I've got a HTC desire running 1.21.405.2 stock, non rooted and I've noticed that the wireless signal strengths is by far weaker then on my other cellphones. I don't know if its my desire in particular, a general desire issue or a software issue.
I've compared the Desire to my old E51 and E66 both phones outrange the Desire and have a better signal strengths at similar distances.
Dose anyone notice there Desire to have a weaker wi-fi performance compared to there previous phone(s)?
Haven't noticed this myself, I got 3-4 bars in my room and the router is in the basement.
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Have you compared the speed of pages loading?
The other devices might just use a different scale.
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well the desire dose load faster then the other 2 cellphones as long as it has a wi-fi signal but it also looses the connection faster then the 2 cellphones when increasing the range. I don't think that the browsing speed is a fair test and can't probably indicate the actually wi-fi performance due to the fact that the E-series devices have a lot less processing power to render the page.
The limiting distance between my cisco class N router is about 2 rooms and 2 very thick concrete support walls. I've also tried this in a local restaurant that I often eat, I've noticed that the E-devices have a better reception signal and yes I've thought that the power scaling on the devices might be different but the fact that the desire is outraged by the E-series tends to show that that's not the case and weaker wi-fi radio is present in the Desire.
It does have slight wifi signal issues. Flashing new radio helps, though.
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I'm fed up with the poor Wi-Fi reception on my Desire. Has anyone tried doing this: ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-512618.html (see 9th post) with their Desire? (I can't insert a proper link because I'm a new user!)
Alternatively, is there a custom ROM that is known to improve Wi-Fi reception?
I've tried 1.15.405.4 and 1.21.405.2 Radio 32.36.00.28U 4.06.00.02_2 Release 126984 so far and they both sucked. The latter seems to consume more power in fact!
3 bars, 20m away behind two thick concrete walls. 2.8Mbps dl / 0.1Mbps ul through the Speedtest app. Never been poor for me since day one. It drops signal much but the source is always the crap stock O2 router (which keeps disconnecting that I'm forced to run).
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I get 3 bars 5m away with two stone walls. I wonder if it's the hardware or the software.
I'm still on 1.15.405.4 and the WiFi on this device is awesome, best in my household.
What's the radio version of your phone? Can I install it on mine?
I can't seem to get a decent wifi signal unless i'm actually standing near the router (and even then it's 2 bars at most). I doubt it's the router (cisco linksys e2000) since my iphone and pc have no trouble staying connected while being further away. I remember having a better connection when i was using the stock rom (cm7.3 atm) so i'm guessing there's something i need to fix but im not really sure what's wrong and was hoping someone could drop some knowledge on me.
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Hi there, This issue can be caused by a mismatched ROM and radio, each radio and ROM work together with a specific RIL (radio interface library) which can be flashed through recovery or CWM. You may find that the recommended radio for your ROM and the correct RIL could solve your problems.
The wifi signal on DHD is poor while comparing to other phones, I wish that we could modify its strenght.
Through a wooden wall and about 4-5 metres away the signal is around 65dBm, which is ok, but as soon as I move slightly so the the signal is going throught diagonally it drops to 80dBm instantly. That's only moving very slightly.
In my sig you can see what I'm using and so far that's the best combo I've found for a decent signal.
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Iv read in a few places that in the newer versions of android (2.3.x) something on the WiFi signal strength was changed to -88 and a lot of el cheapo routers can't keep that signal hence causing the WiFi signal to drop out on your desire HD. Is there anyway to change this on the phone so it picks up the WiFi connection better and doesn't drop out / fluctuate as much?
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The radio is what controls the WiFi signal. Different Roms will perform differently with different radios.
If possible always flash the recommended radio for each Rom.
I, however, have not changed my radio from the one the dhd came with. Never had a problem.
Some roms have an increased WiFi scan rate. I don't know how to perform this independantly though, sorry.
So to sum all this up. if your WiFi is dropping. Try flashing a different radio. Be careful though. This is the most risky process for bricking phones. But read plenty of posts and it should run smoothly. Hope this helps.
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any solution?
I'm experiencing a fluctuating wifi signal even without moving at my desk. Is there any solution?
If I don't miss remember upon upgrade to JB on my yakyu device, my GN experiences a very low signal from any wifi APs, testing with different android devices from friends, my GN measures the weakest wifi signal of them all, is this a problem with the device itself, had anyone experience anything similar?
Thanks in advance
For me, the measured signal _seems_ to be worse then on ICS (it shows less bars). Would need to check with WiFi Analyzer or similiar but TBH, I didn't notice connectivity problems compared to ICS.
I do here, and the problem as I see it is not the wifi signal/power itself is the quality/sensitivity on the GN receiver, since other devices measures at least one or two bars where mine don't.
And to this date, I keep noticing more and more problems in the JB GN, shouldn't the so-called Google flagship device have more updates/corrections/support from google itself? I'm starting to regret having bought this device.
ironhalik said:
For me, the measured signal _seems_ to be worse then on ICS (it shows less bars). Would need to check with WiFi Analyzer or similiar but TBH, I didn't notice connectivity problems compared to ICS.
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SpecRek9 said:
I do here, and the problem as I see it is not the wifi signal/power itself is the quality/sensitivity on the GN receiver, since other devices measures at least one or two bars where mine don't.
And to this date, I keep noticing more and more problems in the JB GN, shouldn't the so-called Google flagship device have more updates/corrections/support from google itself? I'm starting to regret having bought this device.
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Not everyone has this issue. My WiFi signal strength, connection quality, connection stability, and speeds all remained the same on 4.1.1.
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So I just got my Nexus 7 fhd couple days ago. I've noticed that it has very weak wifi reception. When I in the same room as router I have full signal, behind one door half signal, and behind a second 0 signal, on my laptop and iphone i get about 70% signal behind a 2nd door (it's probably only 15 feet away from the router). I'm running on Wireless N 300mbit 5GHz if it matters. I read similar thread for old N7 but didn't find any solution, wonder if anyone else have the same problem? Android 4.4.2. Thank you
Is there interference with other routers on the same channel?
Also noticed a teensy bit weaker wifi reception compared to 2012 nexus 7.
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Is there interference with other routers on the same channel?
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no, i've tried already change channels ghz and from n to g, same thing....
and thisgdoc
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Also noticed a teensy bit weaker wifi reception compared to 2012 nexus 7.
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It's not a little bit, i'm 10 feet away from a router and have only half bars while all my other devices show full signal
Also i tried different ROMs
I have the opposite experience in that I get better reception with my N7 than any of my other devices. When I have had issues with Wi-Fi reception with other devices in the past, the only thing I found that would fix it was to reboot and reset the router. And oddly enough, once or twice the only thing that worked was to change the password. Hope you find a solution because this thing rips when you have a good signal.
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