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WiFi Fix

Hey guys, I was a victim of the Defy's WiFi problem too a day ago. So I thought it was problem of my router and not Defy's because I purchased it the same day I observed this problem. So I found this topic and thought that it wasn't my router alone plus I wasn't alone experiencing this problem. Later, I found that there's some misconfiguration somewhere in both of the hardware (my phone and the router). So, I managed to fix it now, and guess what no drop-outs of WiFi! I tested my phone's connectivity by using WiFi on my phone this whole night, I am not sure if I'll get this problem again, so consider it as a not-so-much-tested-fix.
Now lets get to business:
Open your router's settings. In most cases the page can be accessed by opening 192.168.1.1 in your web browser, In my case my router is D-Link DSL-2640U.
Look-up for DHCP RESERVATIONS LIST and click Add, fill up a small form which requires following information:
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Next task is to find Defy's MAC, you can get it in Settings / Wireless and network / Wi-Fi settings / Press menu button, and you'll see an Advanced option, tap it and the third option in there is your MAC address.
Now fill the exact MAC address into that form and press Apply.
Now in your Defy's advanced WiFi panel check the Enable auto IP option.
Now change your network mode to B/G instead of B/G/N, in your router's settings, or the best option would be change encryption to WEP as it only supports B/G network types and is widely compatible with most of the mobile devices.
After changing the modes, click Apply then unplug your router from the main source and switch off your Defy.
Plug-in the router to the mains and let all the ADSL and other lights get stable, in short; wait for 2 minutes after plugging in the router.
Start up your Defy, enable WiFi in your phone and set-up new router's settings onto your phone.
Voila! If you have stable connection then otherwise
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Hope this guide helps you.
Note: I don't take any guarantee that this method works and I don't take any responsibility for your modem not working properly after doing these steps.

Can't we just make some changes in the system of defy?

I am not one of the developers, so I am not sure. But yeah, 1 full day my Defy on WiFi and no drop-outs.

Wi-fi tethering?

Hello, Having issues setting up wi-fi tethering on my phone.
Used several different methods (fox-fi, wifi tether, the widgets that simply turn on wifi-tethering) and everyone gives me the exact same problem.
Turn on wi-fi tethering, it turns on without issue (on fox-fi it says "Started with errors"). Shows up as a network to connect to on my PC, connect to it without problem. But I don't get internet access. I can transfer files between the device, but don't get any data connection.
Anyone have a similar experience? Suggestions?
Using PDAnet I can connect my phone to my computer with the USB cable, turn on USB tethering, and that works fine. Would much rather have wi-fi tethering though.
I have the Verizon CDMA/LTE version, rooted running stock 4.04.

Monkoo said:
Hello, Having issues setting up wi-fi tethering on my phone.
Used several different methods (fox-fi, wifi tether, the widgets that simply turn on wifi-tethering) and everyone gives me the exact same problem.
Turn on wi-fi tethering, it turns on without issue (on fox-fi it says "Started with errors"). Shows up as a network to connect to on my PC, connect to it without problem. But I don't get internet access. I can transfer files between the device, but don't get any data connection.
Anyone have a similar experience? Suggestions?
Using PDAnet I can connect my phone to my computer with the USB cable, turn on USB tethering, and that works fine. Would much rather have wi-fi tethering though.
I have the Verizon CDMA/LTE version, rooted running stock 4.04.
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With any of the wi-fi tethering, sometimes dhcp acts up and doesn't get the correct ips. What kind of ip addresses are you getting on the computer you are wi-fi tethering?

unknownzero said:
With any of the wi-fi tethering, sometimes dhcp acts up and doesn't get the correct ips. What kind of ip addresses are you getting on the computer you are wi-fi tethering?
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None.
I don't get any internet connection whatsoever.
It connects to the network, I ca transfer files locally between the phone and my computer, but that's it.

