WLAN 5GHZ support - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
is there a possibility to have wlan in 5ghz mode working. I think WLan-N with only 2,4 ghz is useless.

it only uses 2.4 Ghz
i have a Linksys 610 and i have both WN set to N only, but the SGS can only see the 2.4 one, while my laptops and computers can see both the 5.0 + 2.4

I'm Sad.
Is there a way to improve wireless reception capability of the Galaxy S?
It is much bader than my win mobile HTC Touch Cruise.

as far as i know the 5.0 Ghz vs. 2.4 Ghz WiFi signals are hardware based, not software
else Linksys, Dlink, 3Com, Cisco, Belkin and other WiFi makers will not be having so much trouble making more 5.0 Ghz units
5.0 Ghz hardware is almost more expensive than the 2.4 Ghz on computers

Polarfuchs said:
Is there a way to improve wireless reception capability of the Galaxy S?
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It's a complicate matter, but in certain circumstances you might get better coverage using g-only wireless network (g/b mixed might work as well). Test it.
Newer ROMs might offer some WLAN improvement also.
Wireless repeaters/range extenders are another option.

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WiFi N/802.11n

Has the wifi n feature been implemented in any of the roms (such as r19/20/21 or cyanogen) since Google released the source code for 2.2? Some are saying that it is already active for them. Anyone have info on this?
Well just check the transfer rate from your PC
as soon as i get a router that supports n. Is there a way to tell from the handset itself if n is enabled?
I'm not sure how to check from the handset directly, however you could always select only the N band of wireless from the router instead of broadcasting them all. If the Nexus picks it up, then its N.
i too would like to know if N is available in any of CM roms. I have a Dual-Band N+G linksys router but for some reason i'm not able to connect to my N band.
mine has been working since CM5.0.7 since ive noticed
aodpoe said:
i too would like to know if N is available in any of CM roms. I have a Dual-Band N+G linksys router but for some reason i'm not able to connect to my N band.
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It only does 2.4Ghz 802.11n not 5Ghz 802.11n which is were the real advantage of 802.11n comes from. I actually tested it pretty throughly with my WRT350N router with DD-WRT firmware and I was able to achieve better speeds with 802.11g than I was with 802.11n with very little other wireless traffic in the area.
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It only does 2.4Ghz 802.11n not 5Ghz 802.11n which is were the real advantage of 802.11n comes from. I actually tested it pretty throughly with my WRT350N router with DD-WRT firmware and I was able to achieve better speeds with 802.11g than I was with 802.11n with very little other wireless traffic in the area.
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No wonder i couldn't get it to work! Thanks.
N has been working for me since the first leaked froyo update. I only set my router to broadcast N only
Like stated before, the wifi chip in the N1 is 2.4 GHz only. It is not a dual band receiver. So if have a dual band router that is transmitting a 5Ghz signal your N1 will not see it. This is actually kind of common with N devices (DVD players, TVs, Adapter Dongles) in the past year or so, most of them are 2.4 GHz only which really defeats the whole purpose of having N in the first place.
Doesn't n supposedly have wider range?
i answered my own question. did *#*#4636#*#* and under "wifi status" it says "Link Speed: 72Mbps" so it is enabled

