Hi everyone,
I've got a ME301T here having kind of a weird issue.
What's happening here is that everytime I try to connect to any WiFi network, it gets stuck on "Connecting..." and then goes back to Saved, secured with WPA2 - like if nothing happened. I also noticed that the WiFi signal of the specified network gets to one bar when if was full a second before, everytime, at the moment of "Connecting...".
So what I've tried:
I've flashed to 10.6.1.38, no success.
Downgraded to 10.6.1.27 as well, and tried x.x.x.29 also.
All downloaded from Asus.ca.
No success still.
I've tried different AP's every possible securities (and also none). Always the same.
I also tried to put a static IP to see if there was somehow a problem communicating with DHCP, nope. I've shut down the DHCP server, made a MAC reservation for that specified device, nothing. And so on.
Anyone have an idea?
Thanks!
Sir,
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Good luck
Which channel is your router on? If 13 drop it lower.
Thanks to you guys for your answers.
I've tried channel 10 down to 1, also changed bands from both router and tablet (2.4, 5, auto), and so on.
All the same.
Do you think a flash to CM would help?
Thanks in advance.
No idea? Thinking about opening it to switch the WiFi chip, not sure if it's a pain in the a** to open those kind of tablets tho.
wwaxx said:
No idea? Thinking about opening it to switch the WiFi chip, not sure if it's a pain in the a** to open those kind of tablets tho.
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Fairly simple - just be aware they have some glue so heat with a hair dryer to melt a bit.
It does sound like a hardware fault.
Alright thanks mate, I'll leave an update on that.
Does somebody know where I could find that specific chip, and what would be the normal price? Does not seem to be that common at all.
Thanks.
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Does somebody know where I could find that specific chip, and what would be the normal price? Does not seem to be that common at all.
Thanks.
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Wouldn't it be more comfortable to go for a 'new' logic board?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...c+board.TRS0&_nkw=ME301T+logic+board&_sacat=0
Chip coudn't be much cheaper if you ever find one single; and if you are not the solder crack, you might have difficulties to unsolder properly (I myself messed up every single attempt of desoldering a baseband/wifi chip).
Would be a good idea. I'll go on with that I think, since the price doesn't seem to be that high.
Thanks!
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My customer's ASUS ME301T / K1000 connected just fine to a free wifi hotspot at a bank, but not two fast food joints or my own.
At another web page's casual observation, I tried the laptop sitting right on top of the router. Literally touching the two together. It WORKED!
Even two inches didn't allow eh tablet to connect.
Possibilities:
The bank has a 5ghz signal where all the others have 2.4 and the tablets antenna is shot (or very nearly so) thus connecting only when in contact.
A 5ghz router runs $45. A possible fix if you can test with one. I don't have one and don't relish shelling out $45 for a failed diagnostic.
Just wanted to share these two observations. Maybe yours will respond similarly.
A figure a bank might have spent a bit more for their hardware and it had dual band capability.
Hey guys,
I've changed the logic board. No changes. All same.
What now? Is there another hardware part directly related to WiFi control?
Thanks again.
williamjacobs said:
My customer's ASUS ME301T / K1000 connected just fine to a free wifi hotspot at a bank, but not two fast food joints or my own.
At another web page's casual observation, I tried the laptop sitting right on top of the router. Literally touching the two together. It WORKED!
Even two inches didn't allow eh tablet to connect.
Possibilities:
The bank has a 5ghz signal where all the others have 2.4 and the tablets antenna is shot (or very nearly so) thus connecting only when in contact.
A 5ghz router runs $45. A possible fix if you can test with one. I don't have one and don't relish shelling out $45 for a failed diagnostic.
Just wanted to share these two observations. Maybe yours will respond similarly.
A figure a bank might have spent a bit more for their hardware and it had dual band capability.
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Thanks for that mate,
I'll try that, I'll post an update.
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Hey guys,
I've changed the logic board. No changes. All same.
What now? Is there another hardware part directly related to WiFi control?
Thanks again.
Thanks for that mate,
I'll try that, I'll post an update.
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I just made the tablet touch the router and it DID connect.
I am just about frustrated about not giving it a shot before. Damn.
Thanks!!
Now that doesn't fix the issue of course since I'm not sure if there's a way to fix that.
Is the antenna the actual frame? Would it be a connection between this and the board? What to do?
