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I have an htc inspire 4g and it barerly works on wifi if at all in the location i would most want to use it in. My ps3/xbox 360/netbook all work fine on wifi in the same exact location. Does the nexus 7 have a good built in wifi?
sportscrazed2 said:
I have an htc inspire 4g and it barerly works on wifi if at all in the location i would most want to use it in. My ps3/xbox 360/netbook all work fine on wifi in the same exact location. Does the nexus 7 have a good built in wifi?
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I've never had any issues. !!
Snappy and no connection problems to date !
Sat side by side connected to the same router My ONE X has 2 bars My Nexus 7 32gb has 4
I can tell it's way stronger than my gnex
Much stronger than my Nexus S. However my phone is two years old so it's possible quality has dropped since then.
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I can tell it's way stronger than my gnex
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I agree with that. My nexus has most of the time 4 or 5 bars, whereas my gnex has 2 or 3.
WiFi worked fine for me. Just note that it doesn't support 5GHz
Works good for me
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Works very well. Actually picks up the Hotel wireless across the street from the light rail station I use.
I use it at home streaming Hulu+ while standing in front of the microwave popping popcorn.
Not sure what the huge deal is moving to "dual band" with 5GHz to get away from the interference I don't seem to be encountering. Actually I do, dual band with the proper client yields the potential to have a much faster wireless connection (600Mbps) versus the peak theoretical with single band 2.4Ghz (300Mhz).
If I'm not getting the interference in busy downtown Seattle, where is it exactly?
Wifi has been great, but I have noticed once I rooted and put a custom kernel on that signal was not as good as on stock. Just would notice I would lose signal in spots at home when I never used to.
I picked up a N7 yesterday, no complaints yet. I agree the Wi-Fi connection is more stable than my GalNex.
thanks everyone for the responses.
Nexus 7 has wifi issues
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thanks everyone for the responses.
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I'm about to return mine because of wifi issues. It was really fast at browsing a week ago when I got it but now it's a slug browsing the net. Even after a factory reset same slow problem browsing. The apps themselves were fine just web surfing. Every page I visit takes 10-20 seconds to load on chrome and Firefox . My ipad and iPhone does it in 1-2 seconds using the same darn wifi. Many resets and same slug issues. I never modded or anything. Very weird.
Nexus 32 GB
Have my iPad 3rd gen same room and have full bars and nexus has 2 or 3 not bad at all.
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N7 probably has the best wifi of any device I've owned.
well i bought the thing based on web reviews about the wifi and price. my motodroid has horrible wifi problems and this thing has never dropped my connection in the few months of owning.
My experience is that the Nexus 7 got a pretty decent range on the wifi antenna. When it comes to speed my GNexus is pretty much about 2-3 times as fast. Easily seen when updating large apps on Play Store.
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I'm experiencing random WiFi disconnects on my N10 that I just got today. I can't determine if I'm having network issues or if I'm having tablet issues.
Is anyone else experiencing WiFi stability issues?
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I'm thinking it was a network issue. I made a few changes in my router and seem to be fine now.
Blueback22 said:
I'm experiencing random WiFi disconnects on my N10 that I just got today. I can't determine if I'm having network issues or if I'm having tablet issues.
Is anyone else experiencing WiFi stability issues?
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I didn't have any trouble on my home network, but I was having major issues on my mom's Wi-Fi. Setting the tablet to only use 2.4ghz in advanced WiFi settings fixed it for me.
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No, everything is fine here. The screen is dazzling!
How often does it happen, or just all the time?
I am also having wifi issues on my nexus 10. I am seeing constant disconnects with my older dlink 825 router that doesn't happen with any other device. Signal strength is much weaker than any other device. I believe it also knocks other devices off the wifi network when the n10 loses its connection but haven't been able to confirm with enough testing. The proximity to router doesn't appear to make much of a difference. I have reset router, changed channels, including testing on both 2.4 and 5ghz. I love the device but this is very frustrating so far
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How often does it happen, or just all the time?
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It was dropping about every 2 minutes. I read on another thread that refreshing the DHCP list and setting the DHCP lease to another other than "never expires" might help. This was the solution for me.
