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Hi,
I have just purchased a Note 2 and there is no comparison in Wifi speed between my Note 2 and my old S3.
I have downloaded the same files in the same conditions with both devices and the S3 is almost two times faster than the Note 2.Anybody else with the same problem?
Daniel
Danielfr said:
Hi,
I have just purchased a Note 2 and there is no comparison in Wifi speed between my Note 2 and my old S3.
I have downloaded the same files in the same conditions with both devices and the S3 is almost two times faster than the Note 2.Anybody else with the same problem?
Daniel
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Nope..faster then s3 here.
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the specs are same abd there is only one difference that Note 2 is better in some parts...
it doesnt check with wifi speed as it may vary on some time (its not fault of phone) but it should matter if you are getting same dB of eifi dignal at samr place or not.
use WifiAnalyzer for that...
Is there anyone that moved from the S3 to the Note 2? I am interested in learning if the incremental benefits are worth the cost and the upgrade.
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I have a white note 2. I sold my s3 for $500 (had alot of cases lol) and paid the full price. I switched back to my s3. My note 2 is still here i got til monday to decide what to do. I just really dont see any difference. The s3 just feels better and theres just so many companies supporting the s3 with acessories
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office mate has an s3 and bummed about it after seeing my note. He loved the larger screen and longer battery life. I felt bad.
I went from S3 to Note2. No regrets here. After using the Note2 for a few days, it doesnt feel all that big anymore. I do like how the S3 felt really light though but no biggie. The bigger screen and battery life is awesome. I had got the S3 about 3months ago so I had to pay full price for Note 2 and sold S3 to my cousin. With Note2, I have no need for a tablet
The S3 (in the US) is only a mild refresh on the S2... I would rate those two phones to be about the same. The Galaxy Note II has a lot of the features that you would expect from the next generation update not an incremental one, like you said.
I am such a fan of the pen and have the 10.1 note but it is a little big to bring to meetings and carry around. I really love the 7 inch size and have the HTC View which works okay but incomparison to the Samsung spen it its really lagging. Ideally I would love a 7.7 note and wonder ids the 5" note 2 actually big enough to take meeting notes. It's anyone really using the note 2 for this?
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The only thing I use the S-pen for is quick notes like lists and debit card transactions so I don't have to carry paper or the check book all day to keep it balanced. I couldn't see myself taking extensive notes on it but for jotting down quick things its nice.
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Didnt really move from S3 to note II just added note to the family
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I just got the Note 2 on Friday afternoon. I still have my Galaxy S3. So far, I was surprised at how light the Note 2 is. It's light compared to my S3 with its extended (4200mah) battery. I thought it would take a little while to get used to the Note 2's size, but it already feels comfortable most of the time.
S Pen features are going to take some getting used to, and the calendar write-in seems to be much less functional than I hoped. I can write on the calendar, but I only see it when in handwriting mode. Samsung's "help" also says that the events won't be synced to your Google calendar, only saved locally.
I sold my s3 for 430. Got the note 2. Hubbys giving his gs3 to his daughter and getting the note 2 when they come out at best buy.
The Note 2 is an Amazing Gadget and quad core fasssst !!
I got the Sprint S3 for the past 2 months and I love everything about it !! but I had to buy the Note 2 since I was very curious and after using it for 5 days now I really think that the Galaxy Note 2 is much more smooth and responsive than the S3, especially when playing games. I never felt like these phones were made for those high graphic games but, after playing on my Note 2 I am a happy customer. but still, I miss having the S3 since the Note size is a bit bigger and not as easy to hold in your hand as the S3. I have another week to decide if I want to keep it or not but I will probably end up selling my S3 on eBay and rooting this bad boy !!!
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Didnt really move from S3 to note II just added note to the family
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+1 Added a line to my Sprint account to get the GN2. Now my account has a credit of $123. Couldn't tell you how that happened.
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I also had the gs3 and just recently got the note2 on saturday morning. So far everything is good. My hands are skinny so i used to hold the gs3 with both hands to type aince my fingers are long it was not very confortable to type but its was not terribly bad. With the note2 now having both hands to type makes more sense and also its feels gooda typing...still trying to get use to the screen size. As far as using the s pen for notes, i havent use it much yet but i can see this will become useful for short notes but not lengthy notes tho.
No regrets here for trading the gs3
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went from S3 to N2 and love it, definitely more powerful, and I am a big video watcher so the screen upgrade was more than worth it, I LOVE THIS THING!
