I have a Class 6 microSD card in my Nexus One.
Rooted, running CM7 nightlies. Phone plugged in USB 2.0 port.
When the phone is on and is in USB mode, transfer rate to card does not exceed 100 kB/s!
In Recovery (Amon RA), the speed is about 1.8 MB/s, so that's fine. I know it should be higher but this is still fine.
So - the question is obvious - what the hell is wrong? Why are my writing speeds so slow?
Deusdies said:
I have a Class 6 microSD card in my Nexus One.
Rooted, running CM7 nightlies. Phone plugged in USB 2.0 port.
When the phone is on and is in USB mode, transfer rate to card does not exceed 100 kB/s!
In Recovery (Amon RA), the speed is about 1.8 MB/s, so that's fine. I know it should be higher but this is still fine.
So - the question is obvious - what the hell is wrong? Why are my writing speeds so slow?
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Just to say i have the same problem.....
looking for an answer, if there is any.
I also have the same problem.
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I have this problem as well, but only after I partitioned my microSD using amon_ra
Same issue with a class4 card. Sometimes it even drops too 300kb/s.. and never go above 1.8Mb/s
Have the same issue with a Sandisk class 2 MicroSD card. Seems to be something wrong with CM7. With everything else remaining the same, never had this issue with CM6 though. CM6 would easily give me transfer rate of 2 Mbps and above while writing to the card from the PC but now it always sticks at 768 kbps going at most upto 819 kbps once in a while
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Have the same issue with a Sandisk class 2 MicroSD card. Seems to be something wrong with CM7. With everything else remaining the same, never had this issue with CM6 though. CM6 would easily give me transfer rate of 2 Mbps and above while writing to the card from the PC but now it always sticks at 768 kbps going at most upto 819 kbps once in a while
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I have this with all ROMs and currently i'm using CM6.1.1.
I once have this issue on a cm7 nightly build too
but after flashing RC1 plus IR's CFS kernel
everything's back to normal
maybe it's a problem of the USB driver
try to update to a newer build or change the kernel
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I once have this issue on a cm7 nightly build too
but after flashing RC1 plus IR's CFS kernel
everything's back to normal
maybe it's a problem of the USB driver
try to update to a newer build or change the kernel
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It's not the USB driver. Couple weeks ago when I still had my Hero the transfer speed was much higher. From the day I got my N1 (even with stock ROM) I had this problem. I wil try other kernel.
The problem is .37 kernels, although going by the above post I guess IR's latest has solved it... will have to try.
Possible fix
I flashed the Wildmonks kernel and now the issue has not only gone away but the write speeds go pretty much upto 4.3 Mbps quite often The minimum it ever goes down to is of course 2 Mbps since I am using a class 2 card. To any one else facing this issue, I would suggest you flash a different kernel and and see if it helps. I have pasted the link to Wildmonks CM7 kernels below for a quick reference:
http://wildmonks.whoisthedrizzle.com/kernel/2.6.35/010611/CM7_Kernels/
I am also having this problem. Which one of Wildmonks kernel's Did you use? I also tried IR kernel and still no fix.
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I am also having this problem. Which one of Wildmonks kernel's Did you use? I also tried IR kernel and still no fix.
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Even I tried the IR kernel. It improved the speed marginally but not up to the mark. So I used this one: http://wildmonks.whoisthedrizzle.com/kernel/2.6.35/010611/CM7_Kernels/2.6.35.10_SVS-950mV_CFS_AXI_720p_1152MHz_010611_CM7.zip
Hope it resolves your issue as well
My gf's rooted stock nook is on 1.1 rooted stock. The wifi is horribly unreliable. Both of us have rooted nooks on the same setup. My router is set to WEP, since this fixed the problem on mine a while back. Hers connects to the network but when it goes to sleep and tried to reconnect it says "disconnected" in the wireless page. And under Wireless Networks it shows "not in range" for all networks remembered. It's really strange to say the least. Any ideas??
