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.
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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
Hi,
I have been trying to find a way to enable Wi-Fi tethering from my G1 to my PSP. I have tethered to my Xbox no problem but the PSP cannot see the hotspot when tethering is enabled.
I have learnt that this is because the PSP only uses infrastructure mode for Wi-Fi connections, and Ad-Hoc (which the G1 uses) is only used to connect to other PSP's.
Unfortunatley I don't know too much about the nuts and bolts of Wi-Fi networks so this might not even be possible, but can the G1 run as a Wi-Fi tether in infrastructure mode? If not, why not? im genuinley interested in learning more about this and software development in general.
I imagine the demand for a program to enable this would be pretty high, to be able to have full wi-fi access on your portable gaming systems, no matter where you are would be fantastic. When i had previously asked on another forum about using the G1 to tether my Xbox I was told the connection would be too slow for gaming, that is nonsense, so please don't let that put you off.
Many thanks, and looking forward to your feedback and opinions.
ironnius said:
Hi,
I have been trying to find a way to enable Wi-Fi tethering from my G1 to my PSP. I have tethered to my Xbox no problem but the PSP cannot see the hotspot when tethering is enabled.
I have learnt that this is because the PSP only uses infrastructure mode for Wi-Fi connections, and Ad-Hoc (which the G1 uses) is only used to connect to other PSP's.
Unfortunatley I don't know too much about the nuts and bolts of Wi-Fi networks so this might not even be possible, but can the G1 run as a Wi-Fi tether in infrastructure mode? If not, why not? im genuinley interested in learning more about this and software development in general.
I imagine the demand for a program to enable this would be pretty high, to be able to have full wi-fi access on your portable gaming systems, no matter where you are would be fantastic. When i had previously asked on another forum about using the G1 to tether my Xbox I was told the connection would be too slow for gaming, that is nonsense, so please don't let that put you off.
Many thanks, and looking forward to your feedback and opinions.
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Very true bro, 2mbps is nice and stable for online gaming, i used to do it with my PS3 2 years ago.. I know abit about wifi from long ago, its highly possible if the wifi hardware on the device which will send out a infrastructure ssid is like a routers wifi hardware, the trouble is, i'm sure mobile vendors don't want to let out harware info for software makers to make such software or else other standalone wifi portable devices will decrease in price and mobile phones with wifi would be very open to security attacks and fast to considering wifi speeds, also theres other technical glitches that could make it hard to creat a stable application being that not all mobile networks offer proper subnet masks or dns addresses, the list goes on........!!!!
Is it technically feasible for the N1 to be used as a WiFi repeater?
Or does it need two wifi chips or antennas inside one to receive on and one to broadcast on?
Android 2.2 and up, you can set up you device as an access point.
My N1 is connected to my carrier on the 3G network.
The NI WiFi is discoverable by any WiFi enabled device.
The WiFi device uses my N1 as an Access Point.
It works well but is hard on the battery, and you need to have a good Data plan
I see a lot of people stating they have issues with using WiFi, staying connected, Slow transmissions, dropped connections to hotspots etc... while others are not having any issues.
I'm in the group without any issues despite the fact that I use a number of access points throughout the day both at home and at work.
I think some of the slowness issues that some are having is more due to their network access rather than the actually WiFi device they are connecting to but others seem to be having real connectivity issues.
Since I have a number of Access Points here at the house, I have been doing some testing to see if I had any specific issues with any of them.
For reference, I have a fairly fast network connection. I have a Cox Business network connection (50MB/5MB - 16 IP block) so there is plenty of network speed to eliminate the network access as a slowness factor. I was able to also isolate some of the Access Points to IP's that are not being used by any other devices. Note that I use different channels for most of these Access points so they don't interfer with each other much.
While I can see neighbor access points, they are all low enough not to be an issue.
I didn't see any slowness with services like YouTube, HuluPlus, Netflix or Internet browsing with any of these. I didn't lose connections to any of them either while the device was "sleeping", and continued to get pushed email (Touchdown to work) while connected to them all.
Below are the 5 access points and the 1 Hotspot I tested...
Buffalo WHR-HP-G300N - SSID: Brutus
Protocol: WPA2 PSK AES
This my residential router that the rest of the family uses and the primary access point that I use for my phones and my Nexus 7 most of the time.
DLink DAP-1522 - SSID: TVGuy
Protocol: WPA/WPA2 AES
This is actually setup as a Bridge between the Buffalo and the TV area. I connected to this just to give another test point. The Nexus 7 doesn't see the 5GHz bands on this as it doesn't support it. I tested this connection for about 6 hours without any issues.
TRENDnet TEW-432BRP Smurf Router - SSID: Bizhub
Protocol: WPA2/PKS AES
This is a CHEAP router, blue like a Smurf. This is on the business side for testing. I've had attacks on this router by someone who thought it was really a printer. I use this connection a lot to access the business side which is separated from the Residential side. Have many many hours of connections with this very cheap router without any issues.
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - SSID: Disconnected
Protocol: WPA/WPA2 PSK
This is the same router we use at work, throughout the building linked to the same SSID. This is going to replace the Buffalo Access point eventually when I get more time, but right now is setup for testing. The Nexus 7 doesn't see the 5GHz bands on this as it doesn't support it. I used this for about 4 hours without any issues.
Linksys WRT54G - SSID: RouterT11
Protocol: WPA/TKIP
This was an unused router that I have not used for a couple years. I plugged it in, and set it up to give this old warhorse a try with the Nexus 7. No real issues except locating the power supply for it, was in the wrong box. I just got done using this for about 7 hours including overnight without any issues.
Samsung SCH-LC11 LTE 4G WiFi Hotspot
Protocol: WPA2 AES 3G/4G Device
I carry this with me to provide WiFi Internet access when I am away from the office or home and need a high speed connection for various devices that will work with WiFi. The Nexus 7 works pretty good with this getting speeds up to about 8MB when in 4G mode. 3G mode is a bit dismal but then it is 3G and it is dismal with all devices I use with it when it is in that mode.
I didn't have the WiFi connection drop on this connection using the Nexus 7. I have the hotspot setup to not timeout devices or its connection and so far, I've not had it drop a connection when working properly, but I haven't let it go for hours on end either. So not a really extensive test. It has a battery life of about 4 hours unless it gets a power source.
HTC Rezound Tethering
This is my current phone. I really didn't test tethering to it because it doesn't work real well with this yet. Since I carry a HotSpot device, I have not had any real pressure to look into this.
Other Devices/Access Points
What have others tested with success or issues?
My router at home crapped out and I bought a Linksys WRT1900AC. It just arrived at home, and I'll be setting it up when I get home.
The router that died was a Netgear N that said it was 2.4/5ghz. I usually have about 13 devices connected, but not all in use at the same time. I believe everything that is connected is at least capable of N speeds, for the most part, save for the PS3 (slim) that is G, and a regular Wii, but those are rarely used.
Ultimately, my question is how slower devices will impact other devices on the network. It is my understanding that with my old router, the slowest device on the wifi network determined the speed for others. Is that correct? Example, if I connected a G device, others with N would still be limited to G speeds.
If I was to setup my new router with a guest network to be used for slower devices like the PS3/Wii, would they still have an impact on the other faster devices on the AC speeds? My phone and my girlfriend's phone both have AC and are generally our primary devices that we use the most.
Thanks for any advice anyone can offer on this!