On the verge of switching from S3...but
I really want to make the switch to the note 2 but the lack of SVDO (simultaneous voice and 3G data) on the Note 2 is a downgrade. I never thought it was a capability that mattered until I got used to it. Using my GPS in the car while on a call or accessing the web or email while on a call is a nice convenience...People on GSM (AT&T and T-mobile) don't have this issue.
I really want to make the switch....Other concerns are tether and roam control but those should get worked out over time.
Again, I came from S3 and I enjoy this thing.
play "Draw Something". When you can actually draw precision art with note 2 stylus when the person you're playing with is drawing doodles, you'll know why you bought this phone.
On a serious note, screen size, battery life yes all those, but what's impressive is that this thing benchmarks higher than almost any other devices out there. 6000 on quadrant with stock rom.
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I really want to make the switch to the note 2 but the lack of SVDO (simultaneous voice and 3G data) on the Note 2 is a downgrade. I never thought it was a capability that mattered until I got used to it. Using my GPS in the car while on a call or accessing the web or email while on a call is a nice convenience...People on GSM (AT&T and T-mobile) don't have this issue.
I really want to make the switch....Other concerns are tether and roam control but those should get worked out over time.
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I thought that with LTE you can do voice and data simultaneously.
Anyways, I'm liking the N2 but miss all the ROMs that the S3 had (like Paranoid Android).
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I thought that with LTE you can do voice and data simultaneously.
Anyways, I'm liking the N2 but miss all the ROMs that the S3 had (like Paranoid Android).
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I believe that is the case regarding LTE but don't hold your breath with Sprint getting a decent level of LTE coverage. I am in Atlanta where we have had coverage for several months. I have found the LTE to be spotty and unreliable. There are many times when I will be on 4G and will have high download speeds but 0 upstream. The automatic switching can be pretty dicey. Sprint's 3G is nothing to brag about but the coverage is obviously a lot better than their LTE. Hopefully LTE will get better soon.
Actually, if I knew that roam control was working on the Note 2 I would be more likely to make the switch. It has been a life saver in dealing with situations where Sprint has their roaming algorithm ridiculously rigged to not roam when there is virtually no signal. Yesterday, I was at an appointment for an hour where I was showing zero bars (signal was below -105dB). The phone was heating up and my battery was dying. I forced to roam and had full bars. I don't use this frequently but it has been invaluable in dealing with Sprint's poor coverage on occasion.
I might end up picking up the Note 2 and keeping the GS3 just in case.
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I really want to make the switch to the note 2 but the lack of SVDO (simultaneous voice and 3G data) on the Note 2 is a downgrade. I never thought it was a capability that mattered until I got used to it. Using my GPS in the car while on a call or accessing the web or email while on a call is a nice convenience...People on GSM (AT&T and T-mobile) don't have this issue.
I really want to make the switch....Other concerns are tether and roam control but those should get worked out over time.
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I've noticed that on mine as well. Damn shame that with 4 cores this phone doesn't do that. Still awesome though. Will be better if we ever get 4G in Orlando.
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Some days I can overlook crappy hardware and sometimes I can't. Why do we have to make this tradeoff?
GPS sucks on this phone. It blows big donkey balls!
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Works great for me. It does exactly what I would expect of GPS in a phone. It may not get a lock indoors but I'm doubting most phones can, keyword "phones"
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Just reboot my phone, fired up the GPS Status app, and got a lock within two seconds. The GPS service on the Gnex has always been great to me. Are you using a stock ROM?
jzero88 said:
Some days I can overlook crappy hardware and sometimes I can't. Why do we have to make this tradeoff?
GPS sucks on this phone. It blows big donkey balls!
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weird when u say that , c my gps lock outdoors
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i even get a lock indoors but on a very weak signal !
m on cm10 stable rom
Anyone that complains about the gps on the nexus never had the crappy gps in the old vibrant... I think this gps is real good.
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Works great on mine and my wife's GNex. Running stock 4.2.1. Get's a lock in our single floor home too.
I was getting locks in 45s - 1m and then I downloaded fastergps from the market (I'm lazy you can also just edit gps.conf) and my locks are now 10-20s
Be thankful you have GPS that works "sometimes". Some phones don't ever work like the vibrant. And for me, my GPS always worked and locked within 5 second.