Edit: Could I just flash the 1.1 .zip from XDA HERE?
Try updating to the latest firmware via Barnes and Noble. However that will revert your root, just as a warning. A rooted version will soon be available.
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Try updating to the latest firmware via Barnes and Noble. However that will revert your root, just as a warning. A rooted version will soon be available.
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Thought about that, but losing root and consequently Fruit Ninja would result in rough waters for the time being.
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Thought about that, but losing root and consequently Fruit Ninja would result in rough waters for the time being.
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Ahh life would be rough without Fruit Ninja. You could possibly flash the 1.1 you posted in the link. If you know the risks and are willing to take them it might be worth a shot.
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Ahh life would be rough without Fruit Ninja. You could possibly flash the 1.1 you posted in the link. If you know the risks and are willing to take them it might be worth a shot.
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What risks? Am I not able to simply flash it over the existing setup?
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What risks? Am I not able to simply flash it over the existing setup?
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I would just wipe cache before flashing. I just meant, as always, there is a possibility of something going wrong. Next to no chance, but you never know! Good luck!
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I would just wipe cache before flashing. I just meant, as always, there is a possibility of something going wrong. Next to no chance, but you never know! Good luck!
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Tried it. Still the same problem. Booted my rooted stock along with hers and my wifi in immediately available. I have to go into hers to "forget" and then reconnect if I'm impatient. Both are using the same OC kernel. Hers did it with and without the kernel, btw.
Anything else to try?? Could it be a dynamic dhcp issue?
Have had some flaky wifi experiences on my Autonootered NC 1.1 as well (there are quite a few threads on flaky wifi).
I struggled with Autonootered NC 1.1, Froyo Nookie 0.6.7 and 0.6.8 (off SD card) and flaky wifi but have settled on Phiremod 6.1 (the one with Dual boot HC v4 off an SD card Class 6) and have not had any dropouts (or noticed them).
I have a theory the issue is related to wifi not coming out of sleep properly as CM based roms have 'sleep' issues so wifi doesn't stop, and hence, no issues (just battery drain).
Again, this just conjecture at the moment but I would definitely try a different SD based rom as a start (you can flash a rom straight away but you 'may' still have the issue) as this has worked for me.
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Hi,
I just got my Nook HD+ yesterday and during registration / nook account setup I was having some trouble maintaining wifi connectivity even though my phone and laptop have strong signals at the same location. The router was only in the next room so there shouldn't have been any problems. I didn't move at this stage since I was in the middle of first charge (during which I had some screen flickering during charge but understand this is a common issue.).
I managed to get through registration and followed the steps at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500 to install CM 10.1 Stable (cm-10.1.3-ovation.zip).
After charging was complete, I brought the nook to within a few feet of the router but still only get a medium signal (whilst my phone gets full in the same place).
So, does anyone know if this would be a hardware issue, and is there any way to confirm, or is it possible moving to CM 10.2 would be of any benefit?
Realised I've posted in the wrong subforum. Can someone move this to Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting?
Bump, with some Wifi Analyzer screenshots with both devices (NOOKHD vs SGSII phone) side by side. See attachments
Either my phone wifi is REALLY good and has given me false expectations, or my Nook wifi is just awful.
So the question still remains, does anyone have any ideas how to check to confirm whether this is a hardware issue? I fear I may have to revert to stock ROM and send this back
Have given up...
Loaded CM10.2 but no improvement.
Recovered to stock ROM, and also no improvement.
Returning :'(
Hey guys. I have made a couple posts about WiFi issues in other threads, such as the CM12 development thread, and I started a thread about my WiFi issues in CM12, but haven’t gotten feedback. Anyways, I now know my WiFi woes go beyond just CM12, so I’m not trying to duplicate threads, but rather I’m making a general thread about this issue as I am desperate for help.
