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1: Is there a way that i can change the default save location for the camera from my SD to the internal storage? and the 2nd question is just out of curiosity but is there any way that i can extend the range of the wifi chip in the phone? i live out in the sticks and my neighbor lets me use his wifi but its hard for the phone to find it cause its such a weak signal...
It depends. what rom are you using?
For question 1
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For question 2, unfortunately not. Our phones only support wireless b/g. You could get a better signal if it supported wireless n, but that only comes in the newer devices. Sorry.
Zalatorisaurus said:
For question 2, unfortunately not. Our phones only support wireless b/g. You could get a better signal if it supported wireless n, but that only comes in the newer devices. Sorry.
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Didn't we get N support with the Froyo update? I swear we got N support a while ago lol.
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we do have N support htc disables it by default
JoelZ9614 said:
we do have N support htc disables it by default
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is there something that we can enter into terminal if we do have N support? and im using MIUI 1.8.26
1) Pretty much every ROM I've ever used allows you to specify where captured media is saved to.
2) The easiest solution to your wifi problem isn't technical gymnastics with a power-limited device. The easiest solution would be a focused microwave antenna. With a decent focused antenna, you could could pick up that wifi signal for several miles. I've seen it done. You're probably looking at a distance much less than that, which makes your options much cheaper. Plus, it's a much more effective solution than .11N because the signal strength benefit from the focused antenna will yield better throughput over that distance than .11N.
i found a video on youtube that had instructions from a XDA Member it showed something about changing a file in /system/lib/modules and he got the dormant wireless N to work. ill put a link up. http://youtu.be/LXbMf47kXqc
EDIT: i havent found any settings in the MIUI to change the default location... :'(
Hello,
I have bought Xperia Arc S(running 4.0.4 now) few days ago, and ran into some wi-fi issues.
It's not the connect->disconnect->connect issue, that one is fixed thanks to one app (FXR WiFi fix and rescue), but there is another problem.
The wi-fi signal is just too weak. its like I have to be 3 m from router to get full signal, that's ridiculous.
At place where pretty much everyone other I know has decent wifi signal for me its off already.
It was same with Gingerbread, maybe with marginal difference only.
This is very big annoyance for me and limits the main purpose i bought new phone for - being able to browse net and check some things when i need to.
so, is there any way to make the signal stronger?
also, as i'm aware this is most likely hardware issue, would requesting replacement help it?
EDIT: also, it's not router issue, I've tested it on three routers
If your baseband is on .56 then update to .72 or .77 (or higher) because baseband is sometimes the issue.
Repair
Use sony update service to repair the phone.
Check if it works or update the BaseBand (72 or 77)(uncheck wipe user data) using Flash tool.
Check whether the baseband is compatible or not with your mobile before updating. (search in the forum for baseband and read the posts)
Hit "Thanks" if anyone helped you. :good:
Xperia Arc LT15i
Rooted/BootLoader Unlocked
Running JellyBean - FXP137/CM10
EDIT: ok, so turns out i have .77 already, so repairing phone is my best bet?
did the reset, i see no improvement.
it seemed to be a bar higher than usual, but then it dropped back down.
U wont see any improvement 'cause this is a problem without a solution. Arc S has a weak wifi, regardless the android or the baseband version. I'm currently on .587 firmware with .77 baseband and the problem persists. I tend to believe it's hardware related issue and I've learned to live with it, but dammit!, even my Archos tablet has excellent wifi signal..
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so its general, every single arc /s has it weak like that, not just unlucky units or something? well that's sad how small amount of quality they did put into their flagship...
my wifi is also weak I have 77 baseband.
I think that it's a software problem, not an hw problem: before I upgraded to Android 4 it worked perfectly. Now it requires at least 70db of wireless signal, otherwise it continues to say "Autentication problem".
Hope next upgrade will solve it!
Try this :- Go into settings > more (or maybe it's xperia on stock rom I can't remember, but navigate to>wifi networks and change it to GSM only.
Then download a wifi scanner from PStore and run it. Follow it's instructions and it will detect the strongest channel to you.
If you are just wanting to use it at home through your router, do the scan and it will recommend the strongest signal channel for your phone, then simply change the channel setting on your phone / router to the recommendation the wifi scanner gives you.Your downloads uploads should now be better.
ZioPino said:
I think that it's a software problem, not an hw problem: before I upgraded to Android 4 it worked perfectly. Now it requires at least 70db of wireless signal, otherwise it continues to say "Autentication problem".
Hope next upgrade will solve it!