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Anyone that complains about the gps on the nexus never had the crappy gps in the old vibrant... I think this gps is real good.
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Funny you say that because I did have the S And to me there is no difference. Maybe my phone is faulty. And I am no newb. and CM10 had great GPS. Stock does not
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Also I meant gps.conf not build.prop haha Just edited my post to fix that.
Most the time my GPS works good, but sometimes not so much. This morning it wasn't locking on and I got tired of waiting so turned on portable hotspot and linked my nexus 7 which locked immediately. Oh well nexus 7 props perfectly between my dash and windshield anyway, so it works excellently as a navigation device.
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Funny you say that because I did have the S And to me there is no difference. Maybe my phone is faulty. And I am no newb. and CM10 had great GPS. Stock does not
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Gotta be something screwy then, GPS on my S was so bad it said I was consistently on the other side of town...my gnex gets my location within a few feet in seconds. Much better IMO.
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Funny you say that because I did have the S And to me there is no difference. Maybe my phone is faulty. And I am no newb. and CM10 had great GPS. Stock does not
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If the GPS on your GNex doesn't paste your vibrant then your device is faulty. I get locks withing 30sec and i still have a vibrant which gets a lock in about 3 min with accuracy of like 200m and Gnex accuracy within 1-5m
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Very solid gps for me, much better than my epic touch. Locks quickly. No complaints.
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Be thankful you have GPS that works "sometimes". Some phones don't ever work like the vibrant. And for me, my GPS always worked and locked within 5 second.
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There are fixes that can be done. Putting small amount of solder on the GPS antenna gold contacts and flashing the latest GPS fixes, one of the Vibrant I had actually gets better signal than my Galaxy Nexus as a result, though the Nexus still lock slightly faster. Here is the link to the JellyBean patch for the Vibrant: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33844820
Also update your baseband to the latest version.
I agree.
My previous phone was a Nexus One. I also had a t959 vibrant. My current phone is an i9250. Yes, the i9250 has "working" GPS compared to the Vibrant but it doesn't compare well to my nexus one.
During navigation, the nexus one will show me on the correct side of the road with an arrow pointing in the right direction. The i9250 will often show me on the wrong road (or sometimes neighborhood) and frequently thinks I've wandered off and changed direction.
While sitting at an intersection, my i9250 will frequently think I've suddenly made a u-turn or started driving. This does not happen with the nexus one.
I can not seem to get a fix on the i9250 without a data connection. This was a problem for me recently when I went to canada for 2 days. I can get a fix with or without a data connection on my nexus one. I've been an hour from cell service and could still use the nexus one for directions and google sky.
Overall, the i9250's GPS works poorly enough that I've given up using it for navigation, especially in unfamiliar places. I used my nexus one for navigation anywhere I went. I now just get directions on my i9250 and memorize them.
I did a side-by-side navigation test with my galaxy nexus and a friend's verizon galaxy s iii recently. The galaxy s iii had the same problems that my galaxy nexus has. Maybe it's a problem common to samsung phones?
I REALLY miss the in-call noise cancellation that the nexus one had. The galaxy nexus picks up everything around me. My friend chris has a galaxy nexus as well. It's very difficult to have a conversation with him if we are both in noisy environments. This also bugs me a little extra because the specs for the phone listed dual mic for noise cancellation, but it does not work. The other day my fiancee asked me what that loud ticking was. It took me a second, but it was my car's blinker clicking noise! She said it was loud!
Another friend has had his nexus 4 for a week now. It definitely has working in-call noise cancellation. I want to compare it to my nexus one, but it's a million times better than the i9250. the nexus 4 also generally trounces my i9250 in a dumb time-to-fix gps test. I'll post back here if I get a chance to do a side-by-side navigation test.
All that said, I still love my galaxy nexus. I've had it for exactly one year now and it does not feel old. The GPS is my biggest problem with the Galaxy Nexus, but it still kinda works. Then comes noise cancellation, but that's more a problem for the other end of the line. Then comes the recent liblights bug in 4.2, but that will get fixed. That's all I can complain about.
Well the N4 use both aGPS and GLONASS so it will get better signal, I think there isn't a need of comparison due to that except to know how much it's improved. S3 have GLONASS as well and I didn't have any problem with it.
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I think if your location is drastically different from the last known location, the GPS goes all wonky.
