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HTC WiFi Router - Frequent disconnects.. Why?

I am using HTC WiFi Router to get internet on my PC. I have a D-Link USB WiFi device on my PC end. First, this app works great .. when it works , which is often to say the least. The problem, WF Router disconnects often. I'll be browsing some forums, speedy connection and all.. then suddenly I click a valid page link and it's not doing anything at all. I look on the phone and it shows "Connecting " with the spinning circle... it'll sit there and will not re-connect. I have to manually "stop" the connection, then manually press "Start" to get it to work again. a few minutes later... it has disconnected yet again. Sometimes I can go a few hours before this happens. Sometimes (like the very last time) it wont disconnect when I hit Stop . It'll sit there saying " Stopping" .. I waited 2 minutes before I finally used FDC Task Man to end the process.. then I restarted it to connect again (which worked). On the PC end, it'll continue to show "Signal Strength Very Good @ 11Mbps" so it has to be on the phones end. There is nothing else running on the phone that would interfere with Wifi. Just messaging and Contacts. Same ol.. and no, I am not getting messages. It's usually late at night.
One other question related to the D-Link USB WiFi adaptor. This is one of those that looks like a keychain usb thumb drive. I have no idea on how to turn this thing off. There is no option in the D-link config, it just goes to Network adaptor properties/config. I used to just unplug it, but the very last time I unplugged it, my computer just up and totally restarted itself... yep right from the boot screen. When it finally booted back up, XP gave me a message about "Windows has recovered from a fatal error" .So, I'm not doing that again.

I beleive its a hidden setting in windows mobile, that disconnects the wifi to save the battery. thats what im thinkin. My HTC Tilt 2 does the same thing. it dont turn the wifi off, it just disconnects from the router. Hopefully there is a .cab fix for it, like the message sent notice it shows that i found
link to fix i found that works http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7260614

Yes, I think it's a "feature" of Windows Mobile.
Try setting Power Mode to Best Performance so it won't manage the power settings and kill WiFi:
Open Start > Settings > Connections > WiFi > Advanced > Power Mode
Drag the slider to the "Best Performance"
Hit OK to close the settings

Possible fix
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I am using HTC WiFi Router to get internet on my PC. I have a D-Link USB WiFi device on my PC end. First, this app works great .. when it works , which is often to say the least. The problem, WF Router disconnects often. I'll be browsing some forums, speedy connection and all.. then suddenly I click a valid page link and it's not doing anything at all. I look on the phone and it shows "Connecting " with the spinning circle... it'll sit there and will not re-connect. I have to manually "stop" the connection, then manually press "Start" to get it to work again. a few minutes later... it has disconnected yet again. Sometimes I can go a few hours before this happens. Sometimes (like the very last time) it wont disconnect when I hit Stop . It'll sit there saying " Stopping" .. I waited 2 minutes before I finally used FDC Task Man to end the process.. then I restarted it to connect again (which worked). On the PC end, it'll continue to show "Signal Strength Very Good @ 11Mbps" so it has to be on the phones end. There is nothing else running on the phone that would interfere with Wifi. Just messaging and Contacts. Same ol.. and no, I am not getting messages. It's usually late at night.
One other question related to the D-Link USB WiFi adaptor. This is one of those that looks like a keychain usb thumb drive. I have no idea on how to turn this thing off. There is no option in the D-link config, it just goes to Network adaptor properties/config. I used to just unplug it, but the very last time I unplugged it, my computer just up and totally restarted itself... yep right from the boot screen. When it finally booted back up, XP gave me a message about "Windows has recovered from a fatal error" .So, I'm not doing that again.
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I have a Verizon Touchpro 2 and i have found that mine 2 has been cutting off. So I searched for a answer I found that I had to change power setting. To get to this menu click on START->SETTINGS->SYSTEM->POWER
Then when the menu comes up click on backlight
unclick or change
TURN OFF DEVICE IF NOT USED UNDER FOR.....
OR CHANGE TO HIGHER TIME.
NOTE THAT THIS WILL EAT UP YOUR BATTERY SO I RECOMMEND ONLY UNCLICKINGING THE BOX THAT SAYS ON EXTERNAL POWER USE.....NOT ON BATTERY POWER.
HOPE THIS WORKS!!!!

