Slow wifi on N5

extorian · Dec 12, 2013

NCguy said:
can you post the script somewhere?

It really is so short it would be less hassle to provide instructions on how to make it. So, in Tasker...

New Profile -> give it a name -> State -> Net -> Wifi Connected -> hit magnifying glass on SSID -> Select your home SSID -> Back -> New Task -> give it a name "Mobile Data off" -> Add -> Net -> Mobile Data -> Set Off -> Back -> Back (should be back on Profiles list now). Long press "Mobile Data off" -> Add Exit Task -> New Task -> give it a name "Mobile Data on" -> Add -> Net -> Mobile Data -> Set On -> Back several times to home screen.

Done.

NCguy · Dec 13, 2013

extorian said:
It really is so short it would be less hassle to provide instructions on how to make it. So, in Tasker...

New Profile -> give it a name -> State -> Net -> Wifi Connected -> hit magnifying glass on SSID -> Select your home SSID -> Back -> New Task -> give it a name "Mobile Data off" -> Add -> Net -> Mobile Data -> Set Off -> Back -> Back (should be back on Profiles list now). Long press "Mobile Data off" -> Add Exit Task -> New Task -> give it a name "Mobile Data on" -> Add -> Net -> Mobile Data -> Set On -> Back several times to home screen.

Done.

great script but you must be on verizon or another CDMA. The toggles apparently only work on CDMA unless you have a plug in. My plug in, secure settings, was apparently broken by the 4.2.2 OTA. I'm looking into a fix. Thanks again.

extorian · Dec 13, 2013

I'm on GSM in the UK (we don't have any CDMA networks). I saw the message in Tasker about it may not work, but it certainly does. If you tell it to turn Mobile Data on or off then go into the actual phone's settings you can see it has been toggled correctly. Furthermore you can see the H / 3G / G icon on the signal strength disappear/reappear. It is certainly working fine for me.

NCguy · Dec 13, 2013

extorian said:
I'm on GSM in the UK (we don't have any CDMA networks). I saw the message in Tasker about it may not work, but it certainly does. If you tell it to turn Mobile Data on or off then go into the actual phone's settings you can see it has been toggled correctly. Furthermore you can see the H / 3G / G icon on the signal strength disappear/reappear. It is certainly working fine for me.

Interesting. I'm on T-Mobile GSM in the US and it definitely wasn't toggling for me.

divinemyth99 · Dec 14, 2013

NCguy said:
Interesting. I'm on T-Mobile GSM in the US and it definitely wasn't toggling for me.

T-Mobile in the US, Android 4.2.2... it works, but I can understand why you would think it doesn't. Because you're changing the setting it from under the Android settings widget, you might not see the setting toggle in system settings->More-> mobile networks.

Instead, test that it's working in tasker. Disconnect from Wi-Fi, then load the disable data task and click the play button. You should see the signal bar lose the connection (no E,3,H). Now load the enable task and click play; it should reconnect.

bblzd · Dec 14, 2013

Llama allows you to easily automate Data on/off as well. However as I mentioned though this worked for me at first I believe it has more to do with the Location mode.

At the very least it's an issue with interference from different antennas.

meangreenie · Dec 15, 2013

bblzd said:
Llama allows you to easily automate Data on/off as well. However as I mentioned though this worked for me at first I believe it has more to do with the Location mode.

At the very least it's an issue with interference from different antennas.

I got the same problem on my nexus 4 too. It was fine for a whole year, then when KitKat came out for it....... boom.......problem with slow WiFi when connecting alongside 2g.. so it has to be an error in the KitKat code.

NCguy · Dec 15, 2013

divinemyth99 said:
T-Mobile in the US, Android 4.2.2... it works, but I can understand why you would think it doesn't. Because you're changing the setting it from under the Android settings widget, you might not see the setting toggle in system settings->More-> mobile networks.

Instead, test that it's working in tasker. Disconnect from Wi-Fi, then load the disable data task and click the play button. You should see the signal bar lose the connection (no E,3,H). Now load the enable task and click play; it should reconnect.

