Latest OTA Telus Update and Wifi Frequency Selection - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

The I747MVLALH1 OTA Telus update has disabled the ability to change the Wifi frequency band in Wifi Settings Advanced. I had mine selected at 5GHz. Now I can't see 2.4 GHz SSID's. I had selected 5GHz because it solved a problem with Wifi disconnects.
Any ideas on how to fix this?

Klipspringer said:
The I747MVLALH1 OTA Telus update has disabled the ability to change the Wifi frequency band in Wifi Settings Advanced. I had mine selected at 5GHz. Now I can't see 2.4 GHz SSID's. I had selected 5GHz because it solved a problem with Wifi disconnects.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
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OK I'll answer my own question! It seems that others have had this issue as well with other carriers and other than applying this fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801993
(which I'm not even sure will work on Telus) you can do a factory reset. I did, and it sorted the problem out.
Oh well ...

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[Q] can not connect to 5GHz band WiFi

Since a few days in can not connect to my 5GHz band WiFi anymore. Connection to 2,4 GHz band networks works fine.
I'm running Stock ICS 4.0.2 (rooted) with baseband XXKL1. Does anyone else have this issue? My router is a AVM FRITZ!Box 7390 but I don't thinks it is related to it because my both notebooks work properly with 5GHz.
may be a stupid question ,have you checked the phones wifi setting.
Which settings do you mean exactly? Frequency ist set to auto and when I scan for networks the 5GHz WiFi shows up but I can't connect.
would it be the baseband that you flashed affected it.
kms108 said:
would it be the baseband that you flashed affected it.
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EDIT:
I was mistaken XXKK6 came with 4.0.2 will revert when I am home.
Please check http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22474 and star it if it applies.
zapek666 said:
Please check http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22474 and star it if it applies.
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Thanks that is exactly what I am talking about.

No internet access after switching between Asus RT-AC66U and data

I have no internet access on one certain wifi router (asus rt-ac66u), with my n7 lte, although I can access the internet on other routers and through the dataa connection, I can access my router management though. I did a factory reset of the router and that solved the problem temporarily but the problem came back. Just switching router/tablet on/off doesn't solve the problem
edit: well after turning on/off the n7 wifi worked but now data doesn't work when I disable wifi
godutch said:
I have no internet access on one certain wifi router (asus rt-ac66u), with my n7 lte, although I can access the internet on other routers and through the dataa connection, I can access my router management though. I did a factory reset of the router and that solved the problem temporarily but the problem came back. Just switching router/tablet on/off doesn't solve the problem
edit: well after turning on/off the n7 wifi worked but now data doesn't work when I disable wifi
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HELLLLLOOOOOO, is there anyone out there!?
godutch said:
I have no internet access on one certain wifi router (asus rt-ac66u), with my n7 lte, although I can access the internet on other routers and through the dataa connection, I can access my router management though. I did a factory reset of the router and that solved the problem temporarily but the problem came back. Just switching router/tablet on/off doesn't solve the problem
edit: well after turning on/off the n7 wifi worked but now data doesn't work when I disable wifi
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Have you upgraded to version 3.0.0.4.374.979?
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC66U/FW_RT_AC66U_3004374979.zip
godutch said:
I have no internet access on one certain wifi router (asus rt-ac66u), with my n7 lte, although I can access the internet on other routers and through the dataa connection, I can access my router management though. I did a factory reset of the router and that solved the problem temporarily but the problem came back. Just switching router/tablet on/off doesn't solve the problem
edit: well after turning on/off the n7 wifi worked but now data doesn't work when I disable wifi
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If flashing the latest firmware doesn't help. You can try and change the wireless mode of your router. Log into mgmt. Navigate to your wireless settings, change "wireless mode" from "auto" to "N Only."
It's worth a try. What that will do is force N band only, whereas on auto when a g/b band connects the router switches to b/g mode, and that might mess with the Nexus. If the problem you encountered was fine with a factory reset temporarily, all it would take would be a "g or b" band device to log on to kill your n band and dumb down to g/b band.
It's not a bad idea if you don't have any b/g devices to turn off 'auto' anyways. The jury is still out on whether or not it actually benefits an all "N" environment, but it sure as hell won't be switching to G or B on you.
Those routers had issues with their early versions of firmware. They might have straightened it out by now. Upgrade it!
fosser2 said:
Have you upgraded to version 3.0.0.4.374.979?
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC66U/FW_RT_AC66U_3004374979.zip
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I will try this....
@makers_mark, there are still some g devices which need to connect
fosser2 said:
Have you upgraded to version 3.0.0.4.374.979?
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC66U/FW_RT_AC66U_3004374979.zip
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didn't work
No one has any ideas on where to look?
godutch said:
No one has any ideas on where to look?
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Try changing the WIFI channel used in your router. My nexus 10 had issues on certain channels especially on 5GHZ.
You may also have a Wifi region setting somewhere on your nexus. I remember seeing it before but can't find it right now. The region basically locks your nexus to (possibly) the wrong channels. IE. Not all euro channels work with american wifi channels
bntran02 said:
Try changing the WIFI channel used in your router. My nexus 10 had issues on certain channels especially on 5GHZ.
You may also have a Wifi region setting somewhere on your nexus. I remember seeing it before but can't find it right now. The region basically locks your nexus to (possibly) the wrong channels. IE. Not all euro channels work with american wifi channels
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I tried different channels and connecting to 2.4 GHz only.
Help!
HELP!!
Let's divide the problem into smaller pieces - is this an N7 LTE problem or ASUS router problem?
Get another router (I use the Asus RT-N66U) and test if it works with the N7 LTE. If it does, then it's your' router.
If it does NOT work wit hth eN7 LTE, then it's your N7 LTE probably have a bad chip.
I installed the kitkat factory images and the problem still persists :crying:

[FIX] Wifi connection drops

I just discovered this with a little research with people having similar wifi problems. Simply change your router settings to 2.4 ghz band instead of 5 ghz band. For some reason the G4 is having problems with 5 ghz bands.
Or if you cant do that, just connect your phone to the 2.4 ghz band of your wifi if your router is dual broadcasting.
markeithst said:
I just discovered this with a little research with people having similar wifi problems. Simply change your router settings to 2.4 ghz band instead of 5 ghz band. For some reason the G4 is having problems with 5 ghz bands.
Or if you cant do that, just connect your phone to the 2.4 ghz band of your wifi if your router is dual broadcasting.
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I'm trying it, not sure if it'll work. I've had 2.4 and 5 networks saved, i've just deleted the 5 network, we'll see if it's better.
Adding this line to my build.prop seems to have fixed this issue for me. I'm still testing but my phone isn't having any issues on the 5Ghz AC band.
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=180
uly609 said:
Adding this line to my build.prop seems to have fixed this issue for me. I'm still testing but my phone isn't having any issues on the 5Ghz AC band.
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=180
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Didn't work for me
not connecting to 5Ghz is NOT a fix at all..
i didn't tried the scan intervall, i'll test it.
but i can confirm that either the reception is low and that the phone love to loose the signal :/
It also sometimes says that it has bad internet conneciton, so it refuse to connect (didn't found the setting to disable this stupidity... I know that on stock android under wifi settings you can disable this behaviour)
Sometimes it is also refusing to connect to a wifi... it just say registering and stoped...
only way to force it : reboot the phone...
hope that a software update will fix these issues.
roopesh said:
I'm trying it, not sure if it'll work. I've had 2.4 and 5 networks saved, i've just deleted the 5 network, we'll see if it's better.
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Didn't improve the situation

Oneplus 3 - Issues with 5GHz WiFi?

