Nexus S wifi this bad? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I recently picked up a NS4G as my first Sprint phone. I haven't been thrilled with reception including wifi. I had a chance to test wifi today and was pretty surprised. I tested wifi at a friend's house vs an iPhone and iPad. Using Speedtest.net app on all the difference was ridiculous. Using a laptop along with them for good measure these are the results.
Nexus S 6Mbps/d 4Mbps up
Laptop on speedtest site 20Mbps/d 13Mbps up
iPad 19Mbps/d 12 up
iPhone 4 pretty much same as iPad.
How can the difference be so huge? I never see more than 2 bars (usually 1) of 3g signal and many times my wifi signal drops even though I'm only a few feet away from the router.
Anyone else done similar tests?

This is what I get on my 8Mbps/1Mbps connection:
Nexus One 6.0/1.0/15ms
Nexus S 7.5/1.0/8ms
iPhone4 7.3/0.9/33ms
MacBook 7.7/0.7/5ms
All in the same ballpark I would say.
I wouldn't compare the number of bars between different devices. Calibration is usually different. Remember how Apple changed the number of bars you get after Antennagate?

It's the app, not the wifi
Set your user agent to Desktop and try the speedtest.net through a browser instead.
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I was doubting your results so I tested myself and was surprised. I used the speedtest app on my phone and speedtest.net via chrome on my windows laptop. Both are sitting the same exact distance from router. Laptop shows full signal, phone shows 1 bar. Both are using the same server in Modesto, Ca
phone 34ms ping 8154kbps/4001kbps
laptop 30ms ping 19.30Mbps/3.86Mbps
I don't understand why the DL is half via the phone, but I'm not really concerned either. It would be nice to have full signal on my wifi since I'm only about 20feet from my router which is behind my TV.

styckx said:
It's the app, not the wifi
Set your user agent to Desktop and try the speedtest.net through a browser instead.
edit: pixelated my ip
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How can I change "user agent" ?
Thanks in advance...
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Don't think the google browser you can, dolphin you can via the settings.

styckx said:
Don't think the google browser you can, dolphin you can via the settings.
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You can, although it only stays until you exit the app.
Type "about:debug" without the quotes in the browser address bar. Then, go to preferences and find "UAString" and set to desktop.

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WIFI Browser Issue with Danalo's AIO Odin?

I flashed Danalo's All In One Odin full bloat. The browser doesn't work on wifi. All other net connections work but not the browser !! It works on 3g/4g but not on my home wifi network. The network is good, the wife's moto droid works fine on it.
I would prefer the debloated/deodexed but the messaging keyboard hasn't got the microphone for voice texting.
Same with Imnuts' Infinity ROM. I REALLY like that ROM but need the voice texting as I am a truck driver and it is handy as hell going down the road !!
Is there a way to activate that feature? Or to fix the browser on the other ROM?
Is wifi setup with everything? Do you see the ssid, enter the password,manage networks and in advanced it has stuff about ip address etc. If so it could be searching for your network and seeing it but not staying connected. So if Im wrong about all that you wifi is connected ,you see it and stays connected but doesnt work? Sorry out of ideas.
The wifi IS connected. It works for other appz such as synching accounts, twitter, facebook etc. All of those things have net access through the wifi connection. I verified this by shutting off the data (3g) connection to ensure these other appz weren't accessing the net via data connection running in the background.
Opening the browser and all you get is page not found error. Turn on data connection (3g) and it works fine.
Not meaning to be wordy but ....
Oddly enough, the browser works fine in his debloated/deodexed version. It is only in the full version all in one I encounter this. It has happened with multiple flashes as well to ensure it wasn't just a bad flash.
Under the advanced setting in wifi is there anything in the proxy setting? If so there should not be just blank it out. This has been the problem in the past.
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mfw people actually use the stock browser...
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I also have this issue.. My wifi is,public and It says, it connects but can't browse tried stock opera mini and dolphin... It just doesn't work... I have an amazing connection.. And,I can't even load google using my wifi
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i also have this issue.
both with dolphin HD browser and with the stock.

RT still slow wifi speeds

Good evening everyone,
I decided to look into improving speeds over wifi when remoting to my laptop(trying to play Diablo 3 from RT). I recall before February patch Tuesday that there were some issues with wifi, so I assumed that there would be no problems post patches. I decide to run some tests over speedtest.net and I noticed this drastic difference.
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Router: Buffalo N300 <-link
Changed network mode(A/B/G/N). Changed channels/Channel width. Only thing I'm running into issues with is upgrading the firmware on the router(talking to buffalo about it now). Im willing to bet that I am missing/overlooking something simple as **** but I cant seem to figure it out.
Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Holy ****sack, you've got 10x better download speed than I've ever had! Why does the world hate me...
Also back to the question at hand, I've also had a problem like this, even though the Surface has two network cards it's still slow, slower than other PC's in the house, I just guess this is another problem Microsoft will have to fix.
Dane Reynolds said:
the Surface has two network cards.
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Its got a single network card with a dual tuner. Not two network cards.
As for the download speed. My home download speed is measured in kilobits per sec, I don't even get half a megabit, let alone 11.
SixSixSevenSeven said:
Its got a single network card with a dual tuner. Not two network cards.
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Oh sorry, I'm sure I read that somewhere but cheers for giving me clarity. ?
I think you are right with MS needing to optimize a bit.
Another problem I notice is that being in a larger apartment building, there are a TON of networks. I will just have to do some tinkering to see what can be done.
I have to resurrect this thread as this problem, at least for me and a few fellow RT owners, still isn't solved at all. Under 8.0 as well as the 8.1 Preview and the final version the WiFi speed seems to be stuck at a maximum of 65 Mbps.
So far I tried various AP's and different settings: n-only, 2.4/5GHz, encryption disabled, channel width 20/40, etc. but all without success. Also a complete re-install of the Surface RT didnt help as well as the numerous times I have refreshed.

