I have an RT-AC68P router and a Samjunk Galaxy Tab A tablet, and the wireless connection is unstable in some form or fashion only for the Galaxy. I can be browsing the web and suddenly the tablet seems to not be able to browse for a minute or two. No network error of any kind ever shows on the tablet. I just wait and it starts working for a short time.
Listening to a live audio stream in the browser is almost impossible, I guess because the stream is too unstable that it gives up and errors out after 5 seconds to 3 minutes.
Here are some examples of my experience:
I'm browsing in Chrome, some page takes forever to load (no UL/DL activity shown in the Wi-Fi arrows), shut down the browser, open Play store - only the search bar is shown because no content is downloaded for several seconds, then boom - everything downloads quickly.
Select Firefox browser in Play store, select Install, another long pause to start download, then boom it DLs fast. Open Firefox and nothing happens for ~30s, then boom stuff DLs.
Whenever there is a net pause, the Wi-Fi icon up/down arrows do not show activity, like it is waiting on something before responding.
Conclusion: There is some incompatibility with the Galaxy and my network, or the Galaxy is just junk.
The question is: Is there some setting on the router I need to change to make the 2.4GHz radio reliable for the Galaxy? I'm using channel 8 and 20MHz. My older cheap Android tablet doesn’t have any problem.
My Windows laptop and TV don't have this issue on the 2.4 band. I don't have any other networks close by that could cause interference. Disabling Wireless\Professional\Airtime Fairness and Universal Beamforming didn’t help. I even reset the OS but no change.
Listening to a live audio stream in the browser is almost impossible, I guess because the stream is too unstable that it gives up and errors out after 5 seconds to 3 minutes.
Here are some examples of my experience:
I'm browsing in Chrome, some page takes forever to load (no UL/DL activity shown in the Wi-Fi arrows), shut down the browser, open Play store - only the search bar is shown because no content is downloaded for several seconds, then boom - everything downloads quickly.
Select Firefox browser in Play store, select Install, another long pause to start download, then boom it DLs fast. Open Firefox and nothing happens for ~30s, then boom stuff DLs.
Whenever there is a net pause, the Wi-Fi icon up/down arrows do not show activity, like it is waiting on something before responding.
Conclusion: There is some incompatibility with the Galaxy and my network, or the Galaxy is just junk.
The question is: Is there some setting on the router I need to change to make the 2.4GHz radio reliable for the Galaxy? I'm using channel 8 and 20MHz. My older cheap Android tablet doesn’t have any problem.
My Windows laptop and TV don't have this issue on the 2.4 band. I don't have any other networks close by that could cause interference. Disabling Wireless\Professional\Airtime Fairness and Universal Beamforming didn’t help. I even reset the OS but no change.
