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I have an LG Optimus Quantum, and for some very weird reason, the wifi is very slow. I have daily access to 2 wifi networks, home and work, and the phone behaves the same on both. Generally, in order to watch youtube or any other streaming video, I have to turn the wifi OFF or else the video never loads (or in rare cases where the video is small, it will eventually load).
The phone is not unlocked or anything, and I have had it for 4 months and it has always behaved this way.
My home network gets speeds of 17mb/s on a wifi laptop.
Using 3g right I am getting 120, 224, 224, 130 & 156 kb/s using Speedtest app after doing 5 consecutive tests.
Wifi tests 112, 130, 130, 142 & 130 kb/s using Speedtest app (to perform wifi test, I put the phone into airplane mode, then start wifi connection).
Anyone have any input here?
Could be a problem with the firmware? But I think that must be device specific because I haven't noticed that at all (Samsung Omnia 7).
Guess you'll have to see what fellow Optimus users are experiencing.
EDIT: Actually, I downloaded the Speed Test app and my WiFi download speeds ~300KB/s (apparently). Then did a speed test over my WiFi on my laptop and got ~2Mb/s (eventhough it's supposed to be a lot faster than that). So...?
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the92playboy said:
I have an LG Optimus Quantum, and for some very weird reason, the wifi is very slow. I have daily access to 2 wifi networks, home and work, and the phone behaves the same on both. Generally, in order to watch youtube or any other streaming video, I have to turn the wifi OFF or else the video never loads (or in rare cases where the video is small, it will eventually load).
The phone is not unlocked or anything, and I have had it for 4 months and it has always behaved this way.
My home network gets speeds of 17mb/s on a wifi laptop.
Using 3g right I am getting 120, 224, 224, 130 & 156 kb/s using Speedtest app after doing 5 consecutive tests.
Wifi tests 112, 130, 130, 142 & 130 kb/s using Speedtest app (to perform wifi test, I put the phone into airplane mode, then start wifi connection).
Anyone have any input here?
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Same for my HD7. My 3Mb/s DSL WiFi signal averages around 2500Kb/s on my iPhone, HD2 and PC. But on my HD7, the best I can get is around 300Kb/s speed with SpeedTest. It's the same for the data as well. And it isn't anything to do with the carrier.
EDIT - Actually I'm wrong, it's much slower than that. I was paying attention to the bar number and didn't notice the average number upon completion. Mine shows around 200Kb/s. One test was 191Kb/s and another was 212Kb/s.
I noticed this too with the Wifi at work.
At home the wifi is definately faster than 3g but at work the wifi is so slow i just turn it off and use 3g.
Does anyone think that there is a setting in the MFG menu we can adjust that would help?
OFF Topic: What App(Free) did you guys use to test the phone's 3G & WiFi Connection Speed...
Thanks.
Weird. I get my full 10Mbit speeds on my home internet, and full speeds at work and everywhere else I get WiFi. Much faster than the 3G, which gets around 2.3Mbit down on average.
I've got an HTC Surround on AT&T.
the speedtest app in the marketplace got horrible reviews, gonna try BandWidth and see how it does. Right now I'm on my mobile hotspot at work so I should be able to get a clean test as I'm the only one on it.
I have used mobilespeedtest.com in the past but heard it can be inaccurate too.
To the OP, I haven't had any wifi issues. Videos start faster on my home wifi (20mbps), than on my hspa+ t-mobile signal.
Ok, the BandWidth app (free in the marketplace) seems pretty accurate. On first run, I got 590 kbps which is consistent with time warner (aka sprint network) 3g mobile hotspot speeds. Really wish I got 3g t-mobile signal in my office....
I really think this free BandWidth app is fairly accurate.
Just did another test, this time using my mobile hotspot on 4g and speeds came back:
2.7 mbps down
0.47 mbps up
This is consistent with the crappy 4g speeds on sprint (what a disappointment wimax has turned out to be, but still much better than sprint 3g...)
