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Q is barnacle or other really giving me free wifi tethering?

I am rooted. Im using juggernaut 4.1 and faux .7.b5 .
Im wondering if my use of barnacle buddy for frer wifi tethering would still avoid xharges from tmobile?
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if you can wait till the 25th you can get mobile hotspot and mobilelife album free http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mob...n-25th_id26064i

Doesn't jugs already have tethering option ? Why would you need a third party app to tether?

Does it wirlesslesly with no tmob charge?
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Pretty excited about the promotion that starts ont he 25. Reminds me of free wifi calling and how they told no one but if you specifically asked for it that put it on your account.

xsteven77x said:
Pretty excited about the promotion that starts ont he 25. Reminds me of free wifi calling and how they told no one but if you specifically asked for it that put it on your account.
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good luck finding a rep who will add it just like free wifi calling

Back to the original post and the question asked.
I'm running Juggernaut as well. Is there a way to get free wifi tethering? Furthermore, data speeds are terrible through tether, but decent on the phone. That is, I can download a 385mb file from Dropbox in about 10 minutes or less (I didn't waste my data by testing the download of the whole file). However, tethered to my laptop, I cannot even get the main Google web page to load reliably, much less download a file.
Another example. Netflix plays fine on the phone, impossible with a tethered laptop.
Any suggestions? Yes, I've done my searching. I've seen others complaining of the same problem, but no clear solutions. Only possible solution is to use TB to uninstall and re-install Tether Manager (a solution posted for Zombie, BTW, not Juggernaut). However, under Juggernaut I don't see Tether Manager listed under TB in order to uninstall and re-install.
Hope this makes sense. Any help is appreciated.
fragger
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FraggerCrue said:
Back to the original post and the question asked.
I'm running Juggernaut as well. Is there a way to get free wifi tethering? Furthermore, data speeds are terrible through tether, but decent on the phone. That is, I can download a 385mb file from Dropbox in about 10 minutes or less (I didn't waste my data by testing the download of the whole file). However, tethered to my laptop, I cannot even get the main Google web page to load reliably, much less download a file.
Another example. Netflix plays fine on the phone, impossible with a tethered laptop.
Any suggestions? Yes, I've done my searching. I've seen others complaining of the same problem, but no clear solutions. Only possible solution is to use TB to uninstall and re-install Tether Manager (a solution posted for Zombie, BTW, not Juggernaut). However, under Juggernaut I don't see Tether Manager listed under TB in order to uninstall and re-install.
Hope this makes sense. Any help is appreciated.
fragger
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Okay, I kept looking and found a solution that appears to be working. I downloaded Open Garden Wifi Tether. That fixed the connection and bandwidth problems. Streaming HD Netflix on tethered laptop without a hitch, but I still get these annoying pauses and delays before data transfer starts. After as much as a 1-2 minute delay the video stream begins buffering and the video plays.
I think that is a t-mobile data thing, not a 4g or GS2 problem.
I also noticed that Speedtest routes to a server in D.C. and I'm in Jacksonville, FL. I manually reset to servers here in Jacksonville, but that resulted in abysmal scores.
Ah well, the quest continues. Next thing to sort out is to find someway to make calls without using minutes (Skype? Google Voice?).
Hope this helps someone else. Also, I'm open to any helpful input.
fragger

Solved. I think
A tmo Rep told me that it would be free if I was using barnacle. My speeds are great honeslty. You can also go through USB or blutletooth but this seems gayest with barnacle. Barnacle is free also
You can also get no throttle if you replace some things using root explorer but there are whole threads for that
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[Q] Slow Wifi...initially...on Cisco e3000

I'm not even sure where to talk about this. It only seems to happen at home on my Linksys/Cisco 3000e BUT none of my other devices give me a problem. Here's the problem i'm experiencing....typically when I'm using a reddit app....I'm not sure of any other apps that link me straight to other content the way Reddit does.
When I'm browsing Reddit at home from my phone, connected to my cisco/linksys 3000e Wireless access point if I click on a link to the web, or a link to youtube, the youtube app will fire right up...and then wait....and it takes like 15 to 20 seconds to load, and then it's pretty quick after that. Like..there's no slowdown to cache in the video or anything. It does the same thing for web pages. On my laptops this doesn't happen. On the other hand, if I connect to the WAPs at work, or anywhere else (including the WAP that is my modem) it's fine.
I updated to the newest linksys firmware....no better. Tonight I upgraded to dd-wrt....no better
I'm at a loss and have no idea where I should be asking this question. I do have an overly complicated network, but none of the PCs or laptops in the house behind this same configuration suffer from this "initial lag". It's really weird.
hoping someone has some suggestions.
Thanks
allroy

