So my phone seems to act really wonky on 5ghz band and ATT and comcast both have arris chipset based routers, the throughput speed is fine but the ping goes up and it has a intermittent packet throughput or something when i play games it goes from orange to green to orange to green with totally inconsistent ping times, i could only find one thread where i read these phones do not like arris chipsets which kinda sucks because thats all these broadband providers give out. on comcast modems you cant even use the 5ghz band its so bad, on att it works half of the time but the solution i found is to login to the 2.4ghz band, then logout then switch back to the 5ghz band and it seems to work, i know its working properly because my ping times are consistently 25ms when its having a problem its always 45+ms which isnt that huge of a difference but its so strange because clearing the cache does not solve this problem, im on the latest nof27b updated running pure nexus now, so i really wish they could fix this problem, if my router is unplugged and plugged back in it has this problem as well, i hate that i have to do a buncha restarting and logging in, at first i thought my pixel was broken, and i spent upward of 6 hours flashing and reflashing back to stock and rooting etc. anyone else with a similiar problem
Get some of the network tools on your phone and do some testing/data collection. If it truly is bad connecting to the 5Ghz network your only solution might be to buy your own wifi router and connect it to the cable modem and use your own WiFi setup (make sure you set it to use different channels than the ISP one if you can't turn off the ISP WiFi). We have Netgear X8 here at home and I only connect to 5 Ghz with zero issues.
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So my phone seems to act really wonky on 5ghz band and ATT and comcast both have arris chipset based routers, the throughput speed is fine but the ping goes up and it has a intermittent packet throughput or something when i play games it goes from orange to green to orange to green with totally inconsistent ping times, i could only find one thread where i read these phones do not like arris chipsets which kinda sucks because thats all these broadband providers give out. on comcast modems you cant even use the 5ghz band its so bad, on att it works half of the time but the solution i found is to login to the 2.4ghz band, then logout then switch back to the 5ghz band and it seems to work, i know its working properly because my ping times are consistently 25ms when its having a problem its always 45+ms which isnt that huge of a difference but its so strange because clearing the cache does not solve this problem, im on the latest nof27b updated running pure nexus now, so i really wish they could fix this problem, if my router is unplugged and plugged back in it has this problem as well, i hate that i have to do a buncha restarting and logging in, at first i thought my pixel was broken, and i spent upward of 6 hours flashing and reflashing back to stock and rooting etc. anyone else with a similiar problem
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I have a suggestion to your problems, i think this has something to do with this problem that you mentioned, it has a intermittent packet throughput or something when i play games it goes from orange to green to orange to green with totally inconsistent ping times, see this is where the problem is, as you said before, login to the 2.4ghz band, then logout then switch back to the 5ghz band and it seems to work, but wait i have a suggestion login to the 2.4ghz band, then logout then switch back to the 5ghz band and it seems to work, and so do i, and i spent upward of 6 hours flashing on comcast modems you cant even use the 5ghz band its so bad, i hate that i have to do a buncha restarting and logging in with totally inconsistent ping times, wonky on 5ghz band and ATT and comcast both have arris chipset based routers, anyone else with a similiar problem, ne thread where i read these phones do not like arris chipsets which kinda sucks because thats all these broadband providers give out. on comcast modems you cant even use the 5ghz band its so bad, on att it works half of the time but the solution i found is to login to the 2.4ghz band, then logout then switch back to the 5ghz band and it seems to work, i know its working properly because my ping times are consistently 25ms when its having a problem its always 45+ms , the ping goes up and it has a intermittent packet throughput or something when i play games it goes from orange to green to orange to green with totally inconsistent ping times, i could only find one thread where i read these phones do not like arris chipsets which kinda sucks because thats all these broadband providers give out. on comcast modems you cant even use the 5ghz band its so bad, on att it works half of the time but the solution i found is to login to the 2.4ghz band, then logout then switch back to the 5ghz band and it seems to work, i know its working properly because my ping times are consistently 25ms.
Does this help?