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I really think this free BandWidth app is fairly accurate.
Just did another test, this time using my mobile hotspot on 4g and speeds came back:
2.7 mbps down
0.47 mbps up
This is consistent with the crappy 4g speeds on sprint (what a disappointment wimax has turned out to be, but still much better than sprint 3g...)
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It only works on cellular data networks. I'm needing to test the WiFi speed on my WP7. But, of course, I'm just using the trial version. Maybe the retail version works with WiFi.
Visiting tracert.org via IE on Wifi I tested as 6.18 Mbps (about half the 12 Mbps I achieve on my PC). On 3G I scored 1.74 Mbps in my house which doesn't exactly get the best reception.
This is on a US TMobile HD7.
I get 1,80Mbps on Wi-fi, when I get ~13Mbps on PC. It's poor I have to say, comparing my previous phones.
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Visiting tracert.org via IE on Wifi I tested as 6.18 Mbps (about half the 12 Mbps I achieve on my PC). On 3G I scored 1.74 Mbps in my house which doesn't exactly get the best reception.
This is on a US TMobile HD7.
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Nice! Thanks for the link, mate. My HD7 rang in at 2.61Mb/s. Which is exactly what it should be.
I've noticed this also especially in IE. Xda loads up much faster on my 3G than my WiFi. I also notice that is I turn off the 3G and use edge and WiFi it seems that the speeds should be at where they should be at using a WiFi connection. If I have WiFi and 3G on at the same time the speeds are slower....
Testest Tracert.org on my Focus & my Nexus One.
Focus:
3G: 856kbps download
WiFi: 1.4Mbps
Nexus One:
3G: 1.43Mbps
WiFi: 3.94Mbps
Something is definitily wrong here.
Same problem here exactly!
wi-fi: DL- 56kbps UL- 78kbps ping- 1218
3G: DL- 3106kbps UL- 1228kbps ping- 131
Device: Xperia Arc
On my previous phone, which was Xperia X1 I had much better results on wi-fi than on 3G. Also because X1 runs on WM6.1 there are settings to improve wifi performance, Android doesn't have anything of the kind as far as I know.
My modem is b/g, Arc has b/g/n. I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
I wonder what causes this and what could be done to solve the issue.
I also have slow Wifi . ATT surround .
Mine is coming in at 36.03 Mbps with a download speed of 4.5MB/sec on wifi. I have an HD7.
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Same problem here exactly!
wi-fi: DL- 56kbps UL- 78kbps ping- 1218
3G: DL- 3106kbps UL- 1228kbps ping- 131
Device: Xperia Arc
On my previous phone, which was Xperia X1 I had much better results on wi-fi than on 3G. Also because X1 runs on WM6.1 there are settings to improve wifi performance, Android doesn't have anything of the kind as far as I know.
My modem is b/g, Arc has b/g/n. I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
I wonder what causes this and what could be done to solve the issue.
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Have you tried to update the phone, even if you just got it but this could be some kind glitch on the software which could easily be fixed by doing an update.
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Have you tried to update the phone, even if you just got it but this could be some kind glitch on the software which could easily be fixed by doing an update.
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I agree, it could be easily fixed by an update if there was an update with the glitch fixed or any update for the Arc at all. I have since found that the wifi connectivity problem is caused by encryption. The Arc can handle WEP but using WPA or WPA2 the connection is painfully slow with a great loss of packets.
Doing a fix through PC Companion and reloading the whole system however doesn't work.
