Has anyone heard anything about the wifi capabilities of the new Nexus 7? Any potential for an improved antenna situation? I have noticed that my laptop and my Nexus 4 both get significantly better wifi reception than my current Nexus 7. I'm hoping my new Nexus 7 will solve that problem...
Nexus 7 Wifi
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Care for an objective answer? Zero problems. I use it all over my house, which is large, including my backyard. Never had a single drop yet. If you're having a lot of issues on it but not your other devices, then you could have a defective unit but there's nothing wrong with the 2013 N7's WiFi radio itself at all.
I am also not having any issues with my WiFi.
Be sure you not comparing 5ghz to 2.4 ghz since the nexus 7 can do either. 5ghz is less likely to have interference issues but shorter range and does not penetrate walls very well.
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Be sure you not comparing 5ghz to 2.4 ghz since the nexus 7 can do either. 5ghz is less likely to have interference issues but shorter range and does not penetrate walls very well.
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TraderGary
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I've been all over the city with my Nexus 7, restaurants, offices, stores, etc and I'm solid everywhere. And of course it's solid on my home WiFi.
Nexus 7 (2013)
Nexus 7 (2013)
My DNA can get slighly further away from the house, maybe 10 to 20 feet. But Nexus has no issues getting anywhere in the house. The DNA is a bit of a freak when it comes to wifi as it goes further than any other phone has for me.
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I believe it does have an improved antenna. From what I understand, the 2012 N7 didn't support Miracast due to a lack of a dual antenna. The 2013 N7 does support miracast, which leads me to believe it has a dual antenna. For me, websites load quickly - more quickly than they did on the 2012 model.
I get a very stable and fast connection at my office but then I get a lot of dropped connections at home. At work, I've got a Linksys WRT55AG using WPA-PSK. This router is an old workhorse and has always delivered solid performance. At home, I'm using a new amped wireless RTA-15...I have a large house with lots of walls so I have tried to go with the most powerful router I could find. But I get constant drops and it's frustrating. I'm going to try a different encryption to see if that helps.
I have a similar experience to Roffles. At work, wifi performance is solid, but at home (with a few walls), performance is fair to poor. My guess is that the poor performance is due to interference from devices in neighboring houses also using 2.4GHz. I've had no problems with my Galaxy S3 at home (and my wife's Apple devices work perfectly), but the N7 2013 gives me headaches.
When I'm having connection problems at home, if I turn off wifi and turn it back on, then I get data flow again immediately. But after one or two web page views, the problem returns. This is usually in the morning as opposed to other times; I don't know why.
When I'm having connection problems at home, if I turn off wifi and turn it back on, then I get data flow again immediately. But after one or two web page views, the problem returns. This is usually in the morning as opposed to other times; I don't know why.
If you have a lot of space then you should have multiple Access Points. You can't just turn up the router's output signal and expect it to cover more area since the device has to respond back and it's output is fixed. Of course the downside of multiple Access Points is you need to run cable since things like repeater cut speed. Running cable is expensive, but the only way to go if you have a lot of space to cover.
If you don't use WPA2 only for security, you won't get 'n' speeds (greater than 54Mbps) from a 2.4GHz WiFi router.
I switched this on my router and got way better streaming on 2.4GHz.
Get an App like Wifi Analyzer and walk around your house. You may be surprised to see how many 2.4 GHz networks you can see and how weak your signal is compared to them. Also, make sure you router is operating on channels 1, 6 or 11. Any other channel will overlap.
With the new Nexus 7 another option is to get a router that supports 5Ghz. The range of 5Ghz is not as good and walls can be an issue, but the channels do not overlap and tend to have a lot less traffic (interference).
Thanks for the excellent advice, jerrykur. I have noticed the crush of 2.4GHz wifi networks using Wifi Analyzer on my phone, but it didn't occur to me to try that with my tablet while walking around. I will definitely do that.
We've been using the Actiontec router that was installed with my FiOS for over two years; I just ordered an Asus RT-AC66U router to take over the wireless function. I am looking forward to switching to 5Ghz to see if that improves the situation, although I do have some walls. Hopefully, if it does not, the better antennae and wireless N will combine to improve the signals at my house on 2.4GHz.
We've been using the Actiontec router that was installed with my FiOS for over two years; I just ordered an Asus RT-AC66U router to take over the wireless function. I am looking forward to switching to 5Ghz to see if that improves the situation, although I do have some walls. Hopefully, if it does not, the better antennae and wireless N will combine to improve the signals at my house on 2.4GHz.
yes, I really do need to crawl under the house one of these days and wire CAT-6 to a few rooms for potential access points. that will probably be the only solution going forward. but for now, i'm going to try channel 6 and investigate the encryption method because the router says "wpa mixed" and not the usual "wpa-psk". i've only got one neighbor across the street who is close enough to interfere on 2.4ghz so it could be a combination of channel interference, range, and non-standard encryption dropping the connection.
I got this from a WiFi Planet article.
"Use WPA2 security - For the high speeds on wireless N or AC routers you must use WPA2 security with AES encryption. Using WPA or WEP security with TKIP encryption will dramatically reduce bandwidth. Most routers offer a mixed WPA/WPA2 mode, but you should use WPA2 only. Homes should use the personal (PSK) mode, which is the easiest to setup and businesses should use the enterprise (RADIUS) mode which requires an external authentication server.
Most devices you have should support WPA2 security, but if you have some that don?t consider using an older router with a newer one as mention in the previous section."
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This morning, I was using my Nexus 7 (2013) and everything was going great. Then all of a sudden, the WiFi disconnected and won't reconnect. I tried turning off the Wifi and back on. I also tried a restart. Still not connecting. Not sure what's going on. My other devices are working. Any ideas?
EDIT: Well a quick restart of my router seemed to fix the issue. Everything else was connecting except the Nexus 7.
EDIT: Well a quick restart of my router seemed to fix the issue. Everything else was connecting except the Nexus 7.
did some testing last night and here are my anecdotal results:
1. i left encryption alone. "wpa mixed" is the same meaning as wpa-wpa2. encryption is not the reason for signal problems (thanks for the advise)
2. i set the channel to automatic and installed a wifi analyzer per your recommendation. distant neighbors are using channels 6 and 11 at very faint but still present dBm that sort of pops in and out. my router has automatically chosen channel 5. this has improved my reception (thanks again for the advise)
3. i rotated my router in a different direction so the antennas and unit are pointed more into the open. this had the most notable impact on improving signal strength.
4. and for the bad news - i still get connection drops. but i have an interesting observation. i only get signal drops while physically holding the device in landscape mode. if i put it in my stand on landscape, no signal drops. if i hold it portrait, no signal drops.
Can anyone replicate my finding that holding the (naked) device in landscape is causing connection problems? I think the antenna is located on the left side of the device and the hand is causing signal interference.
OK, I have a 2013 Nexus 7 and a 2013 Nexus 4. Sitting in the same spot, I use the wifi analyzer on each. The signal strength is noticably less on the 7 than on the 4. Only using WPA2 AES. The bad news is that I have an iPAD2 and its signal strength is better. BTW, I tested the 7 with and without the back case and no difference.
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