Is there a method to use to transfer files from phone to phone over wifi instead of using bluetooth?
My buddy and I work in a facility with awful cell signal and no wifi network. We often share files and have used Bluetooth File Transfer, however we were wondering if there is a way to use wifi for transfering files instead to get faster speed and greater range?
I did some looking but everything seems to be set up to use the wifi network your PC is on to transfer the files, isnt there are way to do it phone to phone without involving a PC?
I don't believe the Captivate supports WiDi (Wifi Direct), although some newer and upcoming phones do.
http://www.hoccer.com
It is on the market: Free
cpenticuff said:
http://www.hoccer.com
It is on the market: Free
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Hoccer looks interesting, but it appears to need a internet connection which we do not have due to the crappy signal inside the facility.
now that i know what it is called.....
http://blog.wirelessground.com/samsung-galaxy-s-wi-fi-direct-certification-android-2-2-froyo-update/
I found this with a quick search so I think there is hope.
After a bunch of searching it appears that the Galaxy S is capable of this but either lacks the firmware upgrade needed or else the interest from developers to play with it.
I am sure its only a matter of time though.
I've been getting a pop up window appearing pretty often that's getting very annoying now saying that it's unable to connect with pictures that show a phone a wifi signal then a red ! and then a globe with troubleshooting , cancel or retry buttons!
But I am connected and have good signal, anybody know what's going on?
Also, and I don't know if this is linked, but recently when I connect to my wifi, my phones data rate is either really good (as it should be 3ft away from router) speed check around 25mbps d/l 12 u/l or extremely poor lucky if speedtest app shows over 1mbps!!!
I've done all the usual things, reset router, checked settings, reboot phone etc, etc, any ideas?
Thank you!
Running stock 4.3
Happens for me too!
Me too, only after the 4.3 / 5.5 update.
Wi-Fi is connected at 72Mbps, just getting that annoying popup.
I've been having a problem tethering my phone to my FireTV stick. It connects fine, and has a good signal, but the speed is erratic and maxes out around 100Kb/s. Does anyone have a FTV that they've been able to tether to with no problems? It connects fine, and goes full speed on my home wifi.
There's no 2.4ghz congestion here, so it's not that, but I'm thinking maybe it's the actual 2.4ghz band the phone is broadcasting. The M preview lets you select 5ghz, and I'm wondering if that would fix it. I just don't really want to use M and lose xposed.
Chromecast gets full speed when tethered, so I know the AP is working.
Just curious if anyone has had this issue, or has any ideas. TIA
(FTV forums/amazon/etc. have been unhelpful.)
Just wanted to update. I eventually got my Nexus 6 to multiboot with Android M preview, and tried it. With regular 2.4ghz I get the same issue, but when I switched to the 5ghz band, it worked perfectly.
I have no interference on any bands here, or anything that would cause it outside of the phone. So it's something to do with 2.4ghz, or the N6 specifically.
Just glad I got it working.
Rate this thread to express how you think the LG V20's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
WIFI Multi Route Network Problem
I am having problems with wifi on my work network in the office. The explanation I got from our IT department is that the phone is having troubles with multi route setting on the network. Wifi home works without problems, but wifi at the office is not working at all. It is showing as connected but you cannot open any page nor get any internet access through any app. Anybody having this issue?
This is the first phone I've owned that has been able to fully utilize my home internet speeds. Every other phone has reduced the speeds by as much as half, and sometimes as little at 25%.
The auto switch between wifi and mobile data works great. There was nothing more frustrating than sitting in my car in front of my house, trying to pull up navigation and the phone running horrendously slow because it wanted to use my wifi that was 100 feet and 16 walls away, just because there was a signal.
I had the same issue with my wi-fi and internet signal for a time. Have you tried checking the phone lines in your area? Stactic noise in the lines may affect the stability of the signal. Have an IT expert check and replace the line if necessary to hopefully resolve the issue.
Signal strength is better than my note 7 before I sent not back I ran test checking data strength. I walked outside up the street connected to home wifi note lost connect 7 houses up the street v20 i was near 9th house
GPS accuracy, Lock speed, and reliability is poor for me. Can we vote on that?
My V20 is head and shoulders better than my Note 7 when it comes to networking performance. I had real, serious issues with throughput on the N7. My Note 3 would get ~5MB/sec transfers from my home Linux servers' SMB shares, the N7 would get 800-1000KB on a good day. The V20 is on par with the N3 on SMB, but where it REALLY shines is encrypted transfers via SCP. I can do SCP file copies at 80MB/sec reliably. It's amazing. I'm guessing we have some sort of encryption offload chip in the phone or something.