Hello, I am having some issues with my Infuse. When I am connected to my Wi-Fi, Browsing the web is very sluggish and YouTube videos are pretty much out of the question for me. I'm just wondering if this is a hardware malfunction or just the infuse in general? Is there any kind of tweaks that I can use to speed up the internet connectivity via Wi-FI? Or something I can do to my router settings to speed this up? I can sit right next to my wireless router and it still doesn't do any good. The speeds I am getting on speedtest.net mobile app are:
Wi-Fi = Ping: 71ms DL: .43Mbps UL: 1.11Mbps,
AT&T 3g(I do not have 4g connectivity where I am at) = Ping: 181ms DL: 2.77Mbps UL: .62Mbps
Laptop on Wi-Fi = Ping: 52ms DL: 5.27Mbps UL: 2.48Mbps
*NOTE* This is on the same wifi connection and on the same server.
Change your modem to KK3 and set your router to WPA2 encryption cause wep is junk
Which Modem+ROM+Kernel is OP currently using please?
Not exactly sure on which modem or kernel right now as I'm at work, can look when I get home. I am on the infused v2.2.3 rom by gtg. Whatever his rom comes with is what is on my phone. I will also try those router settings when I get home, thanks for the replies.
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Well I believe it's KI3... and infused kernel.
So all I can say is the modem you have is what works best for me, so that's fine, although some people report that KK3/4 work better for them.
As far as the rom goes, gtg does BRILLIANT work and I have much, much respect. For my particular Infuse 4G and location, however, I never got good Wifi results with Infused. Don't know why.
You'll find differing opinions everywhere, but I have the best wifi reception with MIUI, but there are too many other things about MIUI ROMs that bother me, so I don't use them. I find it unstable...CM7 is also great on wifi for me.
If you can't get results with infused, try another rom!
For network, try APN trick or Thunderbolt...
hope you work it out!
Well today while I was on my break I did another speed test and got pretty amazing speeds for AT&T 3g. So I think my issue is just wifi. Is there a thread you could point me towards to try flashing another modem to see if it fixes my issue? What exactly does the modem control?
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diablo009's CWM-flashable modem thread is stickied in Dev.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342978
To be honest the question you're asking is a bit above my understanding, but from what I can gather:
-Modem is a piece of firmware that interacts with the radio hardware in the phone
-Affects signal strength and performance, data speeds, can affect battery drain because certain modems will tax the battery more/less
But not sure about wifi effects, really. In any case, I've always found that switching ROMs and kernels is the only way to achieve any significant improvement in wifi performance...but that's just my experience.
Thank you for your help. I will try a different modem and/or rom and/or kernel and post my results after doing so. Hopefully I can solve this issue. I just don't understand why I get good data speeds when connected to 3g with a good signal but when I am at home on Wi-Fi it just craps out. Again thanks for all the replies.
Just flashed KK3 and although I am getting better wireless reception, the dl and ul speeds are still the same. Give or take a little bit. Is it plausible that this is a hardware issue?
Yes it's plausible. But probably not really one you can do anything about.
The infuse's wifi reception seems to be a weak point of the phone, at least against other phones that have been in my house connected to my router. Maybe poor internal antenna quality/placement?
Best option is to play around with different ROM/Modem/Kernel combos until you find one that works for you, imho.
Another thing you might try (I did) is putting a higher gain antenna on your router. Most stock router antennas are between 2-5 dBi... you can find indoor ones up to around 10 dBi...
I think of it using a metaphor: wireless signal = sound waves
The router is trying to talk to the Infuse, but the Infuse is hard of hearing, so the sound (signal) isn't getting received very well. Ideally, I'd like to get the Infuse new ears or a hearing aid... but since that's not possible... I'll just give my router a megaphone (antenna) so it can shout a louder (stronger) signal.
...That was a bit silly, actually... hehe.
Anyways, good luck! I relate to this issue cause I've been there many a time.
Well it can't possibly be my wifi router or isp. The download speeds on my laptop are pretty good. I get good wifi reception on my infuse(full bars) but my dl and ul speeds are just crap. My brother has a cheap android phone on boost mobile and when I run a speed test with his phone on the same wifi network I get around 3Mbps down. It must be a hardware faulty. Is there anything else that I could try other than a different rom/kernel/modem? Anybody know how much Samsung charges for repairs?
