I have 3 wifi routers in my home, each using the same SSID and password but each using a different channel (1/6/11 on 2.4MHz). Other phones (Galaxy S2 and Iphones) would/will hop automatically between the wifi points always connecting to the strongest signal but my S6 doesn't, at least not frequently and not always to the strongest signal. Has anyone noticed this problem or have a solution?
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I don't remember where I found it, but there is a roaming aggressiveness setting in the phone.
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I don't remember where I found it, but there is a roaming aggressiveness setting in the phone.
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I believe you're thinking in the developer options but if that is indeed correct, it looks like it's wifi vs cell, not wifi to wifi...
I found some sites saying that this is a common Android problem, thought it worked well on my S2. I found an app called Wifi Roaming which seems to be doing the trick now.
Thanks all for your help.
S6 Wifi Roaming - Dropping WIFI connection when switching from one AP to another AP?
Hello,
Samsung Galaxy S6 - Dropping connection & calls when I switch from one AP to another AP. Is there anyway this can be fixed? It looks like there is a WPA Supplicant that is available for S3, is there a similar solution for S6 also?
Please help.
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I never had problems with my Galaxy note 2 when it came to wifi until I stayed over my mother's house.
My Galaxy Note 2 constantly kept disconnecting, and reconnecting to her router.
I clicked forget network to monitor the signal strength. There was full bars and the signal never got lost.
So I did what a normal user would do. GOOGLE. And I saw A LOT of people experiencing this issue.
Yet there was no solution to the problem! Everyone is hoping to see an update and blah blah.
So I decided to try to figure the problem out myself.
I thought about it. What's different between my mom's optimum wifi vs my Verizon FiOS wifi.
My router has one network name.. Wait my mom has two? Hmmm...
DX20PR.. *disconnects*......... DX20PR 5G *connects*
WALAH! No more disconnecting and reconnecting.
Moral of the Story: If your Galaxy constantly loses wifi signal, check if your router has a '5G' signal, connect to that instead.
Why this works? idfk. But it solved my problem, and hopefully this will solve someone else's problem :good:
If you have AT&T Smart Wifi installed on your phone then that's been known to cause problems also. I had constant wifi connect/disconnect problems until I uninstalled it.
wifi issues set router to use one channel only
I had disconnects a lot as well until I changed my router setting to use only one channel.
I've seen this problem on multiple phones that I've had. A quick restart on the router always fixes it. Lead me to believe it's the router
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Make sure you mom's router isn't set to lower then 50 DHCP Address: EX. 192.168.0.50
Sign into the router usually 192.16.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 from web browser. Go to DHCP Setting and make sure you see 192.168.0.XX (XX being the amount of device that can obtain a ip address to get access to internet). If it lower then 20 change to 50 or little higher.
Hope this helps
If my WIFI security is using WPA2 my GN2 will lose internet connectivity after some time of the screen being off. The only way to get it back is by turning off WIFI on my GN2 and turning it back on. I don't have this problem using WEP security in the router. However, using WEP security is less secure and severely limits WIFI speeds (can't use N speeds).
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I just want to provide a follow-up to this. I recently learned about the ARP table in my router which is responsible for mapping the IP address to its MAC address. If my GN2 doesn't access the internet for a certain period of time its IP address is removed from the ARP table and I have to toggle the WIFI on my phone to gain internet access again. I found that manually adding the IP/MAC address of my GN2 to the ARP table solved this problem. In a 24-hour period I've lost internet access 1 time after about 7 hours of inactivity (I was sleeping) and I gained internet access after a few minutes without having to toggle WIFI. I'm only sharing my own personal experience with this issue in the hopes it will help others. Below is the command I used to manually add a static entry into the ARP table of my router (model: Buffalo WZR-HP-G300N, firmware: DD-WRT):
arp -i br0 -s 192.168.0.101 38:AA:3C:85:1F:7C
I have WAP 2 and I don't lose internet connection. Yes I have a small delay when the SN2 wakes up but it connects right away. Go to your wifi setting and hit forget this network and re enter your pass key and see if this might help. You might have another device using the same ip address.
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Jrockttu said:
If you have AT&T Smart Wifi installed on your phone then that's been known to cause problems also. I had constant wifi connect/disconnect problems until I uninstalled it.
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This did the trick for my father-in-law who was in town with is AT&T Galaxy Note II. His wifi kept turning off/on and disconnecting from my router and I couldn't save the network connection. My router is setup with an N network and a B/G network both with WPA2 , and he couldn't connect to either without the issue (everything other wifi device had no problems). I didn't uninstall the "AT&T Smart Wifi" just went into Manage Applications, stopped the services/application it was running and disabled the application. Immediately the phone was able to connect and keep connection with no problems. I didn't need to restart the router or do anything else.
Jrockttu said:
If you have AT&T Smart Wifi installed on your phone then that's been known to cause problems also. I had constant wifi connect/disconnect problems until I uninstalled it.