[Q] Can a Nook do better than 54 mbps Connection

Wondering if there is anything that can be done to get a Nook to connect at faster than 54 mbps G speeds? Does it really have a N wireless chip? I have searched and searched and cant find an answer to this.
According to the spec sheet, the wireless radio chip does support N. I'm not sure whether the software supports it
Radio: Chip ID Ti wl1271 (kernel reports wl1273) Chip supports bluetooth transmit/recieve and fm radio functions through the same antenna, but is not enabled in software drivers. Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n Security: WEP/WPA/WPA2/802.1x Mode: Infrastructure
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I get N connectivity via CM7 - been so long since I ran stock that I don't recall.
Rodney
Yamadog, do you currently have a n router that you are trying to connect too?
I've read before that the Nook Color wifi chip only supports 2.4 GHz range (which is used for both 11g and 11n) but not 5 GHz range (which is only for 11n). If you have a b/g/n/ router running in compatibility mode for all three types then it might possibly be doing 11n only at 5 GHz and 11b/g only at 2.4 GHz and so your Nook would never be able to see the 11n signal. Try putting your router in 11n-only mode and see what happens
I'm on CM7 and I've never seen a rate above 54mbps regardless of N availability.
boomn said:
Yamadog, do you currently have a n router that you are trying to connect too?
I've read before that the Nook Color wifi chip only supports 2.4 GHz range (which is used for both 11g and 11n) but not 5 GHz range (which is only for 11n). If you have a b/g/n/ router running in compatibility mode for all three types then it might possibly be doing 11n only at 5 GHz and 11b/g only at 2.4 GHz and so your Nook would never be able to see the 11n signal. Try putting your router in 11n-only mode and see what happens
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I have no problem with the connection its just it connects at only 54 mbps which limits download speeds to around 11 mbps Max. My computers connect at 270 to300 mbps at download at my full 24 mbps speeds. I did have a g only router and it limited my computers to only 11 mbps like the nook. Aipparently the g rating of 54 mbps is just under ideal lab conditions and not really obtainable.
According to my home N router, the Nook Color connects at 54mbps but N is in use. For some reason that is the max rate it will use. I've seen this happen with other N devices when WMM is disabled on the client.
Whoa sorry never really answered you. My router is a cheapo 2.4 ghz n but it does allow 300 mbps connections. I have to run it in b,g,n mode because our wii is only g wifi.
swaaye said:
According to my home N router, the Nook Color connects at 54mbps but N is in use. For some reason that is the max rate it will use. I've seen this happen with other N devices when WMM is disabled on the client.
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I bet that's the case with mine too, but I haven't checked. It does pick up signals like its running n though.
boomn said:
Yamadog, do you currently have a n router that you are trying to connect too?
I've read before that the Nook Color wifi chip only supports 2.4 GHz range (which is used for both 11g and 11n) but not 5 GHz range (which is only for 11n). If you have a b/g/n/ router running in compatibility mode for all three types then it might possibly be doing 11n only at 5 GHz and 11b/g only at 2.4 GHz and so your Nook would never be able to see the 11n signal. Try putting your router in 11n-only mode and see what happens
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802.11n operates on both 2.4GHz (20MHz bandwidth) and 5GHz (40MHz bandwidth).
Anyway, how do you guys check out the rate on the NC?
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802.11n operates on both 2.4GHz (20MHz bandwidth) and 5GHz (40MHz bandwidth).
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I know, but I've heard of routers that do compatibility mode by segregating g and n between the 2.4 and 5 GHz antennas
votinh said:
802.11n operates on both 2.4GHz (20MHz bandwidth) and 5GHz (40MHz bandwidth).
Anyway, how do you guys check out the rate on the NC?
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Didnt realize all n routers did this. Checked mine and it shows my computer on 40 mhz and Nook on 20.
To check Nook connection link speed just click on the connected network and it lists all info for it.
swaaye said:
According to my home N router, the Nook Color connects at 54mbps but N is in use. For some reason that is the max rate it will use. I've seen this happen with other N devices when WMM is disabled on the client.
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I checked and did not have WMM enabled on my router. Enabled and although the connection speed still says 54 mbps, I recorded much higher, sometimes double, the download speed vs WMM turned off. Thanks! It might be a fluke but the speeds were not far off my desktop.
Actually it is a fluke. All along I have been using the android app for speed test to check my nook and it shows roughly half the speed vs the regular desktop speed page of speed test. Oh well at least I know I'm getting all the speed out of it.
fyi the Wifi chip is capable of up to 65mbps. I've seen this rate from other tablets with TI WLAN chips on my router. I haven't a clue why the Nook Color won't go that high. Not on any N router I've connected to.
I even took a look at the tiwlan.ini file but I don't see anything apparent in there. N appears to be enabled.

wifi link speed

What is the fastest wifi link speed (lan speed) that HTC One is capable of?
I have a Sprint HTC One running stock 4.1.2.
I have a Netgear WNDR3400 v1 wifi-n router (300 + 300) with both the 2.4 and 5 Hz bands active.
Security is WPA2-PSK and I have mac filtering enabled on an access control list.
With the HTC One, I can't seem to connect faster than 150 Mbps on either 2.4 Ghz or 5Ghz bands whereas my Win7 laptop can connect at 300 Mbps each time.
Do I need to download any specific wifi drivers for the HTC One to achieve a wifi link speed higher than 150 Mbps?
Are there any custom ROMs that offer this natively?
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What is the fastest wifi link speed (lan speed) that HTC One is capable of?
I have a Sprint HTC One running stock 4.1.2.
I have a Netgear WNDR3400 v1 wifi-n router (300 + 300) with both the 2.4 and 5 Hz bands active.
Security is WPA2-PSK and I have mac filtering enabled on an access control list.
With the HTC One, I can't seem to connect faster than 150 Mbps on either 2.4 Ghz or 5Ghz bands whereas my Win7 laptop can connect at 300 Mbps each time.
Do I need to download any specific wifi drivers for the HTC One to achieve a wifi link speed higher than 150 Mbps?
Are there any custom ROMs that offer this natively?
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Try enabling best wi-fi performance, if that does fix it I wouldn't recommend it using it will chew up your battery. There is really no reason needing a 300 megabit connection other than benchmarking it.

