitation, or chipset bandwidth limitation more than anything else.
Guys,
Don't know if I'm the only person with this problem but its irritating me more ever day and making me hate this marvellous device.
I have three wifi access points in my house connected to the same switch, long house with 3-4' thick granite walls so need this to get coverage.
Whenever I connect to wifi and move to a stronger wifi area on the same network the phone insists on staying connected to the weaker signal even if there are 'no bars' and hardly any signal strength.
I'm guessing this is making the radio work harder hence lowering battery life, plus reducing data speeds; why doesn't it automatically switch to the stronger signal like my blackberry does?
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Get wifi jumper from play. Thank me as well.
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There are also Best WiFi and WiFi Switcher on Play.
Nice to know! I am planning to add an access point due to weak coverage in some areas of the house. This thread sure saved me couple of hours of my life
@OP did you use lan cables between the access points? Did you use ddwrt/openwrt to implement it or did you buy those wireless range extender things?
Cheers!
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Nice to know! I am planning to add an access point due to weak coverage in some areas of the house. This thread sure saved me couple of hours of my life
@OP did you use lan cables between the access points? Did you use ddwrt/openwrt to implement it or did you buy those wireless range extender things?
Cheers!
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I cabled mine, and am glad I did. Used 3 Ubiquity routers, the two distant cabled to the main router (cabled to the dsl gateway). All use the same ssid and security settings, so moving equipment from area to area is almost seamless and setup of other equipment is the same wherever in the house it is. Good luck!
mfractal said:
Nice to know! I am planning to add an access point due to weak coverage in some areas of the house. This thread sure saved me couple of hours of my life
@OP did you use lan cables between the access points? Did you use ddwrt/openwrt to implement it or did you buy those wireless range extender things?
Cheers!
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As previous posters reply, I'd also advice using a gigabit switch, min cat 5e cable and wiring all 'static' locations on your network!
I'm using a HP Procurve 16 port 100/1000 switch and highly recommend it for the price, my access points are only cheap TP Link ones but they do the job and still allow me to stream 1080p HD video!
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Cheers for the app recommendations guys!
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Ok finally setup my network. Router + AP wired between them. Both have same SSID and security settings, what differs is the channels.
I found that wifi jumper can't jump between the router and the access point unless i change AP's SSID which sucks. Emailed the dev, hope he takes care of it.
Also emailed the dev of Best Wifi and he informed me that he plans to include it in his next version.
So I've been digging into this a bit the last couple of days, and as far as I can tell the Nexus 7 doesn't support wireless N on the 5ghz range, which is sad.
I dig into this, and find others are finding the same: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803798 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1777431
However, I have also looked into the chipset, and AnandTech.com, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749498, and the Ifixit teardown agree that it is using a BCM4330, which supports Wireless a/b/g/n 2.4ghz and 5ghz, as well as bluetooth 4.0, and fm radio. I took a look at the radio, and the creator of SpiritFM has concluded that the chip's antenna pin isn't connected, and thus why FM isn't working.
So, my question is then; is the lack of 5ghz on the Nexus7 a hardware or software problem?
It would be nice to have the 5ghz wifi range, as my college campus actually uses it a lot.
It's a hardware issue, and I don't think the lack of 5Ghz is a problem when you consider that the wifi chip only supports single stream at a maximum 65 Mbps. There are a few other devices out there that can support up to 72 Mbps, but that's about it. Tablets and smartphones are almost always a few years behind the standards because it's incredibly expensive to manufacture wifi hardware capable of the latest and fastest standards that will fit inside of a mobile device.
Is there any evidence that its a hardware issue? The chip seems to support it, as i said.
People thought the htc dream (tmobile g1) would never run ics or jb, guess what it can! Not well, but its possible.
So why isn't 5ghz possible? No offense, but 1 person saying its not without any clear evidence wont get me to give up.
I never said speed was an issue, its mostly compatibility, cant hardly connect to campus wifi if my device doesn't support 5ghz; and the 2.4ghz bands are crowded in my apartment complex, a single 5ghz router would do wonders.
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The hardware does not support 5ghz. There's nothing more to it.
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The hardware does not support 5ghz. There's nothing more to it.
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Proof? Data? Information? There is nothing that I find that says the chip shouldn't work beyond people saying it shouldn't.
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It was mentioned during the presentation at the IO convention. Don't have a link.
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Proof? Data? Information? There is nothing that I find that says the chip shouldn't work beyond people saying it shouldn't.
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Check the specs on Broadcom's web page.
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Wireless-LAN/802.11-Wireless-LAN-Solutions/BCM4330
Single-band 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n or dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5Ghz 802.11 a/b/g/n
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The important part to note is the "or" in the middle of that statement, which means that there are two different versions of the chip. The HTC One X, for instance, has the dual band version. We've got the cheaper single band version in the Nexus 7.
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Check the specs on Broadcom's web page.
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Wireless-LAN/802.11-Wireless-LAN-Solutions/BCM4330
The important part to note is the "or" in the middle of that statement, which means that there are two different versions of the chip. The HTC One X, for instance, has the dual band version. We've got the cheaper single band version in the Nexus 7.
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Blast, curse you broadband and your annoying use of prepositions! Oh well, thank you for the info.
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My nexus 7 connected to my router's 5ghz network for 2 days. But today it couldn't find it anymore
I posted about having trouble the first time getting it connected to my 5Ghz network but i got that to work finally.
Now the issue is it will say it is connected and it will work fine....until i leave it for the night. when i come back to it the player will say im connected to the network but there is no internet. have to disconnect and reconnect for it to work. Going to try it on my 2.4ghz network tonight.
They need to get to squashing these bugs!!!
mine has been running on my 5ghz n network since I opened it up a few hours ago no issue....then again it is like 3 inches from the router. If your router is a good distance from the device 2.4ghz would be better as it generally has a longer reach than 5ghz or at least that is my findings as anything in my bedroom has a hard time connecting to my 5ghz as apposed to the 2.4
Well my router is right next to my Nexus player... Maybe it's the router that is the issue. Have to check more into it. Been meaning to upgrade to an ac router anyway
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jerflash said:
Well my router is right next to my Nexus player... Maybe it's the router that is the issue. Have to check more into it. Been meaning to upgrade to an ac router anyway
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You and me both especially since I have at least 3 devices that support AC.
if you are a fan of linksys/belkin, the wrt1900 is a tough router.
i currently use a ea9200 (ac3200) which is a tri band router. 2 5ghz bands and one 2.4. i would seriously consider moving up to ac1900 based routers...
djwyman said:
You and me both especially since I have at least 3 devices that support AC.
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Ya... Almost all my devices hat are not wired support ac now... Have to see what to do.
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if you are a fan of linksys/belkin, the wrt1900 is a tough router.
i currently use a ea9200 (ac3200) which is a tri band router. 2 5ghz bands and one 2.4. i would seriously consider moving up to ac1900 based routers...
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I'm using he n66u right now. Hiring of selling it for something else. Have not used linksys for awhile now. Maybe give it a shot
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