Sorry I opened a topic for this here, but I can't write in the dev threads.
First of all, I must say, I only want answers, and someone to test it, but be careful, because you can fry (no, not brick) your phone, if you place a huge number to the... but lets get everything in order:
I noticed a line in the tiwlan.ini file that nobody mentioned. This line is TxPower=205.
It's used to set the power output level of the built in antennae.
Now goes the trick:
-If you lower it, it will shorten the distance of the signal, but it's quality goes up, so if you have unstable connections, this MAY help you.
-If you write a higher number, you get better strenght, but in cost of quality.
This is the theory, and it works on Routers or Access Points (with some not-so-legal firmware updates), so I believe it will work on mobiles.
Note that more power=more heat and more power>battery life!
So I just want to know which numbers are the best (and safe) for long- and for short distances?
Asycid said:
First of all, I must say, I only want answers, and someone to test it, but be careful, because you can fry (no, not brick) your phone
So I just want to know which numbers are the best (and safe) for long- and for short distances?
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1. think of wifi as 2 ppl standing in 2 places trying to talk to each other. u either raise or lower your voice depending on the distance between you 2 and any obstacles in between. figure that out and u'll pretty much figure your own question out
2. why can't u test it yourself?
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2. why can't u test it yourself?
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Precisely. I don't think anyone here tried it so far, so there won't be any replies for your question. All you can do is test it and tell us if mingling those settings enhances wifi
Gonna try it out later... will report back.
I have modified this setting on PC wifi card drivers back in the day when WEP cracking still was a new thing.
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I dont't want to try it, because I haven't got money for another mobile if it fails, and I just bought that phone. BTW it is sure works, but it needs testing.
I gave the idea, you test it... or... not? Damn I'll test it then, but need confirmation from other phones.
Sry for my english.
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Okay, The default dBm is 69-70 here. I changed the value to 210: nothing changed. I changed it to 120, and the signal is now 69-67 (I held the phone in one place through the time and nothing placed anywhere between me and the router)... strange, it is like nothing changed, or at least the difference is really small. I don't dare to set an extreme high number (like 300 or 400) (the description says "#set Default Tx Power Level in DBM * 10", so it is 20,5 dBm at default, and this is "Maximum output power from unlicensed AM transmitter per U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules 15.219.[1] Typical wireless router transmission power.") Note that laptops has got 15 dBm (32mW) wifi cards typically!
i done this TxPower=400. for 2week on this setting and had a+ wifi for 500yard away from my house and i just move it back to 205 for heat problems and now i cant even get out of the front door of my house with out lossing 1 bars of wifi so yes it dose work for me
BIG JD said:
i done this TxPower=400. for 2week on this setting and had a+ wifi for 500yard away from my house and i just move it back to 205 for heat problems and now i cant even get out of the front door of my house with out lossing 1 bars of wifi so yes it dose work for me
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Laughing out Loud!
Man, you're mad
Did you know you just gave 10W to your WI-FI chip? It is a miracle it hasn't burned!
("40 dBm 10 W Typical PLC (Power Line Carrier) Transmit Power" -no suprise it worked from a half mile )
Now this is something.
You just made my day!
I can test it just tell me what number i have to put there
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proadi96 said:
I can test it just tell me what number i have to put there
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As you can see from the post of "BIG JD", 400 brings large heat emit, so I think 300 will be in the safe zone. I only dared to set 230, but it made just a little change. I think the signal strength will be parabolic if you raise the TxPower, so 300 must be enough. Just try not to fry your phone with an accidental wrote +0 after the 300!
Oh, BTW you can see a chart here from what thing emits how many power:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBm
Note that raising TxPower may illegal in some countrys!
Ok i am going to try 300 now do i need to reboot my phone?
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Done do i have to reboot my x8?
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proadi96 said:
Ok i am going to try 300 now do i need to reboot my phone?
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Yes, of course. But beware, I'm really not sure it will not damage your phone.
And to be more precise use Wi-Fi Analyzer from Market (it shows exactly the signal's strenght)
i dont have to reboot it works very good! I am 20 meters from home and i still have 3 lines nice!
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Yave you got "n" Wi-fi enabled? Just curiosity.
I try more meters in few minutes but its cold outside xD
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proadi96 said:
I try more meters in few minutes but its cold outside xD
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Don't worry, your phone will heat you!