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Was starting to have a panic attack at work as it would not connect at all to my WPA2 network and i just bought this phone of craigslist. Your advice of removing that crappy program fixed everything! Thank you!
I recently bought new note 10.1 2014 edition wifi only version. Out of the box it had troubles in detecting my home wifi network. I managed to fix by enabling and disabling wps connection settings from my ZYXEL wifi router. But the problem appeared again in a month with just one reset of the router. My galaxy S2 and S3 have no trouble finding my network so I don't understand why the tablet can't. Both the phones actually more networks than the tablet actually so it's not limited just for my own router. I really hate Samsung for this. I believe the issue is not about hardwarehere.
S2 is running on neatrom latest version. S3 is running on original firmware 4.1 from Samsung and is not rooted yet.
I have been running into similar wifi problems without a real solution. I've noticed it had helped a little too connect to a 2.4ghz network versus 5ghz. But that cuts out the new wireless ac band that this tablet wad suppose to work with.
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I have been running into similar wifi problems without a real solution. I've noticed it had helped a little too connect to a 2.4ghz network versus 5ghz. But that cuts out the new wireless ac band that this tablet wad suppose to work with.
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After your suggestion I digged into the settings of the router. I could not find the option you mentioned but managed to get it working by changing to 802.11b+g+n to 802.11b+g. I am sure this was not a problem before but helped for now.
Anyone else with similar troubles..I wonder if only mine is buggy piece...
i just got the note 10.1 2014 edition wifi only version and i am having problems with the wifi i have a rooted phone which i use the hotspot and my wives phone is connected to the hotspot and my laptop i have no issues with it but just as soon as i connect my table the 4g signal cuts in and out all the time any ideas on what i problem could be
This is a problem with the Note 3 too... Samsung seem to screwed the wifi drivers badly. I found going to wifi, hitting settings again brought up an advanced menu and unticking "scanning always available" and "auto network switch" fixes it a bit...
Thanks for the information I will give it a try
Hi. Recently set up with a new wifi hub and phone, laptop and tablet (Note 10.1) all connected fine. Even more recently the signal gave up in certain parts of the house so a lot of settings were changed, including network name. Phone and laptop found them fine and have been working ok but tablet can't find the network at all. No way of downloading apps onto tablet and diagnosing the problem but save changing the settings again and risking the signal going back to rubbish in the top of the house, is there anything I can do to figure out the problem?
Hey guys,
So all of a sudden, my wifi is searching and not connecting in a campus setting. My Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 is still connected to the same wifi my Note 4 was. I have tried rebooting, removing battery, shutting off and on data and wifi, and airplane mode. Nothing reconnects it. Also tried forgetting all networks since there are 5 when searching for networks it finds and reconnecting to one, still no dice. It's been 4 hours, still can't reconnect. Any ideas?
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Hey guys,
So all of a sudden, my wifi is searching and not connecting in a campus setting. My Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 is still connected to the same wifi my Note 4 was. I have tried rebooting, removing battery, shutting off and on data and wifi, and airplane mode. Nothing reconnects it. Also tried forgetting all networks since there are 5 when searching for networks it finds and reconnecting to one, still no dice. It's been 4 hours, still can't reconnect. Any ideas?
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Have you tried to forget the network and then ADD it with + Add Wi-Fi network? I actually had an issue playing with a Galaxy note 10.1 2012 edition, I turned my hotspot (sprint note 4) on and named it the same as our current network (was showing how open networks aren't always the network they say and anybody can create a Starbucks-Guest network.... I used starbucks-guest because I didn't want to put my schools on here). The tablet didn't see the network even after reboots, but when I added the network manually it connected right away. Also was this connecting to the same access points or different ones on the other side of campus?
Yep tried forgetting, re-adding the wifi spot and nothing.
I've been having wifi connection issues since day one of getting this phone.
Not sure if I have the same problem.
But at least once a day, it seems the phone can no longer make a connection to my wifi.
The only solution is to either just power off the phone and restart or do what Sprint asked me to do.
Sprint said to try and reset the network connection information by dialing ##72786#
The phone will power off and then restart do some background stuff and then power off again and restart.
Once that is done, all is fine.
I've never had this happen on any other of my Android devices. I even use a static IP with my phone setup.
And yes, I have tried just using the default of DHCP.
I had thought it was my router (Asus RT-AC68U) which transmits both 2.4ghz and 5ghz. I have both setup and I try to use 5ghz the most.
I did upgrade the router software because I was one version behind, but that did not fix anything.
Also, I had a Sprint femocell in my house (provided for free from Sprint) because I had bad signal issues years ago.. But because this phone uses LTE and now it seems the phone comes with built-in WiFi Calling. (Means instead of using the cellular network it will use my network and ISP to make Sprint calls, all voice and text messages come through normally, it's basically a built-in femocell).
I returned that, whoops still in the box, need to get that mailed out fast.
I'm not sure how widespread this issue is, but I suspect it's bigger that just the two of us here. And if I'm in the wrong thread, please let m know.
