Recently bought a Nexus 5 thats completely stock but the WiFi signal is poor. I'm getting 3 bars when next to the router and it comes drops to one only a few feet away. Is this a hardware problem or is it an issue with software that can be fixed with root and custom roms?
Thanks.
Moothead2 said:
Recently bought a Nexus 5 thats completely stock but the WiFi signal is poor. I'm getting 3 bars when next to the router and it comes drops to one only a few feet away. Is this a hardware problem or is it an issue with software that can be fixed with root and custom roms?
Thanks.
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it can also just be your router
simms22 said:
it can also just be your router
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Its not just my router as it happens with others too.
have you tried any apps to see what channel youre using for wifi, and maybe change the channel?
simms22 said:
have you tried any apps to see what channel youre using for wifi, and maybe change the channel?
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Yup. They seem to be the same, if not a little worse.
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hey guys, i suffered a lot from disconnects with my wifi when holding the phone in landscape mode
well i tried a app which helped my desire hd a lot, and now .. well i can hold my desire s in landscape without loosing connection
*removed cause its not working*
would be nice if people from u suffering from the same problem can try it and confirm if it is working or not
greetings
Looks good for those without root/S-OFF.... So do you know how does it actually work? Can it change the signal strength threshold somehow?
Tried it. I don't think it does anything to mine. Signal still drops. But not sure if does anything to the threshold.
What does it really do actually?
Doesn't work.
I think it just resets the wifi. ._.
well i don't know what exactly it does, thats why i putted unconfirmed in the thread title, it helped me with my desire s and 2 friends with a desire hd
quote from app description:
This app solves problems in Android OS which cause the Wi-Fi to stop working properly.
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that's all i can say what the app is doing
simply thought maybe its helping some others here too
seems to work on my desire s =) but can't test it 100% now beacuse i can't play any online games, im in school and they have blocked all port
also kaspersky say that my phone was block. liked i changed to a new sim card. don't know why. made the program change something on my simcard? hmm
like i said i don't know what exactly the phone is doing, it's talking something about reseting wlan and deleting all data and such
i only wrote her that it worked for me
maybe someone don't have such a extreme death spot and got a faulty wireless duo bad flash so this is helping only for some
Blezz said:
like i said i don't know what exactly the phone is doing, it's talking something about reseting wlan and deleting all data and such
i only wrote her that it worked for me
maybe someone don't have such a extreme death spot and got a faulty wireless duo bad flash so this is helping only for some
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it doesn't work for me...
try covering the entire top plastic part (the part with the camera with your hand & see if the wifi drops using some app like wifi analyzer)
Well like a fool as my Wifi wasn't that bad.
The result being that I now have no Wifi connection at all.
kartkk said:
it doesn't work for me...
try covering the entire top plastic part (the part with the camera with your hand & see if the wifi drops using some app like wifi analyzer)
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that's what i did and from full signal drop it went to 1 bar
Sandiman said:
Well like a fool as my Wifi wasn't that bad.
The result being that I now have no Wifi connection at all.
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u must add your wifi + passwords again after using this app, it's mentioned in the app so read first
yes it asked me to configure my wifi again & i did it
but the signal still dropped like before
dont see the bars they are quite misleading ( i am usually able to browse with no bars)
use some app like wifi analyzer
well for wifi analyzer it's already too late cause i can't make a before/after compare now
I tested it with WiFi analyzer before and after, there was still the -20db drop and nothing changed
well then maybe i had some software bugged wlan too and the programm was able to, so it will stay a myth that it's a help for the desire s signal dropping
well thank you guys for confirming it
Blezz said:
that's what i did and from full signal drop it went to 1 bar
u must add your wifi + passwords again after using this app, it's mentioned in the app so read first
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That is what I did and it made no difference, I had to do a factory reset to get Wifi back. Perhaps I was just unlucky.
Sandiman said:
That is what I did and it made no difference, I had to do a factory reset to get Wifi back. Perhaps I was just unlucky.
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sorry to hear that, i'll better remove the app from 1st post not that more people will have to reset
worked really good on my desire s. never get drop wifi. =)
For some reson my Wifi on n8013 is very slow. Any solution for this? I have latest firmware stock and root.
norbarb said:
For some reson my Wifi on n8013 is very slow. Any solution for this? I have latest firmware stock and root.
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Would be nice if we knew more about your situation, how you came to this assumption.
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Would be nice if we knew more about your situation, how you came to this assumption.
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If i download anything from web or play store it takes forever. My normal internet speed is around 24 mb if i check on note is lower then 1 mb. I try almost everything exept of restoring firmware. On my galaxy S4 in same place in house i get some around 18-20 mb on wifi.
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If i download anything from web or play store it takes forever. My normal internet speed is around 24 mb if i check on note is lower then 1 mb. I try almost everything exept of restoring firmware. On my galaxy S4 in same place in house i get some around 18-20 mb on wifi.
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Have you always had poor speed or did it just start acting up?
Have you tried it at a coffee shop or a friends house that has WiFi?
Set to 2.4 or 5ghz?
