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Alright I've had my Inspire quite a while now and have been using CyanogenMod RC's mainly sense I rooted my phone. One feature I lost initial was my Wireless-N but I chalked it up to the rom being in development (started at RC 6). I forgot about the loss until a few days ago when i got my brand new router.
Now I can access Wireless B,G but my phone can not see N. I've tried multiple Roms, Radios and RILs without any affect. I've basically run out of ideas on what to try to fix this. Anyone have any suggestions on could causing this?
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Alright I've had my Inspire quite a while now and have been using CyanogenMod RC's mainly sense I rooted my phone. One feature I lost initial was my Wireless-N but I chalked it up to the rom being in development (started at RC 6). I forgot about the loss until a few days ago when i got my brand new router.
Now I can access Wireless A,B,G but my phone can not see N. I've tried multiple Roms, Radios and RILs without any affect. I've basically run out of ideas on what to try to fix this. Anyone have any suggestions on could causing this?
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i dont think you will actually see the letter? you will just receive the speed if you have it available. you will see the name you gave your wireless etc. and connect to it. i am not quite sure what you mean your phone can not access N
I use dd-wrt on the router so it broad a different SSIDs for each radio in it. I have "test-G" and "test-N" broadcasting form the router. I can see "test-G" broadcasting from my phone but not "test-N". Now I can see "test-N" from all my other devices in my house.
I miss spoke on my last post. I hadn't tested Wireless-A yet form my router till now. Seem My phone can see the 5-GHz range.
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I use dd-wrt on the router so it broad a different SSIDs for each radio in it. I have "test-G" and "test-N" broadcasting form the router. I can see "test-G" broadcasting from my phone but not "test-N". Now I can see "test-N" from all my other devices in my house.
I miss spoke on my last post. I hadn't tested Wireless-A yet form my router till now. Seem My phone can see the 5-GHz range.
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This is a known issue with Android. Supposed to be fixed in 3.0
i also use dd-wrt my router is also N. i can see it just fine. what kind of router is it?
Hi, just got the 7+ for and early Christmas present and love it... except for one issue.
Downloads take far, far too long, and I while I've checked everything I know to check, I'm hoping someone here might know something else to do.
I can log into the market and Amazon, but a simple 3.5mb download will take upwards of 10-15 minutes to download. I have wireless n, and my rooted (from last year) Nook Color will download the same file on the same wireless network in seconds.
I did do the firmware update (literally 4+ hours! to download-I didn't know about Kies yet) and it seemed to increase the wifi speed somewhat, but not enough.
Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated!
My WiFi speed is 16Mbps down/4Mbps up with speedtest app. So might be the problem of your network connection to Amazon, not the problem of device.
I get spotty wifi at work. Doesn't seem to like our access points, but at home it's perfect.
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My WiFi speed is 16Mbps down/4Mbps up with speedtest app. So might be the problem of your network connection to Amazon, not the problem of device.
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I still think it might be my 7+ I downloaded speed test, and did the test on my 7+, my Nook Color with an old rom, and a Nook Color I'm rooting for an Xmas present with a newer rom.
Samsung: 0.183/download 2.786/upload
Old Nook: 9.876/download 2.832/upload
New Nook: 12.002/download 2.781/upload
This is all on the same exact network, at the same distance.
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I still think it might be my 7+ I downloaded speed test, and did the test on my 7+, my Nook Color with an old rom, and a Nook Color I'm rooting for an Xmas present with a newer rom.
Samsung: 0.183/download 2.786/upload
Old Nook: 9.876/download 2.832/upload
New Nook: 12.002/download 2.781/upload
This is all on the same exact network, at the same distance.
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Try restart the router?
Changing channels on the router may help too. Wifi analyzer may help you out.
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Brand/model of router?
Opened my Tab 7+ Saturday night. After setup, it wanted to download updates for 5 different apps and software update (147mb). Was painfully slow. Left it downloading and went to bed. In the morning, it was finished with them all.
