Does WiFi connection supercede GPRS/3G?? - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General

Hi, I've just got my Diamond, and having been playing about with it this occurred to me.
When you load up say google maps, or the internet browser when a WiFi connection is active, does the diamond automatically use WiFi (at no cost to me) or does it automatically use GPRS/3G (costing me lots!).

Hi,
If the Wi-Fi of the device is not powerded on then in that case it will user the EDGE/3G connections for all the internet applications by default. Once the Wi-Fi is powered on and a connection is established with the Wi-Fi router, the Phone will seek the Wi-fi for any internet based application.
/Raj

Wi-Fi connection can give a max of 54 mbps speed but it depends on the bandwidth behind the Wi-Fi link.
If u have a 8 mbps link u cant expect 54 mbps speeds on wifi
/Raj

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Change Wifi/3HG Internet connections

Hi i configured the wifi connection for my home and it's all ok
then i have with my phone company (3g Italy) internet connection included in subscription
but i want know what i set to change automatically the internet connection on the 3G when the wifi is not available.
Regards
Francesco
When no wifi connection is available, it should automatically revert to either 2g or 3g connection (whichever is available). If this doesn't work automatically, you can consider downloading and purchasing commmgrpro (www.commmgrpro.com) and using it to either turn wifi on when you are in a specific cel area (or time of day), or prioritize your data connections manually. There are lots of other features to this program - I find it indispensible.
Good luck.
RK

Wifi speed slow

Hey all,
I don't know if I'm alone in this, but I've never been able to get more than about 700-800k speed when connected to Wifi. This is either while tethering over bluetooth/USB, or on the phone's browser itself.
Specifically, I'm tethering Wifi to BT and Wifi to USB, while connecting to Wifi hotspots that T-Mo's G1 data plan allows. But I've also run many tests at home, where my cable speed is 14M down/900k up, and cannot exceed 700-800k down.
Understandably tethering 3G to Wifi/BT/USB is limited by the 3G speed, but what is limiting my Wifi to BT/USB speed? And what is limiting my on-phone Wifi speed? Is this simply a matter of the G1 not having the horsepower to process data fast enough? Which would moot the point of having a HSDPA tethering when it rolls out.
Thanks.

[Q] Is there an app or method to tell if you are connected N or G wifi?

I am trying to troubleshoot my router, it does b/g/n
I have it set to g/n
I want to know if there is a way to tell whether the cappy is using the G or the N radio
I cant disable G, I need both on but I would like to see that the phone is using N if it can
quite simply, if the router you have isn't dual-band and is just using the 2.4GHz range and NOT the 5GHz range, then yes, your phone is connected at wireless n. but just because you have a theoretical max of 133 Mbps (or 300 Mbps if you bought the router within the past 6 months) doesn't mean that's the thoroughput you're going to get.
likely, depending on where you live, your internet connection tops at about 10 Mbps (that's megabits, not megabytes)... some places (especially if you have fiber) around 50 Mbps...
so realistically your phone is likely maxing out any downloads at about 2 megabytes a second... 10 if you have a really fast connection.
I am not asking due to speed
I am asking
Is there a way to tell what type of network your wifi is connected to, b/g/or n?
not just to my router, but anytime I am on wifi
on the phone?
on a XP?
on Mac?
PS
DD-WRT shows channels higher than 11 so those must be the 5Ghz channels
it is a WRT300N btw
the cappy doesnt have a 'n radio' and a 'g radio'
the cappy has an 'n radio' and 'n radios' are backwards-compatible to pickup older signals
you set your router to output g/n signals, your recieving device will pick up on the fastest signal
to test it, look at your data speed,
in windows click your wifi in the corner > status > SPEED
on your phone... Menu > Settings > Wifi > click your network > Link Speed
mac... i dont care.
aalh said:
I am not asking due to speed
I am asking
Is there a way to tell what type of network your wifi is connected to, b/g/or n?
not just to my router, but anytime I am on wifi
on the phone?
on a XP?
on Mac?
PS
DD-WRT shows channels higher than 11 so those must be the 5Ghz channels
it is a WRT300N btw
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Think that router didn't allow for auto switching between 2.4 and 5Ghz channels. You have to select it, so the one you select is the one you are using.I font think Lynksys starts auto switching until the 400N. On other networks,.use speedtest. Anything over 5.6mb (i think) is n speed.
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wifi connection is slow