Have you used an app like Wifi Analyzer or WiFi Overview 360 to see if you have neighbors overpowering your signal?
What WiFi channel is the tablet on?
Do you have a cordless phone in your home and if so what MHZ is it? Is the base unit near your wireless router?
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How do I can change channel on my note? Seems like I get better signal on channel 11- 14
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norbarb said:
How do I can change channel on my note? Seems like I get better signal on channel 11- 14
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You change the channel in your router software.
can you check the ping time of your router within terminal?!
i some how had the similar issue, when I checked the ping it was so unstable, around 500ms!! and as i couldnt fix my problem i made a factory reset and it gone to 4ms ( a normal ping for mobile devices ).
Ok thank you to all. I change channel to 11 and looks like everything is fine.
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norbarb said:
Ok thank you to all. I change channel to 11 and looks like everything is fine.
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Glad to have helped.....
Most people don't know that by default many 2.5ghz wireless routers default channel is 6 and if you and your neighbors are all trying to connect to channel 6 there is going to be issues.
With there being more and more wireless device and if you live in apartment buildings and housing plans you need to use the apps I posted links to in post #4 to dial in to the best wifi signal in your area.
I also run the app every month or so to make sure I'm getting optimal signal.
Nowadays my wifi is terrible slow with Note10.1.. DL 7-9mbps (speedtest, several servers), UL 9 mbps. My net is 100/10 and Note 10.1 tells me that the "link speed" is 72mbps. Everything is working SLOW, opening webpages is like back in the phonemodem age.
My laptop gets 80-90 mbps for dl at the same time. I even tried to change channel to better one, but no help... Im not sure did this started after the latest "stability" update from Samtoy.
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norbarb said:
For some reson my Wifi on n8013 is very slow. Any solution for this? I have latest firmware stock and root.
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is it slow on all. Or just on your access point.
i fix it
i had the same prob.my note N8000 wifi suddenly sluggish.... i fix it with opening the tablet, disconect the battery cable, push power button for 10 sec, leave the tablet for 2 or 3 minutes, reconect the battery cable, turn it on....n everything back to normal
Hi all,
I installed Network Monitor last night and let it run for a few hours. The phone sat in the same spot, plugged in and as you can see on the attached spreadsheet, lost network connectivity for 1-2 minutes periodically. I'm on T-Mobile and will try again tonight, but with LTE disabled to see if the results are any different.
Does anyone know what could be causing this, and how to prevent it?
Demonic240 said:
Hi all,
I installed Network Monitor last night and let it run for a few hours. The phone sat in the same spot, plugged in and as you can see on the attached spreadsheet, lost network connectivity for 1-2 minutes periodically. I'm on T-Mobile and will try again tonight, but with LTE disabled to see if the results are any different.
Does anyone know what could be causing this, and how to prevent it?
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Which baseband are you using?
Aerowinder said:
Which baseband are you using?
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D820 .23
Demonic240 said:
D820 .23
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Does it happen with .17?
Aerowinder said:
Does it happen with .17?
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Yes. I've tried .15 and .17.
Umm from the looks of it T-Mobile has crappy signal in your area:
Most of the night you were on -110dBms which is as low as low gets (-117 being dead ) You did start off at -91 which makes me think they must have been working on a tower and turned one off so you were on a further one.
Actually you can see it right there:
You were on 15537153 at first then you got switched to 15787267 which is where your signal started sucking. You can see that when you scroll all the way over to the right under the GSM Full ID column.
shotta35 said:
Umm from the looks of it T-Mobile has crappy signal in your area:
Most of the night you were on -110dBms which is as low as low gets (-117 being dead ) You did start off at -91 which makes me think they must have been working on a tower and turned one off so you were on a further one.
Actually you can see it right there:
You were on 15537153 at first then you got switched to 15787267 which is where your signal started sucking. You can see that when you scroll all the way over to the right under the GSM Full ID column.
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So then there's probably nothing I can do?
If it was just maintainance work then no, since they were doing all this at 1am i assume it is as such.
See how it goes tonight then post back but it might have just been a 1 time thing if it's all fine today.
Well I've just installed Purity Rom on my Nexus 5.
I notice that my signal is on about 2 stripes, which is really wierd! on my old SGS 2 it used
to be 5 all the time.
Also, my wifi signal is pretty low from the same room where the router is! something is really wierd.
My wifi downloads at about 25kb/s from the play store, which is wierd because it should get to about 2mb/s.
Should I switch Kernel/Modem? if so to which one/s?
thanks alot!
Try restarting the modem/router, and make sure it has the latest firmware.
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Try restarting the modem/router, and make sure it has the latest firmware.
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Tried a couple of times and it has nothing to do with it. Downloading from my laptop reaches 2mb/s easily.
And its also the 3G signal that has problems, really not sure why.
99nirc99 said:
Tried a couple of times and it has nothing to do with it. Downloading from my laptop reaches 2mb/s easily.
And its also the 3G signal that has problems, really not sure why.
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I know it's counterintuitive, but the router apparently interacts differently depending on the device.