Re-booted and tried again. Market was terrible. Finally got the Speedtest.net. Ran the test and got 3547 kbps upload and 24 kbps download. Downloaded the same app on my droid x and gt 3647 kbps upload and 9734 kbps download.
Have a Linksys WRT300N V1.1. Rebooted it. No change.
Did a factory reset on the Tab. No change.
Called Samsung and was told this issue was being sent up to level 2 and someone will call me back. I asked when and was told 3 to 5 business days!?!?
Back to Fry's. They were awesome. Took it back and gave me a full refund.
The WRT300N might have had a firmware update since you purchased it, which would lead to issues with download speeds. I have a 160N where my Tab ran slow on WiFi but fast on other devices, once I updated the firmware everything worked well. The issue isn't always the device.
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Opened my Tab 7+ Saturday night. After setup, it wanted to download updates for 5 different apps and software update (147mb). Was painfully slow. Left it downloading and went to bed. In the morning, it was finished with them all.
Re-booted and tried again. Market was terrible. Finally got the Speedtest.net. Ran the test and got 3547 kbps upload and 24 kbps download. Downloaded the same app on my droid x and gt 3647 kbps upload and 9734 kbps download.
Have a Linksys WRT300N V1.1. Rebooted it. No change.
Did a factory reset on the Tab. No change.
Called Samsung and wast told this issue was being sent up the level 2 and someone will call me back. I asked when and was told 3 to 5 business days!?!?
Back to Fry's. They were awesome. Took it back and gave me a full refund.
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The guy at Fry's had the same problem on their wifi connection. Got to believe it is not my wifi. FWIW I updated the firmware beginning of the year.
My wifi is great in the room with the router. In the next room....not so much. Changing channels on the router did help some though.
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The guy at Fry's had the same problem on their wifi connection. Got to believe it is not my wifi. FWIW I updated the firmware beginning of the year.
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How do you know they don't also use WFRT300Ns?
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Entropy512 said:
How do you know they don't also use WFRT300Ns?
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Sure. 5 laptops (3 different brands) and 2 Droid phones (Droid X and Droid Incredible) having no problem. Must be the router. As I am going to pick-up a new 7 Plus tonight, I will ask which router they are using. Any bets?
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Sure. 5 laptops (3 different brands) and 2 Droid phones (Droid X and Droid Incredible) having no problem. Must be the router. As I am going to pick-up a new 7 Plus tonight, I will ask which router they are using. Any bets?
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And how old are the laptops? The Droid X and Incredible have a good year on them, meaning the WiFi Chip in them is most likely at least 1.5 years old. You forget that each WiFi device uses a different chip that IS older.
An example for you, I run an IT department, my boss just got a new iMac 21.5 inch. With this new computer, he is randomly losing all internet connection. My thought was that clearly there was a bad network adapter, so we took the computer back, and got a new one, same issue, clearly ruling out the network adapter. Then I looked for software problems, VMware fusion seemed to be the culprit, we didn't lose network connectivity with it not started. So we switched him to Parallels. Parallels resolved the issue temporarily. It came back.
Finally I plugged in a different router, a backup one I have just in case something goes wrong. Everything worked perfectly. The issue wasn't exactly the router 100% but a driver incompatibility with the unit that would kick itself off when the computer woke from sleep. Just because 8-20 devices work perfectly on a router doesn't mean a new one will also.
Well, as it turns out you folks are right. Got my new Tab home and had the exact same problems. After 30 minutes downloading the speedtest app, got the same readings as the last tab. Noticed another wifi connection available in my list. No security activated. Gave it a try. Ran the test again and got 100 times the download speed.
Going router looking Saturday morning. Any advice on what I should look for?