okay, to kinda rule out my "overly complicated network" I just plugged my Win7 Laptop into the (now dd-wrt) Cisco WAP, and used Virtual Router - Wifi Hot Spot for Windows 7 / 2008 R2 and connected to my laptop...going THROUGH the cisco router.....it FLIES. just like it should. Damn...that means there's something wonky with the wireless on this WAP, but I'm not sure what it could be.
I don't have ANY security enabled on it right now. I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible for troubleshooting obviously....

man, i feel like an idiot. i've been trying TONS of stuff.....finally started googling HARD....
found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567884 where they figured it out.
changing to G only is working for now.

Ugh....not sure this was right. Sometimes it seems better, but still not great. I've spent way too long on this tonight. Need sleep.
Hopefully some of you smart cats will have something for me to try.
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This phone just plain has bad WiFi drivers/chip set IMO lol.. least with ICS its plain bad.

Yeah, I'm running AOKP, but I don't think that's the problem, cuz like I said it works fine on so many other wifis. This stupid router was pretty expensive, so it's pretty disappointing that it works so poorly. I can't remembe if it used to be better or if it's always sucked.....grr.
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allroy1975 said:
Yeah, I'm running AOKP, but I don't think that's the problem, cuz like I said it works fine on so many other wifis. This stupid router was pretty expensive, so it's pretty disappointing that it works so poorly. I can't remembe if it used to be better or if it's always sucked.....grr.
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I've googled this to death....I've tried DD-WRT, and different flavors of cisco firmware. I've tried a million different configs including single band configs....I'm at a total loss.
can someone recommend a cheap (inexpensive < $50) wireless router/access point that they're currently using and getting good speeds on? I picked up this thing http://www.microcenter.com/product/381839/W308R_Wireless-N_Broadband_Router the other day, but it doesn't seem to be able to be configured as simply an AP.
thanks guys....

asus nt-r16 running tomato firmware. awesome....
about this phone having crappy wifi... mine I get the full 30megabits up and down on my fios inet..,
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btw, what makes your network complex?
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give that router a try with tomato before you buy a new one. toastman makes solid builds for it.
http://www.4shared.com/dir/v1BuINP3/Toastman_Builds.html#dir=2147483639

calisro said:
asus nt-r16 running tomato firmware. awesome....
about this phone having crappy wifi... mine I get the full 30megabits up and down on my fios inet..,
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btw, what makes your network complex?
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give that router a try with tomato before you buy a new one. toastman makes solid builds for it.
http://www.4shared.com/dir/v1BuINP3/Toastman_Builds.html#dir=2147483639
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Network is complex for a home network...not to a giant ISP like Savvis or whatever...but...here's what I've got....as far as wireless goes...My linksys switch connects to a 16 port gigabit network switch which connects is fed by a stupid old machine running Vmware with a pfsense firewall/proxy filter, and that vmware machine is the only machine that has access to that NIC. Then I've got a 2003/2008R2 domain set up and the 2003 server hands out DHCP and does DNS, but also the DHCP sets the 2nd dns to googles 8.8.8.8 and everything gets the pfsense vm as it's gateway.
so...it's not REALLY complex..but I don't have a linksys plugged into my cable modem.
I'm gonna give Tomato a shot...I just didn't find a step by step upgrade path for that like I did with the linksys and on top of that there are like...a million flavors of each tomato build, and I just need the one that works. I'm not doing anything super complex with the wireless, all the complex stuff is on the other side of the wireless....all it needs to do is allow devices to connect to it and pass the traffic to other places. my wireless router just needs to be an AP.
suggestions on which flavor of tomato I should go with? Std I assume is standard? if I was gonna do VPN I think I'd do it on the pfsense server, so...no VPN, Ext? what's that for an external HD or printer? nope...I'm gonna give std a shot....we'll see what happens.

no go. same lag at the beginnings of things.....I picked up a trendnet router tonight...$25.....gonna give it a shot I guess....

