Author Topic: Pondering Galaxy s3, but out of the loop a bit (Read 4770 times)

Leon · **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2012, 11:53:35 AM

Re: Pondering Galaxy s3, but out of the loop a bit

Reply #15 on: July 31, 2012, 11:53:35 AM

Give your phone a static IP on your home network (wifi settings, hold down on your home network, modify network, advanced settings)
Also might be worth checking the phone isn't set to turn wifi off when sleeping... unless you really want the battery life. Go into Wifi (overview not the indervidual network), menu, advanced, wifi sleep policy.

zpyder · **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:02:01 PM

Re: Pondering Galaxy s3, but out of the loop a bit

Reply #16 on: July 31, 2012, 12:02:01 PM

Not sure I could do the static IP on the grounds of currently being in student halls with the GF. That's what I meant by the error, devices connecting to Wifi have to be registered. I was surprised I got the phone working as I did it the same as you would a laptop, where some applet runs in the browser for 30-60 secs to confirm some settings before the MAC is authorised. Wasn't sure if the "Authentication error" could be something to do with that.

Wifi is set to stay on. I also went through service mode to turn off Wifi powersave mode.

Leon · **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:16:12 PM

Re: Pondering Galaxy s3, but out of the loop a bit

Reply #17 on: July 31, 2012, 12:16:12 PM

Hmm there is also a 3rd party app I've used before when one of the older versions of android was having problems on the corprate network... obivous ICS/touchwiz shouldn't have these issues but it may solve the problem. Give me a min to find out what it was and I'll get back to you.

zpyder · **Reply #18 on:** July 31, 2012, 13:22:53 PM

Re: Pondering Galaxy s3, but out of the loop a bit

Reply #18 on: July 31, 2012, 13:22:53 PM

This is an interesting and long thread, but leaves me wondering where the issue lies. I suspect partly with the network, and partly with the phone not being able to handle the quirky settings of the network...

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/576370-samsung-galaxy-s3-wifi-problem.html

Leon · **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2012, 14:01:08 PM

Re: Pondering Galaxy s3, but out of the loop a bit

Reply #19 on: July 31, 2012, 14:01:08 PM

Yep sounds like the same issue I was getting with the corp network last year. I can't find the app i used to get around it but I'll message a mate and see if he's still using it.

Eggtastico · **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2012, 16:58:52 PM

Re: Pondering Galaxy s3, but out of the loop a bit

Reply #20 on: July 31, 2012, 16:58:52 PM

take it back for refund & get iphone 5 in september

soopahfly · **Reply #21 on:** July 31, 2012, 18:17:37 PM

Re: Pondering Galaxy s3, but out of the loop a bit

Reply #21 on: July 31, 2012, 18:17:37 PM

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