Are you maybe using wifi direct as opposed to the hotspot option?
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SidereusOne said:
Are you maybe using wifi direct as opposed to the hotspot option?
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Unlikely.
Pressed from my BANNED unified search enabled Maguro

SidereusOne said:
Are you maybe using wifi direct as opposed to the hotspot option?
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No. I've tried Foxfi and android wi-fi tether and both have the same result.
Checked it on a friends computer and same thing so more than likely the problem is on the phone end.
Everything I see online says you just download foxfi, press activate hotspot, connect to it, and that's it.
Is there some blatantly obvious step maybe I'm missing?
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Monkoo said:
No. I've tried Foxfi and android wi-fi tether and both have the same result.
Checked it on a friends computer and same thing so more than likely the problem is on the phone end.
Everything I see online says you just download foxfi, press activate hotspot, connect to it, and that's it.
Is there some blatantly obvious step maybe I'm missing?
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What's your phone service like? 3G/4G? How many bars?
Edit: Why do you prefer wifi tethering over USB tethering?

mb9023 said:
What's your phone service like? 3G/4G? How many bars?
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Full 4G. Service definitely isn't the issue.

Monkoo said:
Full 4G. Service definitely isn't the issue.
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I just remembered, if you're running stock you have to pay for mobile hotspot from Verizon.

mb9023 said:
I just remembered, if you're running stock you have to pay for mobile hotspot from Verizon.
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Really?
Then why do all the apps claim "no root required" and not even mention it?
I'm rooted, but running stock 4.04

Ok... sooo... It works!
I just remembered I had made my IP static a while back, changed it back to dynamic and it kicked in!
Not sure why my friends computer didn't work, maybe he had done the same? Anyway, works, posting this from my computer connected to my phones wifi.
Thanks everyone.

Monkoo said:
Ok... sooo... It works!
I just remembered I had made my IP static a while back, changed it back to dynamic and it kicked in!
Not sure why my friends computer didn't work, maybe he had done the same? Anyway, works, posting this from my computer connected to my phones wifi.
Thanks everyone.
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Ah, that would do it. I must have been thinking of something else. Are you using the default tethering or another app?

[Q] S4 tethering to a Draytek router

Anyone know how I can attach a Galaxy S4 mini to a Draytek 2820n router?
I'll give a bit of background that might explain why I'm trying to do what I'm doing.
I'm a heavy internet user. I live somewhere that I cannot get a decent ADSL connection (download speed is about 256Kb/s) never mind fibre. However, do have a good 3G (HSDPA) connection with three.co.uk. Have a Draytek 2820n router so I can use a 3G dongle via the router's USB so in essence the whole house has a fairly rapid internet connection. Only problem is that three's mobile broadband plans limit you to 15GB cap per month.
I've got a Galaxy S4 on monthly contract which gives unlimited (All You Can Eat) data and allows tethering.
I've been able to successfully connect wifi devices to the S4 via wifi tethering and use the internet but it's a pain having to switch wifi connections if I want to control an XBMC server on my LAN, for instance. What would be ideal is to have the router distribute the S4's internet around. I can't just put the SIM in a mobile dongle as three have a way of blocking that (something to do with IMEI recognition) and I don't want to risk trying it.
Anyone got any ideas how I might be able to go about this. The Draytek router has various settings you can put into the 3G setup - I've attached a screenshot. I've tried various things but nothing works and I'm not sure how to access the router's debugging output. I set the S4 with USB debugging on in the developer settings. Wondering if there is something I can do that is fairly straightforward on the S4 so that I can try some generic dial string settings on the router to see if that works. I'd read something about putting the S4 into USB Kies mode but I don't seem to have that option.
My other thought was I might be able to leave the S4 in wifi tethering mode and somehow bridge this with my router but that would probably screw up my LAN DHCP assignments as I'd have to switch the router DHCP off and then I would be limited to 10 connections.
Sorry it's a bit long and complex. Any thoughts anyone?
Thanks

You might try posting in the correct forum. This isn't it.

Miami_Son said:
You might try posting in the correct forum. This isn't it.
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Thanks. Didn't realise there were more forums - the landing page just took me to a selection and I thought this was the closest match!

where did you post? and did you get an answer?
Have you looked into the DLINK DIR506L?
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Unlimited data on VZW, can I tether to my router?

I can already do it via PDA Net (or FoxFi) via a USB connection or wirelessly if I use a pin lock instead of knock code... but what about hooking directly to my router.
I have an ASUS RT-AC66U (AC66R) router and it says it supports tethering via an Android phone:
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Any ideas if I could get it working?