Happens to me when i travel into another country, the GPS refuses to lock and i have no data connection. but after a while of trying, it started locking again, but when i come back to my home country, it refuses to lock properly even with data connection, seems like my AGPS is broken.. Should be ok after i flash CM10.1 when it comes out;p
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Anyone that complains about the gps on the nexus never had the crappy gps in the old vibrant... I think this gps is real good.
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Dude what he said. I can't believe they sold that thing. My very first smart phone. Due to Samsung's pathetic update procedure I will never own a non-nexus and will always modify them. Thanks Samsung?
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I've had a couple of different Galaxy Nexuses, the last of which had horrible issues with the GPS. My first one on Verizon was perfect and locked within 3-4 seconds, even indoors. Then my first play store one was similar. I ended up having to RMA that one for screen issues, though, and the replacement was a nightmare. It'd lose the GPS lock on an open road without a building or tree for a mile. I'd say for every 1 minute I used Google Maps, the GPS was only able to lock for 5-6 seconds of it. Navigation was painful at the very least.
TLDR: Consider RMA'ing your phone. This is probably a common issue, Samsung uses flaky GPS chips.
Luckily, my Nexus 4 locks even quicker then the Galaxy Nexus ever did (< 2 seconds) and has no such issues.
hi boys.
I'm using civato rom and kernel on my n5100 but with stock too I have a weak wifi signal.
my wifi reception is weaker than my Samsung galaxy SII.
I'm crazing.. how is possible that a new device could have a weaker wifi signal than and old one?
sometimes I lost wifi reception or it is slow...
do you notice this problem, a not so good wifi module?
any solution or suggestions?
thanks a lot!
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RavenAlias said:
hi boys.
I'm using civato rom and kernel on my n5100 but with stock too I have a weak wifi signal.
my wifi reception is weaker than my Samsung galaxy SII.
I'm crazing.. how is possible that a new device could have a weaker wifi signal than and old one?
sometimes I lost wifi reception or it is slow...
do you notice this problem, a not so good wifi module?
any solution or suggestions?
thanks a lot!
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The solution is to improve your router or improve the positioning of your router. If you're on public wifi, try to get closer to the source. While mobile devices all suffer from weaker wifi reception when compared to laptops of desktops due to power consumption compromises, there is nothing inherently wrong with the Note 8.
If your router is buried behind the monitor or is otherwise obstructed, you can significantly improve signals by just moving it to a higher and unobstructed position. If you have a garbage router, you'll get garbage signal. Garbage in = garbage out.
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The solution is to improve your router or improve the positioning of your router. If you're on public wifi, try to get closer to the source. While mobile devices all suffer from weaker wifi reception when compared to laptops of desktops due to power consumption compromises, there is nothing inherently wrong with the Note 8.
If your router is buried behind the monitor or is otherwise obstructed, you can significantly improve signals by just moving it to a higher and unobstructed position. If you have a garbage router, you'll get garbage signal. Garbage in = garbage out.
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thanks for your help!
my galaxy s2 has a better wifi signal than note8, how do you explain?
do you notice a weaker signal in your note in comparison with your smartphone for example?
thanks sputnik & all
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RavenAlias said:
thanks for your help!
my galaxy s2 has a better wifi signal than note8, how do you explain?
do you notice a weaker signal in your note in comparison with your smartphone for example?
thanks sputnik & all
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Don't look at the signal bars as a hard indicator. They are just a graphic representation of thr signal strength or signal to noise ratio. What that means is 3 bars for example is a range and not a single number. What it also means is that it's a subjective reading. For example, an AOSP ROM may display 2 bars for the same signal strength as touchwiz that displays 3 bars. So get an objective measurement. Either find an app that willngive you the actual signal to noise ratio, or simply run a speed test. If both phones test similar, it makes no difference how many bars they show. Of course there may be minor variations in each device as far as reception goes, but it should be similar overall.
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Don't look at the signal bars as a hard indicator. They are just a graphic representation of thr signal strength or signal to noise ratio. What that means is 3 bars for example is a range and not a single number. What it also means is that it's a subjective reading. For example, an AOSP ROM may display 2 bars for the same signal strength as touchwiz that displays 3 bars. So get an objective measurement. Either find an app that willngive you the actual signal to noise ratio, or simply run a speed test. If both phones test similar, it makes no difference how many bars they show. Of course there may be minor variations in each device as far as reception goes, but it should be similar overall.
