Fast Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems

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Certain [[wikipedia:Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile devices ([[wikipedia:Mobile phone|mobile phones]], [[wikipedia:Tablet computer|tablets]]) may connect to Wi-Fi and work for a time but then "hang" or disconnect. The cause appears to be a bug in certain [[wikipedia:Texas Instruments|TI]] Wi-Fi drivers most commonly used in certain [[wikipedia:Motorola Mobility|Motorola]] products.
Certain [[wikipedia:Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile devices ([[wikipedia:Mobile phone|mobile phones]], [[wikipedia:Tablet computer|tablets]]) may connect to Wi-Fi and work for a time but then "hang" or disconnect. The cause appears to be a bug in certain [[wikipedia:Texas Instruments|TI]] Wi-Fi drivers most commonly used in certain [[wikipedia:Motorola Mobility|Motorola]] products.
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The best solution may be to replace the Android device with a completely different device, if possible.
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The best solution may be to replace the Android device with a completely different device, if possible, that works properly everywhere.
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Otherwise, a possible work-around is to disable [[wikipedia:Wireless Multimedia Extensions|WMM or WME (Wireless Multimedia Extensions)]] in the wireless access point or wireless router (not the mobile device), but that's at the expense of WMM/WME functionality, and is only possible where you control the wireless access point or wireless router (not in other places).
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Otherwise, a possible work-around (where you control the wireless access point or wireless router, but not in other places) is to either:
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<li>disable [[wikipedia:Wireless Multimedia Extensions|WMM or WME (Wireless Multimedia Extensions)]] in the wireless access point or wireless router (not the mobile device), at the expense of WMM/WME functionality; or</li>
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<li>replace the wireless access point or wireless router with a completely different device that's more tolerant of mobile device issues.</li>
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</ol>
== Slow wireless speed ==
== Slow wireless speed ==

Latest revision as of 18:17, 25 January 2012

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