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kareine

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i bought my Ace for around one month time. The very big problem i faces is wi fi issue.

When i turn off and turn on back after sometimes, if fail to connect even the line is showing GOOD strength. My pc able to connect wi fi but galaxy ace failed.

So any solutions for this issues? Upgrade to gingerbread will help?
 
WIFI error in android mobiles:


If you have an android mobile and use WIFI(WLAN) often,you may encounter this.
There’s nothing to worry about this and it may seem unsolvable.
Samsung’s galaxy series’ android phones encounter this WIFI error in most cases.The reason is that the driver is not installed properly(this is the message which it shows,when rectifying it).

Solution:

You will never be able to activate WIFI in your android when this problem raises.And you cannot use WIFI hotspot feature

So all that you have to do is,


open your keypad and type in *#*#526#*#*


And wait for a few seconds till it says that the process was successful.
You wont face any problems hereafter.

IF you face it again,repeat this process

Many people include this problem in the list of disadvantages of android and cause buyers to fear about purchasing an android phone.
It’s simple,solving this.

Share this with your friends and this fact has to come to light.
Many remain unaware about solving the wifi error in android phones.
 
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i bought my Ace for around one month time. The very big problem i faces is wi fi issue.

When i turn off and turn on back after sometimes, if fail to connect even the line is showing GOOD strength. My pc able to connect wi fi but galaxy ace failed.

So any solutions for this issues? Upgrade to gingerbread will help?

I have the same problem, what did you do to get it back on?? Tried the #*#* but didn't work for me:rolleyes::mad::mad: it's getting very annoying.. Help!!!!!!!!
 
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I'm using the phone with a T-Mobile pay-as-you go SIM, with no data plan. WiFi works at home (at first connect, it locked up my router! but after resetting the router, it worked ok). It will not work with the public-access wifi network at work, despite excellent signal strength. This network is WPA/WPA2 PSK. I enter the passphrase and it says connected, and I get the initial Google mobile page, but cannot load any page beyond that, as if network is dead.

I have tried:
1) Typing *#*#526#*#* on the phone pad. Problem remains
2) Pulling battery while phone is on. Problem remains
3) Forgetting wifi node, Turning Wifi off then on from pulldown menu at top of home screen. Problem remains
4) as above, manually setting network type to WPA instead of WPA2/PSK. I see "Authenticating" then "Remembered" then "Disabled, secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK". No connection.

Note: when it does connect, before disconnecting it says 65 Mbps, so I assume that's a 802.11N type connection. Maybe the problem is specific to "N" routers (?) Anything else I can try? Seems pretty clear there's a bug here...

My phone:
Galaxy Ace GT-S5830L
Android 2.3.4 GINGERBREAD.UBKP7
Baseband S5830LUBKP7
Kernel version 2.6.35.7-perf-CL366939
se.infra@SEI-27 #1
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Change the channel of the WIFI Network :) Try >10

Thanks.
After trying various suggestions, this seemed to work - but not permanently.
I still have to experiment with various channels, enabling/disabling virtual router (I am using Windows 7 virtual router feature)...
and even though my galaxy S connects flawlessly - galaxy ace is very random, works sometimes, doesn't work most of the times ..
:((
 
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I also had problem using wifi in my home,
phone was connecting with wifi but not able to use it
which means actually not connected or connected but not able to use it

so I tried some tips above but still wasn't working
and I found another tip from other phone forum which was samsung galaxy s2

and the method is
using "use static IP" function inside the wifi advanced menu

so you need to know the IP address, gateway, netmask, DNS1 and DNS2
from your labtop or desktop from ur home which already has internet connection

you can get it from

control panel> network and internet> network and sharing center >
and click the "wireless network connection" beside the signal image
and window pops up and click the "detail..."

then there's all the information you need to type for the "use static IP"

and just one more thing, when you type the IP addres to ur phone just change the last digit so it doesn't conflict with ur home computer IP address

hope this tip works for somebody like me

thanks
 
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Hi, all, I had the same problem, too, with the wifi, though the problem only surfaced after I upgraded to GB. Everything worked fine with Froyo. Anyways, the #* thingy didn't work and neither did a trip to the Samsung service centre. I did what many other people on the net had posted. Reinstall router and change the setting from WPA to WEP. I've read that WEP is the older of the two but since I changed my router to WEP, the wifi is working just fine. Don't know why or how, as Froyo read WPA but GB does not.

Anyways, hope changing router from WPA to WEP helps you. Cheers.
 
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I also had problem using wifi in my home,
phone was connecting with wifi but not able to use it
which means actually not connected or connected but not able to use it

so I tried some tips above but still wasn't working
and I found another tip from other phone forum which was samsung galaxy s2

and the method is
using "use static IP" function inside the wifi advanced menu

so you need to know the IP address, gateway, netmask, DNS1 and DNS2
from your labtop or desktop from ur home which already has internet connection

you can get it from

control panel> network and internet> network and sharing center >
and click the "wireless network connection" beside the signal image
and window pops up and click the "detail..."

then there's all the information you need to type for the "use static IP"

and just one more thing, when you type the IP addres to ur phone just change the last digit so it doesn't conflict with ur home computer IP address

hope this tip works for somebody like me

thanks

Where would I find those infos in Windows XP? The path seems to be different in XP.
I only got "control panel" -> "network connections" -> "wireless network connection" icon. Then, when I click on it, I would just connect to the wi-fi with my computer. Or, if i do a right mouse click on that icon, I get "properties" (not "details" as mentioned above) which doesn't have any fields such as ip address or so... :mad:
Please help! :thinking:
 
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I have similar problem, but only "after updating to Gingerbread 2.3.3" and "only with a specific router", the Novatel Wireles 2352 mobile router, aka MIFI.
I have done many attempts:
- changed all settings I can on MIFI: security mode (also none), but the router doesn't have many settings to change.
- tested MIFI with other 5 clients devices: success, only smartphone fails;
- tested smartphone with other 5 routers: success, only MIFI fails;
- another Galaxy Ace with Gingerbread 2.3.3 has same problem.
- the smartphone, with Froyo 2.2, was connected succesfully.
So, seems there is a "new" incompatibility with some routers introducted in new firmware.
Now I will investigate to replicate this issue in some more configurable router.

The problem are that either some routers are not configurable, and also I don't know to check/verify very advanced settings in Android devices.

For example, the router may have old "short preamble" setting , but does new firmware accept it?
 
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