Here
Example...See all the ping times around the 25ms range then after all night it jumps to the 40s for some reason In the morning and network toggle doesn't seem to help now switching networks...
this is getting annoying cant seem to fix this and it seems to happen if the phone sits around idle for a while
You'll probably need to get your own WiFi router to plug into the cable modem. That was the only solution of us when we were in an apartment 2 years ago where they supplied ATT Uverse. WiFi was practically unusable. Plugged my router in and we connected to that with zero issues. Phones and computers.
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You'll probably need to get your own WiFi router to plug into the cable modem. That was the only solution of us when we were in an apartment 2 years ago where they supplied ATT Uverse. WiFi was practically unusable. Plugged my router in and we connected to that with zero issues. Phones and computers.
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ok so it is probably ATT shoddy equipment then, i figured as much
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ok so it is probably ATT shoddy equipment then, i figured as much
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Keep your fingers crossed the cable modem connection is good. If there are any issues in their network you may find that plugging your own router in won't work. I'd buy one from someplace you know you can take it back for a refund if it doesn't solve your problems. At least in our situation it was their crappy wifi router that wasn't good and the network itself was okay.
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Keep your fingers crossed the cable modem connection is good. If there are any issues in their network you may find that plugging your own router in won't work. I'd buy one from someplace you know you can take it back for a refund if it doesn't solve your problems. At least in our situation it was their crappy wifi router that wasn't good and the network itself was okay.
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network is fine, pretty sure its this crappy router as it has zero customisations whats weird though is it only disagrees with the pixel xl sometimes i dont understand it, ive had to reset it before and then it works fine.
This problem is getting annoying, it pops up no matter what factory image i flash, and if i shut off my wifi and then immediately turn it back on it happens, is anyone else having problems like this on their wifi i hate to feel like something is hardware broken on my pixel i dont wanna return it to verizon and get a bootloader locked one, this is on a completely stock reflash nmf207b Using an ATT gateway 5268AC, throughput speeds are fine but this ping consistency is annoying. What controls the wifi in these, which driver or radio or image. 5ghz AC band on a dual band
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I have numerous devices that I connect to my work WiFi, but for some reason my new Sprint Epic 4G Touch will not hold a connection to the WiFi. Sometimes it connects fine, other times it says "obtaining IP address".
Any thoughts or tips would be appreciated.
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JOHN
JOHNGAETANO said:
I have numerous devices that I connect to my work WiFi, but for some reason my new Sprint Epic 4G Touch will not hold a connection to the WiFi. Sometimes it connects fine, other times it says "obtaining IP address".
Any thoughts or tips would be appreciated.
Thanks
JOHN
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I'm also from Ohio and some areas are bad, but you can call Sprint and complain about your service and they'll give you a Rave that well help out a lot.
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JOHNGAETANO said:
I have numerous devices that I connect to my work WiFi, but for some reason my new Sprint Epic 4G Touch will not hold a connection to the WiFi. Sometimes it connects fine, other times it says "obtaining IP address".
Any thoughts or tips would be appreciated.
Thanks
JOHN
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I'm also from Ohio and some areas are bad, but you can call Sprint and complain about your service and they'll give you a Rave that well help out a lot.
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I believe he commented having problems with WIFI, which Sprint has no control over.
I have observed similar issues. It was exciting getting the phone to pop up on Spotify on my computer without doing anything, but shortly thereafter it seemed like the WIFI was not really working.
In my house, my Evo 3Ds have full bars when connecting to WIFI, and always works. Last night, on the E4gT, I had barely one bar (on the WIFI symbol) and I kept not being able to get emails. Then, I tried playing HBO Go and MAX Go, and I could only hear but not see anything. I got no error messages, except once got the "this is an audio only stream. For video, please get a better signal or connect to WIFI". I rechecked and I was connected to WIFI. I did a speedTest with Ookla, 22MBPS...Then I changed servers (in the Ookla program) and tried again. It went down to 400kbps.
The night before, both the WIFI and the 3G symbols were on at the same time. The 3G symbol didn't seem to be colored, so I figured it was on sleep mode, but then again, the speeds were slow so it could be WIFI was being screwy.
Can't guarantee there's something wrong with the WIFI, but it definitely felt like it had issues on my part. Whether that was connecting and looking for IP or something else, I'm not sure.
