I'm on Verizon and unless I want to (try to remember) to switch on BT every time I get in my car, I NEED to keep BT on. So just in case this happens to me (I don't have the S7 yet) as long as I have at least one BT device paired, this will be a non-issue? If that's the case, I don't have anything to worry about cause the phone will have no less than 6 BT enabled devices paired...Jambox, hubby's phone, a recessed light bulb/speaker, car, desktop computer and tablet.
I do believe i found the solution for the wifi connectivity issue, at least its what worked for me. It is related to Bluetooth. By default it appears that "to improve location accuracy" bluetooth scanning is enabled. So when you are not paired with a bluetooth device, it is constantly scanning to "improve location". You can see this by opening up bluetooth (when not paired) and you will see the scanning animation next to the on/off slider. To disable this feature, go to Settings > Location > Improve Accuracy > Bluetooth Scanning : turn it off.
Hope this resolves the issue for others as well.
I've had this turned off and it didn't help me with this issue.
I got excited when I saw this post. Sadly, this did not work for me. Still getting less then 1mb/s on a fiber line when bluetooth is turned on.
Just to clarify..."paired" doesn't meant "connected". I have six devices currently paired. I don't have anything currently CONNECTED. So does there have to be a currently CONNECTED device or just paired?