Hello,
I seem to be having an issue with connecting to my 802.11ac router (Apple's Time Capsule). In "Automatic" mode, it connects to my SSID via 2.4GHz only. When I go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Advanced and choose Wi-Fi Frequency band as 5Ghz it finds 0 networks in the area.
FYI - I'm on 3.1.3 OxygenOS.
Is anyone experiencing similar issues?
Best,
Mash
Edit: To be clear, I have several devices including my laptop that are connected to the 5Ghz band. I've also used a WiFi scanner in my old S6 Edge to verify that there are SSIDs broadcasting in the 5Ghz band.
I use 5 GHz network at home and it works fine with my op3.
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using 5Ghz on Fritzbox, i also use diffrent ssid names for 2,4 and 5ghz and also different passwords
Thanks guys. Are both of you on 3.1.3? I'm trying to isolate the issue here...
mash2u said:
Hello,
I seem to be having an issue with connecting to my 802.11ac router (Apple's Time Capsule). In "Automatic" mode, it connects to my SSID via 2.4GHz only. When I go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Advanced and choose Wi-Fi Frequency band as 5Ghz it finds 0 networks in the area.
FYI - I'm on 3.1.3 OxygenOS.
Is anyone experiencing similar issues?
Best,
Mash
Edit: To be clear, I have several devices including my laptop that are connected to the 5Ghz band. I've also used a WiFi scanner in my old S6 Edge to verify that there are SSIDs broadcasting in the 5Ghz band.
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Got a 3TB time capsule here. OOS 3.1.3 - on automatic, it only connects to 2G despite having full 5G signal, however if i switch it to 5G only, it finds both main and guest networks in that band and connects fine Try re-flashing stock rom
Thanks - I'll try and do a nandroid backup and reflash to see if that fixes the issue.
mash2u said:
Thanks guys. Are both of you on 3.1.3? I'm trying to isolate the issue here...
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3.1.3 stock, not rooted
Check what frequency and channel width your 5ghz band is set to, one time I changed my 2.4ghz and my ps4 couldn't detect it til I changed back.
Just tried 5Ghz without issue using channel widths 20Mhz, 40Mhz, and 80Mhz.
TritonB7 said:
Just tried 5Ghz without issue using channel widths 20Mhz, 40Mhz, and 80Mhz.
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Thanks guys. I wonder if I've got a lemon.
I've just reflashed 3.1.3 and even then can't find or detect ANY 5GHz SSIDs. This is so frustrating.
I guess a call to support is the way forward.
mash2u said:
Thanks guys. I wonder if I've got a lemon.
I've just reflashed 3.1.3 and even then can't find or detect ANY 5GHz SSIDs. This is so frustrating.
I guess a call to support is the way forward.
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Check if you are able to connect to a different 5GHz Network. It _might_ be an issue with the router itself.
Mine OP3 connects to 2.4 and 5 without any problems (TP-Link Archer C7).
mash2u said:
Thanks guys. Are both of you on 3.1.3? I'm trying to isolate the issue here...
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I'm on non rooted 3.1.2.
It works fine for me on 3.1.2 and 3.1.3
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Just wanted to report - no issues with 5GHz networks whatsoever, used 3.2.0 and 3.2.1 now.
Try to change channel to 40 and try had this issue whit some phone
From North Pole
I am facing the same issue my phone can scan 5GHz wifi but it does not connect and error shows wifi connection failure.
I am on 3.2.1 and my router is ASUS WRT68u
Please do share if any solution is found!
m_usmanayub said:
I am facing the same issue my phone can scan 5GHz wifi but it does not connect and error shows wifi connection failure.
I am on 3.2.1 and my router is ASUS WRT68u
Please do share if any solution is found!
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Channel 36 for 5ghz is confirmed working for me on latest update, rooted etc
for me connect to 5 ghz but in seconds turn automatically to 2.4 ghz
update to 3.2.1 and the problem still there
ALUCARD4DEAD said:
for me connect to 5 ghz but in seconds turn automatically to 2.4 ghz
update to 3.2.1 and the problem still there
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Try going into advanced wifi settings and setting your network mode to 5ghz only. Inconvenient but will do the job.
manor7777 said:
Channel 36 for 5ghz is confirmed working for me on latest update, rooted etc
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does not work here.... tested on both rooted and unrooted

Force 5ghz WiFi.

As the title may suggest - is there a way to force 5ghz WiFi. There used to be an option to choose WiFi frequency band but I can no longer find this.
Thanks in advance for any help.
burticus09 said:
As the title may suggest - is there a way to force 5ghz WiFi. There used to be an option to choose WiFi frequency band but I can no longer find this.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Can't be done anymore unless the ssid is different for 5ghz frequency. If the ssid is the same for 2.4ghz and 5ghz, the phone will automatically pick the strongest signal.
Maybe there's an app or something that allows you to force it.
Ah...explains why I can't find it :/
Thanks for the quick reply!
burticus09 said:
Ah...explains why I can't find it :/ Thanks for the quick reply!
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I have separate SSID's (names) for 2.4/5Ghz. I just "forget" the 2.4 Ghz AP and so it is not available. Not related but there is a setting in Hotspot setup where you can select which band you want to use. Maybe that's where you saw it?
No, you definitely used to be able to select the frequency band in advanced settings.
burticus09 said:
No, you definitely used to be able to select the frequency band in advanced settings.
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Keep in mind i don't have a Pixel 2 XL yet, this was from a different phone but it might apply.
Wifi > 3 dot menu > Advanced > Wifi frequency band > 5Ghz Only.
I'm not sure if that helps, but i thought i'd try.
I see what you mean. When I say you used to be able to I mean on older versions of android on older Google phones. It seems to be a setting that has been phased out for some reason.
My modem has two different passwords, one for 2.4 and one for 5g

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