I'll keep an eye on the lookout for any answers to your issue.
Thanks for the response. Between the WiFi issue and a separate issue I am having with dropped signals, this phone may be heading back to Sprint.
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I believe he commented having problems with WIFI, which Sprint has no control over.
I have observed similar issues. It was exciting getting the phone to pop up on Spotify on my computer without doing anything, but shortly thereafter it seemed like the WIFI was not really working.
In my house, my Evo 3Ds have full bars when connecting to WIFI, and always works. Last night, on the E4gT, I had barely one bar (on the WIFI symbol) and I kept not being able to get emails. Then, I tried playing HBO Go and MAX Go, and I could only hear but not see anything. I got no error messages, except once got the "this is an audio only stream. For video, please get a better signal or connect to WIFI". I rechecked and I was connected to WIFI. I did a speedTest with Ookla, 22MBPS...Then I changed servers (in the Ookla program) and tried again. It went down to 400kbps.
The night before, both the WIFI and the 3G symbols were on at the same time. The 3G symbol didn't seem to be colored, so I figured it was on sleep mode, but then again, the speeds were slow so it could be WIFI was being screwy.
Can't guarantee there's something wrong with the WIFI, but it definitely felt like it had issues on my part. Whether that was connecting and looking for IP or something else, I'm not sure.
I'll keep an eye on the lookout for any answers to your issue.
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jromankvcc said:
I believe he commented having problems with WIFI, which Sprint has no control over.
I have observed similar issues. It was exciting getting the phone to pop up on Spotify on my computer without doing anything, but shortly thereafter it seemed like the WIFI was not really working.
In my house, my Evo 3Ds have full bars when connecting to WIFI, and always works. Last night, on the E4gT, I had barely one bar (on the WIFI symbol) and I kept not being able to get emails. Then, I tried playing HBO Go and MAX Go, and I could only hear but not see anything. I got no error messages, except once got the "this is an audio only stream. For video, please get a better signal or connect to WIFI". I rechecked and I was connected to WIFI. I did a speedTest with Ookla, 22MBPS...Then I changed servers (in the Ookla program) and tried again. It went down to 400kbps.
The night before, both the WIFI and the 3G symbols were on at the same time. The 3G symbol didn't seem to be colored, so I figured it was on sleep mode, but then again, the speeds were slow so it could be WIFI was being screwy.
Can't guarantee there's something wrong with the WIFI, but it definitely felt like it had issues on my part. Whether that was connecting and looking for IP or something else, I'm not sure.
I'll keep an eye on the lookout for any answers to your issue.
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Had the same problem,wifi signal with no color 3g on,when i went into wifi settings its always scaning...
I'm having lots of wifi issues as well. I had to lay my e4gt down right next to my dual-band e4200 to get a good signal, but even with a good signal, the phone sometimes pauses for minutes when trying to download or browse the web. And if the wifi signal is weak, I get no data transfer at all.
WoW, so far I have had no issues with wifi. Hell even Kies in wifi mode works good.
Normal wifi linked to my router works great.
Wifi direct works great
Kies in wifi mode works great.
I have never missed a email or txt msg. Streaming audio and video from the web is great, no stutter or issues to report. Grabing apps from the market is super fast.
I am with Time Warner and my internet speed is set to 15 meg down with burst to 30 meg down - I get a solid 15 meg down, 1 meg upload solid.
I am using both wired and wireless with my Linksys router.
It might help (statistically) if folks with/without wifi problems noted which signal was connecting (g/b/n/2.4ghz/5ghz/...)
3G instead of WIFI
I'm guessing you're into something there.
WIFI on, 3G icon shows => using 3G instead of WIFI.
I've also noticed those "minute" delays on using 4G. 4G gets up to 5 MBPS at my office. Evo 3D was getting up to 6.5MBPS. However, the wind could be blowing north instead of south, or a bird could have passed by the 4G signal path or...<insert silly remarks here>
Nonetheless, I get 4G. But even then, I'll open my mail to check a message and I'll have to wait for a minute and nothing will happen. Go back to inbox, then back to the message, nothing. Signal shows 4G on Zzz status as indicating that I'm not trying to use it (but is available). When it works, it's fast, but then it does not always work, which shows concern. So if we have problems with WiFi, and 4G, and 3G connection sucks, for a phone specially designed to be a multimedia monster...it's hard to stream without issues...