Does anyone else have this issue where the wifi cuts in and out every 30 minutes or so? I have a Netgear WNDR3400 router and I'm on Nougat 7.0
very lg-v20
lg v20 perfect phone-very speed.
my favorite phone
I agree man. Very speed. Much phone. Wow.
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I agree man. Very speed. Much phone. Wow.
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xDDDDD Made my day
Auto Proxy
OK so I investigated the issue of not having internet through WIFI although connected to network, and the issue is that the phone cannot use auto proxy? My LG G4 did not have this issue. Setting up manual proxy through Drony app solves the issue. Any way to get this working straight out of android? Seems like 7.0 took a step back in usability.
I have a Asus AC68U router and the LG V20 reports the connection speed as 78Mbps, whereas my S7 Edge shows the speed as 173Mbps while connected to the same network.
Why is the V20 connecting at such a slow speed? Have reset the router, turned off Wifi optimisation on the phone, but speeds have not improved.
Is there anything else I can try out?
krumbs said:
I have a Asus AC68U router and the LG V20 reports the connection speed as 78Mbps, whereas my S7 Edge shows the speed as 173Mbps while connected to the same network.
Why is the V20 connecting at such a slow speed? Have reset the router, turned off Wifi optimisation on the phone, but speeds have not improved.
Is there anything else I can try out?
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I have the same router. Mske sure you are connected to 5ghz and you will get adequate speed. I have no problems.
Wifi strength is good, a lot better than my G3. The download speeds are a little less than my laptop, like 35 vs 50 and 70 on 2 laptops, they may be connecting to different severs though, the speed seems to vary more on the phone. Sometimes it's slow to switch over to LTE when moving out of wifi range. Tells me no internet connection when wifi is too weak to get a good signal. Mainly an issue I think with a weak wifi signal that it's still trying to connect to.
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OK so I investigated the issue of not having internet through WIFI although connected to network, and the issue is that the phone cannot use auto proxy? My LG G4 did not have this issue. Setting up manual proxy through Drony app solves the issue. Any way to get this working straight out of android? Seems like 7.0 took a step back in usability.
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What steps do you go through to make your v20 connect to work wifi? I have a new v20 from Tmobile and upon my 1st try to connect to work wifi, i can reach the splash login page, but after entering credentials, it bounces me back to the splash page instead of verifying that I have logged in. My older Nexus 6 has no issues connecting to wifi...
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What steps do you go through to make your v20 connect to work wifi? I have a new v20 from Tmobile and upon my 1st try to connect to work wifi, i can reach the splash login page, but after entering credentials, it bounces me back to the splash page instead of verifying that I have logged in. My older Nexus 6 has no issues connecting to wifi...
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Solution to my issue: Not sure if it was a combination of things or just solely this tip from an LG rep:
Go to: Settings>Apps> (3 dots top left) > Show System> Wi-Fi > (storage>clear cache & clear data)
Tried connecting to Wifi after that and it worked on my v20. Also I entered in slightly different info in my work wifi splash page which may or may not have made a difference.
Hello, has anyone had a problem that they cannot connect to 5G on your router? My phone will not connect to 5G what ever I do, but will connect no problem to 2.4G. I've tested it with several different routers and all my other devices connect without any problems.
WiFi Issues
I was having issues with my WiFi at home only. Connected everywhere else. I found a post on this site that helped. The post was for a different issue. I just looked at all of the other settings that were available and did a little experimenting. My issue is fixed. WiFi is now good everywhere!!! I have T-Mobile so I am not sure if it will work with other carriers.
Dial-er code that got me to the right menu.
*#546368#*918#
I found that taking the metal back off my v20 improved download speed significantly!
I reported that in the discussion about people unable to get 5 GHz Wi-Fi.
I have a Redmi Note 10 Pro on the stock ROM that is fully updated.
Occasionally during the day I get the message "This wi-fi network has no access to the internet". My phone is still connected to my wifi but it cannot connect to the internet. I have tried resetting network settings but it hasnt helped. It is an intermittent issue and I cannot find anything in particular that seems to trigger it. I dont think it is an issue with my router as when I get this message I have other wifi devices (tablets, laptops, etc) that all work fine.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how I can fix this?
Thanks.
Signal strength is different for different devices and different antenna sizes.
Try ruling out hardware or antenna issues by trying to replicate the problem within 2 meters from router by running something as simple as a ping test (ping 8.8.8.8) and check for any packet loss after about 1-2 hours.
If no packet loss no hardware issue. Repeat until signal strength drops as you test the device father and father away from the router with barriers. Report back
Thanks. I have downloaded a ping test app from the app store and will give that a try tommorow.
I contacted my broadband supplier (sky) as I use their router but they claim the issue is with my phone.