Some time back I started having very poor WiFi reception on my Nook HD+. What I attributed it to at the time was installing CM12. However, it’s possible this started happening prior to CM12 when I was on SlimKat or CM11. I have done some more extensive testing on this and would like to give you guys the run-down and see if you have any ideas.
For the first 1+ year I had this tablet, I ran CM10.2.1 without any issues at all, and although the WiFi reception was a little bit weaker than my other devices, it was never weak enough to cause any issues. At some point this past fall I tried out some KitKat builds, CM11 and SlimKat. I had trouble with the stability of those builds, and I can’t recall if my WiFi reception was good or bad on those, but I think it was okay. Because of the stability issues on those ROMs, when CM12 came out I hopped on that to see if it was going to be better.
My WiFi reception on CM12 was very poor. Only sometimes could I stream my video and even then it would cut off after a few minutes. I figured CM12 was the issue so I rolled back to the ‘Jamus28’ ‘Unofficial CM10.2.1 Stable w/ TabletUI + ArchiDroid Optimizations’, since CM10.2.1 ran great for me for so long. I figured that although I wouldn't be running the latest and greatest (Lollipop), at least I would have my stability and more importantly, my WiFi stability back. Apparently I was mistaken.
I am still having WiFi reception issues regardless of which ROM I am on. I have tested at areas around my apartment on the different ROMs. I’ve done most of the testing on the CM10.2.1. The WiFi signal fluctuates greatly, mostly at very very low speeds (using Speedtest app, 1-2 Mbps in some areas, but never gets above 8 or so even right next to the router). On my other devices I get 20-30 Mbps. I've had similar troubles now at my church on their network, which used to have a great connection for me, so I don't feel it's specific to my network.
I have done a ‘hard factory reset’ of my router and set it up from scratch. Last night, I couldn't even start a stream up at all. All of my ROM flashes are always clean flashes. Part of what I’m wondering is – is there something that could be sticking in my tablet files, despite doing clean flashes, that could be causing these issues? Is there any universal command or file between the different ROMs I can check on? Do I need to try a complete and utter wipe of my Internal Storage and start from scratch? Or do you think I just have a device that the hardware has gone bad on? The main apps I stream and thus have had trouble with are WatchESPN and Netflix. I've also had the troubles with YouTube.
Any input, suggestions, or tips are greatly appreciated! Please let me know if I can provide any other information to help troubleshoot. Thanks in advance.
Have you installed a WiFi Analyzer? It can be very helpful for finding both sweet spots and trouble spots.
WiFi can be a fickle beast. Interference can come from a myriad of sources. If you're sure its your HD+, it could even come down to how you hold it. Do you have big,wet hands?
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Have you installed a WiFi Analyzer? It can be very helpful for finding both sweet spots and trouble spots.
WiFi can be a fickle beast. Interference can come from a myriad of sources. If you're sure its your HD+, it could even come down to how you hold it. Do you have big,wet hands?
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Yes, thank you for the tip. I've used that app and optimized my network channels for my location, but it hasn't helped out the ole Nook.
And joking aside, I've tried all sorts of locations and positions!
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Yes, thank you for the tip. I've used that app and optimized my network channels for my location, but it hasn't helped out the ole Nook.
And joking aside, I've tried all sorts of locations and positions!
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As you have found out it is hard to differentiate between hardware and software but my "guess" would be software. My thinking is signal strength is not your problem as distance makes very little difference. My suggestion, and I'm sure you have thought of this, would be to go back to stock (Leapinlar has great info and instructions) and move forward into CM 10.1 or CM 10.2. You can still download the official stable from the CM site. If going back to completely stock does not help then moving on to a different tablet is the option.
Kokercey just reminded me that I once had WiFi problems with my old tablet (BNTV250). I used WiFi Fixer from the Play Store. I recall that it solved the problem, though I don't recall what exactly the problem was. Anyway, it can't hurt. And it's a lot less traumatic than restoring to stock and starting over. But that would be my next step.