allroy1975 said:
no go. same lag at the beginnings of things.....I picked up a trendnet router tonight...$25.....gonna give it a shot I guess....
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god D!!!! this TRENDnet TEW-731BR doesn't work either!! this is baffling to me. it seems like it COULD be the "modem" I'm running..that's really the wifi/3g/4g drivers etc, right? this just doesn't seem possible.....my world is broken.

allroy1975 said:
god D!!!! this TRENDnet TEW-731BR doesn't work either!! this is baffling to me. it seems like it COULD be the "modem" I'm running..that's really the wifi/3g/4g drivers etc, right? this just doesn't seem possible.....my world is broken.
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not that complex. so thats good. well you ruled out the router. whats left?
-what rom and modem?
- wireless interference?
- it sure does sound like something on your network though.
- how hsrd would it be to shutdown the vmware gateway and use that trendnet as a temporary firewall. shouldn't be hard since it doesn't need to do much.... might be worth it to rule it out.
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something else came to mind. aare you running adblocking software on your phone like adfree adaway or ad block?
I had a problem with adfree about a year ago that was very similar to what your describing.

calisro said:
not that complex. so thats good. well you ruled out the router. whats left?
-what rom and modem?
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AOKP JB Milestone 1.4 / I've tried FB15, FI27, and FK23.
- wireless interference?
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I don't think so, like I said, my laptops and stuff work fine...
- it sure does sound like something on your network though.
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I think I agree, but I'm still not 100%...
- how hard would it be to shutdown the vmware gateway and use that trendnet as a temporary firewall. shouldn't be hard since it doesn't need to do much.... might be worth it to rule it out.
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no, you're right, it wouldn't be too hard. I *think* i actually said in a previous post...somewhere...that my Cable modem is a Wireless router and when I connect to that it's fine.....but then I lose access to my LAN ... ugh....Need the lan cuz sometimes I lay in bed and stream movies from one of my servers and I also use it for an XBMC remote....
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something else came to mind. aare you running adblocking software on your phone like adfree adaway or ad block?
I had a problem with adfree about a year ago that was very similar to what your describing.
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I actually had this thought last night so I turned it off, then I realized it didn't make much sense that it worked on the cable modem and not on my internal wifi...didn't sound related..but I tried last night anyway.
I'm gonna tear it up tonight....I really appreciate your ideas and willingness to help :highfive:

if you setup a ping to your internal gateway, is the ping times consistent the whole time while its lagging?

calisro said:
if you setup a ping to your internal gateway, is the ping times consistent the whole time while its lagging?
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ugh....okay..so I set the linksys/tomato to be on the same subnet as my wireless cable modem (192.168.0.x) then plugged it directly into that...made it a DHCP server and....boom, no lag...so that leaves the Vmware PFSense box...or my 16port gigabit netgear switch that connect all the network together.
I guess the most likely thing is the box with vmware on it....but I have no idea how to fix it. grrr...

allroy1975 said:
ugh....okay..so I set the linksys/tomato to be on the same subnet as my wireless cable modem (192.168.0.x) then plugged it directly into that...made it a DHCP server and....boom, no lag...so that leaves the Vmware PFSense box...or my 16port gigabit netgear switch that connect all the network together.
I guess the most likely thing is the box with vmware on it....but I have no idea how to fix it. grrr...
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so dumb question. why is that vmware so special that you can't just run what it does from an intelligent router like tomato.

calisro said:
so dumb question. why is that vmware so special that you can't just run what it does from an intelligent router like tomato.
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initial dumb answer: because I like to make things complicated.
hmmm...that's actually an excellent question. I'm not a great networking guy, but I'm a solid PC/Server guy, so I'm always trying to mess around with new stuff (stuff I haven't messed with before....not necessarily NEW, you know?). Years ago, when I got my first sys admin job, I was 192.168 @ home and 10.168 @ work. I was doing so much at both places that I was CONSTANTLY getting the IPs confused and it was frustrating..so I switched my home network to 10.168. I used to run an app on my windows 2003 domain controller (that also was my DHCP and DNS servers) that acted was a firewall/web filter. Eventually I started toying with vmware, and for a while ran Vmware IN that windows 2003 server that ran a copy of untangle - a different firewall/web filter. It worked fine. Eventually I built a 2008 domain controller to sit with it and moved the Vmware stuff to the 2008 box because it was beefier. it's been like that for a LONG time. and then recently, I started noticing this problem that we're trying to figure out. I switched from Untangle to pfSense. I blew away the 2008 config and installed straight vmware esxi 4.1 server on the box and rebuilt the 2008 domain controller (made it R2 this time though) rebuilt the pfsense box.
Less of a dumb answer:
Mostly I like having the separate firewall box because I feel like I have a good solid firewall, i'm learning new stuff that I could potentially use in the future in a professional environment (not to mention some places LOVE to see all this geeky **** on a resume or hear about it in an interview). I guess I could use my linksys/tomato router as my firewall/DHCP/DNS.
Then there's the children. I don't wanna make it too easy for them to get to the porn....so I try to create an environment that keeps them from it. I basically try to do my job at home. Keeping the users away from dumb stuff.

