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ivanpang
Jun 17, 2017Follower
Samsung Galaxy S8 not working on Orbi RBR40
Galaxy S8 keeps connecting Orbi wifi with message "internet may not be available" then logging off again but all other devices including iOs, TV and laptop can connect quite well. I'm using 1000M int...
PaulOckenden
Aug 16, 2017Star
People's wifi connection fails after their PHONE receives a firmware update and people lash out at Netgear rather than Samsung?
- Retired_MemberAug 16, 2017
PaulOckenden wrote:People's wifi connection fails after their PHONE receives a firmware update and people lash out at Netgear rather than Samsung?
ivanpang wrote:Galaxy S8 keeps connecting Orbi wifi with message "internet may not be available" then logging off again but all other devices including iOs, TV and laptop can connect quite well. I'm using 1000M internet connection in Hong Kong with maximum speed around 450-550M in my other router - ASUS RT-AC68U. This Orbi only runs around 250M something. I'm very disappointed.
Other devices are confirmed to be experiencing the same behavior, not just the S8+.
Chromecasts, iOS devices, Surface Pro (2017)'s.
- StkasmAug 16, 2017Apprentice
Let's not mix all these things and stay on topic. The problem with Samsung has a clear start in a form of software update and clear end - new software update. Samsung S8 problem is really severe and reproducable by every single owner with updated software. If you search the Internet, you find that S8 stopped working properly with Google WiFi and some other connected systems.
Many people never had any problems with iOS devices, Chromecast or something else. I have 4 iOS devices of different generations, from iPad Air the newest 10.5 Pro and they are perfectly happy with Orbi.
- Retired_MemberAug 16, 2017
Stkasm wrote:Let's not mix all these things and stay on topic. The problem with Samsung has a clear start in a form of software update and clear end - new software update. Samsung S8 problem is really severe and reproducable by every single owner with updated software. If you search the Internet, you find that S8 stopped working properly with Google WiFi and some other connected systems.
Many people never had any problems with iOS devices, Chromecast or something else. I have 4 iOS devices of different generations, from iPad Air the newest 10.5 Pro and they are perfectly happy with Orbi.
The issues are not mixed, they're the same. Having had the same baseband version on my S8+ and it worked well prior to 1.11.x, it's easy to confirm that the problem was introduced with the 1.11.x branch. The Surface Pro (2017) exhibits the exact same problem at the exact same time that the S8+ and the Chromecasts exhibit the problem. This occurs whether the S8+ is in the environment or not.