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I think that it's a hardware problem. When i had GB, my signal was very low while on samsung y (5369 entry level) it was signal very good. I know that signal is more low with ics but it's hardware low quality. unfortunately some components (wifi and camera) are low quality on the our device.
hi friends this is my first post in GS3 world. We live in a rural area and are dependent on good WIFI service - I do tech work so the WIFI in the hacienda is very robust. All our other many devices love the WIFI rig: 2 ipad mins, one Galaxy Note 1, another older Galaxy, two laptops, one HTPC, etc. Only the new-to-me GS3 has issues with it. The visual indicator on the handset seems to not give an accurate picture, so we keep going into settings and seeing what is reported there... "Strong" signal is usually what displays, but in use, sending messages, making wifi calls, whatever, the results are pretty bad. We're using the stock messaging [google] app and stock T-Mobile WIFI calling app.
I want to say that web browsing is a little better, but can't really give details.
ROM etc:
android 4.1.2
baseband T999UVDMD5
Kernel 3.0.31-1128078
build JZ054K.T999UVDMD5
searching around the web I see a lot of the same complaints but really lousy diagnosis and lousier fixes [turn off 'data'; reboot the handset; call T-mobile... that sort of 'fix']
What is the scoop? Is there an internal WIFI antenna connection inside that needs to be checked?
Is there some elusive patch from Samsung?
Is the rig Channel-sensitive? [some older handsets only liked channel 11, or others only channel 6, etc.]
pls point me to the definitive thread if there is one...
thanks in advance
I'm not sure of any threads with much information on this. I don't recall seeing very many WiFi issues at all with the S3.
Are you rooted? Custom ROM?
If so you may want to try some of the other modems/baseband. Link in my Sig.
Otherwise, maybe try Odin flashing the UVDLJC or LJA firmware.
You say it's new to you, so I'm assuming you got it used. Do you know who you bought it from and did they report any problems?
How does it perform on other WiFi networks?
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I'm not sure of any threads with much information on this. I don't recall seeing very many WiFi issues at all with the S3.
Are you rooted? Custom ROM?
If so you may want to try some of the other modems/baseband. Link in my Sig.
Otherwise, maybe try Odin flashing the UVDLJC or LJA firmware.
You say it's new to you, so I'm assuming you got it used. Do you know who you bought it from and did they report any problems?
How does it perform on other WiFi networks?
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Yep, flash stock or root66 firmware of choice. We will go from there.
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Yep, flash stock or root66 firmware of choice. We will go from there.
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its all stock now.
are you saying to go ahead and nuke, reinstall stock ROM?
I don't have the option of going down Root66 - we are utterly dependent on WIFI Calling.
Is there a way to stop scanning selectively? that is, when I am on my own AP, there's no point in constantly scanning - there are other very weak wifi AP's in the vicinity and I"m wondering if somehow that causes an issue? my Note 1 is rock-solid. I don't recall a single drop with it in the 6 months I've had it. Most disconcerting is when WIFI calling drops - I've been using T-mobile devices for years and only once did I have one for which WIFI calling would disconnect, restart, and reappear like this. It will drop out, then refind its WIFI connection, then you get the "WIFI is Ready" all over again, just like you do when Rebooting the phone.
cognus said:
its all stock now.
are you saying to go ahead and nuke, reinstall stock ROM?
I don't have the option of going down Root66 - we are utterly dependent on WIFI Calling.
Is there a way to stop scanning selectively? that is, when I am on my own AP, there's no point in constantly scanning - there are other very weak wifi AP's in the vicinity and I"m wondering if somehow that causes an issue? my Note 1 is rock-solid. I don't recall a single drop with it in the 6 months I've had it. Most disconcerting is when WIFI calling drops - I've been using T-mobile devices for years and only once did I have one for which WIFI calling would disconnect, restart, and reappear like this. It will drop out, then refind its WIFI connection, then you get the "WIFI is Ready" all over again, just like you do when Rebooting the phone.
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Yes, nuke everything. That's the only way we can rule out modified/mismatched firmware as a cause.
root66 is stock firmware with root injected into the system image. So wifi calling will still be there. It's just whether or not you want root.
Also wipe data/factory reset. If using stock recovery, this WILL wipe your internal SD. Backup your user apps with TiBu/RTB, and your internal SD card. Do not backup system apps.
You can adjust scanning frequency with build.prop modifications, but I personally use Tasker to control when it's on and off.
ahh. my fault.
ok, we'll get on it tonight and report back when squeaky clean.
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Yes, nuke everything. That's the only way we can rule out modified/mismatched firmware as a cause.
root66 is stock firmware with root injected into the system image. So wifi calling will still be there. It's just whether or not you want root.
Also wipe data/factory reset. If using stock recovery, this WILL wipe your internal SD. Backup your user apps with TiBu/RTB, and your internal SD card. Do not backup system apps.