I'll be doing some more tests. 14 day return policy sucks, but have silly Best Buy protection plan, and I'm guessing they might still abide to their own 30 day return policy for Rewards members...
Now, I've heard of people complaining about complete crash of their radio, where there will be no signal whatsoever to make/receive calls, sms, data, etc. I haven't experienced these, and I'm still on stock, and I probably just jinxed myself too...sigh... But I wonder if the two issues are somehow related.
It could be software related, maybe need an update, or a better-than-original kernel, or who knows.
I did do the following changes:
RTSP Proxy Address changed to 0.0.0.0
RTSP Proxy Port to 0
HTTPPD Proxy Address to 0.0.0.0
HTTPPD Proxy Port to 0
But I still have same issues.
In the other hand, I can go to the HBOGo website and somewhat see videos (it's very cumbersome).
jake21 said:
It might help (statistically) if folks with/without wifi problems noted which signal was connecting (g/b/n/2.4ghz/5ghz/...)
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My Linksys router model = WRT54GL
Channel = channel 6 - 2.437 GHZ
Now how do you find out what signal I am connected with since I am using "mixed" wireless network mode.
Note in my wireless network mode I only have 4 settings -
a. disabled
b. mixed
c. B-only
d. G-only
So by the looks of it I can only do B and G modes on my Linksys router.
Well this is very interesting. I sat in the family room with my old epic 4g in one hand and my new e4gt in the other hand. epic 4g doesn't do 5ghz so I used 2.4ghz N for both phones. My epic 4g had 5 bars on wifi and my e4gt had 1 bar side by side. I ran a speed test on both phones. My epic 4g got 15mbs (15,000k) down and 3mbs (3000k) up. My e4gt got 1.5mbs (1500k) down and 1.5mbs (1500k) up. So, my new super phone is exactly 10 times slower on my home wifi, apparently due to very low signal. I tried my e4gt on 5ghz N as well, but it was even slower. Not good. I may have to return the e4gt and keep the old Epic 4g. I like the new phone, but the wifi and 3g signal issues won't work for me.
I wow, 10 times slower. Obviously this is a major flaw, but why isnt' everyone having the problem? I actually drained my battery yesterday trying to connect to WiFi
Supposedly they stopped giving out free raves from now on on
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I'm also from Ohio and some areas are bad, but you can call Sprint and complain about your service and they'll give you a Rave that well help out a lot.
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I'm also from Ohio and some areas are bad, but you can call Sprint and complain about your service and they'll give you a Rave that well help out a lot.
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JOHNGAETANO said:
I wow, 10 times slower. Obviously this is a major flaw, but why isnt' everyone having the problem? I actually drained my battery yesterday trying to connect to WiFi
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It would be great if others would test theirs and report back. Maybe I got a lemon and need to return it?
My problem with WiFi is it isn't switching from one channel to another. I have 3 wireless access points with the same SSID on 3 different channels. The phone locks onto the first one and never switches to a better signal unless the signal degrades to 0. All my other wireless devices will switch as I roam around the building.
Also, I've noticed that even if I am sitting next to the wireless access point, my signal meter never reads more than a 3 ^ symbols.
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I just got a free Rave last month, service in my area sucked so bad they pretty much had no choice but to give me one, Maybe they stopped giving them out cause eventually everyone would have them. I'm in a non 4G city and my speeds are horrible, almost useless. Verizon's LTE looks mighty good right now...and the caps don't bother me cause I barely use 2 gigs a month. So a 5gig plan would be a good cushion...
But about the wifi, in my basement which is right below where I have my router I had one bar of wifi and it was SLOOOOOW. When I went right next to the router the speeds were top notch. Sometimes I like to sit outside and mess around on my phone, but I highly doubt the signal will even reach the phone through an Insulated wall if it has trouble going through a non insulated floor... My Epic 4G never had that Issue...