allroy1975 said:
initial dumb answer: because I like to make things complicated.
hmmm...that's actually an excellent question. I'm not a great networking guy, but I'm a solid PC/Server guy, so I'm always trying to mess around with new stuff (stuff I haven't messed with before....not necessarily NEW, you know?). Years ago, when I got my first sys admin job, I was 192.168 @ home and 10.168 @ work. I was doing so much at both places that I was CONSTANTLY getting the IPs confused and it was frustrating..so I switched my home network to 10.168. I used to run an app on my windows 2003 domain controller (that also was my DHCP and DNS servers) that acted was a firewall/web filter. Eventually I started toying with vmware, and for a while ran Vmware IN that windows 2003 server that ran a copy of untangle - a different firewall/web filter. It worked fine. Eventually I built a 2008 domain controller to sit with it and moved the Vmware stuff to the 2008 box because it was beefier. it's been like that for a LONG time. and then recently, I started noticing this problem that we're trying to figure out. I switched from Untangle to pfSense. I blew away the 2008 config and installed straight vmware esxi 4.1 server on the box and rebuilt the 2008 domain controller (made it R2 this time though) rebuilt the pfsense box.
Less of a dumb answer:
Mostly I like having the separate firewall box because I feel like I have a good solid firewall, i'm learning new stuff that I could potentially use in the future in a professional environment (not to mention some places LOVE to see all this geeky **** on a resume or hear about it in an interview). I guess I could use my linksys/tomato router as my firewall/DHCP/DNS.
Then there's the children. I don't wanna make it too easy for them to get to the porn....so I try to create an environment that keeps them from it. I basically try to do my job at home. Keeping the users away from dumb stuff.
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yea. I do similar but on the linux side...

calisro said:
yea. I do similar but on the linux side...
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I play a bit of linux. I'm not terrible at it...I've got an UnRAID server here too, just recently got it up to 11TB. It's built on Slackware....I'm gonna give Untangle a shot again.....I'm thinking about moving everything to be on 192.168.0.x because that's what my Cable modem is on.....I just don't get it. I mean....I guess it HAS to be that VMware server or some config within it...I just don't get why no other devices show these symptoms.

allroy1975 said:
I play a bit of linux. I'm not terrible at it...I've got an UnRAID server here too, just recently got it up to 11TB. It's built on Slackware....I'm gonna give Untangle a shot again.....I'm thinking about moving everything to be on 192.168.0.x because that's what my Cable modem is on.....I just don't get it. I mean....I guess it HAS to be that VMware server or some config within it...I just don't get why no other devices show these symptoms.
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so your double natting? I mean if you cable modem is on that but fw is on something else...
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most cable modems can be setup kn bridge mode... passing your internet providers ip lease to your fw.... doble nat can cause some issues. don't know if its related...

Why is transferring over Wi-fi slow damn slow?

Just transferring say one music album takes like ten minutes. I have a good router, I put my phone one foot from it and it's still going at a snail's pace.
Tried using ES Files Explorer and X-plorer and the same result. Is it a problem with the phone do both those apps just have sh*tty wifi transfer speeds?

wifesabitch said:
Just transferring say one music album takes like ten minutes. I have a good router, I put my phone one foot from it and it's still going at a snail's pace.
Tried using ES Files Explorer and X-plorer and the same result. Is it a problem with the phone do both those apps just have sh*tty wifi transfer speeds?
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Hey, wifesabitch...hehe good one....lmao...anywayz...I had similar issue and my problem was the adapter drivers from the system I was copying from, was old, maybe check there first.