You can adjust scanning frequency with build.prop modifications, but I personally use Tasker to control when it's on and off.
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please; need a little guidance
Friends, I successfully nuked the GS3, flashed with Root66, got everything working really well but the WIFI issues resurfaced.
Does the GS3 just have a really weak radio?
Compared to even the most humble Galaxy S4G [old and tired], its WIFI performance is not impressive.
Compared to my personal Galaxy Note 1 running more/less stock ICS, its awful ... annoying, unreliable, glitch.
WHY?
My suspicion is that it has trouble switching/credentialing/authenticating from one physical router/AP to another. In our wifi lan setup we have a common AP composed of 2 routers of different chipsets/mftr. Works dandy on ipads, iphones, windows 8, windows 8.1, my Note 1, older/retired/sold androids, etc. The Galaxy S3 is pretty much alone at having trouble when the physical signal of one gets weak and the second one is available - it seems to fumble the ball. Thus, you try to make/receive/talk wifi Call, and get random drops, retries, reload of the WIFI Calling APP.
is there a fix?
Set static channel?
Set static IP [instead of DHCP/select] ?
Grab inSSIDer from the play store, it'll show you if you are on the best wifi channel for your network.
Try turning off some of your other devices wifi connections. May be that the router isn't handling them all at once very well.
Do you have anything that operates on the Wireless-G standard? If so shut it down. Itll only severely degrade the entire networks performance.
You need to be rooted for this, but try the LJC and LJA modems, others too if your up for it.
Does it exhibit the same problems on other wifi networks?
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Thank you for helping!
OK - Let me ask a question [it is rooted - root66 per above, busybox, SU, etc]:
I've used InSSIDer before and moved channels here and there and what I noticed is that the way inSSIDer deals with signal data display, whatever channel you pick, it will show one of the other channels as being "better". switch to that channel, and it will show some other channels to be better, etc round and round we go. maybe I'm not using it right...
as to G-only devices I'll give that a shot - I think one of my windows units may be all G. easy fix.
To me it seems clear: the places where the GS3 goes ambiguous and fails to maintain a connection is where the two AP signals [again, one AP,one login, one authentication type, but 2 physical] are pretty evenly matched, per how WIFI Analyzer displays the data. If I shut off the tertiary router, it will just drop signal when you move a tad too far away which is what one would expect, but the GS3's "reach" is the worst of the lot. I'm hoping somebody has figured out how to get hold of that radio and boost the signal.
I don't have a feel for how it does otherwise - we are dependent on WIFI calling at home/office - when out and about its the usual drill... sit in the right spot at the restaurant and you're good.
Those modems you suggest: do they support T-mo WIFI calling APP ?
DocHoliday77 said:
Grab inSSIDer from the play store, it'll show you if you are on the best wifi channel for your network.
Try turning off some of your other devices wifi connections. May be that the router isn't handling them all at once very well.
Do you have anything that operates on the Wireless-G standard? If so shut it down. Itll only severely degrade the entire networks performance.
You need to be rooted for this, but try the LJC and LJA modems, others too if your up for it.
Does it exhibit the same problems on other wifi networks?
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Thank you for helping!
OK - Let me ask a question [it is rooted - root66 per above, busybox, SU, etc]:
I've used InSSIDer before and moved channels here and there and what I noticed is that the way inSSIDer deals with signal data display, whatever channel you pick, it will show one of the other channels as being "better". switch to that channel, and it will show some other channels to be better, etc round and round we go. maybe I'm not using it right...
as to G-only devices I'll give that a shot - I think one of my windows units may be all G. easy fix.
To me it seems clear: the places where the GS3 goes ambiguous and fails to maintain a connection is where the two AP signals [again, one AP,one login, one authentication type, but 2 physical] are pretty evenly matched, per how WIFI Analyzer displays the data. If I shut off the tertiary router, it will just drop signal when you move a tad too far away which is what one would expect, but the GS3's "reach" is the worst of the lot. I'm hoping somebody has figured out how to get hold of that radio and boost the signal.
I don't have a feel for how it does otherwise - we are dependent on WIFI calling at home/office - when out and about its the usual drill... sit in the right spot at the restaurant and you're good.
Those modems you suggest: do they support T-mo WIFI calling APP ?
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As or inssider, or any similar app, I don't go by what it says is the best channel. I simply look for the channel that has the fewest networks overlapping it. It probably tells you a different one us best each time because its taking into account that there is now another network on the previously recommended channel, yours.
If you have a single G device on an N network, it'll slow the entire network down to wireless-g speeds. So yeah, shut down that machine and ill bet you see improvements across the board. (You may need to reboot the network and other devices)
If you have one router and one AP but both with the same ssid and pw that may be causing your problems. With this type setup there's no way to really be sure which you're connected to. You may connect when close to one, but when you move away from it and closer to the second, it won't connect to the closer/stronger one automatically. Even if you turn it off then on again, it may still connect to the first if the signal is strong enough, even though there may be a stronger one available.