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The user was willing to take a chance on my being right and risked his money instead of mine.
Got a refurb Cisco dual band router from Amazon for $33 and hooked it up.
The tablet connected without issue.
The 2.4gHz antenna was shot but the 5gHz was strong. Thus, the bank network working just fine.
The router is an easier fix, but swapping out the antenna MIGHT work. I ain't gonna try given the lower cost and almost no hassle of the dual band router replacement.
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My WiFi constantly is getting dropped. Even when it's just sitting on my desk in front of me. So I'm not even touching it (not death grip related). I'm about 15 feet away from the router. Anyone else having issues?
Here's the distance I am from the router: http://twitpic.com/5che9y
Do you guys read this board or do you come here, close your eyes, and then post?
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Search was down, and I didn't see anything on the first four pages.
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Search was down, and I didn't see anything on the first four pages.
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How about the rest of the internet?!?
Every good tech site has reported possible problems with the Sensation having 'DEATH GRIP' issues...
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How about the rest of the internet?!?
Every good tech site has reported possible problems with the Sensation having 'DEATH GRIP' issues...
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I'm not touching my phone and the wifi is going out. Not death grip related.
Check this out
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sensation+death+grip
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Check this out
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sensation+deathgrip
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Yeah, check this one out:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=oHg5SJYRHA0&l=1
well mines death grip related. but still notice drop now and again next to router also. But this isn't my first HTC that the radio and wifi antenna aren't the greatest.
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Yeah, check this one out:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=oHg5SJYRHA0&l=1
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You made me do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
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You made me do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
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hahaha. Yeah, I haven't been on active in about a year or so, but not so much a noob . First thing I did was a search (which is down right now) and hit the first few pages to see if any topics had anything in the title. I guess I could have done a google "site:xda-developers sensation wifi" search.
So.... How many out there are having non death grip related wifi issues?
LOL
Yes there are and will be a influx of newbs because of this phone but it won't be the last time either....
Back to topic.
Some may have wifi issues and is warranted. No I am not talking about the death grip issue, just that there is an option on the phone to increase reception by going to the advanced menu of the wifi setting. There is a toggle that reads to the likes of wifi best performance.
This is probably for some instances where wifi is weak but some should try and report back if it helps.
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There is a toggle that reads to the likes of wifi best performance.
This is probably for some instances where wifi is weak but some should try and report back if it helps.
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Yeah, I've got that sucker checked, and am still having the same issue.
Yes! I have posted another thread about this somewhere in the last 24 hours. I am having wifi issues. My download speeds seem to drop to <10% of normal and the only way to fix it is to cycle wifi off and on. Upload speeds remain the same. This problem is definitely not death grip related since the phone is on a table for most of these tests.
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Yes! I have posted another thread about this somewhere in the last 24 hours. I am having wifi issues. My download speeds seem to drop to <10% of normal and the only way to fix it is to cycle wifi off and on. Upload speeds remain the same. This problem is definitely not death grip related since the phone is on a table for most of these tests.
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I have read recent threads to see if tmo has your correct IMEI on file as well as an updated SIM card. I did both yesterday. I activated the sim I had that came with the phone and confirmed that the IMEI was indeed correct on tmo's system. I did this via live chat.
After doing that, my data has been pretty constant. No hangups here. I use wifi both at home and at work and connect without a hitch.
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My WiFi constantly is getting dropped. Even when it's just sitting on my desk in front of me. So I'm not even touching it (not death grip related). I'm about 15 feet away from the router. Anyone else having issues?
Here's the distance I am from the router: http://twitpic.com/5che9y
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same issue here. phone is on my desk here at home about 6 ft from my router and it just drops randomly. its quite annoying. im not touching it so its not deathgrip. though it has done it while im holding the phone vertcially (that is, not holding the top where the antenna is). for some reason i have a hard time getting anything other than edge in my house so i have the wifis on all the time.
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I have read recent threads to see if tmo has your correct IMEI on file as well as an updated SIM card. I did both yesterday. I activated the sim I had that came with the phone and confirmed that the IMEI was indeed correct on tmo's system. I did this via live chat.
After doing that, my data has been pretty constant. No hangups here. I use wifi both at home and at work and connect without a hitch.
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Wifi. Not the mobile network. IMEI has nothing to do with it.