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Definitely seems to be an Android 4.2 issue. I'm experiencing the same on my Nexus 10, 7 and G-nex since updating yesterday. It will just randomly disconnect and then reconnect. All 3 devices also randomly soft-reboot occasionally.
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Definitely seems to be an Android 4.2 issue. I'm experiencing the same on my Nexus 10, 7 and G-nex since updating yesterday. It will just randomly disconnect and then reconnect. All 3 devices also randomly soft-reboot occasionally.
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Out of curiosity, what brand is your router?
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Out of curiosity, what brand is your router?
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Netgear.
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Netgear.
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Is curious as I heard Belkin has issues sometimes. I'm running Belkin.
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I am really starting to believe it is a 4.2 issue as well, it is good to hear that I am not the only one having these issues I have at least 7 other devices that are in use on and off throughout the day and none of them are having wireless issues. I was going to buy a new Router but think I will hold off for a while and wait to see if there are any newer OTA patches that fix this.
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I am really starting to believe it is a 4.2 issue as well, it is good to hear that I am not the only one having these issues I have at least 7 other devices that are in use on and off throughout the day and none of them are having wireless issues. I was going to buy a new Router but think I will hold off for a while and wait to see if there are any newer OTA patches that fix this.
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Belkin dual band n750 here. I had my nexus10 connected to the 2.4ghz (WPA2) band all yesterday and never once saw a disconnect or problem. I haven't tried the 5ghz band yet because I need to look up the password.
If I tether using foxfi on the my evo 4G lte everything is working well. No random dropouts or disconnects. Only seeing this issue at home so far.
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I got rid of the Problem by uninstalling Boat Browser. Since then it neuer happened again!
This devices seems to get the worst reception of any other tablet, phone and laptop that I have had. After getting about 20 feet from the AP I get no bars. Wireless seems to cut off and on. I have a dual band AP. I have tried different settings on the nexus but still the same thing. My Samsung galaxy nexus phone gets twice the coverage. I was thinking that I had a defective tablet but not sure now. I was at my brothers house today and had the same problem on his router.
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This devices seems to get the worst reception of any other tablet, phone and laptop that I have had. After getting about 20 feet from the AP I get no bars. Wireless seems to cut off and on. I have a dual band AP. I have tried different settings on the nexus but still the same thing. My Samsung galaxy nexus phone gets twice the coverage. I was thinking that I had a defective tablet but not sure now. I was at my brothers house today and had the same problem on his router.
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This tablet has much better reception than my Iconia or my Droid X. On my mom's WiFi it had signal issues until I disabled 5ghz on the tablet. 0 issues since
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I have disabled the 5ghz on both tablet and router and its seems i get a little better signal but drops out every 5 minutes while on the web.
akhan47 said:
Definitely seems to be an Android 4.2 issue. I'm experiencing the same on my Nexus 10, 7 and G-nex since updating yesterday. It will just randomly disconnect and then reconnect. All 3 devices also randomly soft-reboot occasionally.
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So you don't think it's specific to the N10? I was going to call in for warranty replacement as it's doing it again today.
Same thing here. Especially bad with Bluetooth on. Using crappy D-Link.
I've read that more than one person are experiencing WiFi connectivity issues with this tablet either that the antennas don't have a good reception or that the signal gets cut off, do you also experience anything like it or its working perfectly fine for you good WiFi just like what you got on your smartphone?
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No issue on mine so far
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Thanks a million
The wifi on my device is great. It's a bit better than my Nexus 7 2013.
The whole device experience so far is butter. It's annoying how the update that lets you remove the navigation bar,now keeps you from operating split screen,because without the square to long hold,i don't know how else you can activate it.
Thank you guys
I know this is an old thread but a note that if you are rooted in the US you can enable 5Ghz wifi connections through build.prop edit.
I have the US version and its slow. less than half the speed of my 2.5 year old note pro 12.2 and gs7. 50% slower than first gen nvidia shield tablet. I called support and they were very uninformed.
