Hello.
I just got an O2 XDA IIs for Christmas. Great bit of kit, but there is one annoyance I'm having at the moment which maybe someone can shed some light on.
When I turn the device on I connect to my Wifi network and the net connection is working fine, but if I leave it for more than a few minutes without using the connection then it seems to lose connectivity. Browsing to a page in PocketIE produces a "This page cannot be found" error. The only solution is to disable/enable the wifi connection or turn off/on the device to get the connection back.
I should mention that the device has been upgraded to the latest UK O2 rom 1.40. and that power saving settings for WiFi is set to the minimum.
Does anyone have any hints to stop this happening?
Thanks, David.
Although I think the powersaving setting isn't related, try setting to to Medium. I think I used to do this when I first got my BA.
Other than that, are you leaving your BA device completely? It could be entering sleep mode? Do you have to set your network (Start -> Settings -> Connections -> Connections -> Advanced -> Select network) when you turn on the Wifi? If yes, then set it again while it is off.
And could it be your Wifi access point dropping idle connections? Is it new? first try? or you've been using it from before?
Apart from all that, I'd suggest that you switch to i-mate 1.40 ROM or T-Mobile 1.42. Customize the device as you wish. Many people don't like the O2 customizations since they slow down the PPC.
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Hi,
I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything, so I'm hoping someone here would be able to help out. I currently have a Siemens SX66 ROM v1.40.00 WWE, Radio v1.13.00 ExtROM v1.40.125 WWE
Now, it's strange, but, if I don't have WiFi activated for an extended period of time, and I try to turn it on from the WiFi Manager but what happens is, I'll get that rotating "wait" icon with the colors, and then the WiFi will NOT turn on. However, if I perform a soft-reset (which I don't like having to do, cuz then the "phone" is out of commission until it's back up and running), the WiFi'll be automatically on when it finally loads up fully from the soft-reset.
I don't suppose anyone knows what causes this, and if there's any way to fix this? I'd be forever obliged!!
Thanks,
Quordandis
Hi
wifi always had some bugs :/
I don't know if you have the latest ExtRom though.
PH20B models' newest is 1.40.176
I dont know if there's any newer for SX66
I suggest you check the wiki and upgrade if possible.
I also have this problem. This come from BT.
I have PDA2K unidirectional patch installed. Do you also installed it ?
Let me know as maybe this come from this patch.
May workaround for this is :
Turn on/off BT.
If not enough I also do after turning bluetooth on/off
Settings - Connections
Connections
Configure Proxy server
Check :"This network connect to Internet"
Leave uncheck ":"This network connect to Internet through Proxy server""
This always made me the trick to get back my wifi without soft reset.
Anybody else find that if it can't connect to a wireless network, it deletes the saved settings? The most recent time it actually said invalid key and prompted for a new key rather than just doing the usual delete job.
Also, would be nice if you could paste into the touchflo 3D config page rather than having to go into the advanced config. Would be a small detail if I didn't have to enter the key again every time I go out of range!
Thanks
I know your problem. It's more a windows mobile problem.
At the moment you click on a connection (router) on your wm device, it will loose the network key. So don't do that.
I've had the problem with one router at our home, but it was the router was faulty. Often it wasn't possible to connect. We got a new one, and it didn't happen egain.
I also experience that the wifi connection drops with the TP2 several times a day. This does not happen with all the other devices so I guess that this is a TP2 specific problem....
My old TYTN2 didn't have this problem but I have heard the occasional complaint in the office. The TP2 consistantly looses the settings.
I contacted HTC support and that is what they recommend. Just applied the settings so I can't say yet if that works.
"I would recommend that you set your WLAN to best performance on your device. This will normally cure any network problems you are having. Please see the instructions below for more information. - Start - Settings - Connections - Wireless LAN - Power Mode - Move bar all the way to the left for Best Performance - Perform a soft-reset - Try and re-connect to your WiFi Network"
my wifi always not connecting...