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thanks sputnik.
obviously I'm speaking after many tests.
With different wifi analyzer apps the result is the same.
In areas of home in which my tablet has more difficulties his signal is around 10 dBm less than my Galaxy S2. (for example note8 84 dBm vs 72 galaxy s2)
For this reason I'm telling you that I'm not happy of its wifi, I don't know if a hardware problem and if bringing it to Samsung assistance.
what do you think, can you do similar tests with your smartphone?
Thx!
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RavenAlias said:
thanks sputnik.
obviously I'm speaking after many tests.
With different wifi analyzer apps the result is the same.
In areas of home in which my tablet has more difficulties his signal is around 10 dBm less than my Galaxy S2. (for example note8 84 dBm vs 72 galaxy s2)
For this reason I'm telling you that I'm not happy of its wifi, I don't know if a hardware problem and if bringing it to Samsung assistance.
what do you think, can you do similar tests with your smartphone?
Thx!
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I ran a wifi signal app on both the Note 8 and my Galaxy S4. I don't have an S3 to test unfortunately. The results I got were similar, 69 vs 67 dbm respectively. This was far away from a low end router. Before you try to get service on your tab, try the comparison with a different router, such as friend's or a public hotspot. Lets rule out your router as the reason for the signal drop. Maybe your phone can better handle a weaker signal or has a higher power wifi module or better antenna.
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I ran a wifi signal app on both the Note 8 and my Galaxy S4. I don't have an S3 to test unfortunately. The results I got were similar, 69 vs 67 dbm respectively. This was far away from a low end router. Before you try to get service on your tab, try the comparison with a different router, such as friend's or a public hotspot. Lets rule out your router as the reason for the signal drop. Maybe your phone can better handle a weaker signal or has a higher power wifi module or better antenna.
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i took a time to test my wifi
my note 8 wifi is always around 10 dBm less than my Galaxy S2.
it seems a sort of shield, or obstacle that covers my wifi module
i don't know if it has a weaker module or an hardware problem, but I'm asking to myself could be differences between different notes 8? i don't think you have problems who i have...
i don't know if samsung assistance could fix my problem or joke me
thx for your help!
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I also notice this problem, my old S6 Edge+ has no issues with wifi in 1 room of my house, the Note8 sometimes completely fails to download web pages in the same room.
The two devices to which I can compare the wifi performance are a nexus 7 flo and an Lg G2. It seems that areas in my house where I normally get decent signal strength with the other two devices I am barely connected with the tab pro. Is anyone else getting poor wifi performance with this tablet? Maybe I just need to move my surfboard to the center of my house?
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Yes very poor... I had the nexus 7 and a note 3 both perfect in my room. This drops and goes from 3 to 0.
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I'm hoping that once some developers, hopefully, jump on this device wifi will be one of the issues resolved. Here's hoping it's not hardware related. It's really my only complaint about the device.
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So i did some looking around on ye olde interwebs today. There is nothing mentioned anywhere yet concerning this(probably way too early) . I may call Bestbuy tomorrow and ask if they've had any calls/questions/returns related to this.
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my wifi has been outstanding. actually better then my gtab was. full bars still on the second floor streaming hulu.
Yea not so much don't even have it in a case and I get like 2 bars where my phone is full bars
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So I downloaded Wifi signal strength from the play store. Sitting in the same spot, the signal dbm and linkspeed are reading roughly the same as my G2. Data download speeds on the G2, though, are reading about twice what the tab is seeing. Can anyone explain this? G2 is reading around - 82 to - 86 dbm and tab around - 79 to - 82 dbm.
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I just got the Tab Pro 8.4 yesterday and I too am getting very poor connection. I was going to return my Nexus 7 2013 today but I'm having second thoughts now. I love the screen real estate on the Tab Pro but unless I'm in the same room where the router is at I get horrible connection. Both devices running 4.4 but the Nexus 7 has no connection issues. Tried every possible fix to no avail . Other than that I have absolutely NO complaints about this tablet. From screen resolution to performance, this Tab Pro rocks!!!!!!
No WI-FI issues at all
Hello. Iv'e had my tab pro 8.4 2 weeks now absolutely no wi- fi issues at all great signal anywhere in house and outside too.
I have 2 netgear 6300 routers one is used for main network and the other is used as a bridge switch and I have a motorola cable modem which I own system combination works great. My netgear 6300 routers are a,b,g,n and ac if you know what that is.The Samsung Tab Pro .4 is also a,b,g,n and AC capable many other brand tablets are not AC capable I hope you know what AC is.
