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i see a ton of youtube vids testing wifi and 3g. seems mine is the slowest around and cant figure out why. if im on wifi or 3g i get 1500kbps. doesnt matter which i use. i get my full 18 mbps speeds if i test with my laptop but again not with this phone.
any clue as to what the hell?
running stock rooted rom.
Same here
Yeah, I'm getting the exact same thing. First had an issue where my wifi would be in a permanent cycle of scanning, connecting, disconnected. I found a post saying it was an issue with the wap_supplicant file and that forcing it back to an older version (which was pulled from an old CM 6 alpha build) would resolve it. Tried that, and now my wifi isn't cycling anymore (so that's fixed) and can actually connect to my wifi, but now my data speed goes to almost nothing after trying to do anything with data other than running a speed test.
EX: reboot phone
run speed test 3 times, each time giving 11 Mbps down and 786 Kbps up (which is what it should be at on the low end but I'm happy with it).
go to the market, search for an app (don't download anything), go to the web, do a google search
now data is slow
run speedtest 3 times, each time get approx 900 Kbps down and 786 Kbps up
reboot and the same thing just keeps happening again and again.
Stock ROM, rooted but nothing else (other than the older wap_supplicant).
If someone can find a solution to this that'd be great!
Hi, i noticed recently that my wifi speed seemed poor so i did a few test.
-max dl speed is 0.6-0.7 Mbs on the same router weher my wife's Chacha gets 4-10 Mbs;
-the last recording in the bandwidth app shows i was getting around 4 Mbs (about a month ago).
I don't know what happened.
OS: 7.10.7720.68
FW: 2424.11.9.2
HW: 3.15.0.4
Radio sw: 2424.11.9.1
Radio hw: 0.0.0.800
Dose anyone have any ideas?
Thank you!
P.S. i haven't tried a hard reset as i don't want to loose all settings, messages and applications.
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I tried deleting some of the wifi settings from my phone and also the settings for my connection.
The first 3 speed tests showed 5-6 Mbs and i thought i fixed it... Sadly it isn't so... the speed dropped back to 0.6-0.7 Mbs. And deleting the settings again didn't fix it.
I am running out of ideas... Please help!
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...anyone? any idea?
This may be the old wifi/ mobile data bug which has been raised many times... try disabling mobile data and doing the test again.
I have excact same problem. 0,5 - 0,8 Mbps wifi, 4-8 Mbps on 3g... Youtube is useless on wifi.
My another phone Samsung Galaxy S gets almost 30Mbps on my home wlan.
illuzn said:
This may be the old wifi/ mobile data bug which has been raised many times... try disabling mobile data and doing the test again.
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Sadly it's not . I tried that (but forgot to mention in OP).
I get around 2-3 Mb on 3g anyway.
pichemanu said:
Sadly it's not . I tried that (but forgot to mention in OP).
I get around 2-3 Mb on 3g anyway.
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Same problems here. Rarely gets above 0.6Mb.
I tried a reset on the router, no luck
pichemanu said:
I tried a reset on the router, no luck
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It's the phone, not your router, so there is not much you can do about it... sadly.
ballajalla said:
It's the phone, not your router, so there is not much you can do about it... sadly.
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Close, but no cigar.
It's probably the combination of the router incl. software and the phone. For whatever reason the negotiated transmission speed between the router and the Omnia is 1Mbps which explains the 0.6Mbit.
This is exactly what happens to me and it has nothing to do with 3G on or off.
You can try the following:
1) If you happen to have a Windows 7 computer with a wifi card you can make it an access point. Make sure your card used 802.11g only, then connect with your Omnia and your speed will go up to 5Mbps or more.
2) If you happen to have a router with dd-wrt you can try forcing the transmission speed to a fixed value. For me 9Mbps works best on my old Linksys WRT54G
So there's still hope.
Good luck.
Ive got ddwrt on my dlink dir-615, and even with static speed I get crap speed on my Omnia 7, which I didn't prieor to Mango. And saying that the design og Wifi (transfer rate negotiation) is part of the problem is just silly. It is the phone that is the problem, no doubt about that Thanks for the tip anyway!