TheAxman said:
Hey, wifesabitch...hehe good one....lmao...anywayz...I had similar issue and my problem was the adapter drivers from the system I was copying from, was old, maybe check there first.
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I kinda ruled that out because I can copy to from a Windows laptop WAY faster, like 4MB/s compared to less than 1MB/s or god knows what on this phone.

wifesabitch said:
I kinda ruled that out because I can copy to from a Windows laptop WAY faster, like 4MB/s compared to less than 1MB/s or god knows what on this phone.
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I have this issue too. I use SSHDroid on my phone, and connect via SSHFS from Linux. I get around 1mb/s average this way, when my computer is on Ethernet (slower if it is on wifi). I'm running CM 10.1 nightly on AT&T S3. I'll give it a try on Windows at some point, but so far I haven't found anything that helps. I tried reformatting the card with different cluster sizes too, with no noticeable change.

Airdroid is fast enough for me
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Will custom roms fix wifi disconnect issue ?

I'm not a newb and I'm pretty sure aosp roms wont have the problem. I think its pretty disgraceful for such a great phone to have these wifi disconnects. No its not the router, I have a note 2 and s2 running flawlessly and I don't want to do a store return for the same phone. Any insight would be appreciated and voiding a warranty is the least of my concerns.

Anyone out there lol

I am interested with this also. Free bump.
Btw, I got authentication error on the wifi, not sure with yours.
Tested with 4 different routers, no go. Meanwhile, my iPhone and Nexus 5 are working fine, so are all my other devices like TV, laptops, IP camera etc.

lanwarrior said:
I am interested with this also. Free bump.
Btw, I got authentication error on the wifi, not sure with yours.
Tested with 4 different routers, no go. Meanwhile, my iPhone and Nexus 5 are working fine, so are all my other devices like TV, laptops, IP camera etc.
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I get that plus I was getting a security error notification I don't remember until I deactivated lookout. Now it just disconnects after maybe 8 minutes or so.

mookiexl said:
I get that plus I was getting a security error notification I don't remember until I deactivated lookout. Now it just disconnects after maybe 8 minutes or so.
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What router and router firmware do you have. Are you using kk or 4.3. Is their heavy traffic on your router channel? Also can you show a screenshot of your WiFi settings.
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BACARDILIMON said:
What router and router firmware do you have. Are you using kk or 4.3. Is their heavy traffic on your router channel? Also can you show a screenshot of your WiFi settings.
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I have Asus RT-N66U - stock firmware because DD-WRT have issues. I also tried D-Link, Netgear and Buffalo.. all bought JUST to test this damn Wi-Fi issue. All connection to 802.11n 5Ghz and I tried every single channel out there.
I am using JB 4.3, stock, rooted. Wifi setting is:
- Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Only when pluggen in
- Always allow scanning: no
- Auto network switch: no
No heavy traffic most of the time. Issue happens whether I play Netflix or not.

lanwarrior said:
I have Asus RT-N66U - stock firmware because DD-WRT have issues. I also tried D-Link, Netgear and Buffalo.. all bought JUST to test this damn Wi-Fi issue. All connection to 802.11n 5Ghz and I tried every single channel out there.
I am using JB 4.3, stock, rooted. Wifi setting is:
- Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Only when pluggen in
- Always allow scanning: no
- Auto network switch: no
No heavy traffic most of the time. Issue happens whether I play Netflix or not.
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You just solved all your issues. Go on the 2.5 GHz. Forget 5ghz. Test that out I bet you it works. 5ghz has less people on it it also is unstable. Very unstable. I shut mine off on my router cause of all the headaches it was causing.
ASUS RT-N66U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.374.4561
Check ur firmware
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BACARDILIMON said:
You just solved all your issues. Go on the 2.5 GHz. Forget 5ghz. Test that out I bet you it works. 5ghz has less people on it it also is unstable. Very unstable. I shut mine off on my router cause of all the headaches it was causing.
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Hmm.. that's bizarre. I have used 5Ghz for a long time and all my other devices (Nexus 5, Nexus 7, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S) works great with the 802.11n 5Ghz radio. No authentication error. My place is also "crowded" with all the neighbors' Wi-Fi, all 2.4 Ghz.
I will test it out, but I found 2.4Ghz is slower when say, streaming netflix. Slightly more buffering.

