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    Possible Samsung Series 9 wifi signal strength solution

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by qmanchoo, Oct 26, 2011.

  1. qmanchoo

    qmanchoo Newbie

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    I've read many threads all over the internet about the WiFi issues on the Samsung series 9. I really want to find a solution because I really want to buy one of these laptops. Anyway, I'm a pretty savvy computer user and used to troubleshoot for a living and the solution below seems the most plausible, but I don't see that many people have tried it and it's not mentioned in many threads.

    Can a few folks that own the laptop give this a shot and let me know?

    "I can't speak for the Broadcom WiFi card, but for the Intel card (and perhaps also for the Broadcom card), the issue is with the default power management settings. If the laptop works well when plugged in and using the "Samsung Optimized" power plan but works poorly when not plugged in, this is your issue. To fix it, go to Control Panel (View by: Small icons) *or* right click on the battery icon in the system tray area, then select Power Options. For the current plan, click Change plan settings, then click Change advanced power settings. Expand Wireless Adapter Settings, expand Power Saving Mode, then set Plugged in: to "Maximum Performance". This is the only setting that works properly--I've tried all of them. Make this change for all of the power plans, or at least all of the ones you intend to use."
     
    qmanchoo, Oct 26, 2011
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  2. augerpro

    augerpro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Power management would be one of the first things people tried :)

    In my case it did make a difference, but it still sucked compared to my little Asus netbook.
     
    augerpro, Oct 26, 2011
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    brian5 Notebook Evangelist

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    Not related to power management. Samsung has fixed the problem in new Series 9 that have not arrived in USA yet.

    It involves an Intel Centrino 6300 WiFi adapter with the 3rd antenna on that going into the hinge area or up into the screen bezel.
     
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    qmanchoo Newbie

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    Great news! How do we identify these fixed laptops? Anyone have an model number?
     
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    brian5 Notebook Evangelist

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    Model numbers are different overseas. That info is hard to come by as to which have the Intel Centrino 6300. One is S.Korean one ending in A88 and maybe also the A55 model too. There are others in NL (Netherlands) and I think the B04RU (Russia) and B02SI (Singapore) may be fixed too.
    EDIT: Note that none of the points in the above paragraph should be treated as facts. It's all info that I've gleaned by doing web searches...

    Samsung USA will not give me any info on any U.S. model upgrades or new models.
     
    brian5, Oct 26, 2011
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