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this has been an ongoing problem coming from 2.1 and still exists in 2.2.
i tried different versions of wireless tether 2.02 and 2.05 pre1, pre2, pre5 and now pre7. they all have the same problem where i connect and everything works great, then after 10 minutes, the connection drops on the laptop. on the phone it still says connected but with 0KB. (even if theres nothing connected, it should show 0.1 to 0.4kb) i will then have to disconnect tether from my phone, then turn it on again, it'll work for another 10 minutes before the connection drops again. i tried wiping the phone and it didnt help. i upgraded to froyo yesterday, tried wireless tether on 2.05 pre7 and the same problem exist.
does anyone have this issue?
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sorry, mods, please move. thanks!
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I have the exact same issue. I thought I was the only one. I don't recall it being a problem prior the to OTA (1.47) update.
The only way I've found to have stable wifi tether at this point is to use cyanogen's rom. The built in Froyo tether is very stable and doesn't have this dropout issue. But I would prefer to use stock with Sense UI.
it was a problem for me since day 1. was hoping the issue would go away after the 1.47 update but no. i would also like to keep it as stock as possible with sense. if anyone can come up with a solution or fix. it would make me really happy
It is very annoying. I've tried:
-enabling Access Control
-Adding a WPA2 password
-Using both of the above
-Changing the SSID
-Changing the Channel
-Changing the LAN settings
-Updating to pre3 and then pre4.
-Wiping and Clearing Cache and Installing only Wifi Tether
-Numerous ROMS (Stock Eclair, Fresh 1.0.1, Damages 3.2.3, Stock Froyo + netarchy's kernel)
The only thing I haven't tried yet is pre6/7. I will give them a try tonight, but I don't have much faith that they will fix the issue.
i've done the same as you. im on pre7 now and it didnt fix the issue. =(
I have this problem only with Android 2.2 roms. I have tried Android Wireless Tether 2.0.5 pre4, pre6, and pre7 with the stock kernel and with netarchy's 3.7.6c kernel. I have tried on the rooted odexed final 3.26.651.6 posted by netarchy, Fresh 3.1.0.1, Ava's 3.0, and Baked Snack 1.1. The settings I use don't seem to matter (various SSIDs, encryption on/off, access control on/off). I can't stay connected longer than 10 minutes, but sometimes I am only connected for a minute or less. Also, after a disconnect it takes several tries to reconnect.
Might be good to start an issue for the developer's on their site by going here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/entry
Android Wireless Tether 2.0.2 (theory of evolution) works fine for me on various Android 2.1 roms and I stay connected for hours at a time.
What happens when you change the power mode to always on? Its under advanced settings. The default is to disable after 10min of inactivity.
Maybe you guys tried this. I didn't see it mentioned.
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What happens when you change the power mode to always on? Its under advanced settings. The default is to disable after 10min of inactivity.
Maybe you guys tried this. I didn't see it mentioned.
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where is this setting? is it a setting in the wireless tether? i dont see it. only the disable wake lock. which is checked.
I'm sorry I thought you were talking about sprints app.
Maybe that setting applies to the wireless tether app too?
Worth a try anyways. It's under settings>wireless>Sprint hotspot settings>menu-advanced>power settings.
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I wish my disconnects were only every 10 or 15 minutes. Unfortunately I am lucky to stay connected for 3 minutes at a time. When I get disconnected, the phone stops broadcasting its SSID and I have to stop and restart tethering to get connected again. I finally added an issue to the google project site here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=488&start=200
I think I found a very simple solution to this problem. I didn't think I had this problem, but I found out that I did once I tried to download over 12GBs of different operating systems for one of my classes. As you could imagine it was getting very frusterating having the disconects. The solution I have has had an active download for almost an hour now.
The solution? Turn on the wifi radio before tethering.
I wanted to kick myself in the nuts for not thinking of it sooner. Anyway, if you're having this issue give it a try and post your results.
Edit: So it seems a notification from Bloo killed the connection....I'm not sure what's up with that. I noticed when I sent a txt msg it interruped the connection briefly, but it started right back up. Any thoughts, comments, concerns?
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where is this setting? is it a setting in the wireless tether? i dont see it. only the disable wake lock. which is checked.
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You want this unchecked... wake-lock keeps your phone awake.
I read that changing the channel from 6 to 1 or 11 or just another channel may make it work. Good luck!
I'm using fresh rom 3.1.0.2 and the wireless tether version built in is 2.0.5 pre8 and I was wondering if there was a way tether my wifi connection. Is there another app that will do this? Everytime I turn on wifi and enable wireless tether it turns off wifi and I see my 3G connection turn on. This is my first time using wireless tether and it seems like from what I read that this is the norm. Does anyone know a way to make wifi priority over 3G or 4G? TIA.
