I apologize if this has been asked before. I searched (possible that I didn't search hard enough) but couldn't find anything.
Anyway, is it normal for the EVO 4G to have pretty pitiful Wi-Fi? What I mean is that I get terrible reception. My girlfriend's blackberry and my two brother's 2nd gen iPod Touch's get great Wi-Fi throughout the whole house. Both of my parents have notebooks and they don't have any issues either. If I'm about an inch from the wireless router I get full bars and 12mbps down (it's a G router) 12mbps up (according to the speedtest.net app), but the connection speed and signal immediately drops a significant amount as soon as I leave the room. The other devices don't have this problem. They maintain most of the speed and only lose a little bit of signal strength.
I know Sprint released an OTA update prior to Froyo that was supposed to address WiFi issues, but I was never able to do it because I was rooted and running a custom ROM (not based on that OTA update) prior to that. Now I'm running the latest Cyanogen nightly and I still get pitiful Wi-Fi
Anyone else experiencing similar issues?
Thanks!
Have you flashed the latest radio's?
My wifi reception was mediocre at best on 2.1, and when I went to Fresh 3.1.0.1 Froyo it pretty much was the same. Funny thing is though, I had only flashed the most recent radio (.28), I hadn't flashed the wimax radio because I don't live in a 4g area and didn't see the need for it. A few days after I flashed the new rom and radio I decided that it would probably be good to keep everything up to date regardles of whether it was needed or not, so I flashed the latest wimax radio. All of a sudden I have excellent wifi reception, before I could barely get a working wifi signal 20 feet from the router, now I get the same signal I was getting at 20 feet from the router 75 feet away.
To tell you the truth, I have no idea why it did this after flashing the wimax radio, as I was under the impression that the wimax radio had nothing to do with wifi, could be a coincidence, but it worked for me. The highest I ever got before at 20 feet from the router was 2 bars, now at the same place I get full bars, and I now get 2-3 bars at the opposite end of the house from the router where I got no wifi signal at all before.
wfrandy said:
Have you flashed the latest radio's?
My wifi reception was mediocre at best on 2.1, and when I went to Fresh 3.1.0.1 Froyo it pretty much was the same. Funny thing is though, I had only flashed the most recent radio (.28), I hadn't flashed the wimax radio because I don't live in a 4g area and didn't see the need for it. A few days after I flashed the new rom and radio I decided that it would probably be good to keep everything up to date regardles of whether it was needed or not, so I flashed the latest wimax radio. All of a sudden I have excellent wifi reception, before I could barely get a working wifi signal 20 feet from the router, now I get the same signal I was getting at 20 feet from the router 75 feet away.
To tell you the truth, I have no idea why it did this after flashing the wimax radio, as I was under the impression that the wimax radio had nothing to do with wifi, could be a coincidence, but it worked for me. The highest I ever got before at 20 feet from the router was 2 bars, now at the same place I get full bars, and I now get 2-3 bars at the opposite end of the house from the router where I got no wifi signal at all before.
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Awesome I'll give that a shot!
Yeah it makes no sense at all, and even if it was only a coincidence I'm still willing to try it. I too upgraded to the latest radio but skipped the 4G radio update because for 1, my area doesn't have 4G, and because the ROM I'm currently using doesn't support 4G yet
Thanks again! I'll report back with my updated findings!
Unfortunately I don't think I helped my wifi signal definitely worth a shot though. I'm going to Nandroid backup my cm6 and flash to a rom based of sprint's Froyo update to see if wifi signal strength increases.
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I'm running Damage Control 3.2.3 since I got the Evo about a month ago so I don't have too much time running the stock ROM.
I've noticed the wifi signal sucks! I can be using the wifi sitting on the couch a few from the router and my signal dropouts out every so often. I'm also running the latest radio (2.05.00.06.10).
Anyone have wifi issues?
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Mine isn't THAT bad. But I have noticed the signal seems abnormally lower than other devices. And there are places where I can't even see a wifi signal that other devices can see and connect to.
Anyone have any insight as to why our Evo's arent good with Wifi Reception ?
problems with wifi, reset router.