HD TV with smart tv
the 5 mentioned laptops (btw two of the laptops were Christmas presents this year)
two desktop computers (one wifi connected and one wired)
and my tab.
gunslinger3 said:
Well, as it turns out you folks are right. Got my new Tab home and had the exact same problems. After 30 minutes downloading the speedtest app, got the same readings as the last tab. Noticed another wifi connection available in my list. No security activated. Gave it a try. Ran the test again and got 100 times the download speed.
Going router looking Saturday morning. Any advice on what I should look for?
HD TV with smart tv
the 5 mentioned laptops (btw two of the laptops were Christmas presents this year)
two desktop computers (one wifi connected and one wired)
and my tab.
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Since you have so many different devices. I would strongly recommend a dual-band router. The reason being single band routers only broadcast using one frequency usually 2.4Ghz or 5.0Ghz but dual band routers can do both simultaneously. This should ensure compatibility with all of your devices. Here are a link from newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...10076 600107140&IsNodeId=1&name=Up to 600Mbps
Well, gotta say thanks, and admit that you guys were right... it was our router too...
We did exchange my 7+, and bought a second one for the hubby, but were still having the slow downloads.
I checked the thread, (my notifications stopped for some reason) and saw the comments about a dual band router. Since our router was close to three years old, the hubby bought a Linksys e4200, and what a difference!
7+'s are now zipping along, loading pages immediately, downloading in seconds, and his laptop is also doing the same
Thanks guys, you're awesome!
Got this one at Frys today. What a difference. Download speed went from 37 kbps to 15159 kbps.
http://www.netgear.com/home/products/hometheater/networking-for-home-theater-and-gaming/WNDR37AV.aspx
Thanks guys
With the new router, my download speed went from 183 kbps to 9334 kbps!
I expect it'll be even better when we're not streaming Netflix and downloading audiobooks for the hubby at the same time
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Hey everyone,
I also recently bought the 7+ and my connection was incredibly slow as well. I believe I have actually found the culprit, at least on my router. Using an app called Network Tester I found out that I was getting extremely high pings to just my router, while my internet connection (when it got through) was speedy. After spending a few hours on my router's settings (Netgear WNDR3800), I stumbled upon a setting called RIP under LAN Setup. I read about it on Wikipedia and decided to enable it and give it a try, couldn't hurt right? Well after switching it to enabled using version 2_M, the 7+ works like it should!
Hi my first tablet was a xoom.
I've optimized it a lot since I first bought it.
My father has been meaning to get a tablet as well. And so I insisted he buy an older model tablet and save money and still get a great performance since I would "work my magic - all thanks to you guys at xda" to unlock it and install a custom rom for him.
He settled on the TF700.
Ever since we got it we had a bad connection with it. Compared to my xoom its day and night. Sure its a nicer tablet better resolution lighter slimmer. But a tablet with a lowsy wifi connection is rendered pretty useless.
I was pretty confident that installing a custom rom and have it overclocked it would perform better.
With Stock CROMI JB 4.2.1 installed I've noticed improvements... it opens apps quickly and runs smoothly, its only anything involving the internet that doesn't work well..
What can I do? Is it just a lousy wifi chip? is there an app I can get? Would installing the rom onto a microsd help? (Although he would prefer the slot to be free, that's why we opted for the tf700 over say a nexus 10).
If you installed a CROMi rom - that's quite old. You should move to CROMi-X 5.4.
The Wifi connection problem is not related to the rom you're running unless you flashed the WW version although you live in the US....
I've been following the clean roms for more than a year and I can assure you, that is not where the problem is. Everybody having problems with WiFi had them for some other reason.
Approach it from the router side. Reset it, change the channel, try WiFi fixer from the Play Store, turn off WiFi optimization in WiFi settings etc. and try the tablet on a different wifi network.
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If you installed a CROMi rom - that's quite old. You should move to CROMi-X 5.4.
The Wifi connection problem is not related to the rom you're running unless you flashed the WW version although you live in the US....
I've been following the clean roms for more than a year and I can assure you, that is not where the problem is. Everybody having problems with WiFi had them for some other reason.