I'm having the same issue. Just performed a speed test at a coffee house. LG G6 get 50 download, 5 year old Chromebook gets a 20+, Huawei Mediapad barely gets a 3. I've done the same test at various coffee houses and it's always the same.
Hi All-
I updated to the Android Pie Official release last night and this morning my WiFi range is now non existent. When I am in the same room as the router everything is perfect but I go in to a different room in my tiny apartment it can no longer connect. I am only like 25 feet from the router and it says signal is poor or can't connect at all. Never had this issue with Oreo.
Anyone else have this issue or any ideas to fix it? I never tried any of the P Beta releases because I didn't want issues like this...
Thanks in advance for your help!
(FYI I am on rooted stock Pie with Magisk)
PS- Yes I searched but I started a new thread because I only found 2 recurring issues that people discussed are throttling speed issues and other people saying wifi doesn't work entirely. I didn't find anyone discussing range issues...
I had a OnePlus 5. I bought the essential phone on the Prime day and even before using it, flashed Android P beta and now am on Pie official.
I have no idea about Oreo but the WiFi signal is really poor on the essential. My essential phone loses the 5ghz signal in the next room where my OP5 works perfectly fine.
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I had a OnePlus 5. I bought the essential phone on the Prime day and even before using it, flashed Android P beta and now am on Pie official.
I have no idea about Oreo but the WiFi signal is really poor on the essential. My essential phone loses the 5ghz signal in the next room where my OP5 works perfectly fine.
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I don't think it is just an "essential phone" issue it seems to be possibly a Android P issue, because I had the phone for a week or so on Oreo rooted with no wifi range issue.
I also was connected to a 5ghz network. Did connecting to 2.4ghz band work any better for you? I just noticed my issue while getting ready to leave for work this morning and didn't have time to test the 2.4ghz range
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I don't think it is just an "essential phone" issue it seems to be possibly a Android P issue, because I had the phone for a week or so on Oreo rooted with no wifi range issue.
I also was connected to a 5ghz network. Did connecting to 2.4ghz band work any better for you? I just noticed my issue while getting ready to leave for work this morning and didn't have time to test the 2.4ghz range
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The range on 2.4Ghz network is slightly better than 5ghz but still, it's nowhere near to my OP5.
I hope it's an Android P issue and not a hardware issue.
I have noticed the poor/weird signal. Both WiFi and mobile signal are not great. I am 6 feet from my WAP in the same room and have 3 bars as i type this.
I have a AmpliFi mesh network that works well but wonder if this phone is jumping on the 5ghz node and not the mothership.
Mobile signal in my SF flat is weak up front and stronger in the back. My HTC U11+ holds the weak signal where the PH-1 does not.
I got this phone on prime day(and 360 lens and case from Essential for really cheap) to use as a backup/hobby but considering returning phone and selling accessories.
It is not just the signal issue...I have gotten used to a larger phone and the U11+ feels great everytime I return to it. Alas, age.
I have had several times on Pie problems, but then I never tested this on Nougat when I received the phone, I just went straight into the Pie Update.
For me, several times, I click Wifi on and it shows connecting for the longest time sitting next to the router, then when it connectes it says no internet.
I've only played with the wifi a few times, and most of the time it gave me problems connecting.
I have other phone issues, so I've got a new phone replacement on the way, and I'll leave this on Nougat that it comes with and try to see if I can get an Oreo update and leave it on that, and see if it works out better.
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I had a OnePlus 5. I bought the essential phone on the Prime day and even before using it, flashed Android P beta and now am on Pie official.
I have no idea about Oreo but the WiFi signal is really poor on the essential. My essential phone loses the 5ghz signal in the next room where my OP5 works perfectly fine.
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I think it comes with oreo, does it not?
@hssxda I just received my phone from an online order with Nougat...
I was hoping it was coming with Oreo.
Hmm
I seriously thought this phone didn't support 5ghz until now, when I first set it up few days ago, my 5G network didn't show up at all. I felt weird that 'flagship' phone didn't support 5ghz, but didn't bother checking.
Oh well, 2.4 it is, at least downloading Pie over 2.4 was really fast where 5 wasn't even seen.