I had problems with my wifi signal. thought that it was because of my flashing back and worth from rom to rom. Finally, decided to reset my router and voila! signal problems were gone.
this is totally non-specific to a router.
My laptop had full strength. My evo has one bar. Same thing at home, other people's homes, hot spots, etc. My friends iPhone picks up wifi signals i can't even see. It's pretty annoying. Probably just an inferior antenna inside the phone.
Ok so I found out today that I have 4g in my area n I will turn it on and it will scan for about 30 seconds and then connect real quick then disconnect I can confirm I have 4g in my area as my friends evo connects . I already tried doing whitslacks
Start over method n same thing .
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wow so noone has any insight ?
I have the exact same problem.
If I am using the 4G it stays connected, otherwise:
connected to sprint
scanning...
Obtaining IP Address
connected to sprint
More and likely its a weak signal. It was like that for my area but waited couple months later it gave me a stronger signal now. Unless your friend is picking up signal at your house and you are not. Then I have no clue. Update your prl?
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i have a wimax tower right across the street (i see it outside my window)
full bars, perfect coverage
I'm having 4g trouble as well. I have full reception and am in a confirmed working 4g location. The phone keeps scanning for 4g but can't find anything.
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I'm having 4g trouble as well. I have full reception and am in a confirmed working 4g location. The phone keeps scanning for 4g but can't find anything.
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that's a different problem if you can't connect at all.
I think I am bouncing around to multiple wimax towers.
Any idea how to fix this?
I had the same problem on PRI 1.3x when upgraded to PRI 1.4x the problem was fixed. I made the mistake of upgrading to 1.77 and now my phone connects/reconnects all the time on 4g.
Im located in best coverage area and I cant find a signal. I live in SI NY, 4G just went live the other day. Even though the map says I have signal could the signal not be lit yet? I have a rooted stock rom 2.2 evo, I know someone with an unrooted evo but they dont have 4G by their house yet, I will have them test it as soon as I can.
ok i got in contact with someone with an unrooted evo and they checked a different part of SI which the map says has coverage and he cant get a signal.
Not once (except for ookees) did anybody say if they were rooted or not, what ROM they are using, or any other information except for "I have 4G coverage, I cannot connect". Need more information.
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Also, the OP has "current phone : samsung vibrant rooted running vibrant 5" in his signature...which is on Tmobile and doesnt have 4G.
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I had the same problem on PRI 1.3x when upgraded to PRI 1.4x the problem was fixed. I made the mistake of upgrading to 1.77 and now my phone connects/reconnects all the time on 4g.
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Any idea where we can get PRI 1.4x?
This is really frustrating. If I am in other areas, my 4G works fine.
If I keep the link "hot" by constantly using data, it wont drop the 4G connection.
Otherwise-
Connects, works for 30 seconds, disconnects, scans, reconnects with new IP, disconnects, over and over and over.
My wimax radio is NOT broken, 4G does work in most areas, but at home where I get multiple 4G towers surrounding me (downtown) I think it is tower jumping.
anyone? can anyone help with this?
download the WIMAX RSA key checker from the market and see if your RSA keys are missing, if they are i feel bad for you. (I lost mine aswell) Im still dealing with sprint to get my phone either replaced or covered by insurance (which means i have to fully unroot it and claim it as a software issure with an OverTheAir (OTA) update. They usually fall for this and replace it no charge. But if they find out or expect root, they make you pay a 100$ deductible to get a refurbished phone (rooted or not) but there is a slight chance you'll get an Evo 3D in return ^_^ I hear they're not handing out Evo 4Gs anymore
Hello, I have noticed that ever since I have gotten my EVO that the 3G speeds are insanely slow. I've ran speedtests all over the Los Angeles area and they average download speed never exceeds 1 Mbps. Anyways, I have been without proper internet since I have moved, so I have been USB tethering to my PC. This has compelled me to look into the slow 3G matter more. I ran a speedtest from my PC browser and noticed that the central server(gold star) it recommends is in KS and im in CA. This is suggesting that the best speedtest is in KS, meaning that I am probably getting 3G connection out of state
Is this even possible? And how can I adjust my 3G connection?