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same issue here. phone is on my desk here at home about 6 ft from my router and it just drops randomly. its quite annoying. im not touching it so its not deathgrip. though it has done it while im holding the phone vertcially (that is, not holding the top where the antenna is). for some reason i have a hard time getting anything other than edge in my house so i have the wifis on all the time.
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well, since i have the option, i decided to try another router. i was using a linksys/cisco e3000 with dd-wrt firmware. the 2.4 radio was the only one on and it was set to g-only. i still have my old linksys wrt54gl sitting around so i plugged it in a little bit ago. obviously 2.4 g-only mode and this is also running dd-wrt. ive been fiddling with my phone here in the same 6ft range and ive not had one drop. perhaps its a router specific issue? i dunno. ill see if i have any more issues tomorrow
I made a thread about my wifi issues a week ago when I got the phone, but I'll join in here too.
My phone just refuses to actually associate with a network most of the time. Stellar signal strength, something else is going on.
the WiFi status menu accessed by dialing *#*#4636#*#* may be able to help some of you.
Mine will say the following:
then
Network State: Disconnected
Supplicant State: SCANNING
Network State: Disconnected
Supplicant State: ASSOCIATED
then:
Network State: Connecting to [insert name of wireless network here]
Supplicant State: ASSOCIATED
then back to:
Network State: Disconnected
Supplicant State: SCANNING
When it is in "ASSOCIATED" state, it lists a signal strength, BSSID, link speed, and MAC address of the AP. No IP address of course, it doesn't get that far. The scan results shows about 30 entries (half a screen full of tiny text) all the same SSID, one per AP and the APs are all over (big tech company with a very solid network).
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well, since i have the option, i decided to try another router. i was using a linksys/cisco e3000 with dd-wrt firmware. the 2.4 radio was the only one on and it was set to g-only. i still have my old linksys wrt54gl sitting around so i plugged it in a little bit ago. obviously 2.4 g-only mode and this is also running dd-wrt. ive been fiddling with my phone here in the same 6ft range and ive not had one drop. perhaps its a router specific issue? i dunno. ill see if i have any more issues tomorrow
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just to update, ive had my sensation running on my old router for about 4 hours now (with the "best wifi performance" option OFF even) and not a single drop, even holding landscape. it seems the phone and either the e3000 or the version of dd-wrt on the e3000 have issues working nicely together.
I'm experiencing the issue where my wifi bandwidth drops to a very slow (roughly 300 kbs) rate after spending some time on my wifi network. Restarting wifi on my Sensation immediately resolves the issue, only for it to crop up again sometime later.
On the topic of it being a router issue, my home network is 2 WRT54GLs WDS'd together (running Tomato) that offers no issue for any other computer or phone.
I returned my first Sensation that was experiencing the issue and received a second, which acts in the same manner.
Quite frustrating, as I rely heavily on wifi at home as even my cellular reception is not the best where I live, forget data, and use wifi and wifi calling to get by.
Hey guys,
My tf101 has wifi connectivity issues. My router is approx. 15 meters away from my room and it has poor wifi signal most of the time or no signal at all.
When I turn it on, it finds it and connects, I am able to browse. But then, a few seconds after staying connected, it disconnects again, it just disappears, zero signal. I turn off wifi and then back on. It either does the same thing, or, tries to authenticate/connect to the network and disappears again. When I put my tablet right next to the router, it connects perfectly for much longer. But sometimes, it still loses signal completely!
Soon after, I decided to do some research and I found out that changing Channels (I changed it to Channel 6) on the router could help. So I did, and it magically works. It manages to connect and stays on for much longer, but... it sometimes still does the same thing. But when I'm not at home, I can't change the wifi channel settings (I don't think?) so I want to know why this happens...
Even my Sony Android phone, has average wifi signal and is able to browse smoothly from where my room is.
I've been thinking if the root cause of this problem is from the antenna inside the tablet? Maybe not connected properly?
Should I open it up? And if so, is it safe to open it up? And what should I do when I open it up? Does anyone know anything about how the Wi-Fi system works in the tablet?
I am in need of some advice on how to open it and what I should do to fix it.
I'm worried that I might break it somehow...
Cheers,
Hong
What ROM are you running? Some have wifi issues. Even the stock asus ICS rom have so-so wifi imo.
As for opening it up... That would just be stupid if you dont know what youre doing. Some parts are extremely fragile, especially the frame around the display.
Youre better off RMA'ing it.