I don't wanna argue whether this is silly or not even though your statement slighty annoys me, to be honest. Having said that, try setting
Network Mode: G only
Channel: 6
Basic Rate: All
Transmission Fixed Rate: 9 Mbps
Frame Burst: Enabled
RTS Threshold: 2270
Preamble: Short
Shortslot Override: Short
The above works fine for *MY* Omnia, maybe not yours. With the above settings I get around 5Mbps instead of 0.6Mbps, tested on two different Linksys dd-wrt routers.
There seem to be two kinds of problems. There are those Omnias where wifi is only fast when data is turned off and others where wifi is always slow (like in my case)
And for me the transmission speed is 1Mbps as I can see on dd-wrt even though I'm 2 ft away from the router. Whatever causes it, the transmission speed should be a little higher, shouldn't it?
Anyway, good luck.
No more wlan speed problems with Lumia 800 With Omnia 7 i had to disable mobile data to use wifi with proper speed.
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pichemanu said:
Hi, i noticed recently that my wifi speed seemed poor so i did a few test.
-max dl speed is 0.6-0.7 Mbs on the same router weher my wife's Chacha gets 4-10 Mbs;
-the last recording in the bandwidth app shows i was getting around 4 Mbs (about a month ago).
I don't know what happened.
OS: 7.10.7720.68
FW: 2424.11.9.2
HW: 3.15.0.4
Radio sw: 2424.11.9.1
Radio hw: 0.0.0.800
Dose anyone have any ideas?
Thank you!
P.S. i haven't tried a hard reset as i don't want to loose all settings, messages and applications.
EDIT:
I tried deleting some of the wifi settings from my phone and also the settings for my connection.
The first 3 speed tests showed 5-6 Mbs and i thought i fixed it... Sadly it isn't so... the speed dropped back to 0.6-0.7 Mbs. And deleting the settings again didn't fix it.
I am running out of ideas... Please help!
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Apart from the OS version (which is 7.10.7740.16 on my device),
I have exactly the same issues and the same versions for
FW, HW, Radio sw and Radio hw.
All devices connected to my fritzbox 7330 are shown using 54Mbtit, Omnia 7 connects with 1-2Mbit. however, browsing feels smooth and Youtube is running without interruptions. Bandwidthtest on phone shows 0.5 Mbps mostly.
The interresting thing is, that in the firm I can get it up to 2.1 Mbps.(Guest Wifi, running WEP encryption). A Galaxy S connected to the same WLAN shows 10Mbps.
Setting my home WIFI to WEP temporarily had no effect however, the phone keeps connecting with 1 MBit.
Looks like a common issue though. Maybe related to radio S/W version?
Any ideas appreciated.
Cheers
Mike
I compared once wifi performance between my Omnia7 and friend's Galaxy S.
Unfortunately, it seemed like Galaxy S is snappier and had better reception. Well, maybe this will be improved with some new Samsung drivers, who knows...
nd992 said:
There seem to be two kinds of problems. There are those Omnias where wifi is only fast when data is turned off
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Yep got this exact problem on mine
The one thing that's keeping me from fully enjoying my new Nexus 4---hassles with radios, both wifi & cellular.
1) On my home wifi network on all devices except the Nexus 4 I see solid, constant download speeds of 25Mbps. My Nexus 4 consistently only gives me 4-6Mbps. If I disconnect/reconnect sometimes I can see speeds slightly higher than that, but only temporarily. This isn't generally a huge deal because 4-6Mbps is fast enough for most things on a phone, it just bugs me that every other device in the house gets 25Mbps.
2) Of bigger annoyance is my cellular data connection, it drops off multiple times per day. The cellular signal strength indicates full bars, along with the 'H' icon indicating I'm connected to T-Mobiles HSPA+ network. Voice still works fine but the data connection is dead--nothing will connect--Speedtest, maps, Google Search, Facebook, etc. This forces me to either turn on/off Airplane mode or reboot the phone completely to regain my cellular data connection. On my previous SGS2 I never experienced this issue. It drives me nuts to not be able to pull up a phone number, directions etc at the times I need it most.