Thanks
Rob
im having an issue with Wifi calling after a while i get an error saying ER081 unable to connect.
i reached out tmo today and they claim its an issue with samsung.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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im having an issue with Wifi calling after a while i get an error saying ER081 unable to connect.
i reached out tmo today and they claim its an issue with samsung.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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Nope. I rely heavy on WiFi calling as the tmo signal is not strong enough at my house.
I believe the error is when the phone doesn't think the WiFi signal is strong enough which can happen even with 5 bars. Get the free VoIP router from T-Mobile and you won't have the problem anymore at home ;o)
This is generally related to your WiFi network, not the phone. It's usually from the AP changing channels, device switching bands, encryption rekey, or some other normally imperceptible change on the network side. The quickest solution is to turn WiFi off and then back on on your phone.
ER081 on G6 at work
I can't connect to the wi-fi calling here at work at all. I have TERRIBLE service with T-mobile here and can't even receive any messages or calls on my phone with the wi-fi calling not working. My G4 worked great....this G6, not at all. SO frustrating.
lileddy305 said:
im having an issue with Wifi calling after a while i get an error saying ER081 unable to connect.
i reached out tmo today and they claim its an issue with samsung.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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It's not Samsung, it's whatever software T-Mobile is using. I have no cell reception whatsoever where I live and no landline either and have been using wifi just fine for my calls. And yesterday out of nowhere, I started getting instant disconnects on calls the moment they were dialed while the internet worked fine.
And today after a patch, I am getting the er081 error. Did the same thing at a local wifi network as well so the next time I am in town, I'll check the T-Mobile store and then either have them replace my phone or get a refund even though I would rather not have to since I have the 128gb version and have been pretty much using it for everything I used to do on my laptop..
er081 error galaxy s6 edge
I received the Jan 2017 patch and my wifi calling won't connect. I also had to have my frontier router replaced the next day. Any suggestions? Is there a setting in the router dashboard I should know abou
on wifi router add ports forward
4500 udp
5060-5061 tcp
reboot router/phone
should be fixed
raven2099 said:
on wifi router add ports forward
4500 udp
5060-5061 tcp
reboot router/phone
should be fixed
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Thanks to raven2099
your hint solved my problem on my Oukitel K5000. I had the same errormessage with error 081
obiwan2 said:
Thanks to raven2099
your hint solved my problem on my Oukitel K5000. I had the same errormessage with error 081
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raven2099 said:
on wifi router add ports forward
4500 udp
5060-5061 tcp
reboot router/phone
should be fixed
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I know this thread is old, but this fixed my WiFi calling issue. The problem is I need more than one phone to be able to use WiFi calling and my router only allows port forwarding to individual internal IP addresses. Therefore, once I assign the port numbers you have given to one phone's IP, I can't assign them to another phone's IP because it will not allow me to create a conflicting service. Any idea how to tackle this?
My router is Netgear Orbi mesh router RBR50 and also have one mesh satellite RBS50
Phones are all OnePlus 7T Pro 5G
Internet Service Provider is Charter Spectrum
Phone Service Provider is T-Mobile
I just took the 6.0.1 update for the Sprint S6, and I am having some interesting wifi issues. I can't get any sort of Internet connection at home, even though it is connected to the network. However, I went to Starbucks and I was able to get a connection there. Then I come to work, and I get no connection here. I had read that the Verizon S6 had similar issues with the update, and it had to do with MM having issues with tkip encryption. Can anyone confirm that this could be the problem with the Sprint update?
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I just took the 6.0.1 update for the Sprint S6, and I am having some interesting wifi issues. I can't get any sort of Internet connection at home, even though it is connected to the network. However, I went to Starbucks and I was able to get a connection there. Then I come to work, and I get no connection here. I had read that the Verizon S6 had similar issues with the update, and it had to do with MM having issues with tkip encryption. Can anyone confirm that this could be the problem with the Sprint update?
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Mine working ok.
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I was experiencing extremely bad/slow wifi connectivity after installing MM. I deleted my my wifi extension configuaration (MM kept connecting to my wifi extender difinition - slower speed). That improved wifi performance close to pre-MM. Also turned of smart network switch (settings - more - smart network switch) witch seemed to improve the reliability of my wifi connection.
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I just took the 6.0.1 update for the Sprint S6, and I am having some interesting wifi issues. I can't get any sort of Internet connection at home, even though it is connected to the network. However, I went to Starbucks and I was able to get a connection there. Then I come to work, and I get no connection here. I had read that the Verizon S6 had similar issues with the update, and it had to do with MM having issues with tkip encryption. Can anyone confirm that this could be the problem with the Sprint update?
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I am having this same problem too. I am also having issues with text messages not sending.
My network connection, both at home and traveling, has been flawless. My suggestion to you would be to switch your home router at AES, see if that resolves the issue and then switch back and see what happens.
There is at least one ticket open on Google's Android site regarding the TKIP issue. Open since May, I might add.