WiFi bandwidth? 5Ghz vs 2.4Ghz - how to test which is better?

After recently upgrading my family's phone's, we all now have 5 Ghz Wi-Fi capable devices, so I got a dual band AC 5 Ghz Asus router.
My broadband is rated at 20mbps down...ok, so testing with ookla speed test I'm getting the same transfer rates on either of the Wi-Fi bands (2.4 Ghz or 5Ghz)
I thought I read somewhere 5 Ghz is what you want, and should select that one....but now I'm understanding it has much less range but more bandwidth, but if I'm maxing out my 20m connection at 2.4 Ghz, what is the advantage of 5 Ghz?
(I hope this makes sense to someone who can reply)
5ghz is better if you are struggling with 2.4. Depends on how many mouths you are feeding. If you speed test near 20mb then don't worry about it cause ur not drawing a lot.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
2 things
1. Set them up as 2 separate networks with different names as passwords. Thus prevents devices from auto switching
2. As a general principal 5.0 ghz I'd better for streaming media and gaming, but does not go through walls well. 2.5 ghz is what gives your router is range. So anything that is streaming (eg. Xbox, chromecast, pc) you want on 5 ghz and close to your router, anything else you want on 2.5 ghz so it will work at longer range without losing signal.
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802.11n on 2.4GHz can connect at a minimum of 72Mbps and a maximum of 600Mbps. Unless you spent a boatload on a router and live in the middle of nowhere and operate no bluetooth devices you're unlikely to get 600Mbps on 2.4GHz as it relies on having four antennae and a 40MHz block available. 5.0GHz is much less congested so you'll always get the full 40MHz channel and the speed is limited by the number of antennae on your router.
The Note 4 supports 802.11ac, which skews it more heavily in favor of the 5GHz band. 802.11ac can use up to 160MHz channels which can achieve a data rate of 1300Mbps on the 5GHz band.
Now, all of that is completely theoretical. I can tell you that my T-Mobile Cellspot allowed me to hit ~80Mbps on 2.4 and ~130Mbps on 5 when I had a 130Mbps connection. I switched to Verizon and took 50Mbps due to cost, and the router they provide will only hit 50Mbps on the 5GHz band. On 2.4GHz I see closer to 25Mbps unfortunately.
Basically, I would set it up at 5GHz and walk to the extreme end of your house. See if you can still speedtest at your full line speed. If you can, stick to 5GHz. If you lose signal, drop to 2.4GHz.
Thanks for the answers guys.

5GHz WiFi?

Just a quick question. Specs I found say a/b/g/n but my 5GHz won't show up. I searched the forum and found some people saying that 5GHz works, others say it doesn't.
Running Evervolv 7.1.2
Milanwraith said:
Just a quick question. Specs I found say a/b/g/n but my 5GHz won't show up. I searched the forum and found some people saying that 5GHz works, others say it doesn't.
Running Evervolv 7.1.2
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Tablet WiFi specs : WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
The Tablet works well with 802.11 n 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
5 GHz is a frequency, it all depends on your area and the Interference Level. Everyone's router setting would be different.
Select 2.4 GHz for longer range, 5Ghz for shorter range but faster communication between router and tablet.
The most important of the two is that the selected channel interference level is acceptable.
https://www.howtogeek.com/222249/whats-the-difference-between-2.4-ghz-and-5-ghz-wi-fi-and-which-should-you-use/
https://www.alternativewireless.com/resources/wifi-networking/5ghz-vs-2-4ghz-wireless-lan/5ghz-wifi-disadvantages.html
Hey thanks for your reply but that wasn't exactly my question. I'm just confused that I can't connect to my 5GHz network. I seperated them in the router settings, so it should show up in the list but it doesn't. Only 2,4GHz.
Milanwraith said:
Hey thanks for your reply but that wasn't exactly my question. I'm just confused that I can't connect to my 5GHz network. I seperated them in the router settings, so it should show up in the list but it doesn't. Only 2,4GHz.
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Check your router settings:
All routers works differently.
It should be 802.11 Mode n
Band selection 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz
Bandwidth (20 Mhz for 2.4 GHz) (40 NHz for 5 GHz)
Channel ( select best with intererence level of acceptable )
Make sure SSID Broadcast is enabled.
Evervolv 7.1.2 WiFi is pefect, the issues starter with Oreo and Pie, Android changed the WiFi configuration.

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