[Q] Poor Wifi AP/Hotspot/Internet sharing.. - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just bought a Z1 and I really love it, fast and smooth..
One thing is bugging me though.
The Wifi AP..
I share my internet when at work for my work phone (Sony ZR).
I've been doing this for a couple of months with both my Nokia Lumia 920 (WP 8.1) and Motorola Droid Razr (Both stock 4.1.2 and latest SlimKat)
without problem.. With both phones I have about 75-80% signal, but with the Z1 it hardly can connect..
Have been doing some speed test on the Z1 over LTE, it reaches about 50mbit. So far so god.
Standing next to the Z1 with the ZR I get like 45-50mbit.
With same condition (6-7 meters, through two drywalls) as with the Nokia or Motorola I hardly get 1mbit, and then the Wifi drops..
When connecting to my home Wifi with the Z1 it seems fine and the signal is good..
Is this really normal?
Cheers

98 views and not a single answer? :/
Isn't there anyone using there Z1 to share internet?

I share Internet a lot. I will test and reply tomorrow
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electrash said:
I share Internet a lot. I will test and reply tomorrow
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Thanks mate

So, I shared my connection for few days. And it good.
First I turn off stamina (because stamina turn off 3G/4G network)
And second in wifi Hotspot you need go turn off power saver (if on, it will turn off wifi after 10min of inactivity)
Third stuff, some devices especially older one have problems connecting to WPA2 PSK, try without password and report.
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Well, tried everything and still poor connection..
Time to DOA the Z1?
Would a hard reset help?

Did a hard reset, no improvement

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[Q] Z Wi-Fi Problem

Hi everubody
I have strange prob with my xperia z Wi-Fi
When I want to connect to the Network and choose my network
it says obtaining IP address then my network disappeared
and I can't find it again until I restart my modem
I went to sony and they told me do the update it will solve it
I did the update .434 but still the same problem :crying:
any Idea ??
wwaleed said:
Hi everubody
I have strange prob with my xperia z Wi-Fi
When I want to connect to the Network and choose my network
it says obtaining IP address then my network disappeared
and I can't find it again until I restart my modem
I went to sony and they told me do the update it will solve it
I did the update .434 but still the same problem :crying:
any Idea ??
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Yep, search and read the forums before posting a question that has been answered hundreds of times.
No man... I've searched for the whole day... They have a problem with the signal... not like mine... Don't reply if u don't know what I'm talking about
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wwaleed said:
No man... I've searched for the whole day... They have a problem with the signal... not like mine... Don't reply if u don't know what I'm talking about
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FIrstly I do know what you are talking about, and I suggest if you want help then don't be a smart ass.
This seems to be a problem until you sucessfully connect to any network, I had to fresh reboot my router before I could connect to it, did exactly as you explain, and exactly what others talk about in the threads. For me however, once I was able to finally establish a clean connection to any WIFI network from that point on it was fine, bad signal strength but didn't constantly switch, and then finally give you a message saying authenication required.
In addition to this, I followed the following guides/fixes and either of these two work. You need to ROOT your phone though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207559&highlight=wifi+fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2216947
I did that already o_o
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When I've seen this occur, it is generally as the wifi isn't in range or barely in range, or I'm having an issue on my router. The wifi strength on an Xperia Z is pretty weak. I ended up buying a new wifi router for home it was so bad, and has been a lot better. But I did have this same behaviour when it was having trouble connecting.
When you are trying to connect, is the signal strength it is showing 4 bars, or is it low? Or varying a lot?
I'm next to the router and the signal is almost full !!
But it keep on saying obtaining IP address then it disappear
Although another devices are connected to the same router without any problems
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wwaleed said:
I'm next to the router and the signal is almost full !!
But it keep on saying obtaining IP address then it disappear
Although another devices are connected to the same router without any problems
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What channel are you using in the router?
Change it to 11.
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To be honest I don't know what channel I'm on ^o^
It says auto... Should I change to 11
I'll try that
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I juat notice that it says current channel 11
whatever >>> thank u for your help
Final solution>>> hard reset
thank u all
wwaleed said:
I juat notice that it says current channel 11
whatever >>> thank u for your help
Final solution>>> hard reset
thank u all
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Hard reset of what, the phone or router?
Hard reset for the phone cause other devices are connected to the router without any problems!!
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Engadget says Xperia SP has horrible WIFI signal strength

Does Xperia SP really have terrible WIFI strength?
If it does I am not sure I wanna buy it.
I don't have any probs with WiFi connection or connection being dropped...... think it was sorted when they updated from .211
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zolaisugly said:
I don't have any probs with WiFi connection or connection being dropped...... think it was sorted when they updated from .211
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No problem after updating to .284
No problem for me too..... :thumbup:
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My signal is pretty shocking, I've had to move my router so I can get a signal through the whole house. No other devices had any such issue.
xperia sp certainly has some problem with wifi.
you can check at sony forum also
Mine is in .211 firmware.
It has WiFi issues. It automatically disconnects even if we are in range of WiFi, & does not connect again so I have to go to the WiFi settings again to connect it
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My wifi range is about 3 meters less than my nexus 7, but it never disconnects
Awful Wifi. Even though I liked the phone, I returned it because of the horrible WiFi.
Mine is fine, just as good as my s and tablet z
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Both sony phones i have owned had poor wi fi range, xperia sp is the same compared to my old one s and my nexus 7 but its not terrible i never get drop outs in my house, just signal strength is usually a bar less than my other devices.
Mine's fine, better than the Xperia U!