Fidipaldi said:
I also experience that the wifi connection drops with the TP2 several times a day. This does not happen with all the other devices so I guess that this is a TP2 specific problem....
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got the same one .. will try the cure described bellow
Yesterday i had the same thing. I lied in bed, and turned on wifi. It tried to connect, and connect, but after a while, it says: new wifi network found.
So I connected, and I had to fill in again my wifi password… really strange.
TP2 looses wifi settings
Try configuring network key using WPA + TKIP instead of WPA2 which helped fixing my TP2 wifi settings
After upgrading to WM6.5, when phone goes to sleep mode, wifi turns off normally but after waking up, wifi is still turned off. It should start automatically. And I haven't find how to solve.
Does anyone know how to set it up? In communication manager, wifi is turned on, so I have to turned it off and on to start it. I tried searching in registry, but nothing about it.
I have exactly the same issue with the official 6.5 ROM. It's a pain everytime the device times out and goes into sleep mode.
Yes I have this problem too.
Dosn´t anyone here have a workaround to fix this problem?
it's normal behaviour - htc made it so wifi is set to automatically self-activate when access to the internet is attempted by an app
monomer888 said:
it's normal behaviour - htc made it so wifi is set to automatically self-activate when access to the internet is attempted by an app
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...but the problem is that it doesn't self-activate. If I'm using VNC, the connection is lost and I have to manually go into the connection manager and give it a push before it will re-connect.
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it's normal behaviour - htc made it so wifi is set to automatically self-activate when access to the internet is attempted by an app
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Yes, but it doesn't work in all applications. For example, when some app uses only wifi for home use, it stays turned off. Some applications where it works display connection error before wifi is activated.
The only suggestion of a fix I've seen is to try a custom WM 6.5 ROM. I've not yet seen any registry fixes, although 'yet' is very much the operative word here.
Actually there are several registry fixes listed here. Try searching for 'wifi'.
The problem is that none of them work, either for me or others that have responded. I have tried all suggestions without success.
I have a Tilt2 but I think this is affecting all TP2 WM6.5 users. Is anyone getting good results?
What happens to me is when wifi is on the 3g icon is displayed. When the internet is accessed (either in a brower or the TF3D weather panel) the icon trys to change to a wifi symbol but then seems to fail and reverts to 3g. If I go to settings and turn wifi off then on the wifi icon displays and the internet can be accessed through wifi. If I let the phone go into sleep mode then it shows 3g upon waking.
I've stumbled on a strange issue.
If I switch the Desire to the Airplan mode when the Data connection is off (I use the appropriate HTC Data connection widget to do this), when I switch back to Airplan mode off, the phone is no more able to restore the data connection.
The only workaround found is to restart the phone.
Has anyone got the same experience?
Two questions.
1. When you say you switched off data connection, are you talking about syncing, wifi, mobile network, ... etc?
2. Why do you want to switch off data connection and turn on Airplane Mode? Doesn't Airplane Mode cater for shutting down all wireless?
1. I'm talking only about the "Data connection" option on "Wireless and networks" menu, that is switchable via a special HTC widget. Switching this option off, the phone is no more able to access to the GPRS provider. I often keep this option off to save battery life. I turn Data connection on, if I need to sync and access to Internet.
2. This is not the matter, just it happens. Eg. When I go to sleep, I turn the Airplane mode on, doesn't matter if the Data connection is on or off (it is possible that it is on) in order to avoid any disturbs (calls, sms, etc.).
I just wonder if this issue is a true bug of the phone:
1. Switch off Data connection
2. Switch on Airplane mode
3. Switch off Airlplane mode
4. Try to activate Data connection (for me it seems it's not possible without a reboot)
Had a similar problem which I wrote to HTC about: after the phone has been data connected via wifi and I leave the wifi network it often will not connect to data via mobile network (GPRS/3G), giving the message "connection failed" if I try to manually connect in the "mobile networks" section of the "wireless & networks" settings page.