Does anybody have any similar experiences or suggestions on how to remedy these issues?
Edit---FYI I'm fully stock but rooted. 4.2.1 update not yet applied.
1) Check APN settings and make sure your account is properly provisioned by calling T-Mo CSRs. I had a similar issue with my Nexus One back in the day that was fixed with a reboot after they reprovisioned my account.
2) Flash factory image, in case it was a bad flash of the radio. It happens.
3) If 1 & 2 fails, or you don't want to try #2, call the Nexus hotline and get yourself a replacement.
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1) Check APN settings and make sure your account is properly provisioned by calling T-Mo CSRs. I had a similar issue with my Nexus One back in the day that was fixed with a reboot after they reprovisioned my account.
2) Flash factory image, in case it was a bad flash of the radio. It happens.
3) If 1 & 2 fails, or you don't want to try #2, call the Nexus hotline and get yourself a replacement.
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Called TMobile and had them reset my account, I'll keep an eye on it the next couple of days.
Right now I'm downloading a cached Google map via WiFi and it is slooooow.
I also notice on edge the signal is inconsistent.
Hi
The Wi-Fi issue is something happening to others, seems to be a driver bug.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40306
Regards
Phil
Wifi connectivity is my biggest gripe. I'll step 6 feet away from my router and I lose a bar. A couple rooms away I fluctuate between 1 and 0 bars.
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Did you ever find a cure for this? I am having the exact same issues on my O2UK Nexus 4, anytime I want to use the data connection its almost guaranteed not to work and involve reboots, Airplane mode on and off etc
Im having the same issues. My data just drops wifi and cellular. I dont get full signal wifi or cellular. I live in india and flashed the latest .54 which was released in india recently. I managed to at least get cellular data going but my strength still low and data drops still on both wifi and cellular. Its super frustrating. Any ideas?
try reflashing the OS on your phone and try changing the wifi channel on your router.
changing the channel on my wireless router really helped signal to all of my devices. there may be lots of interference on the channel you're on.
SeraldoBabalu said:
try reflashing the OS on your phone and try changing the wifi channel on your router.
changing the channel on my wireless router really helped signal to all of my devices. there may be lots of interference on the channel you're on.
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I may reflash OS but i just got the phone today so ill slow down a bit. I flashed the radio one would think that would be enough? Anyway I have many other devices on my wifi without an issue and i used wifi analyser and theres no overlap with other routers and i experience this on 2g 3g and wifi so it looks like some modem problem. Unfortunately the phone was bought 3 months ago in the States and im here in india so im kind of stuck
There are known issues with the Nexus 4 wifi speeds slowing for no apparent reason. Also, known issues with the LOS (loss of signal). You can find information and bug reports on both of these issues.
ingenious247 said:
There are known issues with the Nexus 4 wifi speeds slowing for no apparent reason. Also, known issues with the LOS (loss of signal). You can find information and bug reports on both of these issues.
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I dad see some threads reporting this issue. Unfortunately i dont see any solutions or resolved threads. Additionally people either have it they dont as i see it i cant see people witching sides. Its just a little frustrating. Any opinions on whether kernel swapping will help?
Did a full flash from scratch. No progress. Also i went to my friends place and signal was perfect for like 4 hrs straight but every other place ive been since has seen choppy signal.
nvillamob said:
Wifi connectivity is my biggest gripe. I'll step 6 feet away from my router and I lose a bar. A couple rooms away I fluctuate between 1 and 0 bars.
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Pretty bad. I ran a test a few weeks ago and I can go up to 450 feet from my router (old Linksys) without a problem, and after that it gets iffy, and finally disconnects at 500 feet. I am seeing an average of 20 Mbps on wifi. Now if I can only get my cellular connection (non-wifi) to go faster than 1 Mpbs max I would have a usable phone.