How speedy is WiFi on Note Pro 12.2?

So, I have got speedy fiber internet here now and I was keen to see how it slays on my Note Pro, however, it didn't really blown me away, since I was stating around 60-80mbps speed only. My connection is 450mbps MAX on WiFi, so I think it is theoretic speed of my wifi router, so well, something like 200mbps could be possible to achieve.
So, how speedy is WIFI of Note Pro? Any ways to make it even faster?
Anyone?
Note Pro's WiFi is documented to be AC, so it should be able to push a lot...
Well, even with the best circumstances, you're never likely to see 200Mb/s, let alone 450Mb/s. There are a lot of factors that explain why you'll never get close to theoretical advertised speeds. Overhead, interference, distance, duplex, access point performance, band, etc. Or yeah, the tablet could always be the bottleneck.
I assume you have an AC router? But are you also on 5GHz or 2.4? That can make a huge difference. How far from the AP are you? Have you tried changing channels?
I don't yet use AC, just N and 5ghz. With my laptop, 1m from router I am hitting close to 180mbps,, with tablet - the same 70-90mbps, twice less...
Always around 270-300mbps when in the same room as my Linksys E2000 router
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dodo99x said:
Always around 270-300mbps when in the same room as my Linksys E2000 router
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weird, my router is also N stanard, but I can't reach 100mbps
There are different types of N. N150, N300, N450 it all depends how many antennas are used. (MIMO)
Try a different 5ghz channel on your router.
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My router is http://www.linksys.com/en-apac/products/routers/e1200
With laptop I can push 200mbps, so it is not the router who isn't capable....
Which 5ghz channel are you on?
camspy said:
My router is http://www.linksys.com/en-apac/products/routers/e1200
With laptop I can push 200mbps, so it is not the router who isn't capable....
Which 5ghz channel are you on?
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Here you go. Linksys E2000 router, tomato firmware.
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I just got my NP12 yesterday. I am using Netgear R7000. My link speed is 600mbps to low 700mbps. The most I got from N10 2014 is 433mpbs. That is becuase it is single antanna compare to dual antanna on NP12.

[Q] anyone know what this icon is?

I'm sure some people are going to thing I'm dumb, but does anyone know what this icon is? My first thought was home something like home wifi but that doesn't make sense and the only two times I have seen it was at a tattoo parlor and at work.
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Settings, about, help, icon glossary. I believe it means you are somehow connected to a network extender
I'm quite sure that is a 'network extender', what it does is it extends your mobile data to give you better signal, sort of like a little mini 4g tower or whatever.
A lot of companies have their buildings wired with network extenders for poor service indoors.... Basically makes it voip for calls, But you will only get 1x/3g data speed, depends on which extender they use
wtoj34 said:
Settings, about, help, icon glossary. I believe it means you are somehow connected to a network extender
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I would have done this but I get a toast message or whatever the message is called now saying " unable to find activity to hold this action“
Thank u for the advice about the extender.
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htcdude123 said:
I would have done this but I get a toast message or whatever the message is called now saying " unable to find activity to hold this action“
Thank u for the advice about the extender.
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I can confirm that it's a network extender. We have a vacation home in a very poor service area and my previous employer agreed to supply one so that I would be reachable by cell phone (we pretty much live at the vacation house from April through September). The only time I see that icon is when I'm there, and it disappears when I get 30-50 meters away from the house.
I left that company but was told to keep the extender, which is great . . . without it my battery drain is astronomical as the phone would seek and attempt to hold a signal.

Pixel Slow Upload over WiFi

Two days ago, I noticed my backups (pictures, etc) had stopped on my Pixel with errors of 'Network Timeout.' After playing around trying to pin down the problem (NAS is ok, Router is fine, etc.), I found the phone just won't upload. Or it does intermittently at 100-200 Kbps with the VERY occasional burst of 45-50 Mbps. Downloads are fine, extremely fine at 90-110 Mbps. I do not believe it is a problem with the router as other devices on the same network have no problems. I am including screenshots from a HTC M9 and Pixel both connected to the same AP.
Now for the kicker. The Pixel is works as expected when connected to other WiFi APs (such as work, random Linksys and Netgears in the neighborhood, etc.). Just not at home. So back to the problem is with my router. But how, if everything else works fine? I'm posting here as well as the DD-WRT forums. Maybe between the two I can find a resolution or someone else experiencing the same.
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Linksys WRT-1900AC running DD-WRT
Pixel (Google store variant not VZW)
HTC M9
Acer Chromebook
ASUS laptop running Win10
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Are you using IPv6 on your home network? If so, disable it and test it out. There have been reported problems with ipv6.
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Thanks for the reply. However, no, I do not have IPv6 on my network. Also, as suggested on the DD-WRT forums, I do not have QoS enabled. This all seems strange as nothing was changed on my phone nor my network. Phone was fine one day and acting up the next and nothing else on the network is experiencing issues. Long weekend coming up so I'm thinking about erasing and resetting the phone to factory settings to start fresh. Phone is stock (not rooted, and still locked) as I actually like how it is and feel no need to alter it. Just perhaps something got fouled up on it. Will post back once I do the reset. In the mean time, if anyone has further suggestions, I am listening.

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