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I just got a free Rave last month, service in my area sucked so bad they pretty much had no choice but to give me one, Maybe they stopped giving them out cause eventually everyone would have them. I'm in a non 4G city and my speeds are horrible, almost useless. Verizon's LTE looks mighty good right now...and the caps don't bother me cause I barely use 2 gigs a month. So a 5gig plan would be a good cushion...
But about the wifi, in my basement which is right below where I have my router I had one bar of wifi and it was SLOOOOOW. When I went right next to the router the speeds were top notch. Sometimes I like to sit outside and mess around on my phone, but I highly doubt the signal will even reach the phone through an Insulated wall if it has trouble going through a non insulated floor... My Epic 4G never had that Issue...
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The change was just effective last week check out the sprintusers.com thread. They are cutting out all discounts prior to the iphone launch
Just out of curiosity....Could someone Use the speedtest.net and run a test on 3G no 4G and post back what their UPLOAD speed was. Mine is 75 kbps and that is way too slow...if others have this issue then I know it's messed up, but if it's mine, then I need to head to a sprint store...I started a thread about this, lots of people read it, but no one posted one comparison...a simple test and a simple reply....easy does it...thanks!
Is wifi supposed to say scanning the whole time?
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The change was just effective last week check out the sprintusers.com thread. They are cutting out all discounts prior to the iphone launch
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Then it looks like I got one just in time then. Cause it helps so much, I can be anywhere in my house even in my basement and I have almost full bars. But ever since I got the E4GT I can't get the damn uploads to get past 100 kbps I seen other people don't have this problem...what gives? Is it possible to have a bug in mine that affects the upload speed?
I used my Galaxy S3 a few weeks ago
It is the Rogers i747m Galaxy S3 LTE
The major issues I am having are:
Weak Wi-Fi: the Wi-Fi is weaker than my iPad 3... It disconnects and connects... Even in my living room, next door from my router, my signal is either 1 bar or 0 bar for Wi-Fi, and sometimes it disconnects... My iPad in the same living room gets around 2/3 or 3/3 bars
Weak Cellular Reception: the weak cell signal is also an issue... It is not as weak as dropping my calls, but it is weak and slows down my data speeds...I am using in the wide open in Scarborough in Toronto, there are no high rise buildings.. On 2G, I get full bars... On 3G, I get a bar less than full. On 3.5G (HSPA+), I get 2 bars to half bars. And on 4G LTE, I get 2 bars or even worse no bars and it switches back to 3G or 3.5G HSPA+...
Never had these Wi-Fi and cellular signal issues with my Samsung Captivate and Samsung Wave S8500.....
Anyone can tell my if my phone is defective?
Or is this the phone hardware issue and it widespread with the North American LTE variant of the Galaxy S3?
Thanks.
Good Question, one of which I like to know myself. I'm in the west end (Brampton (for now lol) ), it seems like the signal strength varies even in the same city with only a 3 min drive apart and no tall building in sight lol. I'm talking 1248 kbps to 31743 kbps download.
Not sure about the cellular signal but the WiFi connecting and disconnecting is a known issue(by us, not sure if Samsung) and is being worked on. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1790187
Following the instructions in the OP fixes it for me but when I reboot the device, problem is back.
I haven't had any WiFi issues. I don't use it a lot. But I was testing it out tonight and it hasn't disconnected on me at all. I'll keep testing it out
and let you know if I lose WiFi connection. I do recall when I had the S2 i9100, I was losing WiFi connection quite a bit. I wonder if this is a random Samsung device issue? Or could it be an issue with the type of router you have?
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I haven't had any WiFi issues. I don't use it a lot. But I was testing it out tonight and it hasn't disconnected on me at all. I'll keep testing it out
and let you know if I lose WiFi connection. I do recall when I had the S2 i9100, I was losing WiFi connection quite a bit. I wonder if this is a random Samsung device issue? Or could it be an issue with the type of router you have?
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If you have this issue, you'll notice right away as it'll connect and disconnect you every 5 seconds or so. I've only noticed it with one WAP and that's one at work, at home and elsewhere it works fine.