Try having it connect to the ap using different credentials and then you should have greater control over which you're using at a given time.
Allthe modems should function properly with everything they are supposed to, so yes they'll all work for wifi calling. I was looking into a way to adjust the Tx power for wifi a long time ago. Ill see if I can find what I was doing and try again. If you use a 3rd party router firmware (dd-wrt or tomato), you can adjust Tx power on the router itself if I remember correctly.
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If you have a single G device on an N network, it'll slow the entire network down to wireless-g speeds. So yeah, shut down that machine and ill bet you see improvements across the board. (You may need to reboot the network and other devices)
If you have one router and one AP but both with the same ssid and pw that may be causing your problems. With this type setup there's no way to really be sure which you're connected to. You may connect when close to one, but when you move away from it and closer to the second, it won't connect to the closer/stronger one automatically. Even if you turn it off then on again, it may still connect to the first if the signal is strong enough, even though there may be a stronger one available.
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in reverse order:
- as to to the wifi device power/range I was speaking of the phone/handset, not the router. But since you mentioned: I have not found an N or beyond router that has GOOD open source; open-wrt, dd-wrt, tomato et al - if you really read carefully what the feedback is, a lot of them suffer bad speed degradation. the old wrt54gl's would run full-tilt G speeds, over a wide range, and last for many years, but I have not found the equivalent in any other device running or capable of running one of the good [or formerly good] open-source codebase
- Are you sure about that client-bridging common-ssid/pw/encryption? the whole point of such firmware is to make the transition seamless and it is for every device except the GS3: two ipad's, one Galaxy S4G [999v], one Galaxy note T879 [debloated stock ics], two HP workstations, three laptops - gateway, thinkpad, hp Envy - not one of those devices gags when switching router signals. only the GS3. with the other devices, you literally forget that you've got multiple routers
The GS3 code has multiple network notifications also that the other two Galaxy's do not: it interrupts your blasted work to INFORM you that you're signal is dropping [how dumb is that?] - then it informs you that you've been disconnected, and informs you that you're "not registered on the network", then it informs you that it is logging in again, then it informs you that WIFI Calling App is ready for use as though it was the first time you used it.
- I will give the modems a whirl. I'll stash a full nandroid and try them out - If any of you happen to have a link to the 'how to' steps pls pass on as it will save me a lot of careful reading.
oh, and I was wrong about G-device; i replaced that one with an N device. Frankly, G speed is way fast enough. my internet connection is only 20Mbps so if I had the old WRT rigs back and up/running it would be PLENTY fast. Mixing B with G... now that was a real problem - there you were talking about effectively 1 to 5 Mbps
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in reverse order:
- as to to the wifi device power/range I was speaking of the phone/handset, not the router. But since you mentioned: I have not found an N or beyond router that has GOOD open source; open-wrt, dd-wrt, tomato et al - if you really read carefully what the feedback is, a lot of them suffer bad speed degradation. the old wrt54gl's would run full-tilt G speeds, over a wide range, and last for many years, but I have not found the equivalent in any other device running or capable of running one of the good [or formerly good] open-source codebase
- Are you sure about that client-bridging common-ssid/pw/encryption? the whole point of such firmware is to make the transition seamless and it is for every device except the GS3: two ipad's, one Galaxy S4G [999v], one Galaxy note T879 [debloated stock ics], two HP workstations, three laptops - gateway, thinkpad, hp Envy - not one of those devices gags when switching router signals. only the GS3. with the other devices, you literally forget that you've got multiple routers
The GS3 code has multiple network notifications also that the other two Galaxy's do not: it interrupts your blasted work to INFORM you that you're signal is dropping [how dumb is that?] - then it informs you that you've been disconnected, and informs you that you're "not registered on the network", then it informs you that it is logging in again, then it informs you that WIFI Calling App is ready for use as though it was the first time you used it.
- I will give the modems a whirl. I'll stash a full nandroid and try them out - If any of you happen to have a link to the 'how to' steps pls pass on as it will save me a lot of careful reading.
oh, and I was wrong about G-device; i replaced that one with an N device. Frankly, G speed is way fast enough. my internet connection is only 20Mbps so if I had the old WRT rigs back and up/running it would be PLENTY fast. Mixing B with G... now that was a real problem - there you were talking about effectively 1 to 5 Mbps
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I havent used any 3rd party firmwares for my networks in a long time. I was assuming that for the Wireless-N routers, they would have come a long way and solved a lot of their issues by now. My mistake.