I have a slightly diff issue.
If I reboot my phone, I connect to my router no problem. If I turn wifi off (to save battery) and then turn it back on.... it shows my AP's as out of range.... but I do see my neighbours AP's. I also have an N10 with has no issues at all with wifi (and none of my other divises have issues either).
When I bought the N4 they seemed to be having an issue with it when setting it up.... but I was not paying close attention. I am wondering if I have a bad phone on top of the "normal" wifi issues that other are experiencing.
Think I will revert back to stock and swap it for another phone to see if I can at least just turn off / on the wifi rather then reboot to connect (how sad is that?)
OldGaf said:
I have a slightly diff issue.
If I reboot my phone, I connect to my router no problem. If I turn wifi off (to save battery) and then turn it back on.... it shows my AP's as out of range.... but I do see my neighbours AP's. I also have an N10 with has no issues at all with wifi (and none of my other divises have issues either).
When I bought the N4 they seemed to be having an issue with it when setting it up.... but I was not paying close attention. I am wondering if I have a bad phone on top of the "normal" wifi issues that other are experiencing.
Think I will revert back to stock and swap it for another phone to see if I can at least just turn off / on the wifi rather then reboot to connect (how sad is that?)
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**** UPDATE ****
I picked up a cheap belkin router and set it to AP mode.
My N4 has no issues at all with it. Connects when I want it to right away and is fast / solid connection.
On my Galaxy Note 3, when at home I am connected to my WIFI. When I leave the house or switch off my WIFI the phone seems unable to connect to the network (in this case Three) and the browser, email and any other data apps state they cannot connect to the Internet.
The only way to resolve it is to switch on Flight Mode and then turn it off again. I saw a comment in the reviews for the Note 3's keyboard fix that one other person is experiencing the same as me.
Is anyone else having this problem and do you know of a permanent fix? The only info I can find is a similar issue on the Note 2 at time of launch which look to have been corrected by a patch.
i have this problem so i flashed h3g uk firmware and it kept failing, so i flashed back to uk btu firmware and im stuck with the exact same problem. no idea how to fix either,
p.s my problem only seems to be with google now, play store and sometimes on any app that uses internet i get news feed error no connection ect..
I am on Three network and mine works OK.
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Solution
I think I have found a work around to this annoying problem. It was losing the ability to use any data when I left a WIFI spot I was connected to, or when out and about and the phone picked up an open WIFI spot. None of the WIFI advanced options made any difference. It would affect 3G data too, I'd lose all data access until I toggled Flight mode off & on...that was the only way I could get it working again other than restart the phone.
I found a post about a similar issue with the Note 2 when it was first released and it mentioned a WIFI power saving mode. It turns out you can get to this from the SeviceMode screen by dialing this number *#0011# (ServiceMode will start as soon as you enter the second #) - assume it is the same for all. Once in ServiceMode, tap the menu button and chose WIFI. You will then see a WIFI Power Save Mode label with a button underneath. Tap the button to set it to OFF.
I've been testing this all day, normally I'd lose data at least three times, sometimes more, while travelling but so far today everything has worked flawlessly ... no loss of data connectivity. From what I have been reading, switching off power save mode does not affect battery life despite what you might think and I've not noticed any unusual battery drain today so far. So if you are experiencing the same annoying loss of data, try this before you take your phone back. Hopefully this is a software issue that will be fixed in the future.
I swapped the phone
Hi,
I had something similar, except it wasnt wifi related, it happened after I lost the signal for a while (eg, in a lift/elevator).
I tried a new simcard, and that didnt help (also Three UK).