[Q] Weird Wi-fi issue

I love this phone but have one strange concern, I've noticed that it likes to say my Wi fi is unstable yet I know it's perfectly stable has anybody seen this or experience it?
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Yes. I have similar problems with my wifi if I have it attached to my 5GHz wireless network that I know works fine.
It is particularly bad if the router is in N+AC mode.
Once I switched onto a 2.4GHz wireless network I haven't had the problem since.
For whatever reason my note 3 wifi has been really flaky on 5GHz.
I brought this up in the stupid questions thread a few days ago.
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I got this error a lot the first couple of days. I played with the wifi settings a lot, and it seems to have "settled" down.
I was getting "unstable" error sitting feet away from my router. However, I just walked around 200 feet away from wifi at work and noticed it was still connected.
Edit:spoke too soon. Doing the same thing now.
nespid said:
I got this error a lot the first couple of days. I played with the wifi settings a lot, and it seems to have "settled" down.
I was getting "unstable" error sitting feet away from my router. However, I just walked around 200 feet away from wifi at work and noticed it was still connected.
Edit:spoke too soon. Doing the same thing now.
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the weird thing is is that it never loses the connection and my wifi speeds stay consistent at 64mbps
I get it a lot... I tried it with my 5g and it happens once or twice a day. The 2.4 ghz is even worse it happens about 7-10 times a day. I used my MiFi and it was 3 ft from my phone and it did it as well. Not sure the cause.. I have auto switch and Bluetooth off
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This has happen to me a few times also. When It happened I looked at the connection in settings and it says very strong........but yet unstable...that doesn't make sense.
yea this happened to me..never had a wifi issue on any device but I refreshed my modem & router now all is good
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If you disable this, it will stop prompting you about that and will also stay connected to not so great WiFi (if you have crappy WiFi).
All wifi has unstable times. What ahent929 said to do is correct.
This phone is designed to detect a drop in the signal. That's why it says it's unstable. Even if you have the absolute best router in the world, keep in mind the other radio frequencies that are passing through yours as well vis a vis.
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agent929 said:
If you disable this, it will stop prompting you about that and will also stay connected to not so great WiFi (if you have crappy WiFi).
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Hum interesting. I have been having this issue as well at home. I will try the above suggestion to see if it helps. Thanks.
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drmacrofish said:
Hum interesting. I have been having this issue as well at home. I will try the above suggestion to see if it helps. Thanks.
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It should more than help, it should correct it for good and not pop up anymore about unstable anything.

Association rejected problem

I keep losing Wi-Fi connection is very annoying, does anybody know why this happens, my Wi-Fi connection says association rejected
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I keep losing Wi-Fi connection is very annoying, does anybody know why this happens, my Wi-Fi connection says association rejected
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IF u r sure thr sn't any problem in ur router So try to repair ur phone by PCC (it s best choice to know if ur phone has software problem or hardware)
btw aso check for ur router firmware is thr new update for it and ...
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Same problem after updating to a 4.3 Rom based on z1... Definitely not my Internet/router going out... Running a dd-with on latest firmware... No problems until phone was updated. Only thing that brings wifi back is resetting phone....
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tvnaderwal said:
Same problem after updating to a 4.3 Rom based on z1... Definitely not my Internet/router going out... Running a dd-with on latest firmware... No problems until phone was updated. Only thing that brings wifi back is resetting phone....
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Every update seems to have it's own bugs, this is very annoying from Sony. I can get my Wi-Fi back by switching the WiFi off then back on from phone settings.
Mainly This and the Bluetooth bug is making me think about getting the s5 for my next upgrade.
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With the nexus 6 coming up I may have to bite the bullet on that... If it shares any kind of life proofing the way Sony has gone of course. The waterproofing drew me to this to be honest... Lost to many devices because of accidents. (yay for having kids)
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Annnnd woke up to the screen being cracked.... Ughhhh damn it Sony!
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Z1s taking time to switch from wifi to LTE

Any one having issues with a long delay between getting off a wifi network and jumping on to the cellular network. Calls work fine is just the days portion that takes awhile.
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Yes happens to me all the time. Heard anything as to why this is & how to fix?
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So far opening and doing a refresh in the slick deals app has been consistent. But other than that nothing. it's almost like it needs something to tell it hey I need Internet now.
Tried disabling mobile data which works occasionally also. Airplane mode is about the same consistency.
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Yeah toggling airplane on/off is the only workaround I have. Thanks!
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Same problem here
I've been having the same problem since my Xperia Z3 Compact received the Over-the-Air update to Lollipop. I have T-Mobile too, and they had me re-enter the APN settings, to no avail. The problem persists. I will not do a Repair because I don't want a factory reset (for various obvious reasons). Plus, reading this thread tells me that a Repair won't fix the problem. Even through the two of us both have T-Mobile, I think this is a coincidence and this problem has nothing to do with the carrier. This is purely a bug in the Sony edition of the Lollipop O/S.

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