I am sure about the router/ap setup. (Is your second set up as an Access Point or Repeater? Either way the same issues can still present themselves) I refer you to the following website for information on this and a little bit to back up my claim. It may be worded better or easier to understand than me, but either way its good info.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...w-to-add-an-access-point-to-a-wireless-router
Step 3 is where this is touched on.
I have to be honest that I am skeptical that your other devices are transitioning over to the AP. (im guessing they are ALWAYS connecting to the AP) Unless their radios are actually much weaker than the GS3's. In fact, what I suspect at this point is that your GS3 is trying to connect directly to your router all the time, while your other devices are connecting to one or the other, all of the time. This is one of the draw backs to using the same SSID, it is difficult to tell which you are actually connecting to.
Read over that linked page. Let me know what you think.
Will do. thanks for that.
if your theory is right, on any one of the frequent auto-disconnect cycles, you're saying that the GS3 will connect to which? the stronger one? any idea how the firmware is setup to pick a winner?
Also, webbing around for answers [there are a LOT of threads on this issue as it turns out], there's a good deal of discussion about 5ghz vs 2.4ghz bands, and that samsung/t-mo have changed how the firmware handles transitions [or connect/disconnect] to one or the other. i.e. https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/37707?start=0&tstart=0
I can set my routers to one or the other if that would help - Any ideas if one is preferable?
Ever heard of GS3 being "channel sensitive"? I have not. Early WIFI/WIFI-Calling capable models from several mftrs were quite channel-nitpicky.
I could easily check that transition [seamless dropping of one, connecting to another] if there was a way to verify the MAC of the connected ap. know of such? I can't find much in the way of advanced settings but I have not a guide to the keyboard/manual settings methods for this build 4.1.2.
read the article but see no discussion of your point.
pick the right link?
the setup I'm using is simple wireless bridging - no physical medium between the twain. subordinate router has the mac address, encryption type, ssid, credentials and channel setting of the boss. reboot and done.
pretty much the same type of bridging as with DD-WRT [though it has a lot more options... more confusing]
I really think that the GS3 modems aren't that good, especially when it comes to wifi calling. My family and I haven been having some bad signal problems as of late so we've been relying on wifi calling to make calls. I had a lot of dropped calls in the past but I knew that had a lot to do with the old modem/router setup I was using. I would lose internet connection not matter what I was on. The internet would just drop and then reconnect, very frustrating if you were on a call or playing Xbox live. so last week I hooked up a new Comcast modem with wifi. The drops stopped but I still have to literally be standing right next to the modem if I wanted to make sure I didn't lose a call. If I walked into the kitchen, which is 15ft away, I'd get the little beep that warns that I'm about to lose the wifi signal. I know my signal that's coming from the router is good because all my devices, including the phone says so. Hell, the kids across the street asked if they could have the password because their internet was shut off and my signal is strong over there.
I don't have anything technical to support what I say, just experience but that experience tells me that Tmobile's wifi calling doesn't work that well unless your within 3 ft of the router.
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Will do. thanks for that.
if your theory is right, on any one of the frequent auto-disconnect cycles, you're saying that the GS3 will connect to which? the stronger one? any idea how the firmware is setup to pick a winner?
Also, webbing around for answers [there are a LOT of threads on this issue as it turns out], there's a good deal of discussion about 5ghz vs 2.4ghz bands, and that samsung/t-mo have changed how the firmware handles transitions [or connect/disconnect] to one or the other. i.e. https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/37707?start=0&tstart=0
I can set my routers to one or the other if that would help - Any ideas if one is preferable?
Ever heard of GS3 being "channel sensitive"? I have not. Early WIFI/WIFI-Calling capable models from several mftrs were quite channel-nitpicky.
I could easily check that transition [seamless dropping of one, connecting to another] if there was a way to verify the MAC of the connected ap. know of such? I can't find much in the way of advanced settings but I have not a guide to the keyboard/manual settings methods for this build 4.1.2.
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Accorfong to my research it'll try to always connect to the first one it connected to. Even if the signal is stronger on another. That's the main point I was linking to that article for.
As for which band to choose, 2.4 is usually best. 5.0 is faster, but with a shorter range and more susceptible to interference.
tmob removed the option as you can manually select which you prefer. There is an apl I include with all my roms though that'll give this option back. Let me know if you want the link, though I doubt it'll help ypur particular problem.
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read the article but see no discussion of your point.
pick the right link?
the setup I'm using is simple wireless bridging - no physical medium between the twain. subordinate router has the mac address, encryption type, ssid, credentials and channel setting of the boss. reboot and done.
pretty much the same type of bridging as with DD-WRT [though it has a lot more options... more confusing]
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Ok, so its more of a repeater setup. The routers are not connected to each other via Ethernet or powerline?