I suggest you buy some better routers and a seperate modem. Then you will probably have much better wi-fi reception. If you have a modem router combination build in one unit throw it away it will never give you the wi-fi reception you expect unless you are right next to it.
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I just got the Tab Pro 8.4 yesterday and I too am getting very poor connection. I was going to return my Nexus 7 2013 today but I'm having second thoughts now. I love the screen real estate on the Tab Pro but unless I'm in the same room where the router is at I get horrible connection. Both devices running 4.4 but the Nexus 7 has no connection issues. Tried every possible fix to no avail . Other than that I have absolutely NO complaints about this tablet. From screen resolution to performance, this Tab Pro rocks!!!!!!
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I know a lot about WiFi and it has nothing to do with my equipment. I have an airport extreme new version and also a Linksys bridged upstairs through a power line Ethernet kit. All my devices are fine except this one. Not saying the speed is slow just low signal where other devices are full..... The speed is fine just weak signal
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I know a lot about WiFi and it has nothing to do with my equipment. I have an airport extreme new version and also a Linksys bridged upstairs through a power line Ethernet kit. All my devices are fine except this one. Not saying the speed is slow just low signal where other devices are full..... The speed is fine just weak signal
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Take it back and exchange it, see if a new one has the same problem.
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I know a lot about WiFi and it has nothing to do with my equipment. I have an airport extreme new version and also a Linksys bridged upstairs through a power line Ethernet kit. All my devices are fine except this one. Not saying the speed is slow just low signal where other devices are full..... The speed is fine just weak signal
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In my extensive history with Samsung devices, some will show more/less bars than others. But they will achieve the same or similar up/down speeds when tested. A while back I read a post (I think it was on the Sprint S4) by an electrical engineer who actually ran some tests on two devices side by side. IIRC, the result was the devices were receiving the same amount of signal, but one of them showed less bars.
So if you're not noticing lower speeds, it's likely that this device has a higher threshold for showing signal strength in bars.
I've discovered something interesting about the WiFI issues. I too had problems with the WiFi on my Tab Pro 8.4. Most of the time when I woke it up the WiFi would not work and I had to turn it off and on again. Over the weekend I purchased a new Airport Extreme to replace my older one and no I do not have this problem anymore. I am not connected via AC instead of A/B/G or N. I just thought it was interesting.
I have a Galaxy S4 and the Tab Pro 8.4 wifi signal in the same house locations is far weaker. I don't get any signal in house locations where my S4 is fine.
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Mine is fine until I hold it from the bottom left corner. I lose close to 18 dBm by holding it from there
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I have done some tests using 2 different acces points. (on 6 different locations with variable coverage) (each time 5 tests and took the average)
I compared my S3 with the tab pro and the resulst were very close. (3dBm at most)
I haven't really been paying attention to it before, but for as far as I know wifi is fine here.
BTW: Left bottom corner doesn't make any difference for me.
So a little update. I went and replaced mine and the new unit has the exact same issue.
I live in Canada and we only have the white one available here. Don't know if that makes a difference
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UPdate:
I was going to go back to the NEXUS 7 because of the wifi issues but man this tablet is amazing!! So I decided to return it for another device and I guess I must have gotten a lemon for the first one(Which for me, Samsung has always been great), because I have no wifi issues at all . This tablet is by far the best one I've owned, from performance to especially screen resolution!!!
I had my Kindle fire hdx 8.9 and my LG Optimus g pro phone along with the tab pro 8.9 at the hospital and the tab pro could not connect due to signal strenth. Both my phone and the Kindle had no trouble what so ever and happily played Netflix and browsed the web. I am also having an issue where the tab pro disconnects from my wifi and reconnects every so often even in the middle of my using it for games or browsing. Intolerable behavior from a premium tablet.
h_zee13 said:
So a little update. I went and replaced mine and the new unit has the exact same issue.
I live in Canada and we only have the white one available here. Don't know if that makes a difference
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I have a black 8.4, and I can second your -15 dbm when I hold the bottom left corner. I loaded wifi fixer and can watch the difference...One room away from my router and typically run -53 dbm, but when I hold the tab with my palm covering the bottom corner, I am around -68dbm. Hmmm.... other than that, and coming from the 7.7, I love this tab.
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