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Yave you got "n" Wi-fi enabled? Just curiosity.
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No i dont remember in other post you tell me to disable xD ok i am going to enable now ... so i change the ht enable line, burst line, ad hoc line, and single dual band line? I m right ? :d
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No i dont remember in other post you tell me to disable xD ok i am going to enable now ... so i change the ht enable line, burst line, ad hoc line, and single dual band line? I m right ? :d
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Oh, sh... I never watch the nicks, I just trying to help anybody if I can.
Sorry about this little coincidence I'm now feel like an a**
Ok, try it! For me "n" is always disconnects me from my WEP2 encrypted line (like you), but it's maybe much more better with "n", if it works (for me it's not )
So i need to change that lines yes? Nothing more?
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hi there
as i mentioned in the thread description, my data connection randomly gets stuck. what means that the "up"-arrow stays lightened, and i cant connect to the internet, no matter what im using (web browser, tapatalk,...).
this seems to be totaly random, since i can not reproduce it.
this always lasts like 2mins and its all fine again, after that.
as far as i can remember this only happens when using the FoyoMod (both 2.5.0 and 2.6.0) not on any cm-rom, well for as far as i can remember ...
using wifi its working without problems
and another question, but this is for sure depending on TheFroyoMod-rom: i cant download attached files with tapatalk.
my device:
[email protected] 2.6.0 (all standart: kernel, vsel, frequencies,...)
Baseband: 3GSMEPU91a_u_91.09.04I
thx in advance for replies
mfg
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no1 any suggestions?
update: now im on the neweset cm7 (10.04), same problem now...
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eighty3 said:
no1 any suggestions?
update: now im on the neweset cm7 (10.04), same problem now...
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I used to have those problems as well. I've deduced that it might just be a dead spot. When I am at school in a certain classroom, I lose all connection and get the same symptoms that you're describing. It might be a dead spot, in which you can't really do much about that.
thanks for your reply.
but i mostly use my phone at work, and there i stay at the same spot for 8h, even if i dont move my phone it works again after a while. i still can do calls, what means i still have a signal???
there is something i found on the web, its called dns-fix which i tried to apply usind aor, but when i do so, it replies: already applied. so i guess its already integrated in cm7
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I guess it all depends on your office building as well. A lot of cement and basements make the cell signals hard to pass through, so you might be stuck. Are you able to use wifi?
When you're somewhere else, say, at home, does your 3G work properly?
its at home as well. its no congret there just shacks, but even under free air with nothing around me it happens. and yes wifi works perfectly then, it testet it at home, and also calls are able.
and like i said above the outbound traffic arrow stays lightend, just as it is somehow stuck.
well gues i just have to live with it
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hrmm I experience the same thing sometimes.
I don't think this is limited just to Milestone/Droid. I have friends with Defy and Xperia X10 and they also get drop outs.
I think it must depend partially on the software (I seem to get better 3G connection under Gingerbread). Also when I restart the phone/reinstall the OS my connection comes back.
Also it probably depends on location and the cell provider.
I guess 3G is not perfect to rely on yet. Hopefully in the next couple of years it will be as reliable as ADSL! But for browsing basic stuff it works fine.
I know that one of the tricks that I've found works SOMETIMES is to turn the wifi on, then turn it off again. It seems to "wake up" the 3G and sometimes gets it back to normal.
alright then thank you for the advises
mfg
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This might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1003161
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sileshn said:
This might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1003161
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thanks sileshn, will try and post results. (gonna take a while)
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didnt worked for me. but my speed is about what they posted without editing anything in the buil.prop.
but following a post by sileshn, i flashed the latest crono rom (1.2). since that i dont get more than 600kbps down, i already tried the tweak i n the build.prop. is this just regular in this rom?
i tested somewhere, i know from previous test what speed i can get. any clue about that?
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i finally found its a provider problem. i talked to several people also using o2 germany, they are having the same problems too.
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is it just me or it take a few mins to lock the satelite. My friend has an atrix and that thing lock satellite like in no time. I got so embarassed comparing, please advise. Thanks.
Actually I am surprised how quickly my IS locks on to sat. It takes just a few seconds.
My old phone (SE X10 Minipro) took ages / 10 - 60 seconds.
M.v.h.