Then I got the handset swapped for a new one at carphonewarehouse, and it fixed the issue, so I put it down to a lemon unit.
cheers
George
on my s4 and n3 i did more than 10 tests each on wifi and 3g with phones simultaeneously, both on same network, both held in my either hands, both using speedtest both connecting to same server, both on the three network sims on the one plan with unlimited internet including tethering (both pans in my name), same location, same times tests were done.
both on 3g and wifi the n3 is MUCH MUCH slower than the s4 both on three network and same wifi
********************* on wifi on 3G
S4 PING TIME 32 to 173 66 to 86
N3 Ping Time 30 - 37 73 to 1110
S4 upload speeds 8 to 17.79mbps 1.65 to 2.27
N3 upload speeds 7.11 to 12.58 1.74 to 3.77
s4 download speeds 17.79 to 22.38 6.61 tp 7.68
N3 download speeds 7.93 to 12.58 mbps 0.92 to 8.04
the numbers are not just it, even during speed tests i was losing wifi connection on the N3 a couple of times and see the same happening on streaming youtube where it keeps stalling on wifi unlike the s4. surely there is something wrong with the hardware of firmware
Looks like the WIFI setting only helped and it has not solved my problem. l now lose network data connection less often when leaving a wifi zone but it still happens. More worryingly on two occasions now I have lost all access to three including calls, texts and data. Toggling Airplane mode brings everything back to life but this makes the service unreliable.
Sometime I also have this problem. This is similar to when I went overseas, I turned off the data roaming, but it always unable to connect to data when I returned. Usually I have to reboot it.
same problem
Same problem any one can help without custom rom
mahmoud1594 said:
Same problem any one can help without custom rom
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Just got this alert as it was in my spam box hence the late reply.
Had done this comparison video of the note 3 versus nexus 5 WiFi speeds on same router and nexus 5 was giving speeds of up to 50 Mbps and the Samsung galaxy note 3 was giving 0.5mbps plus drop outs! See video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XvFPwTAGA
The router works fine with my 3 nexus 7 tablets, 3 Tegra note 7 tablets, Samsung galaxy note (original), 2x android mini PC, 2x smart TV's from Sony and LG, 2x smart bluray players from Sony and LG, laptop, smart camera from Samsung, Panasonic stranger, my NAS drives, 2x old HTC desire phones, a few other old phones from Sony and Nokia and media player from samsung and archos, the only device that ever had a problem with any Router is this Samsung galaxy note 3.
Main problem happens when there are open WiFi networks around our you have selected the auto detect in settings. Here is the solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjL8JbSQCvw and now I get 50mbps with same phone and router! So it was **** Samsung software to blame!
Now I have triple sim adapter in phone and all three give me 3g signal in Many areas.
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Sometime I also have this problem. This is similar to when I went overseas, I turned off the data roaming, but it always unable to connect to data when I returned. Usually I have to reboot it.
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I have a Note 3 and this always happens to me when I return from travel overseas. I turn off mobile data and data roaming and use Wifi, but am never able to reconnect when I return. The first time I fixed this by rebooting. This time I tried restarting my phone, removing the battery, turning off Wifi Power Saving Mode by dialing *#0011#. Fortunately I was able to fix the problem simply by toggling Airplane mode without having to reboot. Hope this helps.
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I have a Note 3 and this always happens to me when I return from travel overseas. I turn off mobile data and data roaming and use Wifi, but am never able to reconnect when I return. The first time I fixed this by rebooting. This time I tried restarting my phone, removing the battery, turning off Wifi Power Saving Mode by dialing *#0011#. Fortunately I was able to fix the problem simply by toggling Airplane mode without having to reboot. Hope this helps.
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i have same problem. but i'll wait another solution that permanently fix it without toggling airplane mode.
Same issue
I have the Note 3 & the same issue I'm not a fan of the lollipop look so kept my Kit.4.4.2,
I don't use tethering I play Clash of when I can but it never connects until I turn mobile data off then on this is a pain
i have no solution just having a moan about it.
I use CM Browser
:Telephony info:
IP : ml>
Network type :HSPA
Signal: -91dBm
IMEI : *****
Help !
Cheers oldyin
Hi,
My ZUK Z1 european version has just arrived and I am noticing that it cannot take the 5Hz wifi when there is some distance in between. If it does it, it disconnects in seconds. It does connect to the 2.4Hz g without too many problems (some times even not this one). If I put only 5Hz networks, the same happens. Sometimes it doesn't see the signal at all.