Don't blame your phone or rom to quick. I noticed my problem came from the Internet itself. I had to call att to fix my slow speeds by resetting my connection on their side. It could always be the Internet providers fault as far as your wifi goes, and network is a whole other story.
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...and set your router to WPA2 encryption cause wep is junk
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wow, I didn't know that.
I changed my home's router to WPA2 and the speed improvement on my Infuse is shocking. Switched back/forth a number of times to verify and download speeds went from 7-8Mbps to 14.2Mbps. I feel stupid but am happy nevertheless.
thanks!
(ha, now everyone in my family will have to change their device security...xbox (son1), Playstation (son2), AppleTV(me), iP4s(son2), laptop(2, wife), nook color CM7 (me), imac(me) and I'm sure there's more!!!)
You should always use WPA2 when securing your internet connection over your router regardless of what you use your internet for. This is how we keep assholes from stealing our internet connection. Always run a speed test from www.Speedtest.net to be sure your getting your max mbps you payed for, otherwise make the call to Whoever, At&t f'd my line up yet again saying something about my modem wasn't updated which is complete bull**** cause they never send out modem updates, and my speed was running at 0.91mbps instead of 6.56mbps, said I needed to reset my modem and took me through a 30min process just to get my speed back to 6.56mbps.
Having a Dual Band Router and Dual Band Internet card may provide even better results. You can always use 1 of the bands and have your family use the other band.
Well I just can't find an issue with my actual internet. My computer gets decent speeds. My Xbox gets an awesome connection when I play it. My brothers crap android phone even gets better speeds when I run a speed test on it. I just don't understand why it would do it to my phone. I will see how wpa works here in just a bit but I don't see it fixing my issue.
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Is there anyway to change any wifi settings on the phone itself? Other than the options in the settings menu?
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Your phone doesn't allow you to really change any major Wifi settings, Just add Network connections. Any settings would have to be changed on the routers settings itself. Sorry I couldn't be much of help.
Edit: Woops! Actually if you open up the Wifi Settings and tap the menu button click advanced. It allows for extra settings for setting up a connection. Might help you if you need to put in a specific port, DNS server, Proxy, Static Ip, Ip Address and etc.
Any help at all is a lot for me. I'm just going to have to conclude this as a hardware issue. I just don't see how though. Thanks to everyone who has replied, one thing I learned is how much a difference WPA2 security makes haha.
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I have Edimax BR-6324nL router which is Wifi-N tecnology capable, But my Inspire is unable to connect to this router if I set it up to N only. It just connect to the previous tecnologies like G at 54MBps.
When the router is set up to N only my network appear in my inspire but it just say connecting and then disconnected.
Just with this router or you don't see other N wifi neither? What radio do you have?
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Just with this router or you don't see other N wifi neither? What radio do you have?
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I haven't tried with another router, all router I have access to around here are B/G only. I have a Wireless USB adaptar that is N, So I will connect it in AP Mode, and will try with it.
I Have the Android Revolution HD 6.3.1 with the 12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M Radio recomended by mike1986.
Problem solved. I tried with my USB adapter and it wasn't able to connect in N only mode. I sent an email to Edimax and they give me a solution. It was password encryption problem. N standard need the WPA2-AES to work fine. I just set the password to this standard and problem solved.
Wifi-N standard is working fine, but I just get 65/72Mbps. and signal coverage is not what I expected. it is less as what I got with my Aspen which is just B/G standard.
if anything else is connected to this router via b or g it will scale the speed down to them. Also how are you testing the speeds of your connection?
I have my N router setup for backwards compatibility and the best I connect at is 65mbps. With wireless N, speed is faster, but range is shorter, it does not penetrate walls as well, and it is more susceptible to interference. I had to move my router to a more centralized location and I have not had problems since.
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if anything else is connected to this router via b or g it will scale the speed down to them. Also how are you testing the speeds of your connection?