Thank you both for the suggestions. I will check out that WiFi fixer when I am at home.
I had thought about and read about the benefits of going back to stock. My curiosity is, does full-wiping and going to stock OS and then back to CM have an advantage over a complete Internal Storage wipe and then going back to CM?
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Thank you both for the suggestions. I will check out that WiFi fixer when I am at home.
I had thought about and read about the benefits of going back to stock. My curiosity is, does full-wiping and going to stock OS and then back to CM have an advantage over a complete Internal Storage wipe and then going back to CM?
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One of the advantages of going back to stock and wiping instead of just wiping is going to stock also resets your bootdata and recovery partitions and wiping does not. That may not make a difference in your issues, but who knows.
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Thanks guys. I tried the WiFi Fixer, but it seems more geared towards issues connecting to a network. I seem to connect okay.
One clue I forgot to mention is that when I use the speedtest app, my upload speeds are faster than my download speeds 98% of the time. Usually 5-7 Mbps compared with the dismal download speeds of ~1-3 Mbps.
@leapinlar, to go back to stock, I would reference item #6 in your CWM Root Tools thread? Flash the older recovery, full wipe, and flash the stock zip? Which stock zip do you recommend for just the reason of cleaning things up? Can I use the rooted zips? Whichever one makes it easiest to get back to a newer recovery and CM is obviously what I'd be looking for.
Thank you all for the help.
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Thanks guys. I tried the WiFi Fixer, but it seems more geared towards issues connecting to a network. I seem to connect okay.
One clue I forgot to mention is that when I use the speedtest app, my upload speeds are faster than my download speeds 98% of the time. Usually 5-7 Mbps compared with the dismal download speeds of ~1-3 Mbps.
@leapinlar, to go back to stock, I would reference item #6 in your CWM Root Tools thread? Flash the older recovery, full wipe, and flash the stock zip? Which stock zip do you recommend for just the reason of cleaning things up? Can I use the rooted zips? Whichever one makes it easiest to get back to a newer recovery and CM is obviously what I'd be looking for.
Thank you all for the help.
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Yes, item 6. The newest plain stock, not the rooted one. And just use the older bootable CWM SD to put the cm10s on. Don't bother with putting recovery on internal until you are ready to put the newer one on for CM11, if you get that far.
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Yes, item 6. The newest plain stock, not the rooted one. And just use the older bootable CWM SD to put the cm10s on. Don't bother with putting recovery on internal until you are ready to put the newer one on for CM11, if you get that far.
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Thanks. Can you please check and/or correct my steps below?
- Make older bootable CWM card
- Boot to the bootable card recovery
- Wipe everything except external storage (will this wipe the current internal TWRP? Everything?)
- Flash stock zip
- Boot to stock?
- Reboot to the SD card CWM
- Factory reset wipe
- Flash CM10.x as normal
Will the device automatically boot to the SD card CWM and not my internal TWRP?
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Thanks. Can you please check and/or correct my steps below?
- Make older bootable CWM card
- Boot to the bootable card recovery
- Wipe everything except external storage (will this wipe the current internal TWRP? Everything?)
- Flash stock zip
- Boot to stock?
- Reboot to the SD card CWM
- Factory reset wipe
- Flash CM10.x as normal
Will the device automatically boot to the SD card CWM and not my internal TWRP?
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The CWM SD should boot on its own after inserting it. If it does not then you need to remake it. After booting to the CWM SD do a factory reset with the CWM. That is the only wiping necessary. It does not remove the internal TWRP. The next step does that as part of flashing the stock zip. And yes boot to stock and set it up to test your wifi issues before moving on to CM.
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The CWM SD should boot on its own after inserting it. If it does not then you need to remake it. After booting to the CWM SD do a factory reset with the CWM. That is the only wiping necessary. It does not remove the internal TWRP. The next step does that as part of flashing the stock zip. And yes boot to stock and set it up to test your wifi issues before moving on to CM.