Auto Sync & Call Connection Issues

Hi, I have a question & an issue with my HTC Sensation.
Call Connection Issue
Sometimes when making a call, I hear no ring tone. The phone is silent for about 20 seconds until I hear a 'beep' and the phone disconnects. When I try calling again, I hear the ring tone. This is quite common for me. I used to have this problem with past HTC phones, although it was rare. It seems to be more common with the HTC Sensation. Anyone else have this problem, could it just be my network?
Auto Sync
Is there a way to make the phone auto synchronise, that is, automatically connect to the internet and sync? I have tried lots of settings to try and get it to do this but it will only synchronise when I have manually connected to the internet. I could probably leave WiFi/Mobile Web turned on but this would kill the battery; what I was thinking is that there could be a way for the WiFi/Mobile Web to automatically turn on every x minutes and synchronise, then turn off and repeat.
Thanks

I recommend you test for yourself if a persistent (unused) data connection requires more battery. That wasn't the case with my previous phone and I don't know why it should be the case with the Sensation. Of course, Wifi WILL drain your battery.

Keep Wi-Fi connected when locked with Skype

As a power saving method, Windows Phone puts a connected Wi-Fi connection on standby when the phone is locked for more than a minute, so when you unlock your WP, it attempts to reconnect. The phone automatically reconnects and disconnects while its locked to check for notifications like email every 5-10 minutes or so. This reconnection for many is hit or miss, sometimes requiring you to go into settings to manually connect to Wi-Fi again. The only way to keep Wi-Fi connected is to connect the phone to a PC or wall outlet to charge.
Now, for some reason, a couple of weeks ago, the Wi-Fi on my Lumia 900 stayed connected even if the phone remained locked for hours and to my surprise, it had a minimal effect on battery life, I barely noticed any significant drain. It was wonderful!
Yesterday, it stopped this seemingly miraculous behavior and went back to its default power saving ways. I retraced ALL my steps and cant seem to recall doing anything specific to enable/disable this "feature".
So I was wondering if any of you experienced anything similar?
UPDATE: Its not a miracle, Skype was keeping the Wi-Fi on!
Come to think of it, I did make a Skype call just for the sake of trying out the front facing camera quality over the network.

Wi-Fi/LTE doesn't start working until phone is on for some time

Hello everyone,
I have had my E6653 since mid October, and it was working well, however once I flashed a Taiwanese 32.0.A.6.152 firmware I have this bug. Let me describe what actually happens:
1. All stamina modes turned on (clock, extended standby, extended usage)
2. Start using the phone after it sat idle for some time, sometimes even 10 minutes is enough
3. Whatever app you were in, if it requires internet connection, it won't work. Switch apps, try to use internet connection and it still won't work.
4. Wait for somewhere around 15 seconds, and internet connection kicks in.
It happens when I'm both on LTE and Wi-Fi. I have already tried repairing my phone, and flashed 3 different firmwares (CE, Taiwan, UK), but nothing helps. I have seen someone on reddit with a similar problem, but for them it only occurred when they were connected to Wi-Fi.
Has anybody else experienced this? If yes, were you able to fix it?
Thanks for your time!

I was able to fix it by waiting 15 seconds.
Seriously, turning back on the radios and acquiring an IP address isn't instant. Just be happy you have a phone with Stamina mode available if you want it.

ricodredd said:
I was able to fix it by waiting 15 seconds.
Seriously, turning back on the radios and acquiring an IP address isn't instant. Just be happy you have a phone with Stamina mode available if you want it.
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I don't think you understood what the problem is. I have LTE and Wi-Fi turned on all the time, never turn either off. Stop using a phone for 10 minutes, turn the screen back on, unlock it, try to use internet connection and then it fails. It hasn't happened on the previous version of the firmware when I had all stamina modes turned on, and it certainly isn't normal. It's a bug, and I was asking if anyone knows the fix. Waiting 15 seconds is not one, unfortunately.