lanwarrior said:
Hmm.. that's bizarre. I have used 5Ghz for a long time and all my other devices (Nexus 5, Nexus 7, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S) works great with the 802.11n 5Ghz radio. No authentication error. My place is also "crowded" with all the neighbors' Wi-Fi, all 2.4 Ghz.
I will test it out, but I found 2.4Ghz is slower when say, streaming netflix. Slightly more buffering.
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My note 2 would fly on 5ghz. This phone will not. A lot of people have issue. You should download WiFi analytics by netgear and see what channel is best for you and change it manually. Also firmware. Update it
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BACARDILIMON said:
My note 2 would fly on 5ghz. This phone will not. A lot of people have issue. You should download WiFi analytics by netgear and see what channel is best for you and change it manually. Also firmware. Update it
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Will do. Thanks for the advise!
OP, try this also and see if it fixed the problem.

I gonna assume it worked for you?
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Ok say I went ahead and rooted and installed Jedi and still had an unstable connection issue so I tried pac-rom and confirmed no issued with wifi, went back to Jedi and was still getting wifi disconnects. After a lot of hair pulling and google search I found a xda user post in a thread (I can't remember where) were an owner of the note3 and s4 said he fixed his wifi disconnects on both phones by changing his routers band settings to g or b and not mixed g/b like it had been set on. I decided to give it a try so I switched mine from what was a b/n band to just a b band and low and behold I was able to stream a whole movie via allshare without a disconnect where as before it was about 8 minutes before a disconnect. I hope this thread helps somebody. I will report back with an update In a day or so.

mookiexl said:
Ok say I went ahead and rooted and installed Jedi and still had an unstable connection issue so I tried pac-rom and confirmed no issued with wifi, went back to Jedi and was still getting wifi disconnects. After a lot of hair pulling and google search I found a xda user post in a thread (I can't remember where) were an owner of the note3 and s4 said he fixed his wifi disconnects on both phones by changing his routers band settings to g or b and not mixed g/b like it had been set on. I decided to give it a try so I switched mine from what was a b/n band to just a b band and low and behold I was able to stream a whole movie via allshare without a disconnect where as before it was about 8 minutes before a disconnect. I hope this thread helps somebody. I will report back with an update In a day or so.
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So pretty much what I said days ago .lmao
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So pretty much what I said days ago .lmao
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[Thats right, you my friend deserve a beer but had I not abandoned my on thread a day I wouldnt be rooted now and on 4.4.2 lol.And yes I should've referenced your 1st reply in this thread because thats what triggered the search for router settings for 4.3-4.4.2 sammys. If you don't mind I want to post a screenie from my router settings and see if you could possibly help me get my wifi speeds higher than the 5mb I'm getting after I made the change, before I always got atleast 25mb on the speedtest.net app . I'll have to wait till I get home.

mookiexl said:
[Thats right, you my friend deserve a beer but had I not abandoned my on thread a day I wouldnt be rooted now and on 4.4.2 lol.And yes I should've referenced your 1st reply in this thread because thats what triggered the search for router settings for 4.3-4.4.2 sammys. If you don't mind I want to post a screenie from my router settings and see if you could possibly help me get my wifi speeds higher than the 5mb I'm getting after I made the change, before I always got atleast 25mb on the speedtest.net app . I'll have to wait till I get home.
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OK post a shot then I will pm you. Need the routers info make model and so forth
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Never one wifi problem anywhere ever with my note 3 on stock rootes kk.
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OK post a shot then I will pm you. Need the routers info make model and so forth
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Thanks for the help I went back in and set my belkin n+ router to 802.11n and 20mhz and Ive gotten back to 25mbps rock stable.

mike102871 said:
Never one wifi problem anywhere ever with my note 3 on stock rootes kk.
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you probably dont have a router that is not set up perfectly on 5ghz

BACARDILIMON said:
I gonna assume it worked for you?
TWEAKED N3
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Sorry for the late reply, the new Tapatalk 4 interface is damn confusing (was using the old version)... I hate it.
Anyways, I moved to G and so far so good. We shall see!