Step 3 of that article is what I wanted you to read. Its on the 2nd page. (Though I do suggest reading the whole of both pages)
nataku199 said:
I really think that the GS3 modems aren't that good, especially when it comes to wifi calling. My family and I haven been having some bad signal problems as of late so we've been relying on wifi calling to make calls. I had a lot of dropped calls in the past but I knew that had a lot to do with the old modem/router setup I was using. I would lose internet connection not matter what I was on. The internet would just drop and then reconnect, very frustrating if you were on a call or playing Xbox live. so last week I hooked up a new Comcast modem with wifi. The drops stopped but I still have to literally be standing right next to the modem if I wanted to make sure I didn't lose a call. If I walked into the kitchen, which is 15ft away, I'd get the little beep that warns that I'm about to lose the wifi signal. I know my signal that's coming from the router is good because all my devices, including the phone says so. Hell, the kids across the street asked if they could have the password because their internet was shut off and my signal is strong over there.
I don't have anything technical to support what I say, just experience but that experience tells me that Tmobile's wifi calling doesn't work that well unless your within 3 ft of the router.
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Make sure you don't have a bottleneck somewhere on your network. (Such as a misconfigured router, a docsis 1.0 cable modem, etc.) Or as I stated before, if you have a wireless g device active on your network, it'll force the whole network to degrade to wireless g speeds. Also use inssider to check if you are on the best channel. And check for any points of interference. (Microwaves, cordless phones, power hungry appliances, etc)
If your cell signal went south recently, it may be due to the work tmobile has been doing. What worked best before, may not anymore. Try out the many other available modems to see if it improves.
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Thos is a copy/paste of the text I was referring to.
(Starting under step 3)
But most wireless clients are very "sticky" and tend to stay associated to the first AP they encounter,*even when APs with stronger signals are available. So I recommend setting a*different SSID*for the AP, so that you can manually control connection.The other advantage of setting a different SSID for the AP is that you'll be able to see both the AP and your main wireless router if you're using the Wireless Zero Configuration utility that is built into Windows. Even in Vista, Microsoft has stubbornly chosen to not show multiple wireless networks that use the same Network Name / SSID.
4) Set the AP channel
One large network practice that you*do*want to follow is to set the AP to a different channel than the main wireless router. In the U.S. you should use only the non-overlapping channels*1, 6 and 11. So if your main wireless router is set to channel 6, set the AP to either 1 or 11.You should probably do a quick site-survey first (see this HowTo), to make sure that you aren't setting the AP channel to one used by a neighbor's network. If you can't find a completely clear channel, choose the*weakest*neighboring network and set the AP to its channel.
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I'll look into it.
Thanx
Hello, i know this has been discussed here before, but i wanted to ask for help anyway. My Wifi was working perfectly fine on Android 4.1, but after this update to 4.2.2 its really bad.
I know its software issue, pressing right top corner of my HOX doesnt help at all. I tried factory reset, but it didnt help. I´m running official ROM and no root. The problem is that sometimes when i have full signal strenght, the wifi speed is still horrible (like 0.5mb on 10mb wifi).
Any suggestions what to try? Thanks a lot
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Hello, i know this has been discussed here before, but i wanted to ask for help anyway. My Wifi was working perfectly fine on Android 4.1, but after this update to 4.2.2 its really bad.
I know its software issue, pressing right top corner of my HOX doesn't help at all. I tried factory reset, but it didnt help. I´m running official ROM and no root. The problem is that sometimes when i have full signal strenght, the wifi speed is still horrible (like 0.5mb on 10mb wifi).
Any suggestions what to try? Thanks a lot
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I have exactly the same problem. All HTC customer service suggested was factory reset, tried that and no difference. On 4.1 it worked fine on my wifi at home throughout the house, now on 4.2, works ok downstairs but useless upstairs even when it says I have 4 bars of signal. Very one times flaky though and sometimes drops to 1 or none. This is a disaster as I understand there is no way to roll back to 4.1. This is unbelievable!! How can an official update totally break basic functionality with no way back!? Searched all over Internet to find a solution and no luck, even though a fair few people seem ro have this problem. Is not a hardware problem, as OP, squeezing top right makes no difference. Have tried static IP, doesn't help. Desperate for help, can any wise heads on here suggest anything? Thanks!
So wish I had not updated, it worked brilliantly before.
Same situation here after the update... With full signal keep having horrible Wifi speed... :'(
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Same problem here, but if u have root u can solve it by flashing "richmondo;s" fix. it's ok now
zumyman46 said:
Same problem here, but if u have root u can solve it by flashing "richmondo;s" fix. it's ok now
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what is "richmondo;s" fix exactly?