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Okay. I did the following:
- Made older bootable CWM card
- Booted to the bootable card CWM recovery
- Performed factory reset in CWM
- Flashed stock unrooted 2.2.0 zip
- Booted to stock and activated into the tablet through my WiFi network.
I've done a little testing running in the stock OS. The WiFi speeds seem to be almost identical to before this exercise (via the Speedtest app). The one difference I am noticing is in the usage of the WatchESPN app. Beforehand, a stream would start at a decent resolution (or not start at all) and then the stream would cut out and not reconnect, presumably when the signal fluctuated too low. Now on the stock OS, it is staying connected, but at a very very low resolution. So it almost seems to be more stable but a really low quality.
I don't remember exactly what the speeds used to be in the tablet's good days, because I never had a reason to study any speed tests. All I know is that anywhere around my apartment it would stream all of these apps at HD resolution with no problems. This is a bummer. Maybe it's just hardware gone bad.
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Thanks. Can you please check and/or correct my steps below?
- Make older bootable CWM card
- Boot to the bootable card recovery
- Wipe everything except external storage (will this wipe the current internal TWRP? Everything?)
- Flash stock zip
- Boot to stock?
- Reboot to the SD card CWM
- Factory reset wipe
- Flash CM10.x as normal
Will the device automatically boot to the SD card CWM and not my internal TWRP?
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It sounds more like a router change if it is the same on both ROMs. Have you done anything different lately. Even connecting some other new device to the router. Other users have had issues when two devices interfere with each other. Like two HD+s on the same router.
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It sounds more like a router change if it is the same on both ROMs. Have you done anything different lately. Even connecting some other new device to the router. Other users have had issues when two devices interfere with each other. Like two HD+s on the same router.
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Interesting. I did get a new HP computer in December, which come to think of it could be when these problems started, but I can't say for sure. It runs on the same 2.4 GHz band that the Nook HD+ runs on. Some time before that my wife and I both changed phones. We almost always have the phones on my 5 GHz band. Other than that I have a laptop and Kindle Fire that we've had for a very long time.
Last weekend I did a factory reset of the router due to issues I was having with my phone connecting on Lollipop. I set it back up the same as it was prior. After doing the reset my phone was able to connect again. As noted above, it runs on the 5 GHz. Prior to last weekend the router had been the same for quite some time, certainly well before the tablet WiFi issue.
Perhaps try some testing with the new laptop shut down?
Edit: I did get a new router some time back, but I feel it was surely before these troubles, maybe last summer or so. Let's say it wasn't... how would I test this?
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Interesting. I did get a new HP computer in December, which come to think of it could be when these problems started, but I can't say for sure. It runs on the same 2.4 GHz band that the Nook HD+ runs on. Some time before that my wife and I both changed phones. We almost always have the phones on my 5 GHz band. Other than that I have a laptop and Kindle Fire that we've had for a very long time.
Last weekend I did a factory reset of the router due to issues I was having with my phone connecting on Lollipop. I set it back up the same as it was prior. After doing the reset my phone was able to connect again. As noted above, it runs on the 5 GHz. Prior to last weekend the router had been the same for quite some time, certainly well before the tablet WiFi issue.
Perhaps try some testing with the new laptop shut down?
Edit: I did get a new router some time back, but I feel it was surely before these troubles, maybe last summer or so. Let's say it wasn't... how would I test this?
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To eliminate potential interference from other devices temporarily disconnect everything from the router except the Nook. Bluetooth could also be an issue. It runs on the 2.4GHz band too. As I remember the earlier issue was when an HD+ and an HD both connected the HD+ (and other devices) slowed way down. There was a software problem with the HD which got fixed eventually.
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Your quickest path is to simply turn them all off and test only with what's needed for the nook, which is wifi router/modem and the nook. Unplug the house phones, turn off computers, forget the wifi on the mobiles/tablets, airplane mode, or similar. etc.