lanwarrior said:
Sorry for the late reply, the new Tapatalk 4 interface is damn confusing (was using the old version)... I hate it.
Anyways, I moved to G and so far so good. We shall see!
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Well the fact that you have been on it for more than a day without issue I say it a win. Any other issues could be something else.
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Strange issue using WiFi on Pixel 3 (Some apps cannot connect)

Okay I am having a strange problem and I have run out of ideas (and so has Google). On my new Pixel 3 XL, it is up and running smoothly with one giant issue. Most non-stock apps (Netflix, all amazon apps, Zedge, etc) cannot connect to the internet when using WiFi. All the stock(youYube, google play store, gmail, etc) apps that I have tested can connect over WiFi. All of the non-stock apps CAN connect over the cell networks (Project Fi). ALL other devices I have, including the Pixel 2, work 100% fine over WiFi and cell network.
All routers, phones, apps are up to date.
I have tried everything that both I and google can think of. My ISP is Frontier Bonded DSL modem (I have no choice where I live but get okay speeds 22Mbps).
1) Factory reset everything (router, phone, even my modem)
2) Use the router and WiFi built into supplied DSL modem (modem is only 5 months old), same issue
3) New TP-Link router, same issue
4) Used an older Netgear router, same issue
5) Reconfigured routers as WAP, same issue
6) Reset, re-entered everything on phone, forgot networks, uninstalled, re-installed all involved apps, cleared caches, etc, etc.
7) Tried different forms of encryption, AES, TKIP, same issue
8) Changed from WPA to WPA2 to none, same issue
9) Tried different DNS servers, same issue
I was on the phone with Google for 4+ hours to no avail. Again every single other device I have, other phones, streaming devices, Amazon fire, etc, etc all work 100% Only the Pixel 3 has issues. Any hints, tips, or tricks appreciated.

Same here!
I'm having the same issue. CenturyLink is my Internet provider (VDSL2 connection), and Project Fi is my cellular network. I made a post on Reddit regarding this and found a small amount of other people experiencing the same thing. Since I'm a new user I can't post the link to that discussion, but if you search my username /u/ilikepizzaskolvikes you should be able to find that discussion. So far it seems to be affecting Frontier and CenturyLink customers. Connections made from a house using Comcast worked as expected...
I've tried everything you've tried. I did get it to work by changing my modem (Netgear D6400) from bridge/modem-only mode to modem/router mode. When connected to the modem's WiFi both my phone and my wife's Pixel 3 apps started working correctly.
Unfortunately, that isn't a good solution for me since I work from home and for whatever reason my Netgear D6400 doesn't handle my work VPN traffic unless it is in modem-only mode.... So I'm back to square one here...

I have the same issue with Office 365 work emails and Netflix. It works just fine over LTE and using my work Wifi but it will not connect using my home wifi. I have a Netgear R9000 and Netgear Orbi. I have spectrum Internet.

I'm having same issue several apps including Zedge won't work in WiFi other being my credit card app

Any solutions? Same problem.

Are any of you using an ad blocker? Try whitelisting those apps if you are.

I had a mystery problem with wi-f and no connectioni, and it turned out to be "Hidden SSID" and how android 9 handles it differently than android 8 !
hint - you have to scroll down...
( hope this helps )

wckcol said:
Okay I am having a strange problem and I have run out of ideas (and so has Google). On my new Pixel 3 XL, it is up and running smoothly with one giant issue. Most non-stock apps (Netflix, all amazon apps, Zedge, etc) cannot connect to the internet when using WiFi. All the stock(youYube, google play store, gmail, etc) apps that I have tested can connect over WiFi. All of the non-stock apps CAN connect over the cell networks (Project Fi). ALL other devices I have, including the Pixel 2, work 100% fine over WiFi and cell network.
All routers, phones, apps are up to date.
I have tried everything that both I and google can think of. My ISP is Frontier Bonded DSL modem (I have no choice where I live but get okay speeds 22Mbps).
1) Factory reset everything (router, phone, even my modem)
2) Use the router and WiFi built into supplied DSL modem (modem is only 5 months old), same issue
3) New TP-Link router, same issue
4) Used an older Netgear router, same issue
5) Reconfigured routers as WAP, same issue
6) Reset, re-entered everything on phone, forgot networks, uninstalled, re-installed all involved apps, cleared caches, etc, etc.
7) Tried different forms of encryption, AES, TKIP, same issue
8) Changed from WPA to WPA2 to none, same issue
9) Tried different DNS servers, same issue
I was on the phone with Google for 4+ hours to no avail. Again every single other device I have, other phones, streaming devices, Amazon fire, etc, etc all work 100% Only the Pixel 3 has issues. Any hints, tips, or tricks appreciated.
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Questions: Did you try booting the phone in safe mode? Didn't see that in your list. Also, are you on the Nov update?
Sure hope you get this figured out, and report back if you do. I have no issues with my Pixel 3 and home wifi, but I travel a lot and use many different wifi networks, so could easily be vulnerable. Thanks in advance for any insight.