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@hssxda I just received my phone from an online order with Nougat...
I was hoping it was coming with Oreo.
Hmm
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Tbh I don't recall what mine came with but I definitely updated to the July oreo before pie came out and my wifi was fine. I believe the Ota updates are incremental so you may be able to just update to oreo if you wish but I'm not positive
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Tbh I don't recall what mine came with but I dentek updated to the July oreo before pie came out and my wifi was fine. I believe the Ota updates are incremental so you may be able to just update to oreo if you wish but I'm not positive
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Nope, just Nougat to Pie is all there is...
I should just give into having some Pie to eat I guess! LOL
Isn't newer always suppose to be better... LMAO
Working fine here. 5ghz connects all the time when in range. Google WiFi mesh, and a sophos network at work. Signal and speed is fine.
Same here, no issues with 5Ghz at all. You might try factory resetting the phone, always fixes things for me.
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Same here, no issues with 5Ghz at all. You might try factory resetting the phone, always fixes things for me.
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that would be a huge PITA if I had to do that
I reported this to Google's issue tracker, if people are experiencing the same issue I encourage you to comment over there in order to ensure this is addressed.
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/112496368
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I got this phone on prime day(and 360 lens and case from Essential for really cheap) to use as a backup/hobby but considering returning phone and selling accessories.
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same.
but at the same time, I have to remind myself that I only paid $250 for this...
The radios overall on this phone are the weakest radios I have ever seen in a flagship device, and I have owned to many! With that said, my issue was reverse, I had extremely low strength to no signal on 5ghz networks on Oreo June build, as well as weird throttling issues. Cell service was extremely bad as well.
With the Pie update, the phone is usable, including the 5Ghz WiFi network, but again, it is the weakest signal I have ever seen from my router. I have had this tested on a Note 8, Huawei Mate 10 Pro, HTC U12+ and Essential PH1. Hoping it's a software fix!
P.S. No amount of factory resetting saved me ...
I just got back from a cross-country road trip that I've taken many times before with many other devices, and while the PH-1 was a BIT weaker in a few spots it was acceptably good -- and not materially worse than the V20 that I was using just before this device (which, as phones go, is in the "good but not excellent" RF category.)
I find it acceptable -- WiFi is IMHO weaker than cell on this device, but it's not particularly bad.....
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I seriously thought this phone didn't support 5ghz until now, when I first set it up few days ago, my 5G network didn't show up at all. I felt weird that 'flagship' phone didn't support 5ghz, but didn't bother checking.
Oh well, 2.4 it is, at least downloading Pie over 2.4 was really fast where 5 wasn't even seen.
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I've wiped back to stock several times on this device, always notice my 5ghz takes a bit longer to show up on the initial setup for wifi. My 5ghz seems to get better speeds where I am normally setting up my phone, so i tend to wait for it...usually just an extra 20 seconds or something and it pops up
Sent a message to Essential customer support. Expecting a standard boilerplate response of "factory reset the phone" which doesn't apply in my case. Here's my story:
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I purchased a new Essential PH-1 and updated it to the latest release of Android Pie (9, build PPR.180610.091, baseband 2.0.c4-M2.0.5). I did the update to Android Pie beta immediately out of the box, with nothing installed, not even any user configured. It then updated to the Android 9 stable release.
The WiFi on this Essential PH-1 is very unstable on the 5 GHz band. It sporadically drops connection and reconnects. While this might seem like just a nuisance, it's a big problem when streaming videos. Sometimes when WiFi drops, the video resumes streaming from my mobile connection which incurs high charges. I don't always notice this since the video can look like a brief buffering pause when it switches over. It's also an issue when I play online multiplayer games, causing it to drop me out of the game.
This happens frequently on the 5GHz band (on average every 10-30 minutes, but varies a lot). The 2.4 GHz band is more stable but it still drops out on occasion. This looks like a weak antenna in the Essential, as I've done a WiFi scan using WiFi Analyzer app and see the 5GHz reception is extremely poor. My old Nexus 6 sees 8-10 5GHz stations in my condo, whereas the Essential sees 2 (including mine).