Had the same issue, solved it by replacing my f*cking Linksys WAG2G with an Buffalo Gigabit router.
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What ROM are you running? Some have wifi issues. Even the stock asus ICS rom have so-so wifi imo.
As for opening it up... That would just be stupid if you dont know what youre doing. Some parts are extremely fragile, especially the frame around the display.
Youre better off RMA'ing it.
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Stock rom, stock asus ICS.
I have a bit of experience in opening up laptops, which are quite compact but not as compact as a tablet or a phone I'm guessing.
Is there a good method of opening it up the tablet? Like a video tutorial or something?
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Had the same issue, solved it by replacing my f*cking Linksys WAG2G with an Buffalo Gigabit router.
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I don't think it's my router problem though... All my other devices can connect to the Wi-Fi from the same distance perfectly.
So I'm guessing it's the device itself, either the hardware side or the software side... Still not sure
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Stock rom, stock asus ICS.
I have a bit of experience in opening up laptops, which are quite compact but not as compact as a tablet or a phone I'm guessing.
Is there a good method of opening it up the tablet? Like a video tutorial or something?
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Trust me when I say this: The difference between the TF and a laptop is like the difference between a PC and a laptop ... ok maybe not quite as extreme, but theres a huge difference.
And yes there is a video tutorial on these forums, somewhere...
My shiny new PiPo U8 has terrible WiFi, and it can only see the router within a couple of metres. Things improved when I set the router to 5GHz. Before that it was around half.
The tablet is in an all metal chassis which seems like an oversight. However, I find it hard to believe the company would release a tablet with such poor wireless performance.
Is it likely that a firmware update could improve things? I think I've read of such things before.
Thank you
Do you have that problem only with that router? have you checked with another wifi source?
If you have landline wireless phones at 2.4ghz they can mess some wifi adapters as well, check that.
it can be due to a miss connection of the wireless antenna inside the device, there are many possible causes.
Also it can be related do kernel/driver issues on your device, that would be solved by some mods.
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Do you have that problem only with that router? have you checked with another wifi source?
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Same problem at work. Earlier all the guys with Android phones used WiFi Analyser to show the local WiFi networks. They each got over a dozen and the main one was at -90. My tablet got the same network one at -65 and no other networks. Turning the tablet could add or loose around 5 units.
I suspect it may be a badly connected or badly positioned antenna. I've been trying to find out how to open the tablet up in order to check. Apart from this major issue, it seems like a great device and a real bargain. Elsewhere online there are reports of very good WiFi performance with this tablet.
5 units as in network strenght or 5 units of visible APs?
You know that -65db is actually better than -90db right?
Check if your device is at 2.4ghz Wifi band, and not at 5Ghz as most of the public wifi router are 2.4ghz.
Yep, the antenna wasn't connected.
at45 said:
My shiny new PiPo U8 has terrible WiFi, and it can only see the router within a couple of metres. Things improved when I set the router to 5GHz. Before that it was around half.
The tablet is in an all metal chassis which seems like an oversight. However, I find it hard to believe the company would release a tablet with such poor wireless performance.
Is it likely that a firmware update could improve things? I think I've read of such things before.
Thank you
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there's a setting on the phone which you can choose 2Ghz, 5Ghz and automatic. choose automatic.. if it doesn't work reset your modem and press the WPS.
Unfortunately some tablets are designed poorly where they impair WiFi/GPS/3G signals. A prime example is the Asus TF300 tablet.
Try using some apps in the appstore like Wifi Booster
Hmm, I've already answered this. Does no-one read topics any more?
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Hmm, I've already answered this. Does no-one read topics any more?
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Hey at45, I also took my u8's back off tho check the antenna. It was connected and while the back was off it got great reception. Now to my question, just to be sure the antenna is the small co-axial cable coming from near the power button and going to the area by the speaker, correct? Also does anyone know where I could get a stick-on antenna that I could maybe mount on the back and connect to my antenna lead? I think this would turn this really good tablet into a great one.
I do realize you've already answered this, I was hoping for some insight on the external antenna notion I had
For me wifi is medium to good - not as good as the laptop but not as cruel as some others described it - so there might be different versions.
If you're already as far as attaching an external antenna, why don't you cut out part of the cover and replace it with some nice piece of plastic? Might actually look better than an external antenna...