One other thing I will point out is that testing max wifi speed over internet isn't the best idea as the results are less guaranteed.. The internet is out of your hands and devices are recognized and delt with on that end as well. Using btsync (http://www.getsync.com/ , https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bittorrent.sync&hl=en) and transferring locally a large file (few hunderd MBs or so) from your dektop/laptop to the device though the wifi router/modem (the desktop/laptop should be wired to the router for troubleshooting here) will be able to max out the wifi connection and it shows the transfer speed. Unfortunately, simple ways such es file explorer or similar cannot do so. Transferring small files though btsync also shouldn't max it out as that creates a bottleneck.
The best these things can do is just over 4MBps.
Okay guys, thank you for the help, I do appreciate it. I did a little more testing. I turned off everything I have and just ran the Nook on the modem and router. Unfortunately I didn't notice an improvement in the speeds doing my poor-mans tests (speedtest app and streaming). Similar to yesterday I am able to stream a decent-to-good quality in the immediate proximity of the router, but a low quality further away. I then whipped up the WiFi Analyzer again and decided to try a different channel, but I am still having similar results.
I have not tried the Sync app yet, but thank you for that suggestion, perhaps I will give it a try. Is 4 MBps really all these devices can do? That sure seems low, but I guess I don't know what is typical for a tablet...
I would like to point out clearly that I am in an apartment building. There are a LOT of surrounding networks and devices. However, I've been here for more than two years now and it wasn't an issue prior to these last however many months. Is it possible I have a new neighbor with some new device(s) that are causing additional interference, perhaps?
A side question I have, and maybe it should go in a new thread, is that I've tried a few times to bluetooth tether the Nook to my phone and use the phone's WiFi for the Nook, but when I get to the step of actually selecting to use the phone for WiFi, the Nook wouldn't allow me to select/activate. I would just press and nothing would happen. This was happening on CM; I haven't tried today as I still have it on the Stock OS. Any idea why that wouldn't work on CM?
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but a low quality further away. I then whipped up the WiFi Analyzer again and decided to try a different channel, but I am still having similar results.
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With wifi analyzer if your wifi is -30 your in great shape with signal strength which one less bar may occur in the -50 range. And if it shows your wifi is on a good channel then its not going to do much for you.
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Is 4 MBps really all these devices can do? That sure seems low, but I guess I don't know what is typical for a tablet...
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It is for the nooks. 65 link speed is absolute max.
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Is it possible I have a new neighbor with some new device(s) that are causing additional interference, perhaps?
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I assume you have a mimo router (multiple antennas) and dual band as well in which case the nooks can't take advantage of that and interference could be more of an issue. But, if you have a cheap end HP laptop it may have the same basic wifi as the nooks - if you look at the connection info in the nook wifi settings and the connection info on the HP networking and they both show 65 link speed that would help confirm the nook is indeed having a problem with something (ignoring any possible differences between internal antenna design). (It looks like HP laptops MSRP above $1k get various combinations of dual band, dual antenna, ac wifi.)
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With wifi analyzer if your wifi is -30 your in great shape with signal strength which one less bar may occur in the -50 range. And if it shows your wifi is on a good channel then its not going to do much for you.
It is for the nooks. 65 link speed is absolute max.
I assume you have a mimo router (multiple antennas) and dual band as well in which case the nooks can't take advantage of that and interference could be more of an issue. But, if you have a cheap end HP laptop it may have the same basic wifi as the nooks - if you look at the connection info in the nook wifi settings and the connection info on the HP networking and they both show 65 link speed that would help confirm the nook is indeed having a problem with something (ignoring any possible differences between internal antenna design). (It looks like HP laptops MSRP above $1k get various combinations of dual band, dual antenna, ac wifi.)
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I will check this evening what type of signal strength it was. It is a low end HP laptop and it only runs the 2.4 GHz band so it sounds like what you're talking about. I can check on the device info this evening. However, I had it off yesterday when testing around again and I don't think I noticed much of a difference. Last night I watched a little more streaming and it's possible it was slightly better quality for longer periods, but I can't say for sure.