I am getting weak Wi-Fi signals around 0-2 bars.. And it disconnects sometimes at random but not as often as 5 seconds though...
Also, the question with the Wi-Fi issue being mass spread might be the International Tegra 3 version
The North American GS3 used the Qualcomm 89xx with has integrated Wi-Fi.. Possibly the North American model use a different antenna design...
I barely talk on my phone but the bars are about the same levels as my iphone 3gs before it was. My wifi I use it in 5ghz, and across my apartment, through 2 walls, im getting near wired speeds.
No issues with wifi here. I at least that I've noticed seems about the same compared to my iPhone and transformer tablet..
for me I am using it on wireless N on the 2.4 ghz band
I have yet to try on a 5 ghz band wireless N
My WiFi feels like it can go 1mb/second..
I do sometimes get roaming messages when I'm at home which confuses the heel out of me
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I just accessed the *#0011# and turned the Wi-Fi Power Save to OFF and my S3 Power Save is also OFF
Wi-Fi signal is still VERY WEAK 1-2 bars and sometimes no bars... Did a Speedtest and got around 3Mbits/sec downlink and around 0.2Mbits/sec uplink...
On my laptop, I am getting 19Mbits/sec down and around 8Mbits/sec up.....
I checked the service menu's Wi-fi Information page on my S3 via dialing *#0011# -> MENU softkey -> WiFi
In the Wi-Fi Information, it shows my phone is connected to my router using 802.11b ONLY
What the heck??? ICS Software glitch???
You are getting 1MB/sec down ??!?
Damn how do you do it??
It seems like the North American GS3 with the Qualcomm LTE chip suffers the same Wi-Fi as the International version
Check thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1724838&page=6
But you must have a good Wi-Fi unit.. I will go to the store and exchange my White S3 i737m tomorrow and see if the Wi-Fi problem still persists..
Before you exchange your phone, could it be your router? Did you test your phone out with a different router or in someone else's house? I have no issues with mine. Like I said in my previous post, I had issues with WiFi on my S2. So I'm thinking it's a random Samsung issue with certain routers.
I have 3 different routers at home
1. Standard D-Link Dual-band N router which I bought last year
2. D-Link Xtreme N
3. Linksys Wireless N
| have tried on my Xtreme N and my Linksys on both 2.4ghz and 5.0ghz and the phone just has really low Wi-Fi signal either 0-2 bars of signal and it disconnects and reconnects at random...
The only way for me to get a good signal it basically using my phone 10cm from the router...
I tried the phone at a friend's house, in which case he has a Belkin Wireless N router. Also I tried it on University of Toronto St. George campus' WiFi... Both scenarios results in the same, low WiFi connection signal it seems to fluctuate randomly, Low down/uplink speeds and disconnection and reconnects at random...)
From the phone's service menu for WiFi, it show the phone is only connected to 802.11b (It will NEVER connect to g or n no matter what router I tried to connect to)
Non of these WiFi issues happen to my Samsung Captivate... When I use my Captivate, even when I am in the basement (my router is in the 2nd floor), my Captivate is getting around 50-75% WiFi signal strength on 802.11n
It seems like I did not have time today to exchange my phone due to some University essay due... Will probably exchange it on the weekend.
Will definitely report back on my exchanged model on XDA...
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You are getting 1MB/sec down ??!?
Damn how do you do it??
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Its just damn good lol
Coming from Rogers Galaxy S II LTE, the LTE connection is weaker on the GSIII. Even when comparing it to the iPad3 at the same location at the same time, iPad connects fine on LTE and the GSIII at times is on 4G.
I did my exchange yesterday..
My WiFi disconnection seemed to have stopped. But the weak signal issue is still present..
I could not pick up public WiFi spots in my University... This is a ludicrous issue... Even in my house, I could barely pick up my own WiFi (if I am literally in the same room or a room next to the router).. My GS3 cannot even pickup any of my neighbors' WiFi. On my iPhone, Docomo Sharp SH-06D and my Samsung Captivate, I could pick up WiFi from neighbors across the street......