Approach it from the router side. Reset it, change the channel, try WiFi fixer from the Play Store, turn off WiFi optimization in WiFi settings etc. and try the tablet on a different wifi network.
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Okay great thank you, I'll try everything you've suggested and post my result.
He did mention getting better connectivity staying at a hotel...
So I tried everything and not seeing any improvement.
I checked and i always had the 5.4version so I didn't have to change that.
I got WiFi fixer and turned off optimization
Router wise I tried to add device to Mac filter tried to remove fire wall and pass word tried different channel and mixed b/g settings etc.
Tried with a different router as well.
Have yet to try static IP.
Its consistent its just the range. When I,m right next to my router I have no problem. But the range is so small with my Xoom I can be outside and still get reception.
Now I,d like to return it but I can,t un-unlock it and return it to manufacturer.
I,d sell it on swappa but who would want a defective tablet.
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So I tried everything and not seeing any improvement.
I checked and i always had the 5.4version so I didn't have to change that.
I got WiFi fixer and turned off optimization
Router wise I tried to add device to Mac filter tried to remove fire wall and pass word tried different channel and mixed b/g settings etc.
Tried with a different router as well.
Have yet to try static IP.
Its consistent its just the range. When I,m right next to my router I have no problem. But the range is so small with my Xoom I can be outside and still get reception.
Now I,d like to return it but I can,t un-unlock it and return it to manufacturer.
I,d sell it on swappa but who would want a defective tablet.
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Mhhh - I seem to remember someone resolving a wifi connect issue by restricting the router to the n-band???
If you moved up to CROMi-X, try a different kernel or reflash the stock rom and check if it is any better on that.
Have you tried the tablet on any other wifi connection than the one at home?
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Paprika88 said:
So I tried everything and not seeing any improvement.
I checked and i always had the 5.4version so I didn't have to change that.
I got WiFi fixer and turned off optimization
Router wise I tried to add device to Mac filter tried to remove fire wall and pass word tried different channel and mixed b/g settings etc.
Tried with a different router as well.
Have yet to try static IP.
Its consistent its just the range. When I,m right next to my router I have no problem. But the range is so small with my Xoom I can be outside and still get reception.
Now I,d like to return it but I can,t un-unlock it and return it to manufacturer.
I,d sell it on swappa but who would want a defective tablet.
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I am not sure if you have a poor reception or a slow internet speed... If you have a poor reception, you can not do much because of your hardware or a low power of your wifi antenna... If you have a slow internet speed, you could try browser2ram to improve the speed. I found out that the TCP congestion control choice also helps your internet speed with a poor reception. You could try westwood congestion control too see if it helps, good luck...:fingers-crossed:
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Mhhh - I seem to remember someone resolving a wifi connect issue by restricting the router to the n-band???
If you moved up to CROMi-X, try a different kernel or reflash the stock rom and check if it is any better on that.
Have you tried the tablet on any other wifi connection than the one at home?
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Well that helped I tried a different kernel and now I have reception about a room farther. Its almost bareable. I'll play around and try the other kernels. I went with the beta one not the extreme version.
Any kernel you might recommend?
At least this gives me hope there are tweaks out there I just have to find them...
I know its not the internet though I have excellent speed tests results. And performance on all my other devices simultaneously
Also does world wide or us SKU make a difference? And how can I tell if my tablet is us vs worldwide?
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Well that helped I tried a different kernel and now I have reception about a room farther. Its almost bareable. I'll play around and try the other kernels. I went with the beta one not the extreme version.
Any kernel you might recommend?
At least this gives me hope there are tweaks out there I just have to find them...
I know its not the internet though I have excellent speed tests results. And performance on all my other devices simultaneously
Also does world wide or us SKU make a difference? And how can I tell if my tablet is us vs worldwide?