My reference point is the Nexus 6 which has no WiFi dropouts. It's rock solid and maintains connection "forever" (I never see it drop WiFi). My router is a Linksys WRT3200ACS with extended range antennas. It has very strong signal strength, I know that's not the issue since 5 other devices have no WiFi dropout issues.
Not sure if this is the right thread to post it, it'd be helpful if the mods can categorize it correctly as I'm not very frequent here. So it here goes.
I had the Moto X 2nd gen (2014) for about 3 years and I really enjoyed the phone for the time. The 2gb ram and 16gb non-expandable storage was becoming unusable in 2017 and certainly the abysmal battery was not helping either. So was looking for an upgrade and was not planning to go back to Moto ever since Lenovo took over. Yes I'm a sucker for stockish android, so there weren't many options at the time. I'm not a heavy phone user, mostly do phone calls, texting, youtube and music streaming, GPS navigation, some occasional photos and very light gaming as I don't enjoy mobile gaming much(pcmasterrace here). Then the mi a1 was announced with android one program and it definitely seemed like a good deal to me. So bought one the same month it came out. Initial impression were like it's sleek and felt premium and performance seemed slightly better the Moto X2, hated the big bezel, capacitive keys and size of the phone. Overall was happy with it.
3 months on using it, it just died one day. Wouldn't power on, led doesn't light up when connecting the charging cable. Took it to the service center and got to know that the motherboard was dead and since there was no water or physical damage, they offered to replace the board free of charge. But I insisted them to get me a new unit, which they agreed to. And this whole process was quick, I got a call within 1-2 hrs after dropping it off on the first day and got the replacement on the second day. The replaced phone screen had a slight yellowish hue but I got used to it and have been using it till now.
Now here comes the bad part. Not sure if it's just my unit, but cell reception is really bad, calls don't always connect the first time, data doesn't work unless you toggle airplane mode and always had to rely on the home and work WiFi and made a habit of downloading media for the commute. I'm based of Bangalore/India on Vodafone network and most of the other people I know on the network don't have this problem. I don't even want to talk about the GPS as it's a joke. So majority of the things I do are not very doable. Heard many people telling flash a custom roms etc, have to say been there done that and always returned to stock rom because of stability, reliability and security(apps from work require stock unrooted encrypted phone). And what pushed me over the edge was the power button stopped working about 6 months ago, and read online that it was a very common issue.
Finally decided to jump ship and ordered the one plus 7 base model. Been using for about 10 days and aside from being a landslide in performance vs the a1, finally able to stream media, phone calls connect the first time, hurray!! The GPS works like it should and it feels like worth while upgrade from the Moto X. I still hate the size of the phone but at least the bezel are not that big.
An advice to phone oems, try to get the basics right other than adding unnecessary redundant features.
Peace
My Mi A1 has definitely had some issues over time but nothing like you described. In fact the Mi A1 is the best smartphone I've ever owned. The Lumia 630 was great (I was a Windows Phone sucker), my Moto G 2015 was quite good (left it mainly because of battery issues) but compared to those - the Mi A1 is excellent. And yet there are still much better phones.
But my Mi A1 is still usable, no cell reception issues as you described.
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My Mi A1 has definitely had some issues over time but nothing like you described. In fact the Mi A1 is the best smartphone I've ever owned. The Lumia 630 was great (I was a Windows Phone sucker), my Moto G 2015 was quite good (left it mainly because of battery issues) but compared to those - the Mi A1 is excellent. And yet there are still much better phones.
But my Mi A1 is still usable, no cell reception issues as you described.
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Might be like i got a bad unit and do remember having bad cell reception in the initial one i had. Getting two bad units in a rows seems unlikely or i just have a really bad luck
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Might be like i got a bad unit and do remember having bad cell reception in the initial one i had. Getting two bad units in a rows seems unlikely or i just have a really bad luck
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Where do you live? Could it be it doesn't fully support your carrier's bands?
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Where do you live? Could it be it doesn't fully support your carrier's bands?
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In Bangalore/India on VodafoneIN. From what I got from frequency check, it's compatible.