Well at least my new unit do not randomly disconnect and reconnect the WiFi now... But the weak signal link is still a MAJOR issue...
Hopefully Samsung will acknowledge the WiFi issue soon....
I have the exact same wifi issues as you. I've called Samsung and their support tech concurred with me that my phone is defective. I verified it with AT&T also when I took the phone to an AT&T corporate store and sat down with a salesperson there with an SGS 3. Connecting to the in store wifi the salesperson had full bars. I had barely one, and it kept reconnecting. I have to wait another couple of weeks before I can do a warranty exchange with At&t because I didn't buy my phone from a corporate store, I got it off of craigs list, and AT&T warranty services won't step in and help until the phone has been on sale for 31 days. So I'm having to wait until then. Meanwhile My data plan started on the 16th of July and I got a warning that I've used 65% of my 4g data up already. I'm sure I'm going to go over and they issued me a 10 dollar credit to take care of that.
It's inconvenient yeah, but at least I'll be taken care of.
AT&T actually gave you credits for data even your phone was from Craigslist?!!
If it was Rogers, they wouldn't even cared.. lmao...
Samsung should make the WiFi issue public... This is NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE.... It is much more widespread, not just on the ATT/Rogers/Bell/Telus Galaxy S3 i747(m) variants...
The WiFi problem persists on the International i9300 version as well....
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AT&T actually gave you credits for data even your phone was from Craigslist?!!
If it was Rogers, they wouldn't even cared.. lmao...
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More than that, they would probably laugh in your face for even asking.
So, I usually leave my phone on my wireless n/5ghz connection, and I get fantastic speeds.
I tried in on 2.4ghz today, and instead of getting my "normal" 60 down/13 up, I can't get anything faster than 5 down/3 up
I know its not my router, as its brand new, and I have it setup perfectly, and everyone else's devices in the house,(lg G2's, samsung tablet) gets GREAT speed on both 2.4ghz, and 5 ghz in the same exact spots.
I am only getting a 39 meg "Link Speed" on my phone on 2.4ghz, whereas the other phones in the house are getting a 96 meg "Link Speed" on 2.4ghz
I've tried all the advanced wifi settings on the phone, including going from auto to 2.4 only, and the speed is still horrible.
My previous phone, an LG Flex, also had great speeds on both 2.4ghz and 5ghz..
This is a completely stock t mobile m8, only 3 weeks old, so I am wondering if the phone is bad, or if these phones just have poor 2.4ghz wireless radios..
Anyone see the same problems with thier M8 and wifi speeds on 2.4ghz?
Same problem for me since 4.4.3 i must switch wifi off on to solve the issue and after a while problem returns.
Setting a static ip in settings helps a little.
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yeah, I wonder if it happened when I got 4.43 a few days ago; I never bothered to check it until today..
thanks
I see some one else posted a similar wifi speed issue; there must be more folks who had this problem since the 4.4.3 update..
Hello everyone,
I wonder if anyone has experienced the following problems and if they have resolved them. My Lg G4 is having some serious problems with my 5ghz WiFi network at home. The 2.5 ghz works reasonably well but the speed of my 5 Ghz is more than twice the 2.5. So here is what happens, I am in the room of the router, excellent connection and all of a sudden during browsing facebook/random internet search about c++ programming/linux command the the internet cuts out. There is no internet on my phone what so ever, going to any page yields the same result. I pulled out my laptop and tested the connection on the 5 ghz and 90 megs per second.
If I turn the wifi off and turn it back on the phone reconnects and regains internetability (or the traffic starts going again).
I have tried resetting my phone, getting a replacement, changing router settings - I did everything from removing the key, leaving it unprotected to changing channels to doing firmware updates to no avail.
Has anyone had this issue and solved it?
Wireless on this device is seriously broken in every aspect. I've been battling the 5ghz issue for months now. They (VZW) know its an issue, LG knows it an issue. They credited me for two months but now say they wont do any more and I have to buy a new device out of my pocket. Even went as far as to tell me the G4 doesn't support 5ghz band and that they were sorry that I don't understand how WiFi works. They also refuse to warranty because its a software bug and any additional G4's will have the same issue. So its an issue, but its not an issue...according to them....Totally over it, and their lack of support.