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Ha! That could be it! WW (Europe) uses different wifi modules. If you chose the WW option in the installer and you are in the US or CN (or vice versa), that could make the difference.
sbdags has a kernel installer somewhere (in post 2 I think). Flashing that file allows you to change kernels on the fly without reflashing the whole rom. Although you will have to do that if you did choose the wrong region.
I recommend any of _that's kernels. They are the most stable IMO and give you the best performance unless you want to tweak scheduler, govenor, OC etc yourself.
I am noticing a similar issue. I am use @_that 10 with CROMI 5.4 and I cannot get speed test to do more the 8 Mbps download. My Galaxy S5 pointed at the same speed test server downloads at 30 Mbps. I have Verizon FIOS with a 25/25 connection and their WiFi N router.
I tried changing the IP congestion settings but it did not matter.
Just seems slow. I do not have an issue getting reception just slow speeds in comparison.
Any ideas? Is this speed normal?
philow said:
I am noticing a similar issue. I am use @_that 10 with CROMI 5.4 and I cannot get speed test to do more the 8 Mbps download. My Galaxy S5 pointed at the same speed test server downloads at 30 Mbps. I have Verizon FIOS with a 25/25 connection and their WiFi N router.
I tried changing the IP congestion settings but it did not matter.
Just seems slow. I do not have an issue getting reception just slow speeds in comparison.
Any ideas? Is this speed normal?
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I hope this information helps. I have a 45MBps for my cable modem and my internet speed test is shown on average during the day about 28-30MBps and 32-35MBps at late night on my device....
Edit: Are you using DSL or cable modem? My previous DSL internet provider is very slow too for some reason and maybe my location is too far from the internet provider but I have a better internet speed with cable modem... FYI
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I hope this information helps. I have a 45MBps for my cable modem and my internet speed test is shown on average during the day about 28-30MBps and 32-35MBps at late night on my device....
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That tells me that my device should be doing better the 8Mbps it is showing in tests Now to figure out why.
All my other devices routinely get 25-30Mbps downloads except my TF700T.
philow said:
That tells me that my device should be doing better the 8Mbps it is showing in tests Now to figure out why.
All my other devices routinely get 25-30Mbps downloads except my TF700T.
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It will be fun to troubleshoot the internet speed because there are so many variables that could slow down your speed. It could be the time of day and the internet traffic of the server. However, if it is consistently low comparing with your other devices, then the culprit is your setup on your device, good luck...:fingers-crossed:
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It will be fun to troubleshoot the internet speed because there are so many variables that could slow down your speed. It could be the time of day and the internet traffic of the server. However, if it is consistently low comparing with your other devices, then the culprit is your setup on your device, good luck...:fingers-crossed:
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Set my Router to N only and got 28Mbps Thanks for listening LOL
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Set my Router to N only and got 28Mbps Thanks for listening LOL
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It is great that you resolved your issue...:good:
philow said:
Set my Router to N only and got 28Mbps Thanks for listening LOL
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Told you so
I'm back in love with my Transformer since installing KatKiss Rom. However, my download speed is about 1/10th of what it should be. When running the speedtest.net app I'm getting about 3.7Mbps download and upload was the normal (for me) 10Mbps. My dl speed should be closer to at least 40-45 Mbps. I've search for similar issues however have only been able to see problems people have with the inability to actually connect. I can connect to the network/Internet with not problem there. It's just my dl speed is significantly slower than it should be.
Any ideas or suggestions on resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
Sorry, forgot to add, I'm running KatKiss 4.4.4_32b
Settings > WiFi > Advanced > WiFi Regulatory Domain
Make sure it is set to the correct part of the world for you
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Settings > WiFi > Advanced > WiFi Regulatory Domain
Make sure it is set to the correct part of the world for you
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Thanks for the reply but I had already checked that. Besides, if that was set incorrectly, wouldn't that prevent any connections at all? My problem isn't a connection issue. It is a speed issue.