This doesn't happen when I am next to the router. So, since the 5Hz deteriorates more with distance (AFAIK) what I'm describing shouldn't be surprising. My doubts are because with the nexus 4 (Android, not cyanogen) it grabs the 5Hz without any problem at exactly the same long distance (2 thin walls, few furniture in between), and I find very unlikely that the wifi chip of the nexus 4 is superior than the one of the zuk z1.
UPDATE:
It is very strange. With the ZUK, in front of the router I get 110 Mbps (5Hz, n-only), when I move to the room in question I get 3-4 Mbps only, so about to be disconnected.
With the nexus 4 (same 5Hz connection obviously), I get 50 Mbps when I am in front of the router AND when I am in the problematic room. How is that possible?
If I test connecting to the 2.4Hz (b,g,n), the nexus 4 gives the same 40-50 Mbps no matter the distance. I have to go to a very "protected" room to see a drop to ~15 Mbps, again showing no difference between the two bands.
If I test with the zuk, it gives 20 Mbps, if I move to the very "protected" room, I see a drop down to 0.3 Mbps
So, it is like the wifi is much better if you're in front of the router, otherwise is significantly worse? Is that feasible? Can it be a software problem?
Hello! first of all excuse my bad english
I received today me ZUK 1 and im having the same trouble, its impossible to use wifi without problems when you are in a different room from router, and especially when you put the smartphone in horizontal position ,grab it with two hands and cover the superior part with your hand, when i do this i simply lost the connection even if im in front of router. I come from HTCmania, a spanish forum of smartphone and we are few people with the same problem and is very frustating that there is no solution and noboy in Lenovo or ZUK says nothing about this trouble.
Me too. Wifi is very very very bad if you hand is in the top (camera zone). Horizontal, vertical, it does not matter if you cover the area with his hand, zasss wifi dies.
Sorry my very bad english.
Same problem here
I have the same problem as described. I have not noticed if my hand position affects it. My OnePlus one and my Sony Xperia Z1 compact both manage to hold on to the wifi in my bedroom albeit less than full signal. The Zuk z1 just keeps dropping off and sometimes doesn't find the wifi.
Have anyone contacted Zuk about this? Mine was bought through Spanish eBay but seems to have been sent to Spain from Germany.
Following the thread for a solution as this problem is a definite dealbreaker.
Daniel
Uau, I've just tested it and while it is unrelated to the problem that I say (this is, the ZUK receives the 5Hz band very bad it seems) it is completely true. While doing a wifi test (Wi-Fi Deadspot app), connected to the 2.4Hz, from 55 Mbps if I put the hand over the top part of the mobile it drops to 30, if I put the hand in the middle part of the back zone it drops to <5Mbps!!
*Having it over a table doesn't make a difference for me.
UPDATE: The measurements from this app seem very variable, based on other comments it doesn't seem to be related to the software but to the ZUK. Now the 5Hz band gives excellent results from the room where before it couldn't even see the wifi.
So it does seem capable, but VERY unstable I guess. Is this hope for waiting a software-based solution? Or we should mark this phone as a wifi-less phone ...
(damn ~_~ they sure knew about this from the units sold in China)
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Me too. Wifi is very very very bad if you hand is in the top (camera zone). Horizontal, vertical, it does not matter if you cover the area with his hand, zasss wifi dies.
Sorry my very bad english.
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2,4 ghz
Just checked and it turns out that my wifi is on 2,4 ghz. So I guess the conclusion is that the problem is unrelated to the frequency.
There are two problems:
Problem 1- Wifi drops when your hand is on the top of your phone, irrespective of the frequency
Problem 2- Wifi in the 5Hz is very unstable and/or much worse when compared with a nexus 4 phone (relevant provided it is an old phone), related to the frequency (or it seems so at least)
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Just checked and it turns out that my wifi is on 2,4 ghz. So I guess the conclusion is that the problem is unrelated to the frequency.