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Nothing else with backward standard is connected, since I have it set up to N only. But the thing is that I have more or less the same signal coverage than before when I had my Aspen which is B/G only. In any case I should have more coverage that what I had with the G standard with my Aspen, and it is practically the same or less. According with Edimax website in N standard the speed is up to 6 time and coverage up to 4 times.
The speed is showed in the Wi-Fi connection in the device. Just go to wi-fi settings and hit the active wi-fi connection and a pop-up windows will appear with the info.
But according to my research, the speed limitation to 72MB is due to the 20mhz of channel width of the Inspire. I connected a USB Wi-Fi adapter and it is at 40mhz and it connect at 135MB.
Anyway my major concern is not about connection speed is about signal coverage that is not what I expected. Anyway I will try with another wireless device to see if the speed range issue is the router or my Inspire.
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I have my N router setup for backwards compatibility and the best I connect at is 65mbps. With wireless N, speed is faster, but range is shorter, it does not penetrate walls as well, and it is more susceptible to interference. I had to move my router to a more centralized location and I have not had problems since.
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uhh. It is not supose that the N standard range be shorter. As far as I am aware of, this is in the 5GHZ signal, but my router only work at 2.4ghz
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what channel is your WiFi running on? for some strange reason if i run mine on a channel >10 my Inspire doesn't pick it up...any other channel and it's good
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what channel is your WiFi running on? for some strange reason if i run mine on a channel >10 my Inspire doesn't pick it up...any other channel and it's good
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Channel 11
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know about something I discovered today.
If you're like me and have had considerably worse WiFi performance since switching to this phone, you've probably already flashed new radios and configured your routers channel to 11. These do seem to improve it a bit, but not nearly as good as this next trick.
Go into settings, then Wi-Fi, and hit the menu button and choose advanced. Select Wi-Fi frequency band and change it to 2.4 GHz only. Though I personally have a 5.0 GHz router this has improved my connection to be better than any phone I had previously. I have also selected Best Wi-Fi performance, but that was before I found this. Even without the best performance option this is considerably better.
I hope this helps!
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k4p741nkrunch said:
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know about something I discovered today.
If you're like me and have had considerably worse WiFi performance since switching to this phone, you've probably already flashed new radios and configured your routers channel to 11. These do seem to improve it a bit, but not nearly as good as this next trick.
Go into settings, then Wi-Fi, and hit the menu button and choose advanced. Select Wi-Fi frequency band and change it to 2.4 GHz only. Though I personally have a 5.0 GHz router this has improved my connection to be better than any phone I had previously. I have also selected Best Wi-Fi performance, but that was before I found this. Even without the best performance option this is considerably better.
I hope this helps!
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Interesting. I never had any WiFi problems with my HOX. Also I didn't know the phone even had a 5.8Ghz radio. I guess it does. But then I don't see how setting 2.4Ghz manually (as opposed to it automatically choosing which radio to use) is going to help. So I find it weird that its helping you...
It might be because I have both a 5.0 GHz and a 2.4 GHz broadcast from the same router. Honestly I have been seeing a horrible connection from both until I made this switch.
As to why it works? It's like why switching the LTE off saves your battery. Your phone is no longer looking for a connection on a new frequency and focuses more intently on the preferred band. Just my theory. Could be wrong.
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Yeah... IDK about that theory. And what is this channel 11 nonsense?
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It might be because I have both a 5.0 GHz and a 2.4 GHz broadcast from the same router. Honestly I have been seeing a horrible connection from both until I made this switch.
As to why it works? It's like why switching the LTE off saves your battery. Your phone is no longer looking for a connection on a new frequency and focuses more intently on the preferred band. Just my theory. Could be wrong.
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5ghz connections suck anyway (as far as distance goes)...always go with 2.4ghz if you can or you are always within close range to your router, then 5ghz works rather well.
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From where did u select best wifi performance?