Try KK #33, maybe it has been fixed since 32b
Im running #33 and have no speed issues
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Try KK #33, maybe it has been fixed since 32b
Im running #33 and have no speed issues
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I was thinking of doing that however I was hoping there was another option. I thought it was funny that my Transformer hasn't already informed me that there was an update available. Oh well. I'll try and get to it sometime this weekend. Unfortunately, homework takes priority. Only 10 more weeks until I graduate with my BSIT!!
Generally only stock ROMs get OTA updates, Custom ROMs need updating manually, iirc back in the days, one of the custom ROM devs did manage to get OTA updates running with his custom ROMs, but never seen that again for years
Need to keep checking the dev thread for new custom ROMs, everything is manual apart from app updates
Good luck with your BSIT
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Generally only stock ROMs get OTA updates, Custom ROMs need updating manually, iirc back in the days, one of the custom ROM devs did manage to get OTA updates running with his custom ROMs, but never seen that again for years
Need to keep checking the dev thread for new custom ROMs, everything is manual apart from app updates
Good luck with your BSIT
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Well, tried to upgrade to v33 but still no go. Wifi speed is still about a 10th of what it should be. I'm definitely connected but not very fast. Also, I forgot to mention it in my previous posts but the auto-rotate function doesn't work either. It will open apps in the orientation that the app needs but will not switch between land and port when rotated on the home screen.
I'm going to try an earlier version (4.4.2 v26) because I've read that this might fix the auto-rotate issue at least.
Still lovin the Rom...just a couple hiccups that need to be ironed out.
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Well, tried to upgrade to v33 but still no go. Wifi speed is still about a 10th of what it should be. I'm definitely connected but not very fast. Also, I forgot to mention it in my previous posts but the auto-rotate function doesn't work either. It will open apps in the orientation that the app needs but will not switch between land and port when rotated on the home screen.
I'm going to try an earlier version (4.4.2 v26) because I've read that this might fix the auto-rotate issue at least.
Still lovin the Rom...just a couple hiccups that need to be ironed out.
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Well, installing KatKiss Rom 4.4.2 v26 didn't resolve either issue. Anyone have any other ideas? TIA
Have you seen faster speeds than that with the TF101 before?
You'll likely only connect at around 65Mbps with the TF
With a Wireless G 54Mbps you get about 20-30Mbps because of overheads (Encryption etc)
That results in around 2-3MB/s real world download speeds
So with 65Mbps, you won't see a great deal more than that
Plus those speedtest apps are pretty crappy if Im honest, best to download something you get good speeds on your PC from, and test it on the TF
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Have you seen faster speeds than that with the TF101 before?
You'll likely only connect at around 65Mbps with the TF
With a Wireless G 54Mbps you get about 20-30Mbps because of overheads (Encryption etc)
That results in around 2-3MB/s real world download speeds
So with 65Mbps, you won't see a great deal more than that
Plus those speedtest apps are pretty crappy if Im honest, best to download something you get good speeds on your PC from, and test it on the TF
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I was using the Speedtest.net app. Same one I use on all my computers and devices. I'm at work by my wife has the same tablet as I do however her's isn't rooted and has the original OS. I'll test her Wifi speed to be sure I'm reporting correctly. I'm pretty sure I am though. :cyclops:
I'll report what my wife's native T101 Wifi speed is later tonight.
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I was using the Speedtest.net app. Same one I use on all my computers and devices. I'm at work by my wife has the same tablet as I do however her's isn't rooted and has the original OS. I'll test her Wifi speed to be sure I'm reporting correctly. I'm pretty sure I am though. :cyclops:
I'll report what my wife's native T101 Wifi speed is later tonight.
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Just tested my wife's stock, unrooted T101 Wifi speed and it is running well over 35 Mbps. 10 times faster than my T101 using the same router, same room, etc.
I'm not sure what to do at this point.
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I was using the Speedtest.net app. Same one I use on all my computers and devices. I'm at work by my wife has the same tablet as I do however her's isn't rooted and has the original OS. I'll test her Wifi speed to be sure I'm reporting correctly. I'm pretty sure I am though. :cyclops:
I'll report what my wife's native T101 Wifi speed is later tonight.