I have flashed to CMod 7 nightly 8 yesterday, to try out Gingerbread, and after several glitches at the start (apparently I had to restart once to get the wifi to work at all), I managed to activate the phone, and started downloading all my apps (thanks for app-brain that kept all my apps listed and ready).
At around noon yesterday, my wifi got disconnected, and it can't seem to get connected again - it just stays stuck on "Obtaining IP Address..." for a long while, before finally giving up and listing my network as "Disabled".
At first, I thought it was something wrong with the wifi in my office, but the same thing happened to me at home in the evening, and keeps on happening to me here now.
I reverted back to factory setting (deleting all my hard-installed apps), hoping it will work again, but no luck. Still can't get connected to the network. Just now I also removed the wireless security of my network completely, and it is still not working.
I switched radios between
2010-12-21 - Radio_12.35a.60.140f_26.04.03.30_M
2011-01-04 - Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_SF (currently on the DHD)
2011-02-25 - Radio_12.28g.60.140f_26.05.05.27_M3
and there was no difference.
I am now thinking maybe I should do a rom manager restore, to see how it works on the old (stock) rom.
Any tips from anyone here?
It's a bug in the rom. Use rc1 that works fine.
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Have you updated BusyBox? I recently updated to 1.18.3 and it broke root & WiFi.
Yeah, coming to think of it, I did install busybox just before the trouble started.
Now I am back on stock rom. I must admit that I find the look and feel of the Sense UI much more pleasing than the Cyanogen's... But maybe it's just a question of getting used to it.
I recently installed GingerVillian on my G2 but after trying all the reboots. and other solutions i've read on the forums i still can't get wifi to work. After rebooting once it will let me add my wifi network but it will never connect. It tries to then wifi turns off and back on and does this repeatedly never connecting. I turned off wifi sleep so that isn't the issue neither. How do i fix this? I'd love to have GingerVillian on my G2 but it's just not functioning properly for me. Any resolutions to this issue and i'll try again but for now i'm gonna restore my old OS
was it 1.5?, I think I had it work for me, when I get home I will reflash and post result.
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try rebooting it
I would agree, try rebooting. Just loaded 1.5 on my G2 and the wifi works here at home.
I got exactly the same problem after installing ad free, and titanium backup..
Don't know if any of those apss could result in such behavior.
Tried Fix Premissins through Rom Manager with no luck.
Tried also to uninnstall those programs, still no luck.
It seems like the phone dissconnects the wifi after a short while.
i have to re-enable it, but still no luck.
Enabling Wifi-tethering works though. the AP appears on other devices, an connects. Also enabling traffic passing through my 3g connection.
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I got exactly the same problem after installing ad free, and titanium backup..
Don't know if any of those apss could result in such behavior.
Tried Fix Premissins through Rom Manager with no luck.
Tried also to uninnstall those programs, still no luck.
It seems like the phone dissconnects the wifi after a short while.
i have to re-enable it, but still no luck.
Enabling Wifi-tethering works though. the AP appears on other devices, an connects. Also enabling traffic passing through my 3g connection.
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i have the same problem. my wifi isn't working on ANY rom. i read in various forums that some people just had to get replacement phones.
egotr1p said:
I got exactly the same problem after installing ad free, and titanium backup..
Don't know if any of those apss could result in such behavior.
Tried Fix Premissins through Rom Manager with no luck.
Tried also to uninnstall those programs, still no luck.
It seems like the phone dissconnects the wifi after a short while.
i have to re-enable it, but still no luck.
Enabling Wifi-tethering works though. the AP appears on other devices, an connects. Also enabling traffic passing through my 3g connection.
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FYI, i called t-mobile and are sending a free replacement. now i just have to figure out how to revert to stock os
Flashed with CynogenMOD.
Works perfect untill i enable WIFI, then it boot cycles.
Rolled back to GingerVillian, Same problem as before.
Flashed my radio, and now it works perfect again.
Seems like a glitch in the radio image or something?
solution: newest Radio?
So which radio would you suggest?? I am having a problem with my wifi running the radio ending in 26, which I believe is from T-mobile.
I am not sure witch Radio you should pick,
I found mine under Phone specific tutorials.
My signature shows whitch i am currently using.
Go visit the phone specific forums and search for your newest radio in some of the tutorials.
I use my DHD for a lot of internet surfing. Usually i do it over mobile nework and it works fine. Sometimes though, i use WiFi for faster access.
After using WiFi for some time, if i again try to connect through the mobile network, it does not connect.
