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GNote, 5Ghz wifi missing?

I'm not entirely sure what I might have messed up, but...
Got my new galaxy note via amazon.com today, and as any good xda reader, it was rooted within 10 minutes of charging the battery. Installed CheckROM v5 along with CF-Root (both LA4) and everything seems to be working.
Well, ALMOST everything. For some reason, the wifi radio isn't seeing my 802.11a (5GHz) wifi AP. I've verified that the SSID is being broadcast, and that the SSID is seen on my samsung galaxy SII. Nothing on the Note..
Installed "wifi analyzer", and it won't even give me an option for 5GHz (as if there's no 802.11a support on the device.)
I went into the Wlantest mode and it shows options for testing the 5GHz radio, and no strange errors come up when I run those tests.
Any suggestions? Am I missing something here?
It's pretty important to me that I'm able to access some 802.11a AP's, so I'd like to figure out what's going on (or put a stock ROM back on and get amazon to give me an exchange.)
Thanks
Gary

This is a funny problem I am trying to work out myself. I have 2 wireless dual band routers at home. One belkin and one netgear. I can see the 5ghz on the belkin but not the netgear.
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schism78 said:
This is a funny problem I am trying to work out myself. I have 2 wireless dual band routers at home. One belkin and one netgear. I can see the 5ghz on the belkin but not the netgear.
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I can't see ANY 5GHz network. The Note is acting as if it doesn't have a 5GHz radio whatsoever!

schism78 said:
This is a funny problem I am trying to work out myself. I have 2 wireless dual band routers at home. One belkin and one netgear. I can see the 5ghz on the belkin but not the netgear.
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i have the opposite. my note connects to my netgear dgnd3700's 5ghz easily enough. but im running stock 2.3.6 rom (polish plus model), so maybe its something with your rom?

My Note does not see 5ghz on my home Netgear router but does see it at my work's Netgear routers (diff models). I too would like to know more about this.

I'm not going to mess with this - calling up amazon to have them send me a replacement. (done.) If I get two in a row with 5GHz not working, I suppose it'd be possible that the 5GHz hardware is simply disabled for the region they are importing phones from (Brazil? Original firmware is UBKK1)
If that's the case, I guess I'll be returning and ordering from elsewhere.
Take care
Gary

I've just installed a new Netgear WNDR4500, and my Note is able to connect with 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz as well!

Maybe. Although it happened on my stock kka Rom and is still the same now that I'm on stock la4 so I am not quite sure that its Rom specific.
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Strange... The replacement came in, and it's ALSO missing 5GHz. Looks like a Brazil firmware (UBKK1.)
I've never seen anything like this... I wonder if Amazon knows that the imports they are selling are crippled.

UPDATE:
Found the problem.. Phone comes with a Brazil firmware, so I guess I should set my 802.11a channels to be in the spectrum allowable in Brazil, right?
Doing that, it works. On both the original and replacement phone. I feel stupid now.
Gary

[Q] Wireless range?

Hello
For some reason wifi range is really bad, about 4m (in line of sight even) 5ghz and 2.4 ghz. Sometimes 5Ghz range is better than 2.4Ghz
I've tried different routers (Netgear, Buffalo and TP-Link) and channels but it's about the same. When I stand 2m from my router Netgear WNDR3700 the wifi signal on One fluctuates from full to zero. When watching Youtube it fluctuates like made even when I'm next to the router. Its really random. Is my new Htc One bad?
Version 1.29.401.16

The range is great on mine on 2.4g. Currently 30 feet away from Wifi router with signal traveling through two walls.
You might want to check out Wifi Analyser app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer

I've tried Wifi Analyser. Can see the signal fluctuate in real time :/ . I'm the only one with Wifi here. My old SGS3 hadd almost full bars 13m away (40 feet) Wifes Galaxy Note has about 2 bars.

At 15m i have 2 bars...
at 17 1

Just tested, at 5m it disconnects and uses only cell data. Guess I have to return it.. This is my first HTC device, not a good start :crying:

Here are images from Wifi Analyzer
50cm on desk and 5-3m in hand

Mine does have a weak wifi signal as well. Is it a hardware problem?
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marchitecto said:
Mine does have a weak wifi signal as well. Is it a hardware problem?
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no

Get a stronger router HTC one has great WiFi reception especially on ac 5 ghz or try a new radio possibly
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ac3kill said:
Get a stronger router HTC one has great WiFi reception especially on ac 5 ghz or try a new radio possibly
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Why would I do that? All other devices I have/had works fine with it. It's only HTC One that won't. It's a faulty unit in my opinion.
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no
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What do you mean no? Would you care to elaborate?