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With wifi analyzer if your wifi is -30 your in great shape with signal strength which one less bar may occur in the -50 range. And if it shows your wifi is on a good channel then its not going to do much for you.
It is for the nooks. 65 link speed is absolute max.
I assume you have a mimo router (multiple antennas) and dual band as well in which case the nooks can't take advantage of that and interference could be more of an issue. But, if you have a cheap end HP laptop it may have the same basic wifi as the nooks - if you look at the connection info in the nook wifi settings and the connection info on the HP networking and they both show 65 link speed that would help confirm the nook is indeed having a problem with something (ignoring any possible differences between internal antenna design). (It looks like HP laptops MSRP above $1k get various combinations of dual band, dual antenna, ac wifi.)
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Hey guys, I had some very busy weeks of work and then a vacation and then some more busyness. I haven't had any improvement in the tablet WiFi in that time. I did some testing today using the BT Sync software. Let me note a few more things first:
- I checked the Link Speed on my Nook HD+ and it mostly read 54 or 72 mbps. I never saw it at 65. I actually saw it go down to 1 a few times but then back to 54 or 72.
- I checked the Link Speed on my HP Laptop and it read 72 mbps, again I never saw 65; it stays steady at 72.
I've done some more using of the tablet around the HP laptop and it doesn't seem to have an effect that I can tell whether the HP is off or on.
FYI I have a Netgear N300 router.
My WiFi analyzer app shows that with my Nook literally within one foot of my router my signal strength gets no stronger than -50. Nowhere near -30 ever. In my further rooms from the router it drops to -60 to -70.
I did the testing using BT Sync you recommended. I connected my other laptop directly to the router and disabled it's wireless as well as the wireless on the HP laptop. I installed Sync on both the laptop and my Nook. I transferred (actually it's still attempting to transfer) a folder with several files, the main one being around 200 megs which it has been chugging away on. With all the other devices off this transfer topped out around 350 KB/s. More consistently it has been around 200 - 250 KB/s.
Edit: Let me know if you think I'm using the Sync app incorrectly to have that slow of speeds. However it doesn't seem far fetched to me based on my performance I have at times (browsing, app installs, etc.)
I hope this provides some more clues for you guys, I'll add a post if I think of anything else. I appreciate all continuing suggestions. Thank you for your help thus far.
Hello, i couldn't find any threads about this.
I have a Nexus 6, rooted and on a custom rom. And I can not get the PayPal Here card reader to read any cards i swipe.
-the program works fine
-phone recolonizes the card reader when i plug it in.
- does not read cards.
What i have tried.
Tried it on a Note 4 stock rom not rooted and it worked fine.
Tried restarting phone
Tried with WiFi on and WiFi off
Tried with and without GPS
Any suggestions or is anyone using the Paypal Here app on a non rooted phone and is getting it to work?
Mine works
I just received my card reader today from PayPal. It's working fine. Sent over $1 successfully. I think either your reader or your phone's audio jack are having issues. It may be because I have mine OEM unlocked. I haven't rooted it though. I'd see if you can get a replacement card reader first.
EDIT: I misread your post and didn't realize you're running a rooted and custom ROM. It could be an issue with hardware support in the custom ROM. I'm willing to bet that the ROM is the issue. I'm running stock Android that has been OEM unlocked. See if you can contact your ROM's developer(s) about this. The Nexus 6 audio jack should work with the card reader like it's a microphone.
Mine works too along with my square reader on clean ROM.
I have no experience with any card readers at all but the main difference I noticed in your description of the 2 phones is that the Nexus 6 is rooted and the Note 4 isn't. Maybe try making a backup and flash the Nexus 6 back to stock and try it without the phone being rooted. Or if you can, try installing Xposed and rootcloak.