I stand corrected. On closer inspection you are indeed right that it does work on US T-Mobile. I'm anxious now to engage it and see the wifi improve.

Many thanks!

divinemyth99 · Dec 15, 2013

extorian said:
... give it a name "Mobile Data off" -> Add -> Net -> Mobile Data -> Set Off

Right after this is a good time to do "Add->Alert->Flash" and enter "Disable Mobile Data". Then repeat (with different text, obviously) the same in the task that enables mobile data.

These will give you a nice Toast when your tasks run, which can be useful for troubleshooting if you suspect they aren't running for some reason.

Must say, seems to be working great so far. I've had 50Mbit all day. Normally it drops down to 5Mbps after 30 minutes or so.

extorian · Dec 15, 2013

Still working here too.

bblzd said:
Llama allows you to easily automate Data on/off as well. However as I mentioned though this worked for me at first I believe it has more to do with the Location mode.

It may well affect Location too. Even with WiFi and GPS on, the phone will still access the Mobile network to get a low accuracy location because knowing your rough location vastly speeds up getting a GPS lock (that's part of Assisted-GPS).

Interestingly, this is what the "supl" part in the APN Type is meant to toggle, but I didn't have any luck changing that. Not all networks support APN Type strings.

bblzd · Dec 15, 2013

Forgot to say setting 2.4Ghz on my frequency band is what fixed my home WiFi issues permanently. Auto would be ideal but my home network is 2.4 and it seems to cause the random issues.

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extorian · Dec 15, 2013

bblzd said:
Forgot to say setting 2.4Ghz on my frequency band is what fixed my home WiFi issues permanently. Auto would be ideal but my home network is 2.4 and it seems to cause the random issues.

Definitely didn't fix it for me. Tried 2.4 only, 5 only, Auto. The problem here is that there are many things that can make your WiFi slow.

muEcke* · Dec 15, 2013

Hmm seems to be hardware specific. Can't force the problem here with FRITZ! hardware...

extorian · Dec 15, 2013

muEcke* said:
Hmm seems to be hardware specific. Can't force the problem here with FRITZ! hardware...

More likely to be network specific. I've got two identical N5s purchased at the same time. I have the issue on one but not the other. Only difference is the network.

NCguy · Dec 18, 2013

extorian said:
It really is so short it would be less hassle to provide instructions on how to make it. So, in Tasker...

New Profile -> give it a name -> State -> Net -> Wifi Connected -> hit magnifying glass on SSID -> Select your home SSID -> Back -> New Task -> give it a name "Mobile Data off" -> Add -> Net -> Mobile Data -> Set Off -> Back -> Back (should be back on Profiles list now). Long press "Mobile Data off" -> Add Exit Task -> New Task -> give it a name "Mobile Data on" -> Add -> Net -> Mobile Data -> Set On -> Back several times to home screen.

Done.

Extorian, just a note to tell you that this N5 runs like a different device after running this script for a few days. Seems you really nailed it. Thanks again.

t2002 · Dec 18, 2013

Yes, I've been running this for a couple of days and all my problems have disappeared.

Good work!

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extorian · Dec 18, 2013

Yep - can report the same here. Working fine since using the Tasker workaround.

I wish I knew the root cause though.

norwoodesteel · Dec 26, 2013

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bosscellular.wifi.boost&hl=en

this app temporarily fixes the problem. maybe the app holds some clue to the real problem?
but you can see how it degrades down to 30-40mbps and then i hit the app and it immediately goes above 200 mbps.

markdapimp · Dec 26, 2013

norwoodesteel said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bosscellular.wifi.boost&hl=en

this app temporarily fixes the problem. maybe the app holds some clue to the real problem?
but you can see how it degrades down to 30-40mbps and then i hit the app and it immediately goes above 200 mbps.

I think its bull shting your speeds lol

NCguy · Dec 26, 2013

markdapimp said:
I think its bull shting your speeds lol

if those are Speedtest.net results that's testing more than wifi it's actually testing internet speed as well. I've never seen an internet connection that fast and I seriously doubt that there's a mobile phone capable of downloading at 300mbps. I've at least never seen anything near that speed.

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