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Yeah... IDK about that theory. And what is this channel 11 nonsense?
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Channel 11 is a static channel and will often have the least interference. On some routers there is a power amplifier that only works up to channel 10 so better results may occur on channel 10 for some.
@Se23 best Wi-Fi performance is found by pressing menu - advanced in the Wi-Fi settings.
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Channel 11 is a static channel and will often have the least interference. On some routers there is a power amplifier that only works up to channel 10 so better results may occur on channel 10 for some.
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Right, channels 1, 6, and 11 shouldn't overlap and are all great channels to use. But I'm not following you on channel 11 stuff. Do you have a source? I'm curious.
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Yeah... IDK about that theory. And what is this channel 11 nonsense?
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Its not nonsense! Its wireless. People really need to understand wireless before trying to fix wireless issues.
You see, WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) transmits data through Radio Frequency (RF) waves. WiFi is most commonly used on unlicensed bands, because it would be a pain for every user to have to license their device before using it on a network. The most common frequency for WiFi is 2.4Ghz, and for a number of reasons. It is a fairly good frequency that offers a decent amount of spectrum. However the problem is that it is the most common. As such, everyone uses it. Cell phones, laptops, wireless APs on roofs used for businesses and WISPs, even some handheld phones, WiFi routers, etc. etc.
The more nodes that use a particular frequency, the more clouded it gets. And this holds true even if you are not connected to that particular network. You could think of it as a large backyard. You want to get from point A to point B. Under normal circumstances, its easy. But throw in a ton of crap and you'll be tripping over balls and who knows what else. In wireless terminology, the amount of junk clogging up the spectrum is called noise floor, measured in -dB. The lower the number, the higher the noise floor. This is opposite of measuring rf signal strength, where the higher the number, the weaker the signal. Still measured in -dB though.
Within a given wireless frequency band, there is a certain width to it. And this is best googled. But for 2.4Ghz, it goes from 2.400Ghz to 2.495. Inside of that band, we have channels. Which can be set at different widths (irrelevant info, as laptops/cell phones only handle 20Mhz wide channels). A spectrum analyzer (I have one) will tell you which channels are most used. My bet would be that the lower channels, like especially channel 6 would see the most use. And then other channels, not so much. So, the idea is to find a channel with minimal usage and use that.
Now, as for WiFi problems with the HTC one X, troubleshoot troubleshoot troubleshoot. Be aware it may not be a problem with the HOX. Wireless has limitations because its wireless. Things block the signal. A lot of people post about amazing speed gains from changing this or that, when truth be told, your speed is no faster than the speed behind your gateway. Most my connections, I have no problem. If I was connected to a 50Mbps fiber line, I might complain about WiFi speed. Maybe.
Those still having problems, if they cannot pin point the problem, you can try using the "best WiFi" setting. That increases WiFi performance, but at the cost of higher battery usage. Still worth a try. Also be aware that people have been complaining about hardware issues on the HOX. If I recall correctly, WiFi antenna not connected properly. Hardware issues cannot be fixed through software.
Lastly if your router can do 5.8Ghz and the HOX can also do 5.8Ghz, set it to lock on 5.8Ghz and give it a try. 5.8Ghz is a great band for fast, reliable data connections. However it does not handle interference as well. On longer distances, anything even approaching the fresnel zone and you're going to have problems.
I can confirm that when using wifi analyzer, my router's 5ghz band has lower signal strength compared to the 2.4 ghz band and the 5 ghz band gets considerably worse if I go to the next room and the wifi signal fluctuates. I did not see any improvement with the new radio also. But when I am using the 2.4 ghz band I get full bars in places where my 5ghz band would fluctuate from 0 to full bars and cut my Internet connection intermittently.
Thanks OP for the suggestions.
