my transformer is acting strange. not sure if it's by design or a glitch.. but i hate it, almost to a point i want to return it and get an Acer..
If i dont use the trans for a while, the wifi diconnects itself, which is what i want. But when i wake the screen, it stays disconnected and will not auto connect. so i try to connect manually, it will not connect at all. keeps saying out of range when i know for sure it's in range. so i have to shut it down and turn it back on everytime to connect. F-ing annoying!!
and if i dont use it overnight or something, the next morning it's turned off, and i can't turn it back on the normal way. i have to hold down the volume down button and power button at the same time to power it on.
anyone experiencing similar problems??!!
WTF!!!
I think you have a faulty unit as I am not having any of the problems you mention, WiFi is rock solid, have been able to connect from standby immediately after pressing power button even after prolonged periods of time on standby.
The only time I had to reset it was once when i installed a battery widget that was not showing after installation, tried a reset which solved the problem.
I have not had this problem once since i received the unit on Thursday. I have even connected it up to 4 different wifi networks and have not had a problem reconnecting to my home when i return.
It could be your access point causing the issue. When i first got my Epic 4g, it could not keep a connection to my 6 year old linksys router. I then purchased a buffalo tech N router and have not had any problems since. The Epic and Transformer now behave as they should.
Try updating the firmware on your wifi unit or purchase a new one.
tuscani06 said:
I have not had this problem once since i received the unit on Thursday. I have even connected it up to 4 different wifi networks and have not had a problem reconnecting to my home when i return.
It could be your access point causing the issue. When i first got my Epic 4g, it could not keep a connection to my 6 year old linksys router. I then purchased a buffalo tech N router and have not had any problems since. The Epic and Transformer now behave as they should.
Try updating the firmware on your wifi unit or purchase a new one.
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I'll see if my firmware is up to date on my router. hopefully that's the problem... but that doesn't explain the other problem, It shuts off by itself.
Do any of yours shut themselves off after say a night of no use?
The only time I noticed mine shutting off was when I carried it in a bag but I think this was caused by pressure on the power button whilst in transit, never noticed it any other time.
My wife's android phone had a similar issue with wifi. It wouldn't reconnect after going into standby, and I would have to reboot the phone. I just set the wifi sleep policy to never, which is the same preference I have on my phone. Honestly there is very little effect to battery life on an android phone. However, if wifi shuts off on a phone it would just use 3g instead also using battery. I assume if the wifi goes asleep on the tablet, you lose any push notifications. I plan on leaving mine on for notifications. (Getting delivered today)
Definitely a faulty unit, mine is always connected to WiFi when I wake it. Never had it turn off on its own either.
Make sure wifi sleep policy is set to never, and if you're still having issues, I'd do a wipe of the device could just be some corrupted app or file.
Doesn't sound normal at all. Tough decision as you can't just return it and get another because of the short supply. So far my transformer is exceeding my expectations. This is one hell of a deal at $399, and really makes you wonder what other manufacturers are thinking charging a tablet more than $400.
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I don't know about your wifi issue but the sleep problem is a known issue that many others have had problems with. Hopefully it will be fixed soon.
There have been updates to the Wifi driver in the last two FOTAs, maybe when ASUS re-releases those updates it might help.
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Make sure wifi sleep policy is set to never, and if you're still having issues, I'd do a wipe of the device could just be some corrupted app or file.
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I did do a master reset and the problem did not go away. and my trans in on never disconnect wifi mode. i'll try another reset tonight see if that helps. maybe i still have some battery saver app that's screwing everything up. this sucks! if i can't get this fixed, i'll return it and get one later when the stock is replinished. The initial honeymoon period is about worn off anyway, i can wait now...
Have you tried this on a different router? The problem may be with the router instead of your tablet.
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Have you tried this on a different router? The problem may be with the router instead of your tablet.
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no, i haven't, I think there's a new firware update for my router which I'll try tonight. hopefully that fixes the wifi problem. but i still have the shut off problem.
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I'll see if my firmware is up to date on my router. hopefully that's the problem... but that doesn't explain the other problem, It shuts off by itself.
Do any of yours shut themselves off after say a night of no use?
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Mine did this to me once or twice - but I think it is related to the lock screen issue described elsewhere in the forum. Basically, when I got up in the morning, it appeared to be "off" - but I think it was just an issue powering up the screen. I had to hold the power button for a good 10 seconds (to actually shut it down) and then power it back on.
I disabled the lock screen and haven't had the problem since then. I'd really like to re-enable the lock screen though at some point, so I hope they get the issue resolved.
Definitely seems like a bug - but certainly not something that has cropped up for me since disabling the lock screen.
I hope I'm posting this in the right section, sorry if I didn't.
I have an AT&T HTC Inspire 4g. It has been rooted and then unrooted but I don't think that is the problem. I have an otterbox defender series. I dropped my phone some months back and I've been having this problem every since.
My wifi and bluetooth do not work anymore. They did before I dropped the phone.
When I go to turn on wifi, it say's "turning on..." and about 15 seconds later it say's "Error". (Note that I am not scanning for wifi simply just turning it on.)
On the bluetooth problem. I go to turn it on and it simply says "turning on..." then about 15 seconds later it says "Turn on Bluetooth" again.
I'm thinking that it is a hardware problem but I didn't want to take the phone apart without checking with someone other than AT&T or HTC, because they want me to send it in to them, to see if anyone else has had any of these problems before and figured out a way to fix it software wise.
Thanks in advance for anyone that may be able to help.
Did you try repeating the battery door and sim cover?
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So i've been trying to figure out why my wifi won't turn on for the past few days. It started randomly turning itself on and off round a month ago and now just doesn't turn on. When i attempt to turn it on, it gets "stuck". If that wasn't enough, the same thing happened with the bluetooth. Now i can't seem to use either. Could anyone tell me what's going wrong and/or how to fix it?? Thx, Im using a D2203
I just got a Verizon Moto Z4 and everything is fine with it but two things. It heats up quickly but that's not a big enough issue for me to care, the issue I do care about is NFC, I cannot turn on or turn off NFC normally, I have to do multiple restarts in order for the NFC to either turn off or on. Any idea what the issue could be?
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does anyone know of a phone that can do this that is compatible with Verizon? I was hoping to buy a phone that was a couple years old, in the $100 range
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trying to set up a hotspot in my car. I currently have a verizon jetpack, the problem is that when the battery dies, it turns off until someone manually turns it on again. I'm looking to use a phone as a permanent hotspot in the car, but that requires that it be able to turn itself on when power is introduced to its usb port.
does anyone know of a phone that can do this that is compatible with Verizon? I was hoping to buy a phone that was a couple years old, in the $100 range
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Find a phone that is fastboot compatible to work with this method and is also compatible with Verizon.
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