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what is "to ;s" fix exactly?
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Do you have the same problem 4play975? Seems quite a few people do..! As per OP my phone is not rooted and don't want to root it really.
Any chance anyone can suggest any other solutions to try?
Failing that, some details on what Richmondos fix is would be useful!!
Yeah, I really dont want to root my phone too, because i have warranty for more than 1 year now and I will sell the phone in future, so I dont wanna risk loosing warranty..
I also have similar problem! But it varies, sometimes it's bad and sometimes not??? Phone is stock and locked and don't want to unlock and install custom stuf, until warranty period is over.
Hello to all
I have the same wi-fi problem on my HTC One X since I made the update.
Is there any way to solve this?I hope so, because Wi-Fi signal is very bad, and I use it a lot of time.
I have CWM recovery installed,bootloader unlocked, and s-on, recently I have rooted my phone,
but at this moment is not.
I dont care installing new kernel, radio,etc........I just want to solve this problem :crying:
Tanks to all
I have a problem with my wifi too since the Andriod 4.2.2 and Sense 5 update, but it seems to be a bit different from yours. The speedtest.net app and the ping & DNS app give the same results as my PC that is hard wired to the router, so speed and ping seem to be fine.
But I get errors like Connection Problem Authentication via the proxy server was unsuccessful - but I don't use a proxy server. In the HOX wifi settings for that router the Proxy settings are Manual, Proxy hostname 127.0.0.1 and proxy port 3128. Are these correct for when there is no proxy? If switch from Manual to None and go back in then it has gone back to those settings.
Another error is Connection Problem this page contains too many server redirects. But the page displays fine if I switch to mobile data.
Or I get Connection Problem there was a network error. Again it works fine on mobile data.
Then there are some webpages that give a 404 page cannot be found error. Again it works fine on mobile data.
Some of these problems are repeatable on the same webpages across different routers in different buildings.
Sometimes when connecting to a router the HOX connects and the loses the connection and then reconnects up to 10 times before settling on the connection.
Like you I would rather not root etc if possible.
So, noone know a solution for users without root? I found out that on some wifi (in school), it works quite fine even on worse signal. But before update, it was ok on every wifi..
Hi
i have the same problem with my wlan connection. Nearly 100kb/s.
I had tested my internet download speed on my computer and takes interesting information:
my internet connection is 70MBit, this means i can download with nearly 8,2 MB/s.
If my HOX is not connected to the router, the whole downloadspeed is available on the computer. But if the HOX is connected, the downloadspeed is only 1 MB/s.
After disconnecting and rebooting the router, the internet connection is as well as before.
Does anyone makes the experiences?
regards
Daniel
I don't have the speed problems, Speedtest.net app gives the same results on my HOX as my PC.
One of my wifi problems is to do with the Wi-fi connecting to a weak signal instead of the stronger one - I have worked around this by installing WiFi Fixer App which works well at switching to the stronger signal.
Also there are some websites that give errors like Server Error too Many Redirects (for example http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ does that for me) or 404 Error - Page Cannot be Found (http://fahrbot.co.uk/) or are sometimes slow to load - I have found that these issues don't happen with the Opera Mini app, so why does the stock browser give these problems when on wifi, but not on mobile data?
Another one is that if I click a link in a webpage (or type in a URL) that takes me to a webpage that has a mobile version as well as the desktop version I get a strange URL that doesn't work. For example on mobile data typing in www.abmobileapps.com takes me to the mobile version of the website, but on wifi the URL automatically changes to http://www.abmobileapps.comhttp/www.abmobileapps.com/ and the page cannot be found. Again it works in mini Opera on wifi.
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if you use rooted device, use lyapota mods and flash modpack http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2114584 (contin wififix and other).
for me works great :highfive: (my router has openwrt)
I found out that on some other wifis speed works just fine. I have router D-Link DIR-600 with stronger antenna than it was stock. I use WPA2 security and Dynamic IP.
Is there anything what I should try to fix it? Thanks for any suggestions.
Here are some advices how to fix the WiFi issues - router dependent (need access to the router setup):
1. Make sure that you are not using channel 11-13
2. Disable "WMM Support" in router Wireless -> Advanced Settings. Note: this will force G-only speed (54Mb)
3. You you want to keep the N speed, put your phone in the highest possible QoS priority without disabling the "WMM Support"
Hope this helps
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Here are some advices how to fix the WiFi issues - router dependent (need access to the router setup):
1. Make sure that you are not using channel 11-13
2. Disable "WMM Support" in router Wireless -> Advanced Settings. Note: this will force G-only speed (54Mb)
3. You you want to keep the N speed, put your phone in the highest possible QoS priority without disabling the "WMM Support"
Hope this helps
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Thanks for the tips...