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I can confirm that when using wifi analyzer, my router's 5ghz band has lower signal strength compared to the 2.4 ghz band and the 5 ghz band gets considerably worse if I go to the next room and the wifi signal fluctuates. I did not see any improvement with the new radio also. But when I am using the 2.4 ghz band I get full bars in places where my 5ghz band would fluctuate from 0 to full bars and cut my Internet connection intermittently.
Thanks OP for the suggestions.
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Yes, and this is simply due to the nature of 5.8Ghz, and how higher frequencies have less penetration power, whilst having a smaller fresnel zone. 2.4Ghz will do a lot better job burning through walls than 5.8Ghz. Because remember, technically speaking, all WiFi is Line Of Site.
I jsut got a One X+ and discovered the poor WiFi coverage. (Already posted about it in ONe X+ forum). And I used an analyzer to see that as expected 2.4 ghz is much stronger. But don't you lose bandwidth capability when you aren't using "dual band" with wireless-N dual band routers. Even so, I wouldn't care. It seems I lose connectivity briefly in areas of my house I don't with any other device. We have a 5.6Ghz wireless phone system (wasn't in use though when I have problems). But maybe the issue is as the 5.6 falls out of range, the phone is having to reconnect to the 2.4. When use SpeedTest and running it 10 times in a row walking around in a small area and even standing still, but in an area that is on the 'fringe' of 5.6 range, the phone is erratic. Drops connection, regains it with 100% strength. I think it is the switching back and forth?
Yet when I go into settings and select 2.4 only, or even 5.6 only, I can't authenticate to my router anymore!
So, I've just spent the last few hours watching football and reading through a bunch of threads regarding WiFi connection issues with the N5. Well, here's another thread about a specific issue. I'm not seeing anything over 54Mbps connection to my Netgear R6200 with firmware V1.0.1.48_1.0.37. I'm connecting to the 5GHz SSID, I'm getting a solid 300Mbps connection on 3 other 5GHz devices (my laptop, desktop with USB WLAN adapter and the wife's laptop), my freebie Samsung Galaxy Victory is even mocking me, connecting to the 5GHz SSID at 135Mbps! The N5 just refuses to connect at anything above G speeds, nevermind AC speeds. I've done a factory reset, not restoring backed up data, I've tried disabling mobile data when connected to WiFi, I've tried every 5GHz channel, I've restarted the device, I've even tried using the 2.4Ghz SSID. Nothing. I'm about 8 fee from the router, no walls between me and it. Actually, I'm staring right at it as it sits there, chuckling at me.
Anyone have any ideas? If it's the router, then fine...should I buy the Asus to get true AC speeds from my N5? It matters to me for internal video streaming from my HDHR, and ripped blue rays, moving large files back and forth and other bandwidth-critical activities. For basic web surfing, it's not a big deal at all.
Well my N5 right now is connected at 72Mbps (2.4GHz) and 150Mbps on 5GHz, so it's not limited to 54Mbps...though why yours is I have no clue.
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beaver2233 said:
Well my N5 right now is connected at 72Mbps (2.4GHz) and 150Mbps on 5GHz, so it's not limited to 54Mbps...though why yours is I have no clue.
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What router do you have?
That's strange sounds like you tried everything on top of my head did you try selecting 5 ghz only through advanced Wi-Fi?
Mine connects at 292 on Asus AC66u
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puska said:
That's strange sounds like you tried everything on top of my head did you try selecting 5 ghz only through advanced Wi-Fi?
Mine connects at 292 on Asus AC66u
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Yup, I tried 5GHz only. Hmmm, I may have to look into that router. The R6200 is a decent AC router though, but it would not be the first time that different manufacturers have taken different directions with a proposed standard.
Go to Wifi go to settings Uncheck Wi-Fi optimization
it will make it go faster (with a heavier battery drain)
markdapimp said:
Go to Wifi go to settings Uncheck Wi-Fi optimization
it will make it go faster (with a heavier battery drain)
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Yup...forgot to mention...did that as well. It's maddening! Thanks though!
ghostlobster said:
What router do you have?