Steincool said:
Why would I do that? All other devices I have/had works fine with it. It's only HTC One that won't. It's a faulty unit in my opinion.
What do you mean no? Would you care to elaborate?
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it isnt a hardware problem..thats what i meant

So whats the problem? If it isn't hardware releated? If tested with three different routers and channels and I got the same bad results. All routers tested is N capable and other devices works fine with them. Lots of different laptops, tablets etc..
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Here are comparisong shots of my old Sgs3, same distance.

FYI
I got a new HTC One now, and Wifi works flawless now. It was a bad unit.

Same bug, different phone?

Hello,
I already opened one thread some weeks ago about the wifi range issue, which I had with my old device. (C5303)
Now I got a new device (sure, also C5303), cause the old one had dead pixels on the touchscreen, I reclaimed it and the shop, where I bought it, gave me a new one.
But Im still facing the same problem like before. The wifi range is just horrible!!!
Im on the newest firmware (2.254).
For example, sometimes I like to watch some videos on youtube, before I go to sleep, but unfortunately I cannot.
I just don't get enough speed to play/load the videos, cause the wifi signal is damn weak.
I made a screen of it.
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As you can see, the video cannot even start, cause of that low signal/speed.
Here is a pic, where u can see the distance between the router and my bed.
Is every Xperia SP facing this problem?
I also wrote an E-Mail to the sony support, but they were not able, to give me a solution, to fix that problem.
It seems, that Sony cannot fix it, so what can I do?
IT IS JUST ANNOYING!!!

1. Try other model of phone and see if the range is the same in same distance, coz u have a wall btw u and the router.
2. The problem maybe no is the phone, its the router. Try to update the router to the latest firmware :thumbup:
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Trust me, you aren't the only one with wifi range issues...i am facing them myself and yeah the wifi is horrible. I have to stay close to my router all the time
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Sadman Khan said:
Trust me, you aren't the only one with wifi range issues...i am facing them myself and yeah the wifi is horrible. I have to stay close to my router all the time
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C5202 : got 2 signal bar (good signal strength),and disconnected-reconnect-connected-disconnected-(repeat).......... poor wifi performance, hooooooorible

Joku1981 said:
1. Try other model of phone and see if the range is the same in same distance, coz u have a wall btw u and the router.
2. The problem maybe no is the phone, its the router. Try to update the router to the latest firmware :thumbup:
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It cannot be the router. I tested many other devices with my network and no one of them had issues with the range.
I also tried different router settings (changing the canal and more)
So, wifi is one of the most important functions for me and like u see, it doesnt work correctly! But I paid 350€ and demand a phone, which works fine at all. Can I demand my money back and give the xperia sp back to the shop? (under warranty)

Deathless93 said:
It cannot be the router. I tested many other devices with my network and no one of them had issues with the range.
I also tried different router settings (changing the canal and more)
So, wifi is one of the most important functions for me and like u see, it doesnt work correctly! But I paid 350€ and demand a phone, which works fine at all. Can I demand my money back and give the xperia sp back to the shop? (under warranty)
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There's a WiFi fix offered in general forum, it worked for me, but as it looks like, I got from the very beginning a device with excellent WiFi Reception, good camera in dark areas and no touch issue.
Its just pure luck I guess, and a bit tweaking it.
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I already tried a lot of wifi fixes, but no one of them worked.