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I didn't noticed anything before i read this and tried to put my hand on the upper part of the phone : my WiFi connection instantly shut down even if I had 3bars over 4... So yeah there's a real issue with the WiFi antenna here :S (first real drawback I have with this device...)
Apart from that, I owned a Nexus 4 too just before this device and I personally have a better WiFi reception on my Zuk Z1 (one more bar for both 2.4 and 5Ghz bands)
Does the same happen with ZUI os?
I also have a Wifi problem with the international version of Zuk Z1.
Testing the Wifi with the App "Wifi DeadSpot" in both the Zuk and a Oneplus 1, the results are:
2m far from the router:
OnePlus1: 38Mbps (GOOD)
Zuk Z1: 9Mbps (AVERAGE)
10m far from the router:
OnePlus1: 22Mbps (GOOD)
Zuk Z1: 0.45Mbps (POOR)
In both cases the phone is in vertical and without touching it (holding it near the camera apparently really makes Wifi coverage worst)
If the Zuk is in horizontal position, the Wifi signals is also worst: 0,5-1 Mbps at a 2m distance.
I tried resetting the Zuk to factory settings and the results are the same, so I don't think it's a software issue. Could be a manufacturing defect or just a cheap wifi chip?
Wifi on the ZUK Z1 is better than Note 4, S6, Xperia Z3+ and Mi Note.
On some positions I don't get Wifi, with the Z1 2/4.
Speed up to 50Mbit/s over 2.4GHz. With 5GHz about 120 Mbit/s. I don't need more.
Hello, I received my EU Z1 today and I'm coming from a Nexus 4 too. I don't have any trouble with 2.4ghz WIFI, the connection its perfect two stories under the router and I can say its as good if not better then the Nexus 4 holding it in any way. I think you got defective devices.
I hope your are right.
I'm considering buying this device. Would be great if other people could tell about their wifi reception.
Same problems here, with cyanogenos, didn´t test ZUI os.
I´ll posted the bugs on cyngn forum here: http://community.cyngn.com/t/some-m...lash-flashlight-poor-wifi-back-button-led/208
But not sure if its a software or hardware issue, i guess hw.
It's pretty random...
If i have the phone 3-4m from 2.4ghz router through a wall:
Keeping the Z1 in the same position, without touching it, WiFi reception varies from 2-4Mbps to 40Mbps (from test to test in Wi-Fi deadspot app). Can't predict when I get which speed. Mostly it's very low, though.
Disconnecting and reconnecting sometimes helps but mostly it doesn't. My old Huawei Y300 has a solid ~18Mbps when tested at the same spot.
Then again also the phone reception randomly drops from 3 bars to 1 to just go back up to 3 all within 1-2 seconds. (which might be unrelated but coincided with having higher Wi-Fi speeds)
Here's hoping for a software bug....
Cheers.
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There is one thing that is rather consistent though:
Whenever the display turns off during the Deadspot test, WiFi drops e.g. from 40Mbps to ~8Mbps. I first observed it by chance and then switched off the display on purpose several times while the app was running...
In the WiFi settings it's set to always keep on, so that shouldn't be the issue...
@tuatara42
I think i noticed sth similar, i had map downloads for navigation, around 2gb of data, it was half done in a few minutes but when it gone into standby mode and i woke it up 10 minutes later it barely progressed, so that means the wifi must have been slower.
That gets me a bit of hope that it´s "just a software problem".
I just tested the speed right next to the router:
Same speed, no improvement, 1-4Mbps.
Full speed with the Y300.
Actually I'm pretty sure WiFi was much better in the beginning, before the latest COS updates...
COS could be part of the problem, with CynaogenMod on my old phone I have the same problem with wifi speeds when the screen is off.
I just did a rough test using Wi-Fi Deadspot. At about 7.5m, through four very solid brick walls, from my 2.4 Ghz router I got 32.49 Mbps with my Z1, and 27.74 Mbps with my old N4. So WiFi is fine for me.
Which COS12.1 version are you on?