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I have the netgear N600. So it's only N compatible, not ac
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Look in your router for a WiFi power saving mode it shows when my device is idle for 5 mins the nexus 5 drops power slightly to the WiFi
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Heres my Router
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So, I've just spent the last few hours watching football and reading through a bunch of threads regarding WiFi connection issues with the N5. Well, here's another thread about a specific issue. I'm not seeing anything over 54Mbps connection to my Netgear R6200 with firmware V1.0.1.48_1.0.37. I'm connecting to the 5GHz SSID, I'm getting a solid 300Mbps connection on 3 other 5GHz devices (my laptop, desktop with USB WLAN adapter and the wife's laptop), my freebie Samsung Galaxy Victory is even mocking me, connecting to the 5GHz SSID at 135Mbps! The N5 just refuses to connect at anything above G speeds, nevermind AC speeds. I've done a factory reset, not restoring backed up data, I've tried disabling mobile data when connected to WiFi, I've tried every 5GHz channel, I've restarted the device, I've even tried using the 2.4Ghz SSID. Nothing. I'm about 8 fee from the router, no walls between me and it. Actually, I'm staring right at it as it sits there, chuckling at me.
Anyone have any ideas? If it's the router, then fine...should I buy the Asus to get true AC speeds from my N5? It matters to me for internal video streaming from my HDHR, and ripped blue rays, moving large files back and forth and other bandwidth-critical activities. For basic web surfing, it's not a big deal at all.
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It's certainly not the N5, I have a Netgear D6300 router and my N5 is connected at 433Mbps on the 5GHz band which seems to be the maximum link speed for the device (my HTC One also connects at 433Mbps max). My desktop and laptop connect with a max speed of 866Mbps.
rider5512 said:
It's certainly not the N5, I have a Netgear D6300 router and my N5 is connected at 433Mbps on the 5GHz band which seems to be the maximum link speed for the device (my HTC One also connects at 433Mbps max). My desktop and laptop connect with a max speed of 866Mbps.
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What ISP?
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PhilipTD said:
What ISP?
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It's nothing to do with my ISP, those are the connection speeds between my devices and the router and nothing to do with the router connection speed to the outside world.
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It's nothing to do with my ISP, those are the connection speeds between my devices and the router and nothing to do with the router connection speed to the outside world.
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Well, my ISP has different plans with different maximum speeds. I have the fastest one they offer, and it's only up to 50Mbps.
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Well, my ISP has different plans with different maximum speeds. I have the fastest one they offer, and it's only up to 50Mbps.
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The OP's question was about the link speed between his N5 and his router, it has nothing at all to do with whatever plan you have with your ISP
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The OP's question was about the link speed between his N5 and his router, it has nothing at all to do with whatever plan you have with your ISP
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Ah, correct. Sorry.
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beaver2233 said:
Well my N5 right now is connected at 72Mbps (2.4GHz) and 150Mbps on 5GHz, so it's not limited to 54Mbps...though why yours is I have no clue.
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Ditto. I get same results on same bands. Asus RT-N66U router.
Thanks for all the input folks. From what I'm hearing it looks like something screwy with the router and the N5 combo. Not surprising but disappointing. Was kinda hoping that some would see this and chime in with "oh, I have that router too and just changed this setting and bam!". Oh well....time to look for a new router. :fingers crossed:
Got same 433 mbps as rider Which He says should be max for our device. Thought I saw only 300 not that it makes any difference.
But Op is there a way to try connecting to some other 5ghz or same router some place else to see if it's because of the phone your router or combo of two
try 'FORGETTING' All your wifi settings, disable data, reboot
login 5g or maybe it's better to use WPS
test, good luck it worked for me
I have precisely the same problem using a Netgear R7000. My other devices connect at up to 450Mbps but my Nexus 5 won't connect above 54Mbps. Very odd. If anyone has found a solution or even an explanation I'd be happy to hear from them.