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I got the dreaded unable to scan for networks. but I found if I flex the phone near the top or drop it from around two foot i can get the WiFi to work.once working it stays working for a good while.its trial and error.ive taken the the cover off around the camera and straightened the pins
but i still have to flex or drop it.I know how crap HTC WiFi can get.Is this a common complaint.
Thanks
Mine locks pretty easily. Could it be that your wifi source is far?
Is it the same with every where or just one particular wifi?
FromBeyondThisWorld
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Mine locks pretty easily. Could it be that your wifi source is far?
Is it the same with every where or just one particular wifi?
FromBeyondThisWorld
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It works ok once on.top edge drop is the most effective at getting wifi on.
Bases on how u describe it would seems like it's hardware related. There is a thread where they discuss about placing foil to enhance the signal, some gave good review and some were skeptical and discourage it. U could try to experimental with it.
I did had wifi issue but the problem lies with the router. I am running a bridge repeater where I would loop on obtaining IP address, setting static ip solved it.
A few troubleshoot I would suggest, setting static IP or trying different rom(cm and sense).
But if it's hardware related then there isn't much u can do.
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Thats the road i started on.rooted the phone and many versions of android.renamed the file in the wifi folder also.does look like hardware.
Was just a pure fluke.son was playing a game and dropped it.not too hard.previous to it stopping it was perfect.cheers anyway.
So last Friday I bought the note pro (wifi only). Overall I'm pretty happy with it, but I've got a few annoying problems.
My first problem is that the wifi connection keeps falling, even when the signal is strong. I know that the problem is the tablet and not the router, because my cell phone (huawei honor 2) doesn't have any problem connecting to the wifi.
My second problem is that sometimes the hardware buttons stop working. Whenever this happens, the two software buttons only react to the s pen, they don't react to my finger anymore. After a while, this problem passes, but it keeps returning...
And finally, my third problem is that sometimes the screen turns off without a reason. Screen time out is set to one minute and smart stay is turned off.
So my tablet is the p900, bought new last Friday, the software is official and up to date and the device is unrooted. I tried a factory reset to solve these problems, but it didn't help... I really don't know what to do now Can you please help me?
Problems 2 and 3 are most likely case relared. Chances are you're using a case that has a cover that flips and this cover may have magnets to assist in keeping it closed as well as turning on/off the screen. There's no way to reduce sensitivity to the magnets so far. Only thing that can be done is experiment with how you use the case. As for wifi problems there aren't too many options. I would experiment with channels first and then test with other hot spots before moving onto a factory reset.
Thank you! Well, I am using a case like that, so I'm hoping that's the problem. As for the wifi, how do I change the channels? I'm sorry, I'm a total noob
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Thank you! Well, I am using a case like that, so I'm hoping that's the problem. As for the wifi, how do I change the channels? I'm sorry, I'm a total noob
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What you could do as a first shot is install wifi analyzer on the tablet and look to see how many other wireless networks are around. This would help you decide what channels to try on your router to see if you can improve things. You'd then log into the administration page of your router (from your PC) and make adjustments to the wifi network there.
If that doesn't help . . I'm not sure . . I've read in the past that some devices have issues with certain routers, not this tablet in particular but perhaps its an issue for your combination. I think I'd move to checking your tablet's performance on someone else's network and see how stable it is. If it's stable elsewhere then perhaps it's time for a new wireless router.
I have experienced the wifi issue once or twice. Turning wifi off and back on fixes it quickly. There may be some issue between the note pro and my router, but I am more inclined to say is a bug with the note pro. I have approx 12-15 devices on my network all the time and never experience this same issue on any of them, my router is the Asus ac66r (best buy version of the ac66u).
Either way it doesn't bother me much, but I would find your other issues little more annoying.
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I have experienced the wife issue once or twice. Turning wifi off and back on fixes it quickly. There may be some issue between the note pro and my router, but I am more inclined to say is a bug with the note pro. I have approx 12-15 devices on my network all the time and never experience this same issue on any of them, my router is the Asus ac66r (best buy version of the ac66u).
Either way it doesn't bother me much, but I would find your other issues little more annoying.
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I have also experienced Wi-Fi issues with my 12.2 note. I turn Wi-Fi off and then on as well, I have the Asus 66U/Apple Extreme and experience issues with both Wi-Fi systems. I believe this issue is relative to the Note Pro as well.
Peace and blessings,
Azeke