It seems to have fixed itself now, and I think it's because I've since ticked the option to "enable always-on mobile data", which I had turned off to save battery. Give it a try.
yurikg said:
Had a similar problem which I wrote to HTC about: after the phone has been data connected via wifi and I leave the wifi network it often will not connect to data via mobile network (GPRS/3G), giving the message "connection failed" if I try to manually connect in the "mobile networks" section of the "wireless & networks" settings page.
It seems to have fixed itself now, and I think it's because I've since ticked the option to "enable always-on mobile data", which I had turned off to save battery. Give it a try.
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Thanks yurikg, but on my phone the "enable always-on mobile data" option is checked, anche there is no mobile network connection problem coming back from a Wifi connection.
The problem I shown is probably caused coming back from Airplane mode.
The other possibility is Juicedefender which apparently is known to cause problems recovering a mobile data connection (recent update may have fixed this):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=660706&highlight=juicedefender
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The other possibility is Juicedefender which apparently is known to cause problems recovering a mobile data connection (recent update may have fixed this):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=660706&highlight=juicedefender
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I've not juicedefender on my Desire...
I've in plan to do some other tests...
I have a problem with my Desire reconnecting to a mobile data connection too, but not when I come out of 'plane mode, its when I leave a Wifi covered area. It could be the same problem, triggered by anything that disables and then reactivates the data connection?
I have no solution yet, and I have contacted HTC support about it (still no reply). There is some discussion here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=656192
I seem to be having this problem too when coming off WiFi connection, unfortunately restarting the phone has not righted the issue...
I'm also having this problem with the connections. Fine on the wifi at work and at home but not switching over to the mobile network. Apart from that the phone seems awesome! Soooooo much better and more fun than the HD2.
OK, my phone appears to have no network connection whatsoever in fact...
Have the same problem as well. Coming from Wifi and to mobile network only - I do not get any data coverage. This is for the Desire and I had the same problem with Legend.
I hope this will be worked out ASAP.
Well, my problems all sorted. Turns out I had to manually input the APN for internet, took me by surprise since no phone I've owned since 2006 has needed that...
Just had to put in the settings manually too. Seems there is an issue with some of them. Would put a link here but as i'm a newbie not allowed Just google vodafone apn settings for htc desire and hey presto
Same problem here, my Hero had it too. I found it did work when you switch to gsm only and back to 3g/gsm... Would love to hear good solutions.
Im also having the same problem.
If i try switching my connection from wifi to mobile data, my mobile data connection fails to work. A power cycle fixes the issue but if i try switching connections again, the problem returns.
Can I suggest to anyone still having problems getting their phone to switch to mobile data when leaving Wifi to view the following bug report on Google Code and to star it to help raise the priority with Google:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2207&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
Thanks folks
Hi Guys,
Had my Desire a week now and loving it, but have a small by very frustrating problem. Sometimes and I have yet been able to reproduce this consistantly, the conneciton swaps to data from Wi-Fi while asleep, when I wake it up the phone works fine and uses the data connection but wont re-connect to the wireless.
In settings it list no avalable wireless networks, if I turn the wireless on and off it says its connecting to my network for a second and then gives up and says not in range, there are 5 other networks that should be in range and it list none of them. I have tried an app from the market that scans wireless and it has the same problem nothing is listed as seen. If I set airplane mode on and off the wireless jumps back into life lists all networks and connects back to mine. This has happened twice at home (uses WPA/PSK) and once at work (uses WEP).
As I said I cant reproduce this all the time and its fine to use the data connection but dont know why I have to airplane mode in order to get it back, do you guys think its a hardware or software problem am I rebooting the wireless hardware when I toggle airplane mode but not when I turn just wireless on/off? Should I try factory reset or send it back for repair? Has anyone else ever seen this?
Edit:- Sleep policy is Never.
Thanks for any advice.
Dan.
BTW- Stock T-Mobile ROM, not rooted.
Try a factory reset first and see how it goes from there