Jmich
JmExperia said:
Actually I am surprised how quickly my IS locks on to sat. It takes just a few seconds.
My old phone (SE X10 Minipro) took ages / 10 - 60 sekonds.
M.v.h.
Jmich
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so i guess its just me...then...any fix for that??
do u know how long make me to lock the satelite??5-10 mins god.....
both Inredible s or nexus one same it is so hard to lock the satelite!!!whatever at home or on the street.
but I had hd7 for 2 months it work very very good.when I at home lock the satelite in any seconds.very very fast
Try changing APN type to "default,mms,supl" then reboot. It's under wireless network settings.
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I have the same issue with gps taking longer than normal to lock. Outside it works fine. Inside a building or home not so well. Gps worked better on my Nexus one inside and outside.
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I upgraded from Hero to IS and the only thing that IS let me down is its GPS. Hero is much faster to acquire a lock and being stable afterward. But IS is very unstable in this regard. Sometime it takes only a few seconds while most other time at least 5 minutes. I'm talking about testing at the exactly same spot but different time.
Maybe try out scmasaru's suggestion later.
are you talking about GPS without WiFi network ? My IS can not catch GPS if no wifi is on.
But my previous N1 can easily catch GPS without any WiFi
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Try changing APN type to "default,mms,supl" then reboot. It's under wireless network settings.
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hey man do ya mind elaborating on that please im on rogers apn...thanks.
quang_nguyen said:
are you talking about GPS without WiFi network ? My IS can not catch GPS if no wifi is on.
But my previous N1 can easily catch GPS without any WiFi
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WiFi/mobile data should assist GPS to lock faster but not necessary. My IS take ages to get a lock if only GPS is switched on. There's definitely something wrong here.
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WiFi/mobile data should assist GPS to lock faster but not necessary. My IS take ages to get a lock if only GPS is switched on. There's definitely something wrong here.
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My IS said "Location is unavailable" when no WiFi, after a few minute to locate, hic
itandy said:
I upgraded from Hero to IS and the only thing that IS let me down is its GPS. Hero is much faster to acquire a lock and being stable afterward. But IS is very unstable in this regard. Sometime it takes only a few seconds while most other time at least 5 minutes. I'm talking about testing at the exactly same spot but different time.
Maybe try out scmasaru's suggestion later.
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I'm having the same issue here. I guess its something issue with the handset. Need to get it checked.
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I have the same issue with gps taking longer than normal to lock. Outside it works fine. Inside a building or home not so well. Gps worked better on my Nexus one inside and outside.
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hey man can you please help me with this in detail cus i really wanna get this fixed..
junooni.1980 said:
hey man can you please help me with this in detail cus i really wanna get this fixed..
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Help you with what? Buy an Atrix if you want faster indoor GPS.
The only time I need GPS is when I'm outdoors, so I don't see the issue unless you have a habit of waking up in strange buildings...
Just learned from another thread that the antenna of IS is attached to the battery case. So maybe all our GPS reception problem is caused by a loose connection?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=977429
Doesn't it take longer for 1st time use?
junooni.1980 said:
hey man do ya mind elaborating on that please im on rogers apn...thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625061
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junooni.1980 said:
ur a funny guy but that still doesnt answer the question smart s, the other guy was talking about the apn settings.
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You quoted naardva, who made no claim about apn settings. At least I'm smart enough to quote the right person.
[edit] seeing as you don't seem to know how to use google, here's the official word on Rogers APN settings:
http://redboard.rogers.com/2010/put...ccount-and-paid-apps-now-available-in-canada/
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hey pinhead! go back and readddd.....observe and talk.
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I have already deleted a few of your post. You need to step back and chill for awhile. Keep the thread clean and on topic.
NOTE: we all know the GPS sucks. this isnt about that. its a question of have we been making it worse~
I was just driving my forklift and had a thought, please excuse me not adding to another post as I am doing this through tapatalk.
you know how to gps uses wifi networks to help position? Do you think custom (longer) wifi scan interval is interfering?
Some roms are 2 minutes between scans.
Interesting thought... So what is the shortest interval that can be set and I imagine that would affect the battery usage of course ?
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I am unable to test until later tonight but if someone else wants to try today you can edit your build.prop info using root explorer. is in the system folder, look 4 wifi scan interval and change the number to a lower value, then reboot your phone and see if the g p s locks on any quicker
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Interesting thought... So what is the shortest interval that can be set and I imagine that would affect the battery usage of course ?