helloo is any1 here experiencing any wifi unstable connection? my wifi is really unstable sometimes cant even go to google...
Yes, I am having issues too. Initially thought it was an issue with my wireless router, so I bought the new Google OnHub, just to have the exact same issues. I installed Fing on my phone and tried pinging the router. I got extremely high pings times and lots of time outs. What's odd is if I have a ping going from other wireless devices (laptops\phones) to the router, as soon as I enable the wifi on my Note 5 and connect to the same SSID, they all begin experiencing high ping times and time outs. As soon as I disconnect or disable the wifi on my Note 5, all of my other wireless devices function properly. This occurred on both my original TP-Link WR1043ND and the new Google OnHub.
The wireless on my phone does seem to work correctly when connected to an unsecured SSID or one utilizing WEP. WPA2 seems to be when the issue occurs. However, my wife has the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus (same internals as the Note 5) and has no issues on the WPA2 SSID. This is extremely frustrating.
I get really slow speed using WiFi. LTE connection I get no issues with apps like YouTube, the Play Store, Chrome, Gmail. Over WiFi, it just lags like it's on a dial up connection. Run multiple as speed tests, download speed is around 90+ MB/SS in the app. So I don't know what gives. VZW use, note 5, 32GB,Blue.

Question 5ghz wifi problem

Hi - I recently updated my OP10Pro 5G to the NE2215_11_C26 update, OOS13, US,, and my 5ghz wifi is now really slow - 40-50mbps down - unless I toggle wifi or airplane mode. Speed goes back up to normal, then goes down and stays there. Other devices in 802.11ac work just fine on the 5ghz band
Any idea what's going on?
Thanks
ayoldguy1 said:
Hi - I recently updated my OP10Pro 5G to the NE2215_11_C26 update, OOS13, US,, and my 5ghz wifi is now really slow - 40-50mbps down - unless I toggle wifi or airplane mode. Speed goes back up to normal, then goes down and stays there. Other devices in 802.11ac work just fine on the 5ghz band
Any idea what's going on?
Thanks
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I had exactly the same problem and went through a "chat session" with OnePlus support about two weeks ago. I was asked to send my phone in for "repairs". The way their agent responded to my issue suggested that it is a common problem.
Edit: Sorry, my phone was running OOS 12 at the time I experienced the problem. I don't recall the build number and I don't have the phone now, so I can't check.
So, my phone has been "under repair" now for two weeks. No status update, no idea when it might be repaired or replaced. Meanwhile, I'm using my previous phone, a Moto One Ace 5G, and wondering why I bought the OnePlus at all.
ayoldguy1 said:
Hi - I recently updated my OP10Pro 5G to the NE2215_11_C26 update, OOS13, US,, and my 5ghz wifi is now really slow - 40-50mbps down - unless I toggle wifi or airplane mode. Speed goes back up to normal, then goes down and stays there. Other devices in 802.11ac work just fine on the 5ghz band
Any idea what's going on?
Thanks
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Did you check the negotiate speed?
Have a look with WiFi Monitor, ight shed some light.
maddler said:
Did you check the negotiate speed?
Have a look with WiFi Monitor, ight shed some light.
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I think I figured out my problem. I have Verizon FiOS, and have a G1000 Quantum Gateway AC router and the matching extender. The extender had the same SSID for the 5ghz band as the main router .. so the phone would hang on to the router or extender no matter where I moved in the house, no matter whether I checked the "switch Wifi to stronger network" box. I created a 'sub' SSID, and now the phone will (usually) switch to the stronger network, and seems to work ok.
I didn't have this with my AC Wifi OnePlus 7 Pro, or with my AX laptop. But this did seem to fix the issue with the OP10. I wonder if the new FiOS wifi 6e router + new extender would work better with my 10 Pro if extender is broadcasting same SSID?
i lost wifi 6
ayoldguy1 said:
I think I figured out my problem. I have Verizon FiOS, and have a G1000 Quantum Gateway AC router and the matching extender. The extender had the same SSID for the 5ghz band as the main router .. so the phone would hang on to the router or extender no matter where I moved in the house, no matter whether I checked the "switch Wifi to stronger network" box. I created a 'sub' SSID, and now the phone will (usually) switch to the stronger network, and seems to work ok.
I didn't have this with my AC Wifi OnePlus 7 Pro, or with my AX laptop. But this did seem to fix the issue with the OP10. I wonder if the new FiOS wifi 6e router + new extender would work better with my 10 Pro if extender is broadcasting same SSID?
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As long as the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands will share the same SSID that's l;ikely the phone will pick the one with the "strongest signal".
If you want to make sure to always connect to the 5GHz one, using a different SSID is the only option. Doesn't really matter which AP/router/repeater/extender you use.
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g96818 said:
i lost wifi 6
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Check under the couch, that's always there!
maddler said:
As long as the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands will share the same SSID that's l;ikely the phone will pick the one with the "strongest signal".
If you want to make sure to always connect to the 5GHz one, using a different SSID is the only option. Doesn't really matter which AP/router/repeater/extender you use.
q
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Yea.. the issue was that I had the 5ghz band on the SAME SSID being broadcast by both router and extender.. forgetting the 2.4ghz didn't do anything, nor did ensuring that the "switch to stronger Wifi network" toggle was on. My OP10Pro would connect to the router's 5ghz signal when entering the house, then stay on it when moving around the house without switching to the stronger 5ghz signal with same SSID emitted by the extender. By creating TWO 5ghz SSIDs, one for router and one for extender, the OP10Pro now - usually, it isn't perfect - switches between the router/extender 5ghz SSIDs depending on the signal strength, though Android13's cutoff for defining "weak signal" seems either arbitrary or very forgiving. I'm wondering if Verizon's new Wifi 6E router + extender will fix this issue and allow me to just clone the SSID on both devices.. i read somewhere that wifi 6 and 6e devices can do this natively.. not sure as I'm a novice at best at networking. Thanks.
ayoldguy1 said:
Yea.. the issue was that I had the 5ghz band on the SAME SSID being broadcast by both router and extender.. forgetting the 2.4ghz didn't do anything, nor did ensuring that the "switch to stronger Wifi network" toggle was on. My OP10Pro would connect to the router's 5ghz signal when entering the house, then stay on it when moving around the house without switching to the stronger 5ghz signal with same SSID emitted by the extender. By creating TWO 5ghz SSIDs, one for router and one for extender, the OP10Pro now - usually, it isn't perfect - switches between the router/extender 5ghz SSIDs depending on the signal strength, though Android13's cutoff for defining "weak signal" seems either arbitrary or very forgiving. I'm wondering if Verizon's new Wifi 6E router + extender will fix this issue and allow me to just clone the SSID on both devices.. i read somewhere that wifi 6 and 6e devices can do this natively.. not sure as I'm a novice at best at networking. Thanks.
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Other than the actual "sensibility", that's not a 10pro specific issue.
2.4 and 5 GHz bands will behave differently and the phone will "perceive" one or the other as the best choice based on various factors and the overall quality of the signal.
I had the very same issue on my laptop.
OnePlus support had my phone for 3 weeks to fix my 5G wifi speed problem. They report that they replaced the motherboard under warranty and the phone has been shipped back to me. I should have it in a couple days and will certainly test to confirm that 5G wifi speed is similar to other devices connected to my network.
I've defined separate SSIDs for 2.4g and 5g wifi in my gateway, so I can control which SSID I connect to. 2.4g was always consistent with other devices connected at 2.4g. The problem with my phone was related only to 5g.
FrogFan said:
OnePlus support had my phone for 3 weeks to fix my 5G wifi speed problem. They report that they replaced the motherboard under warranty and the phone has been shipped back to me. I should have it in a couple days and will certainly test to confirm that 5G wifi speed is similar to other devices connected to my network.
I've defined separate SSIDs for 2.4g and 5g wifi in my gateway, so I can control which SSID I connect to. 2.4g was always consistent with other devices connected at 2.4g. The problem with my phone was related only to 5g.
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I received my "fixed" phone about a week ago now and I've been monitoring its wifi performance. Bottom line: 5G has been generally slow, much slower than my laptop or my Moto Ace 5G, but the speed is highly variable and quite fast sometimes. I just ran Speedtest on my laptop and OnePlus. Both were connected to the same 5G SSID. The laptop performance was 304 mbps down, 172 mbps up. The OnePlus performance was 48 mbps down, 205 mbps up.
I switched both the phone and the laptop to my 2.4G SSID. Laptop performance was 43 mbps down and 15 up. Phone performance was 116 mbps down and 88 mbps up.
After the 2.4G test, I switched the phone and the laptop back to the 5G SSID and immediately retested wifi speed. I observed performance of 339 mbps down and 373 mbps up on the phone. The laptop speed was 248 mbps down and 148 mbps up.
I know that my gateway broadcasts 5G on two different channels for the same SSID and I have no control over what channels it picks. Maybe the phone picks a congested channel sometimes and the slow observed speeds are due to that, whereas the laptop (and the Moto Ace) always seem to pick the less congested channel?
The other thing I read about was "randomized MAC address" versus "device MAC address" and someone, somewhere (I don't remember where) suggested that using device MAC address resulted in improved speed. I just made that switch for the 5G SSID. Speed is very good now, and I'll monitor it to see if it slows over time.
Sorry for the long message, but I'm thinking that the "fix" really did nothing to improve 5G wifi performance and there is something not quite right about the OnePlus's handling of 5G wifi.

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