Sorry, I don't have a solution for you, but I can confirm the G4 has 5ghz issues. The LG G2 also does, but much worse.
I have my G4 connected to 5ghz only (802.11ac) at home, and I experience this issue about once a week. (I'm sure it would be more if I used my phone at home more). The traffic all of the sudden just stops. Toggling wifi on/off or just waiting a long time solves it. My two other devices on 5ghz have zero issues. I can live with it because, so far, it has never interrupted important stuff like wifi calls.
Same result here on the 9th device stupid VZW has sent me and the 5ghz still dont work. I still cannot understand how it is that these people sell a broken device and can get away from the lemon laws. It is like a bank all we do is we take in the money and the broken product we sold to you is something you have to deal with.
I've used pixel phones for the past 4 years and both my Pixel 1XL and 3XL both do not kick over to Wifi calling until the signal was horrid (-120db +) on standby. I frequent lots of areas where the signal is sub par, but usable (-110 to -120db). The major issue with this logic is that you start a call on the network (in my case VZW) and shortly after the call connects to the person on the other end it kicks onto Wifi Calling. This is NOT a smooth transition. There is a 1-2 second 'blip' that causes the audio to cut out and I have to repeat myself... which is incredibility frustrating. I could turn off wifi calling, but then go into places like a basement and loose the call every time. The iPhone on the other hand if it has 1-3 bars and good wifi it switches to wifi and stays parked on wifi until you leave the wifi coverage area or the wireless coverage improves. What determines the signal level that the phones switch to wifi calling? Is it Android or the carrier? Does this differ my phone manufacturer? I'm looking to switch from Verizon to ATT, and ATT doesn't offer an updated LTE Microcell which means I would rely on wifi calling in my basement. I don't want to have the same wifi calling experience I have seen on VZW with a Pixel. Does Oneplus, LG, or Samsung do this better? Is there a root hack I could use to fix the problem?
I've only used it a couple of times as T-Mo isn't good where I'm at. I mean exactly where I'm at. I'm like in a dead zone in my apartment/complex. I get 1-2 bars max, but I can go about 20 yards, and get full bars. Wi-Fi was hit and miss as much as a bad cell signal for me. I tried to use it as "always on", but it didn't matter. I gave up, and ended up getting one of T-Mo's personal CellSpots, so now I get full bars in my place, and never have to use Wi-Fi calling. But to answer your question for me, yes, it sucks to use Wi-Fi calling.
WiFi calling is highly sensitive to your internet connection quality and jitter and also your router. I have had multiple configurations since WiFi calling has come into play. Your wireless router plays the biggest part from what I've noticed and their is so many different ones out there now. Best thing to do first is if you have a computer with a lan cable. Plug it directly into your modem and do a jitter test like this one https://www.fusionconnect.com/speed-test-plus/
Then make a note of what your results are. Now plug everything else back and set it up like your normally would have it and then do the same test over wireless through your router and compare the results to the first test. If they are quite a bit worst than the first results then your router is screwing it up. Most likely it's a premium feature (gimmick) that the router has that is screwing up stuff. I've only had TMobile with WiFi calling but my brother was on Verizon WiFi calling for a bit before switching over to TMobile and once I had a good configuration dialed in with a good internet connection and a good router set up he had no problems except for if he walked out of WiFi range sometimes. We don't have the best LTE signal at the house so the switchover wouldn't always be the smoothest.
Best combo I've tried so far is an Ubiquiti Edgerouter X and then using an Ubiquiti Unifi WiFi access point to give out WiFi. The Edgerouter X has a better type of QoS than most home routers nowadays and it can help WiFi calling issues a lot.
Now I have never experienced this issue you describe with it cutting out upon connection but it does sound like a typical switchover issue where it is switching from wifi calling to LTE or vice versa. Unfortunately that depends on the carrier and how they implement it on their network but I would definitely advise experimenting with your home internet set up if you ever have enough time as that could definitely be a factor as well
I have yet to see WI-FI calling work reliably - ( Engineer w/ 20+ yrs) Another technology pushed to production way too early.