I have this same issue so much so I'm thinking of returning it. You can't use the downloaded apps in safe mode.
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I just called tech support she told me Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix no eta. Take with grain of salt.
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DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
I have this same issue so much so I'm thinking of returning it. You can't use the downloaded apps in safe mode.
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I just called tech support she told me Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix no eta. Take with grain of salt.
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I'm using Amazon Music and Prime Video just fine. Do they count?

I can't log into amazon shopping app, Netflix, Skype of business, zedge and my credit card billing app that's all I have found so far
I'm thinking about sending it back and waiting on Black Friday to see if they are going to do in sale if not may go with Google for unlocked bootloader
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DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
I can't log into amazon shopping app, Netflix, Skype of business, zedge and my credit card billing app that's all I have found so far
I'm thinking about sending it back and waiting on Black Friday to see if they are going to do in sale if not may go with Google for unlocked bootloader
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Seems odd. I can login to Amazon shopping, Music, Prime Video, and 2 different credit card/bank apps on my home wifi connection. You think it's the Pixel 3 that's causing your issue?

Yes my wife has a pixel 1 and I have an s7 through work and have no issues
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DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
Yes my wife has a pixel 1 and I have an s7 through work and have no issues
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So you think it's a HW problem with just some Pixel 3s? Wonder if there's some connection between this and reports of some VPN's constantly disconnecting. My VPN works fine as well. One other thing I saw is when I connected to my Spectrum streaming app to watch TV I got a message that I had to turn off USB debugging. I normally leave it turned on, and it hasn't caused problems with any of the other apps I listed, but perhaps that's a setting difference. Just some random thoughts.

DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
I have this same issue so much so I'm thinking of returning it. You can't use the downloaded apps in safe mode.
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I just called tech support she told me Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix no eta. Take with grain of salt.
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Thank you.

samnada said:
So you think it's a HW problem with just some Pixel 3s? Wonder if there's some connection between this and reports of some VPN's constantly disconnecting. My VPN works fine as well. One other thing I saw is when I connected to my Spectrum streaming app to watch TV I got a message that I had to turn off USB debugging. I normally leave it turned on, and it hasn't caused problems with any of the other apps I listed, but perhaps that's a setting difference. Just some random thoughts.
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I believe it's a software issue not playing nice with some routers
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DrUnkeN_TiGeR said:
I believe it's a software issue not playing nice with some routers
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Ok, that makes sense. Hope there's a fix soon.

I had the same problem, and tried everything as you did. Last thing I did was to replace my routers firmware to WRT, It stopped.
I have an Asus AC3200 original, and updated it to Asuswrt Merlin.
But as you said you tried different routers, don't know what to suggest...

I've tried safe mode, etc. as well as current updates but still no joy. I've been going back and forth with Google support for a couple of weeks. They are sending me a new phone but like @DrUnkeN_TiGeR I think this is software, not hardware so I'm assuming this won't fix the issue.
I just came across this today. So I'm going to play around with MTU settings tonight and see if it makes any difference.
My bonded dsl modem from Frontier won't do bridge mode apparently, so when the new phone doesn't change anything my plan is to see about getting a modem that will do bridge mode so I can put a different FW behind it.

j2fast said:
I've tried safe mode, etc. as well as current updates but still no joy. I've been going back and forth with Google support for a couple of weeks. They are sending me a new phone but like @DrUnkeN_TiGeR I think this is software, not hardware so I'm assuming this won't fix the issue.
I just came across this today. So I'm going to play around with MTU settings tonight and see if it makes any difference.
My bonded dsl modem from Frontier won't do bridge mode apparently, so when the new phone doesn't change anything my plan is to see about getting a modem that will do bridge mode so I can put a different FW behind it.
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Frontier? I feel your pain.
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