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default from most carriers is around 15 seconds, custom roms can be anywhere up to 2 minutes or more
Hi TRusselo - I was looking at my build.prop. The only line I have is RO.wifi channels=. I am running Serenidpity 6.4. I would really like to slow the scanning down because when you watch it it's scanning like a mad fool.
Thanks
superdo404
then look up on xda build.prop tweaks. and add whatever tweaks you want using any text editor on your phone. sorry I am answering with my phone at the moment and don't want to give you typos
I just tried to edit the build dot prop with root explorer's built in editor, it would only let me replace 2 numbers with 1, (acting weird) so I copied to my pc edited and then copied back to the phone.
It's handy having a netbook at work....
I will post results later tonight
Oh truss, how I love you so. Such the multitasker.
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so gps has been better while in town, quick locking while standing still, takes a bit to initially lock if moving at high speed but is expected.
i have been using a setting of 15 seconds, trying 25 seconds next.
You might wanna clarify that this does not apply to the ppl who cry about the phone being a crappy "stand alone" GPS. Else someone is gonna bring it up and de-rail the topic.
But it does bring attention to an ignored factor when using network location. So now ppl will have to consider the trade-off...
I'd figure much more then 30 sec will become problematic, and cause missed turns in dense urban areas.
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yeah thats why i originally re-titled it, with the "worse" part. but will update OP.
Hi all.
how can i use radio fm on airplane mode?
Thx
I m using zeus v6
WTF ?
Today i wanted to change SIM for something and when i pushed shut down button my phone just restarted ! After reboot i hitted shut down again and it shutted down.
Repeated again and it happened again. WTF ?
I`m on Zeus V6. Sorry for my english !
Unfortunately u can't
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Unfortunately u can't
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It also wouldnt make sence, since plane mode is, as the name says for being on a plane and there you would want as little radiation as possible (no wifi, no gps,...) to not disturbe the planes electronics. You probably could mod that in the code somehow, but I guess that would be a rather tough thing can you tell us, what for you need it?
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Questions belong to Q&A sub-forum.
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N00BY0815 said:
It also wouldnt make sence, since plane mode is, as the name says for being on a plane and there you would want as little radiation as possible (no wifi, no gps,...) to not disturbe the planes electronics. You probably could mod that in the code somehow, but I guess that would be a rather tough thing can you tell us, what for you need it?
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thanks for the explanation, but why
we can turn on wifi on airplane mpde and we can't do it with fm radio
That probablx has to do with the interacting frequencies, but i dont know for sure...and you probably wouldnt have fm reception on a plane, but that s all just guessing
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Hello,
I hope someone can help.
I got a Z1, with slow WiFi, but wait! It is not that simple! Everytime I change something in WiFi settings in my Frit.Box, I get one day full speed. Than after everything rebooted. It slows down to around 20Kbs up to 2Mb.
I first thought it is my crappy Fritz Box. So I tried out the Dlink DIR-600. Which, oh wonder, does the same. So root cause: It is the Z1.
After a day off, my WiFi is like in the dark age.
AND NO: Only two or three other Networks
And no: No wall, i can stand 1m behind the box.
Anyone got any tips or know why this might happen?
Edit: I´m thinking to give CM a try if it might fix the WiFi issue?
Well, i have a similar problem like yours. Z1 drops from my router all the time and the connectivity sucks!
Maybe we should use ROMs to fix it
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dnzdeniz said:
Maybe we should use ROMs to fix it
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My phone is not unlocked and not rooted, I don´t want to root and unlocmk just to find out that it does not help :/
What I could narrow down is: I see full bars on my phone, but as soon I try to connect, i goes down to 1 bar of WiFi. And the box is just like two meters away...sometimes I even can´t connect...
Qefx said:
My phone is not unlocked and not rooted, I don´t want to root and unlocmk just to find out that it does not help :/
What I could narrow down is: I see full bars on my phone, but as soon I try to connect, i goes down to 1 bar of WiFi. And the box is just like two meters away...sometimes I even can´t connect...
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same problem
what the hell is wrong with sony
dnzdeniz said:
same problem
what the hell is wrong with sony
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I wrote when the "DRM key" problems arised that I don´t want to buy any sony again. Well, now I´m sure...