So, we will change WMM settings for all wifi modems that we connect...
Shame on you HTC...Next time I will ignore HTC while buying a new mobile phone...
after flashing lyopotas mod pack my hox'S wifi seems to work again like it's supposed
maybe it helps
After update,
i can't use my home wifi (Innacomm),using other wifi okay.
conneted but can't surf internet (error 404) but can only use opera mini (very very very slow).
Using other device no problem with the wifi..anyone can help me? TQ :crying:
The problems I am having with proxy and 404 errors are all caused by the Web Protection feature in Kaspersky Internet Security for Android since the OTA to Android 4.2.2 (it worked fine previously). I have installed the latest KIS 11.1.4.141 from the Kaspersky website (because Google Play says it is up to date at version 11.1.3) but the problem still occurs. So I have turned off Web Protection in KIS and all my issues have been cleared up.
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hello everybody , i bought 2 second hand lu6200 phones here in vietnam but their wifi signal handling is awful , i can connect to wifi networks with an old phone and the
lu6200 just doesn't pick up the network, i installed an app to measure the db's and in the lu6200 it gets always at least more 6 to 10 db's ,
first i thought that it was something wrong with the hardware but i switched phones in the store and have the same problem .-( ,
now i just don't know what to do , it's weird that a phone like this one has such a bad wifi .... , i have tested a lot of roms also and
wifi always hard to connect with weak signals.... anyone knows something about this?????
thanks.
h69pc said:
hello everybody , i bought 2 second hand lu6200 phones here in vietnam but their wifi signal handling is awful , i can connect to wifi networks with an old phone and the
lu6200 just doesn't pick up the network, i installed an app to measure the db's and in the lu6200 it gets always at least more 6 to 10 db's ,
first i thought that it was something wrong with the hardware but i switched phones in the store and have the same problem .-( ,
now i just don't know what to do , it's weird that a phone like this one has such a bad wifi .... , i have tested a lot of roms also and
wifi always hard to connect with weak signals.... anyone knows something about this?????
thanks.
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I don't think that this phone has bad wifi strength as I have always the same signal strength as that on my friends' Note 1 and BB Z10 or other devices.
bad wi fi reception
sixline said:
I don't think that this phone has bad wifi strength as I have always the same signal strength as that on my friends' Note 1 and BB Z10 or other devices.
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thank you for your input , well i find it weird that it's so hard for me to get a connection , i woudn't expect it from a device such as this... ,
i went to the store and they exchanged it to another one and the wifi still not working properly, but still they are second hand phones .... , maybe this one has some hardware problem too , it picks up wifi only after it stays some time in the same location .... , i got it for 100 dollars so it's not a big loss ,
maybe i will open it and try to check the wifi antenna or something .
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thank you for your input , well i find it weird that it's so hard for me to get a connection , i woudn't expect it from a device such as this... ,
i went to the store and they exchanged it to another one and the wifi still not working properly, but still they are second hand phones .... , maybe this one has some hardware problem too , it picks up wifi only after it stays some time in the same location .... , i got it for 100 dollars so it's not a big loss ,
maybe i will open it and try to check the wifi antenna or something .
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If its picking up signal late, then its due to to long wifi scan interval. Just go to settings>network>wifi and refresh from there whenever you want to connect.
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If its picking up signal late, then its due to to long wifi scan interval. Just go to settings>network>wifi and refresh from there whenever you want to connect.
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yes , i tried that , i installed some apk that would scan it faster and makes a graph of the router signal but always the same result , if i don't move too much and wait for a while it will connect but the signal is going up and down and it disconnects , and connect a few moments later ,
while my other phone stays around 80 something db's , this one shows 90 something that is on the limit for the connection
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yes , i tried that , i installed some apk that would scan it faster and makes a graph of the router signal but always the same result , if i don't move too much and wait for a while it will connect but the signal is going up and down and it disconnects , and connect a few moments later ,
while my other phone stays around 80 something db's , this one shows 90 something that is on the limit for the connection
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Well that's weird. Maybe a faulty unit. Nothing more to say.
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Well that's weird. Maybe a faulty unit. Nothing more to say.
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Yeah thanks for your help anyway
do you have an original gingerbread rom link for the lu6200,
i want to test wifi range in the original rom and would apreciate if
you could help me cause i searched a lot but can't find any link
for the kdz file thank you .....
gingerbread rom for the lu6200
Do you have an original( stock ) gingerbread rom link for the lu6200,
i want to test wifi range in the original rom and would apreciate if
you could help me cause i searched a lot but can't find any link
for the kdz file .....
i am testing an su640 with gingerbread and the wifi works good ,
it has an app in network config called smart wifi cm by sk telecom
thanks