Nexus 7 wifi troubles

**thirstypotato** · 08-14-2012, 02:56 PM

Today I have encountered the only problem I have with my nexus 7. Whenever I connect to my wifi connection, I wait 5 minutes and then I'm still connected but its like I have no connection. This results in me having to turn wifi off and on over and over again. Is anyone else having this problem? And its not just for my browser as you see in my picture, its for every app.
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**still1** · 08-14-2012, 04:01 PM

How is your wifi strength? there is an option in the wifi settings to avoid poor connection..

Check if that is the issue..

Settings-->Wifi-->Menu-->Advanced-->Avoid poor connection checkbox

In your wifi name if it is avoiding due to poor connection it will display like below.

[Wifi Name]
Avoiding poor connection...

**credo** · 08-14-2012, 04:04 PM

No problems. I use my home wifi and phone as a hot spot with negative issues.

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**thirstypotato** · 08-14-2012, 04:18 PM

I had a 3-4 bar while tthis is happening, I've had my nexus for a few weeks and this is the first time its happened

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**zedorda** · 08-14-2012, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by thirstypotato

I had a 3-4 bar while tthis is happening, I've had my nexus for a few weeks and this is the first time its happened

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How old is your router/wifi source? And does it support these new wifi sleep methods?

**Bronco1227** · 08-18-2012, 04:07 PM

I also have a Nexus 7 and find that it is unable to reconnect after sleeping.
The Wifi indicator is grey, not blue. However, when I go into Settings and turn off Wifi for 10 seconds and then turn it back on, it reconnects with no problem.
It's a really annoying work-around, but seems to work for me.
Hope it helps.

**wraith404** · 08-30-2012, 04:17 PM

Unfortunately, the stock JB on N7 does NOT have the "avoid poor connections" setting. That's the issue with my router, because on my GS2 running a JB ROM, when I uncheck that I get a great connection. Something about wireless N I think, not sure. Maybe the crap *** broadcom chip in my router doing something non standard. My laptops have no issue.

**dmmarck** · 08-30-2012, 04:23 PM

Make sure it doesn't automatically turn off when sleeping. That might help. The option is in the advanced menu.

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