HI there, I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi version which is having connectivity issues, I have read online that there are many with the same problem but havent been able to find a solution. When you connect to the WiFi the connection works but for some reason after a few days it stops working. The tab shows that you are connected and I get full bars but you just can't connect.
For the first phone in the series, see Samsung Galaxy (original). Wiki as never seen before with video and photo. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, SM-T210 (WiFi), SM-T211 (3G), SM-T215 (4G), 2013, Android, 7, 1024x600. (dual-SIM); SM-N7505 (4G/LTE model/Qualcomm Snapdragon chip/international).
I have tried Samsung online support and they dont want to know about it because I am in Australia, they ask me to call Australian support. I call Samsung Australia and they don't know how to fix the problem. Note that I have done a hard reset in the past and it has fixed the problem but it just comes back after a few days. Any help is appreciated. I have a Cradlepoint router with a Verizon broadband card.
Been using the same combo for years. In all that time I've never had the router be the cause of losing connectivity. I can see in the router software when Verizon stops working, & it's always the data card. I reconnect with the data card & off I go. Not complaining about Verizon because sometimes days go by that I don't have to reset, but if I have a problem, it's never the router.
Also, to the person who doesn't get the dialog to enter a password - if you are connecting to a router that does MAC filtering but doesn't have a password, I don't think you will get an error message or option to enter a password. When I first got my Wifi Tab I forgot to add the MAC to the router, and that's exactly what happened. Added the MAC & I've been good to go ever since. Well, we have a Cisco WAP 2000 and no need to say that is NOT a shitty wap. There is never an issue to connect our laptops to the wap. Got a tab2 Wifi & mobile.
In the initial setup, 'network disabled, poor connection'. After the initial setup via the settings, same thing.
AFter a factory rest, same thing. It finds the Wifi, connects, gets an IP adress, and then gives always the same message. Very strange because all the other devices connect without problems, also my HTC sense, my wife's Xperia, my HP laptop, her Samsung laptop. So I find it hard to believe that is would be the wap who causes the problem!
Any ideas here? Let's start with the basics. I don't want to sound condescending or anything, but we should cover the basics before resorting to more drastic measures. If you don't know the answer to one or more of these questions, ask and maybe we can help. Also, what version of Android are you running; most people run 4.0.4 these days, but 3.2 is still rather popular and seems to be more prone to these issues. Is the WiFi is turned on? Is the tablet out of airplane mode?
Can you see a message appear every 10 seconds or so that it is actively scanning? Are any public WiFi signals appearing, for instance if you take it to a Starbucks or other public WiFi hot spot?
Has it ever worked in the past? If so, have you made any changes since it last worked? Have you tried taking it back to the store you bought it from and asking them to try and connect it? Have you tried a factory reset? I have wifi issues with all my Samsung devices at home.
I have a Netgear CG3100 in my bedroom, where I mainly use my devices. Full wifi signal from this router and it will drop off a lot.
I have a Netgear WGT634U in my garage also broadcasting a WLAN. I get 2 bars (half as much) coverage from my bedroom - works perfectly. Both routers are Netgear.
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Previous to the CG3100 I had a Billion BiPAC 4707 VGO I think it is. Would act the same as the CG3100. The WGT634U has an Atheros WLAN chip in it. From a quick look, I think the CG3100 has Broadcom. I am not 100% sure, but I think it comes down to which WiFi chipset is in your router.
Some chis just don't play well together. Any other wireless devices I have (Toshiba L650 laptop) has no issue with the CG3100 wifi. I always go back to what I've always said.
If you can possibly plug a cable in that's the best option. Wifi still bites the big wang in my opinion. The convenience and versatility of new tablet and phone devices make it worth putting up with dodgfy wifi though.
You just have to search out hardware that will work with your brands. Log in to home page of Router Collect data required, password, email addresses etc Wireless password. RESTORE router back to factory settings, not just reboot enter back passwords, email addresses connect back tablet to router through wireless and will work. This has to be done through a pc ethernet connection if using fibre optic broadband, you do not need passwords to log on. Could not work out why my Samsung phoneand tablet connected at home but not at training centre, done this and both work now perfect.
Have an ace and netgear router. The ace actually connects fine when i turn the computer wifi connection off. I just can't connect the galaxy ace when the computer is online. I just wanted to add one suggestion nobody here seems to have addressed. Just because the galaxy works everywhere but home, it still doesn't mean it's your router. Some internet access providers don't let you connect with more than one device at a time.
If you are already connected and try to connect with another device, they will block it. When you signed up for internet access, did you check off the box saying you were going to be connecting with more than one device? If you connect everywhere but home, try turning your computer off or just clicking on your computer wifi connection and turning off the wifi, then try connecting with your phone.
In my case the phone connects 100% no problem when i shut off the computer wifi connection. So I have a Samsung tab 2 10.1 which keeps losing wifi. It was fine for about 4/5 months but now won't stay connected. My husband has exactly the same model (bought together) and his is fine. Its got to the point where I cant even load a web page without losing connection. I have tried all the below to no avail. Resetting the router whilst 'forgetting' the connection on the tab and reconnecting again.
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Resetting the whole tab. I tried to connect several times as a blank canvass, with just factory settings no apps etc, still kept losing connection. Switching off husbands tab to see if its the router getting stroppy about having two tabs online. Don't know what else to try. It can't be the router, all other devices (2 x laptops, 2 x mobiles, Wii, Playstation, husbands tab 2, ipod touch) all work fine at the same time with no connectivity issues.
Is there anything else to try or have I just got a broken tab?