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Status update:
I've tried two different Recoveries (CWM & TWRP) and two different ROMs (KatKiss and OmniROM). All have installed with no problems however I still haven't resolved the slow download speed issue. I'm still baffled as to why my upload speed is normal. Side by side comparison with my wife's non-rooted stock TF101 in the same room had normal download speeds which were 10 times as fast as my TF101.
Any other ideas I can explore?
Using 4.4.4_034 in the US I had to choose "EMEA & rest of world" to get 36Mb/s.
This amazing WiFi app might not help you now, but it could down the road: http://surl.im/PkSQn
Starfire69 said:
Status update:
I've tried two different Recoveries (CWM & TWRP) and two different ROMs (KatKiss and OmniROM). All have installed with no problems however I still haven't resolved the slow download speed issue. I'm still baffled as to why my upload speed is normal. Side by side comparison with my wife's non-rooted stock TF101 in the same room had normal download speeds which were 10 times as fast as my TF101.
Any other ideas I can explore?
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Bit of a strange one indeed, you could try changing router settings just in case, change the wireless channel to a clearer one, as above use WiFi Analyser to check the best channel to use
Other options would be to clear the DHCP pool on the router, forcing all devices to reconnect on a new IP
On the tablet side, you could try setting a static IP instead of using DHCP
Try a different DNS server, not that it should affect the download speed, but 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are Googles public DNS servers
(Gateway is the IP of your router)
Solved - Still not sure why though.
I've somehow solved my download speed issue. I took my tablet to work and discovered that my WiFi speeds were what they should be so I knew it wasn't a device issue. Brought it back home and connected to my home wireless and found my speed issue was miraculously fixed. I'm still not sure why but I'm guessing something was reset or timed out in the router to where the tablet was now a new device. I don't know why removing the device from the network for a few hours would have a different effect than a manual reboot of the router. I guess I'll keep this in my bag of network troubleshooting tricks for the future.
Pleased you got it sorted
Hey Everyone,
I honestly don't know if this is the right place to ask but I don't know where to start, with you, with google, with comcast, or Netgear. Here is the issue.
We have comcast internet and use a comcast approved Netgear N600 dual band cable modem. My wife and I both have Nexus 5 with Android 5.0. We also have laptops, a Roku 3, and PS 4, all hooked up via wifi.
IN the past month, our wifi on phones has gotten unusable. You try to browse a site, and it takes forever, usually a minute (not forever but long) to load the site, and then the site browses at normal speed. However, if you try to navigate to a NEW site, you have the minute load time, before that site browses normally.
The roku, laptops and PS4 all work perfectly via wifi. I did the speedtest net app on my phone, and it had 50 mb download, 13 mb upload via wifi. So connection speeds are perfect.
Its just that initial minute plus wait to actually have a website load each time, that is bizarre. Any thoughts please? Comcast says its the phone. Netgear says its comcast.
Oh, on ANY other wifi network our phones work perfectly. Love help. Thanks!
John
Have you rebooted the router? Remove power source for 1 minute. Always first thing to try.
rootSU said:
Have you rebooted the router? Remove power source for 1 minute. Always first thing to try.
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Yes, I have rebooted the router. I have also done a hard reset on the router, restoring it to factory defaults, upon which I have to rename our network/set password etc. WHEN I do this, our phones function perfectly for a few hours, then the problem rears its ugly head again.
Certainly sounds like a router issue. Or at least an incompatibility.
rootSU said:
Certainly sounds like a router issue. Or at least an incompatibility.
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How would I look for a compatibility issue? What exactly would I look for, a specification? This router worked fine for the first three months?
Well really what you need to do is troubleshoot by trial and error. If you could perhaps borrow another type of router and run it side-by-side... If it works OK, its a problem with your router and not your phone or Comcast. If it doesn't work, you've ruled out the router and identified an issue either with the phone or Comcast.