I only mentioned the router firmware upgrade because that's what fixed it for me.
PhilipTD said:
I know it's counterintuitive, but the router apparently interacts differently depending on the device.
I only mentioned the router firmware upgrade because that's what fixed it for me.
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But what about the signal? its awful
99nirc99 said:
But what about the signal? its awful
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That's what the upgrade fixed. Of course, yours could be weak for any number of reasons. Is it the same for other phones?
PhilipTD said:
That's what the upgrade fixed. Of course, yours could be weak for any number of reasons. Is it the same for other phones?
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I mean the cellular signal, for calling and 3G network... And as I said, on my previous SGS2 the signal is always full and also wifi.
Something is wrong with my Modem/Kernel or something like that.
99nirc99 said:
I mean the cellular signal, for calling and 3G network... And as I said, on my previous SGS2 the signal is always full and also wifi.
Something is wrong with my Modem/Kernel or something like that.
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Try using the .17 radio instead of the .23. You have to be rooted to downgrade or flash the 4.4 factory image to test it.
Otherwise bars means nothing as long as you aren't dropping calls. Different phones display them differently. Look at About Phone - Status and see the actual dBms and see if they are similar. Some phones do -89 as 4 bars while some require -79 and higher to be 4 bars.
shotta35 said:
Try using the .17 radio instead of the .23. You have to be rooted to downgrade or flash the 4.4 factory image to test it.
Otherwise bars means nothing as long as you aren't dropping calls. Different phones display them differently. Look at About Phone - Status and see the actual dBms and see if they are similar. Some phones do -89 as 4 bars while some require -79 and higher to be 4 bars.
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I'm not sure, but I really don't want to use 4.4...
Why is my WiFi signal weak aswell? it just works bad/not working at all at a medium range from the router...
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I'm not sure, but I really don't want to use 4.4...
Why is my WiFi signal weak aswell? it just works bad/not working at all at a medium range from the router...
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I said 4.4 to test it. Testing is the only way you'll narrow down the variables. We can't always do all the work for you
Once you are on 4.4 then you can see how it works then and if not then jump back to 4.4.2 and then you test something else.
And I said about "bars" being meaningless for the most part as long as you aren't dropping connections. You said it works bad at medium range or not working at all? Meaning you can't connect and what's medium range? Medium might be 50ft or 200ft. I dunno how big your place is or what's your walls are made of.
Hello,
I just bought a Nexus 5 and fell in love with it. :victory:
But there is one big and annoying problem:
When I'm connected to my router and use Wifi I get a lot of Wifi drops and sometimes it won't work at all.
Switching to Airplane Mode or turning wifi off and back on again and all these standard solutiones. (flashing another baseband version, turning router off and back on)
Sometimes for 1 min it's perfect! But then it's back in this very annoying problem. (On every other device it's so fast like it's supposed to be)
Is somebody out there, who shares the same problem and maybe got the ultimate solution?
Greetings (sorry for my bad englisch)
what wireless type are you using? ac? n? g?
Zepius said:
what wireless type are you using? ac? n? g?
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Where can I find this?
Lautherman said:
Where can I find this?
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login to your router and it should tell you the wireless type. it would be one of the ones i just mentioned.
Zepius said:
login to your router and it should tell you the wireless type. it would be one of the ones i just mentioned.
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it's a n
Lautherman said:
it's a n
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change it to G and see if it fixes your issue. wireless downloads will be slower since the throughput will have changed.
Zepius said:
change it to G and see if it fixes your issue. wireless downloads will be slower since the throughput will have changed.
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I can change it?
Also in the router settings?
I think you can fix this problem by changing the channel your that your router uses or by connecting to a 5GHz ap(if possible) but this sort of does the same with the channel 'trick'.
Download an app like inSSIDER or similar, find out what channel is least used by surrounding routers and change the channel of your router to that one.
If you need help with this let me know.
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failly said:
I think you can fix this problem by changing the channel your that your router uses or by connecting to a 5GHz ap(if possible) but this sort of does the same with the channel 'trick'.
Download an app like inSSIDER or similar, find out what channel is least used by surrounding routers and change the channel of your router to that one.
If you need help with this let me know.
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Thanks for your tip! I changed the channel to 11, now it's working and hopefully it will also work in the future.
I'm writing if it's now solved or if the wifi drops come back.
Nope, didn't worked...
Still no Wifi on Nexus 5... God that's annoying
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I had the exact same problem and after literally trying everything imaginable I tried several routers. The solution, change your router. I tried several and returned them until I settled on one. But never at the same store. Lol
nitramus said:
I had the exact same problem and after literally trying everything imaginable I tried several routers. The solution, change your router. I tried several and returned them until I settled on one. But never at the same store. Lol
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Just bought a new router and it's working!!! [emoji9] Thank you all for your help!
I had the same issues with Linksys routers. Finally bought a netgear nighthawk and couldn't be happier. I can saturate my internet connection with the phone. And it outputs 1watt of power to each 5ghz and 2.4. So I get almost full signal on 5ghz on the other side of the house