Well there are never radios which could potentially help, but a lot of that data speed just varies.
Biofall said:
Well there are never radios which could potentially help, but a lot of that data speed just varies.
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Thanks for the suggestiom, i've already updated the PRI, WiMax and Radio to the latest(I never read about NV or HBoot updares, so i'll stay away from those for the time being). I just updated to the deodexed version of the latest rooted HTC sense 3.70 update. Results have been constant from stock up until this point though.
Yea my 3g at times are like but I notice it when I flash different radios & prl from new to old they say u should always stay updated but notice the best results when I use the old radio n old prl but now I use the old radio and the new prl 1.90 get results n u should playing with the home agents
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I would have agree with the OP. I live in the Atlanta GA area and typically where I would I get 5+ bars of signal, but I get speeds averaging .600 mbps, its ridiculous. With my old Hero I would always get +1.5 mbps in the same area. Now there have been times where I would get 1.5 to 2.1 mbps on my Evo on 3G... but a lot of the times it would only last for a day or 2. Then I come back to work the next morning and these speeds are back to being craptastic even while still displaying 5+ bars.
At home its always been worse. But I would still be able to run Pandora and run a 4 minute or less youtube video on regular quality without too much stutter. Now I wouldn't dare use data like that on my Evo w/o flipping on WiFi now though. Its pretty ridiculous at this point...
I flashed the 2.3.3 rooted/deodexed stock rom the day it came out onto my Evo. I also did the radios update. Since then I've been having some poor signal strength issues. At my office I used to consistently have 4 to 5 bars (even with leaked gingerbread rom), now it will move between none but still connected to 4 or 5. Generally it stays lower though. At my apartment I always had somewhat low signal but never dropped calls. Now I have a hard time keeping calls connected unless I go to a certain spot in my apartment.
I didn't see a flood of complaints on this so I'm guessing it's more just me. Any suggestions?
Only thing I can think is to update your PRL. I haven't noticed any change in signal strength myself, still weak where it used to be weak and still strong where it used to be strong.
Hello,
I am currently running CM7 nightly sept 30th. Whenever I am in a 4G(WiMax) area i can connect, albeit slower than I would like, but once I move around a little and the signal degrades I have noticed that when the signal quality reaches a certain point the 4G connection drops, and when that happens my 3g connection goes out. All i am left with are my signal bars or my signal level in dbm (depending on which i have it set up for that day).
However, today I was feeling like I wanted to tinker with my phone a bit. SO i flashed back to mikg 3.11. And noticed that my 4G signal never dropped once, where usually it will drop 1-2 times on my drive home. I also noticed when it finally did (after I passed the last exit with 4g in the area) that my 4G immediately was ready for the handoff and my data was working fine, as if nothing had happened.
SO my main question would be: Is that a known issue? Is it a CM7 issue? AOSP issue?
I did upgrade my radio to 2.15.00.12.19 after I flashed MikG 3.11. But I have had that same radio installed along with CM7 and had the same issue, so I dont think its that. But I did the usual profile and PRL updates so maybe that is the reason.
I will be flashing back to CM7 shortly, however I wont be able to update you guys until either tomorrow on my drive to work, or tomorrow on my drive home.
Any input or help is appreciated.
Thanks
Update: using cm7, it dropped once after having full bars. while sitting still haha.
The rest of the drive home it didn't drop. Speeds were slower than mikg, but still never lost data.
Looks like radio update helped. Because when I was out of range of wimax it shifted to 3g flawlessly.
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yarmock said:
Update: using cm7, it dropped once after having full bars. while sitting still haha.
The rest of the drive home it didn't drop. Speeds were slower than mikg, but still never lost data.
Looks like radio update helped. Because when I was out of range of wimax it shifted to 3g flawlessly.
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Wimax and 3G are two separate radios and they don't always trade off correctly because they don't run at the same time. Same thing with 1x and 3g. Plus Wimax is spotty and not reliable, hence the switch to LTE.