Well one of us isn't getting the issue for sure and I don't think it's me. However, I've been wrong before
You said:
"1. All stamina modes turned on (clock, extended standby, extended usage)"
but also:
"I have LTE and Wi-Fi turned on all the time, never turn either off."
Stamina mode says about Extended standby: "Saves power when the screen is off by temporarily disabling Wi-Fi and mobile data".
These two statements are in disagreement.
So you put the phone down for a few minutes (presumably the screen goes off too), then Stamina mode kicks in and turns off Wi-Fi and mobile data. You wake up the phone after 10 minutes or so => you need to wait for radios to fire up and acquire IP address.
I'm not seeing anything wrong or unexpected with this behaviour...

I've noticed this more aggressive stamina mode myself. In all honesty I can't see a problem with it, it's putting the phone into deep sleep a lot faster (10 seconds or so in most cases) than it was on the firmware before. If it is happening across many different firmwares it is safe to assume that's how it is meant to be functioning. If, in the next firmware, it goes back to how it was it was a bug.

This behavior is different to earlier Xperias so it surprised me as well. In addition the phone shows you still connected to the network which makes it more difficult to determine.

Android 10 - wifi sleeping while screen locked

Hi guys!
I did a lot of googling and searching through XDA, but never found a solution for my problem, so I might as well try it here.
Recently I updated my Sony Xperia X Compact to AOSP 10. Now when I am connected to wifi (and it does NOT matter whether it is 2.4/5GHz or IPv4/IPv6, I tried everything) and my screen is locked, my system seems to put the wifi connection into some kind of battery saving mode. Notifications then will hardly come through. You can also see this in WhatsApp Web - every two minutes or so, "Phone not connected" will show up, and messages take up to 2 or 3 mins to get delivered. Then I can use Whatsapp Web normally for 30 secs, after which my phone seems to disconnect again. If I unlock my screen, WhatsApp Web will immediately (!) start working normally again, also missing notifications (e.g. Signal) will then come through.
While of course this might be a ROM bug, I am at least 100% sure it IS ROM-related, as I used exactly the same phone with exactly the same router without any problems while on Android 9 LineageOS.
Another interesting thing - if I charge my phone, during charging WhatsApp Web works completely without problems. The moment i UNPLUG the phone, wifi gets somewhat throttled agian.
Does anybody know a working solution for this? I do not have the option "Disable wifi sleep" or something similar - i believe Google has dropped this option somewhere around Pie.
Thanks in advance!

Spaceoid said:
Hi guys!
I did a lot of googling and searching through XDA, but never found a solution for my problem, so I might as well try it here.
Recently I updated my Sony Xperia X Compact to AOSP 10. Now when I am connected to wifi (and it does NOT matter whether it is 2.4/5GHz or IPv4/IPv6, I tried everything) and my screen is locked, my system seems to put the wifi connection into some kind of battery saving mode. Notifications then will hardly come through. You can also see this in WhatsApp Web - every two minutes or so, "Phone not connected" will show up, and messages take up to 2 or 3 mins to get delivered. Then I can use Whatsapp Web normally for 30 secs, after which my phone seems to disconnect again. If I unlock my screen, WhatsApp Web will immediately (!) start working normally again, also missing notifications (e.g. Signal) will then come through.
While of course this might be a ROM bug, I am at least 100% sure it IS ROM-related, as I used exactly the same phone with exactly the same router without any problems while on Android 9 LineageOS.
Another interesting thing - if I charge my phone, during charging WhatsApp Web works completely without problems. The moment i UNPLUG the phone, wifi gets somewhat throttled agian.
Does anybody know a working solution for this? I do not have the option "Disable wifi sleep" or something similar - i believe Google has dropped this option somewhere around Pie.
Thanks in advance!
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AFAIK there are kind of wifi energy saving options on some devices. But IDK if you can enable or disable wifi when phone is locked