[Nexus 7 General] krelvinaz:
I see a lot of people stating they have issues with using WiFi, staying connected, Slow transmissions, dropped connections to hotspots etc... while others are not having any issues.

I'm in the group without any issues despite the fact that I use a number of access points throughout the day both at home and at work.

I think some of the slowness issues that some are having is more due to their network access rather than the actually WiFi device they are connecting to but others seem to be having real connectivity issues.

Since I have a number of Access Points here at the house, I have been doing some testing to see if I had any specific issues with any of them.

For reference, I have a fairly fast network connection. I have a Cox Business network connection (50MB/5MB - 16 IP block) so there is plenty of network speed to eliminate the network access as a slowness factor. I was able to also isolate some of the Access Points to IP's that are not being used by any other devices. Note that I use different channels for most of these Access points so they don't interfer with each other much.

While I can see neighbor access points, they are all low enough not to be an issue.

I didn't see any slowness with services like YouTube, HuluPlus, Netflix or Internet browsing with any of these. I didn't lose connections to any of them either while the device was "sleeping", and continued to get pushed email (Touchdown to work) while connected to them all.

Below are the 5 access points and the 1 Hotspot I tested...

Buffalo WHR-HP-G300N - SSID: Brutus

Protocol: WPA2 PSK AES

This my residential router that the rest of the family uses and the primary access point that I use for my phones and my Nexus 7 most of the time.

DLink DAP-1522 - SSID: TVGuy

Protocol: WPA/WPA2 AES

This is actually setup as a Bridge between the Buffalo and the TV area. I connected to this just to give another test point. The Nexus 7 doesn't see the 5GHz bands on this as it doesn't support it. I tested this connection for about 6 hours without any issues.

TRENDnet TEW-432BRP Smurf Router - SSID: Bizhub

Protocol: WPA2/PKS AES

This is a CHEAP router, blue like a Smurf. This is on the business side for testing. I've had attacks on this router by someone who thought it was really a printer. I use this connection a lot to access the business side which is separated from the Residential side. Have many many hours of connections with this very cheap router without any issues.

Netgear WNDR3700v2 - SSID: Disconnected

Protocol: WPA/WPA2 PSK

This is the same router we use at work, throughout the building linked to the same SSID. This is going to replace the Buffalo Access point eventually when I get more time, but right now is setup for testing. The Nexus 7 doesn't see the 5GHz bands on this as it doesn't support it. I used this for about 4 hours without any issues.

Linksys WRT54G - SSID: RouterT11

Protocol: WPA/TKIP

This was an unused router that I have not used for a couple years. I plugged it in, and set it up to give this old warhorse a try with the Nexus 7. No real issues except locating the power supply for it, was in the wrong box. I just got done using this for about 7 hours including overnight without any issues.

Samsung SCH-LC11 LTE 4G WiFi Hotspot

Protocol: WPA2 AES 3G/4G Device

I carry this with me to provide WiFi Internet access when I am away from the office or home and need a high speed connection for various devices that will work with WiFi. The Nexus 7 works pretty good with this getting speeds up to about 8MB when in 4G mode. 3G mode is a bit dismal but then it is 3G and it is dismal with all devices I use with it when it is in that mode.

I didn't have the WiFi connection drop on this connection using the Nexus 7. I have the hotspot setup to not timeout devices or its connection and so far, I've not had it drop a connection when working properly, but I haven't let it go for hours on end either. So not a really extensive test. It has a battery life of about 4 hours unless it gets a power source.

HTC Rezound Tethering

This is my current phone. I really didn't test tethering to it because it doesn't work real well with this yet. Since I carry a HotSpot device, I have not had any real pressure to look into this.

Other Devices/Access Points

What have others tested with success or issues?