3rd Chromecast, 3rd defective unit

So I'm not wanting to believe it's the actual chromecast unit, but I'm incredibly frustrated with my experience so far. I live on the 9th floor of a high rise with a fair bit of interference, but nothing crazy enough to prevent streaming youtube or netflix. My router is DD-WRT flashed Linksys WRT320N.
I can get the chromecast to connect to my wireless, but once I start streaming a video on it, about 5-20 seconds in, it'll freeze and never recover. I've called up Google support each time to get a warranty exchange, but this is my 3rd one that's exhibiting the same behavior. My first one was the best, where it actually lasted a few hours. This one's the worst where I'm unable to even get 30 seconds into a Youtube clip.
Anyone else have this issue or have similar equipment to mine? I can't stream from either my Asus Transformer Prime or my HTC One. I have the Chromecast plugged in to the wall and am not using the USB, as advised by Google.
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jynlude said:
So I'm not wanting to believe it's the actual chromecast unit, but I'm incredibly frustrated with my experience so far. I live on the 9th floor of a high rise with a fair bit of interference, but nothing crazy enough to prevent streaming youtube or netflix. My router is DD-WRT flashed Linksys WRT320N.
I can get the chromecast to connect to my wireless, but once I start streaming a video on it, about 5-20 seconds in, it'll freeze and never recover. I've called up Google support each time to get a warranty exchange, but this is my 3rd one that's exhibiting the same behavior. My first one was the best, where it actually lasted a few hours. This one's the worst where I'm unable to even get 30 seconds into a Youtube clip.
Anyone else have this issue or have similar equipment to mine? I can't stream from either my Asus Transformer Prime or my HTC One. I have the Chromecast plugged in to the wall and am not using the USB, as advised by Google.
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Why are you so sure the Chromecast is defective? After 3 Chromecast I would assume something else is amiss (a setting in the router configuration, router incompatibility.... something).
1. I you call Tech support and see if they can trouble shoot the issue.
2. Try a different router (barrow one or take it to a friends house).

i used to have trouble streaming, a while back it turned out to be my antivirus was triying to scann the streaming videos
edit: i also am running DDWRT mini on a Linksys E4200

ok, dug around a lot more and reset my ddwrt settings back to default...works like a charm now. crossing my fingers to still have this kind of luck tomorrow...apparently, tinkering too much could be a bad thing. thanks for the advice all!
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I am experiencing the freezing issue.
Is your Chromecast still working like a charm since yesterday?
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Obviously its you.

huangjqiu said:
I am experiencing the freezing issue.
Is your Chromecast still working like a charm since yesterday?
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tiny bit late on this, but yeah, still works great, finally after day 2! if your settings are like mine, i'd check your modem and router settings and move everything back to default as much as you can.

Chromecast compatible routers

Hi,
I have a Chromecast and will be buying a router soon. I was wondering if Netgear JWNR2010 N300 Wireless Router is compatible with chromecast. This seems to be a good router to buy so wanted to know if this would go with the Chromecast I have.
If not are there any suggestions under the range of Rs.1600/- INR ?

Nikhil_Varma said:
Hi,
I have a Chromecast and will be buying a router soon. I was wondering if Netgear JWNR2010 N300 Wireless Router is compatible with chromecast. This seems to be a good router to buy so wanted to know if this would go with the Chromecast I have.
If not are there any suggestions under the range of Rs.1600/- INR ?
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Both the 2000 and the 2000v3 are compatible so It's probably safe to say the 2010 is as well.
Their N600 and N900 are also compatible according to Google....
Me personally I like the Linksys/Cisco routers the best.

Asphyx said:
Both the 2000 and the 2000v3 are compatible so It's probably safe to say the 2010 is as well.
Their N600 and N900 are also compatible according to Google....
Me personally I like the Linksys/Cisco routers the best.
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Thanks

Asphyx said:
Both the 2000 and the 2000v3 are compatible so It's probably safe to say the 2010 is as well.
Their N600 and N900 are also compatible according to Google....
Me personally I like the Linksys/Cisco routers the best.
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Got the list in which this router is listed. Thanks

Since you're in India, you might want to check out which routers are capable of blocking or redirecting Google DNS in case that's necessary for you to access content not available in India.

I discovered the fun way that you may need to manually set the router's channel at, like, 1 or 5 to get the chromecast to connect if it's password protected. Or, potentially password free as well.
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Some routers have an option to isolate clients from each other. This should be a problem, if activated. My routers included a Linksys 4000 something and an Iphone4s. IOS8 removed communication between the max two clients(and no one has noticed, except me), so it may work no more.
And there may be initial setup difficulties, if your phone uses 5ghz wifi, so better use 2.4ghz until the CC setup is completed. And, unlike many devices, CC supports wifi channels up to 13 or 14(in Japan). So no need to bother here.

Thanks everyone for helping me