LaTropa64 said:
I can already do it via PDA Net (or FoxFi) via a USB connection or wirelessly if I use a pin lock instead of knock code... but what about hooking directly to my router.
I have an ASUS RT-AC66U (AC66R) router and it says it supports tethering via an Android phone:
Any ideas if I could get it working?
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I used to do it with my s3 but I had a custom router with that ran Linux
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I used to do it with my Asus RT-N16 and I believe G2 at the time. The problem you run into is that today's high end phones draw more power than a USB 2.0 port can put out, so the phone will end up dying even if plugged in. I was able to get it to work though, I just put my phone in wired tether mode.

geoff5093 said:
I used to do it with my Asus RT-N16 and I believe G2 at the time. The problem you run into is that today's high end phones draw more power than a USB 2.0 port can put out, so the phone will end up dying even if plugged in. I was able to get it to work though, I just put my phone in wired tether mode.
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Wired tether wants a tethering subscription... that's why I have to use FoxFi as a workaround.

LaTropa64 said:
Wired tether wants a tethering subscription... that's why I have to use FoxFi as a workaround.
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Do you have root? If yes, follow the instructions by @geoff5093 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-g4/general/how-to-enable-native-hotspot-unlimited-t3166435
It should also work for usb tethering.

I'm not rooted but I'll probably end up going that route.
I just don't get what information the router is looking for. When I dial #777 on my phone I get an error message from verizon.

LaTropa64 said:
I'm not rooted but I'll probably end up going that route.
I just don't get what information the router is looking for. When I dial #777 on my phone I get an error message from verizon.
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If you can get your phone into wired tethered mode, I don't believe you need that information.

Standalone mode - forcing reconnection?

Hi!
I've a Galaxy Watch Active2 (SM-R825) with LTE activated and working.
Still, sometimes (usually...) my watch when phone is away (I'm running) puts itself to *Standalone* mode, in spite of full 4G coverage:
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The problem is in this case that the watch is not able to receive any notifications from my phone.
Well, I did my homework and searched online, no battery optimisation is enabled for any Samsung service on my phone (which is also Samsung by the way...):
So, my question is, can I do anything to "trigger" the watch to connect to phone remotely?
During today, my phone was also on charger during the watch lost the connection and went to Standalone mode.
I'd really need it to be more aggressive, especially if it has fully operating 4G connection.
Do you have any idea guys?

did you try turning off Bluetooth on the watch?

Hi, thanks. No I haven't tried turning OFF the Bt. I'm listening to Spotify during run so I need to have it on.
Why do you think Bt has any influence on standalone vs connected remotely mode?
Thx!

Only because my LTE shows Connected remotely - T-Mobile...

I dont understand your point, sorry. But thanks anyway!

As far as i know, having the non-LTE version, Standalone Mode refers to when the watch and phone lose connectivity over Bluetooth

I have LTE version. SM-R825.

danergo said:
I have LTE version. SM-R825.
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I think youre missing the point myself and at least one other person have tried to get across
Its got nothing to do with LTE
I'll be even clearer:
Standalone Mode refers to when the watch and phone lose connectivity with each other over Bluetooth
From Samsung: In Standalone mode, the watch is not connected to the smartphone and operates as a standalone device

Standalone mode (in case of LTE watch) means that the watch lost connection to the phone via Bluetooth AND also not able to connect it to the phone via Samsung's servers.
If the (LTE version) watch loses the Bluetooth connection with the phone, it activates its 4G connection and tries to connect to phone over cloud.
But my problem is that sometimes its not happening.

If the watch loses Bluetooth but it can connect to Samsung's servers over 4G (LTE-capable watch) or over Wifi (both LTE-capable and Bluetooth versions), it will display "Connected remotely".
In this case all your configured notifications will be forwarded through Samsung servers to your watch. (And you can also reply to messages WhatsApp, Viber, etc.)
But of course due to some network difficulties, sometimes 4G or Wifi can disconnect therefore the watch loses its connection to Samsung's servers. In this case it will go back to "Standalone" and no notifications will arrive. (See my original screenshot)
My problem is, that in spite of my watch displays full 4G signal, it is in Standalone mode. However if I toggle the network connection (only the data), it will eventually connect back to Samsung's servers.
So, I'd like to know if there's a better way to kindof "forcing" my watch to reconnect to the servers.