If i go into settings and turn on mobile network, it says turning on, and stays like that forever. If i press back and then come back into the network settings, the mobile network option shows as checked, but the status displays as "Connect to the internet". No icon is displayed in the notification bar, and i am not able to browse the net.
I have tried everything, switching to Airplane mode and back, turning WiFi on and off again, but nothing works. The only solution to this problem i'v found is to restart my phone. Once i restart, everything is back to normal (that is till i use WiFi again).
Has anyone else faced similar issues? Any suggestions for a possible solution?
PS: I am using unbranded, unrooted DHD with stock ROM (1.84.720.3)
I've noticed the issue a few times myself.
There seems to be no better solution other than to reset the phone.
I've only got it a couple of times and it doesn't seem frequent and so I don't really mind.
Similary I noticed that randomly the search networks feature freezes and after a few minutes reports that no networks were found, luckly, no reset is needed, only going back a couple of times and searching again
Hope someone else already found a solution to this and can post it!
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I've noticed the issue a few times myself.
There seems to be no better solution other than to reset the phone.
I've only got it a couple of times and it doesn't seem frequent and so I don't really mind.
Similary I noticed that randomly the search networks feature freezes and after a few minutes reports that no networks were found, luckly, no reset is needed, only going back a couple of times and searching again
Hope someone else already found a solution to this and can post it!
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I was facing this problem only once in a while, and didn't mind much. But lately, i'v been facing this problem everytime i use WiFi, and it's really bugging me now.
I really hope someone has a solution for this.
The same thing is happening to me on my htc MT3G slide (not using wifi) after I flashed a ROM and updated the radio to the most recent one. Dunno why this is happening :/ It's the same rom (rooted version) and I updated to the same radio I had before. Restarting doesn't help either
I have got the same problem sometimes. And the easiest sollution is to turn to airplane mode and leave for few seconds. After that turn it off enter pin and everything back to normal. It have always worked for me.
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Hi guys,
I've searched the whole forum but I couldn't find any other thread about my problem.
When I connect my HOX to WiIF (Sitecom WL-370 - 300N Gigabit Dualband Router) everything works fine at first, but after a few minutes (5, or sometimes 15 minutes) I've got no Internet anymore but I'm still connected. Also WiFI Analyzer still detects the network. I've this problem both on 2.4 GHz as on 5 GHz. I've also tried switching channels.
The strange thing is, I can still receive a WhatsApp message but I can't send any, also I can't browse on the Internet or things like that.
After turning my WiFi off and on it works fine again for the few minutes..
Best Wi-Fi performance is turned on and the other devices at home haven't got this problem.
Anyone having the same problem or knows a solution?
I've got the same problem and it seems to be totally random. What i noticed is that my Google Play Store always stops working (no connection) shortly after i turned on the phone (~10 minutes). Switching Wifi off and on again doesn't seem to change it, i need to restart my HOX to get it working again while other apps connect just fine after turning Wifi off and on again.
Edit: Stock Vodafone ROM (1.28.161.9)
I have the exact same issue and i went through every setting in my router trying to fix this.
I would turn on my WIFI, connect to my home network, and start downloading. After a few minutes it'll either stop (the dl percentage not change) and then if i reload the market/youtube/browser or any app that users the net, it'll say no connection.
The weird thing about this is that it LOOKS like i am connected to wifi (in the notification bar).
This may be a separate issue, but i tried to turn it off and then on again to get around the issue. This time around i would try to connect to my home wifi and it'll just say 'Saved' and then the network would go out of range.
I am running Leedroids rom.
I might have found a solution:
Under Settings -> Wifi -> Menu -> Extended there is an option for Wifi Power Saving. After unchecking it all my connectivity problems are gone.
May be worth trying a static IP configuration, if you know enough about ip4 to do it. I've seen problems with android Wi-Fi since version 2.2 - if your router issues an indefinite dhcp lease, it can show exactly the symptoms you describe. Only a possibility but worth a try.
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I have the exact same issue - the wireless shows connected yet you cannot browse the Internet etc. I have also tried every setting on the Wireless AP without any success. Even tried static IP and that does not fix it either. Whilst other devices in the house are ok...
The weirdest thing is though it does not happen everywhere i.e. at other places like work (where at least the same type of AP is in use) or at my brothers' house (where he has a Linksys). This is pretty much the only thing that bugs me with the HTC - the only workaround I have found is to make sure that WiFi is kept on only at times when plugged in - this doesn't actually fix the issue but it does mean that the phone will disconnect the WiFi and get a new connection next time it wakes up - this way I find I get the problem much less than when I have it set to Always.