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Also try taking other devices both wireless and wired off the network to see if there are any conflicts. If anything has static IP addresses. Confirm they're not the same.
What part is taking so long? Is it the DNS lookup or the actual data transfer? I would run some nslookup commands from a phone to make sure resolution isn't the problem.
croikee said:
Hey Everyone,
I honestly don't know if this is the right place to ask but I don't know where to start, with you, with google, with comcast, or Netgear. Here is the issue.
We have comcast internet and use a comcast approved Netgear N600 dual band cable modem. My wife and I both have Nexus 5 with Android 5.0. We also have laptops, a Roku 3, and PS 4, all hooked up via wifi.
IN the past month, our wifi on phones has gotten unusable. You try to browse a site, and it takes forever, usually a minute (not forever but long) to load the site, and then the site browses at normal speed. However, if you try to navigate to a NEW site, you have the minute load time, before that site browses normally.
The roku, laptops and PS4 all work perfectly via wifi. I did the speedtest net app on my phone, and it had 50 mb download, 13 mb upload via wifi. So connection speeds are perfect.
Its just that initial minute plus wait to actually have a website load each time, that is bizarre. Any thoughts please? Comcast says its the phone. Netgear says its comcast.
Oh, on ANY other wifi network our phones work perfectly. Love help. Thanks!
John
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It's only happening with mobile browsing, correct? Do you have the adblock extension installed? If so, try removing it.
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It's only happening with mobile browsing, correct? Do you have the adblock extension installed? If so, try removing it.
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What is the adblock extension? Is that a program that would be on our phones or the router? This only happens with our phones, correct, but also ONLY on our home network. Any other wifi and our phones work great. At the same time, our laptops and ps4/roku work perfectly fine on our home wifi. Here is the breakdown
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Roku/PS4/Laptops Work Fine
Our 2 Nexus 5 do not
Other Wifi Networks
Phones work fine
For the first few months our phones worked fine on our home network as well. Its only in the past month or so that they started acting funky. Could it be something with Android 5.0?
It could be something to do with anything. Only you can rule things out.
croikee said:
What is the adblock extension? Is that a program that would be on our phones or the router? This only happens with our phones, correct, but also ONLY on our home network. Any other wifi and our phones work great. At the same time, our laptops and ps4/roku work perfectly fine on our home wifi. Here is the breakdown
HOME:
Roku/PS4/Laptops Work Fine
Our 2 Nexus 5 do not
Other Wifi Networks
Phones work fine
For the first few months our phones worked fine on our home network as well. Its only in the past month or so that they started acting funky. Could it be something with Android 5.0?
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AdBlock Plus is a browser extension. It was a long shot but the exact same symptoms were happening to me when I had that installed on my phone's browser. Internet was working fine but websites would need a good 20-40 seconds before they would load.
I'm putting my money on the router since both your and your wife's phones are acting up. One phone, plausible. Two phones, highly unlikely. Have you tried a factory reset on the router? This could literally be anything from having too many neighbors with wireless devices to some weird improbable scenario with some QoS setting on the router. Short of borrowing a router from someone, a reset might help if things were working fine before.
While each possible scenario that could be causing your grief may be unlikely, the vast amount of possibilities just adds complexity to your situation. I mean, I remember when chipsets from different manufacturers wouldn't play nice together back in the 802.11g days...
Since your connection speed is fine, bandwidth wise, try running a traceroute from your phone to, say, Google or any arbitrary site, and see which hop hangs the longest... (Traceroute is like a glorified ping).
Try setting your DNS server to 8.8.8.8 (you can do that on your phone, in WiFi settings).
Try disabling any form of QoS on the router, or any kind of fancy proprietary features.
Try disabling the SIP firewall on your router.
There's many many things and I'm afraid it's going to be trial and error from here. While we can offer suggestions and assistance, the trial and error part is ultimately on you.