I might have found a solution:
Under Settings -> Wifi -> Menu -> Extended there is an option for Wifi Power Saving. After unchecking it all my connectivity problems are gone.
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I already unchecked it but it didn't solved my problem
May be worth trying a static IP configuration, if you know enough about ip4 to do it. I've seen problems with android Wi-Fi since version 2.2 - if your router issues an indefinite dhcp lease, it can show exactly the symptoms you describe. Only a possibility but worth a try.
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I have the exact same issue - the wireless shows connected yet you cannot browse the Internet etc. I have also tried every setting on the Wireless AP without any success. Even tried static IP and that does not fix it either. Whilst other devices in the house are ok...
The weirdest thing is though it does not happen everywhere i.e. at other places like work (where at least the same type of AP is in use) or at my brothers' house (where he has a Linksys). This is pretty much the only thing that bugs me with the HTC - the only workaround I have found is to make sure that WiFi is kept on only at times when plugged in - this doesn't actually fix the issue but it does mean that the phone will disconnect the WiFi and get a new connection next time it wakes up - this way I find I get the problem much less than when I have it set to Always.
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Yeah, exactly, I've got the same problem. At school I've got no problems with the WiFi. I already send a message to HTC and I'm waiting on there answer.
I have kinda the same issue.
Using a HOX and at work I'm connected to Wifi and I can browse. At my house I can connect to the wifi, my IP is right that I'm getting from DHCP (I even tried putting in a static IP) but I can't browse
I also have a HTC Sensation, same setup and it works. The sensation can browse at work and at my house.
Why would this be?
Tried all sorts of solutions, but the only one that works is disabling the N-band and only leave B and G. This means that your laptop won't connect with the faster N, but at least the HOX works (what's more important )
Well I tried broadcasting a separate SSID on the b/g interface only for the exclusive use for the hox but that hasn't made any difference...my workaround is to have tunein radio in the background streaming whilst surfing...if I get bored of that solution my next workaround will be to trade the hox for an s3 as much as I despise TW...
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I tried all the bands "B, G, N" and nothing works. So tired of this crap. Think I might just get a S3
RenVilo said:
I tried all the bands "B, G, N" and nothing works. So tired of this crap. Think I might just get a S3
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I was thinking to do the same but there is no chance in hell of me doing that after I compared my HOX with a display model at the phone shop. Pentile screen vs LCD on the HOX? HOX = Sharper and better whites - the white on the S3 is bluish and so obvious. Another thing also I noticed is that the aggressive auto brightness on the S3 is too much - you won't tolerate it and you will likely be forced to manually adjust all the time. That plus reading that the S3 goes through the battery like no mans business when on standby unless you turn off all the features and put it in power save mode (might as well buy a Nokia then) at least the HOX uses the Ninja core and actually does save your battery in standby mode.
Anyway - the reason I replied is that I found a workaround (note, workaround does not mean a fix) - I put in a wifi extender in an area where I tend to spent most of my time with the HOX - this has not fixed the problem per se but rather seems to have elevated it somewhat. Basically now if the HOX drops from the main offending AP it automatically gets hooked up on to the extender and carries on working! I say this because (and I saw this only twice so far) I realised that when the phones Internet connection stops and you load a new page it timed out and get page cannot be found but when I hit refresh it works again you do notice a 3-4 second lag (this never happened before the extender came into play). Not sure if anyone else has tried this but I got a Linksys/Cisco extender for £69 and so far at least it has given me a workaround. Of course your mileage may vary...so don't splash out on an extender and come and blame me if it doesn't work for anyone here...
I am also having this issue with my HOX has anyone found a fix for this?
i have tried everything listed and nothing works.
its weird though because i have NO issues on my home network, but my network in my apartment here and at work network i get this issue
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bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbuuuuuummp any fixes??? this sucks !!!!
What versions of android you guys have? Stock, sense, vanilla android, ics, jelly bean? Because I didn't encounter this problem when running stock or ics custom roms. After I updated hboot to 1.31 and tried different jelly bean sense roms it appeared. I also tried some stock android roms (ice cold jelly and liquid smooth) and wifi seemed to work fine. So is this sense problem only?
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What versions of android you guys have? Stock, sense, vanilla android, ics, jelly bean? Because I didn't encounter this problem when running stock or ics custom roms. After I updated hboot to 1.31 and tried different jelly bean sense roms it appeared. I also tried some stock android roms (ice cold jelly and liquid smooth) and wifi seemed to work fine. So is this sense problem only?
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The only change for me is update to HBOOT 1.31 and then things started happening. Otherwise runnin 4.0.4.
No workaround so far, at least i have not founf a way.