HTC work around to improve wifi:
I've "had" the poor wifi reception issue just as many of you have described in previous posts. I call HTC and spoke with a very helpful tech support agent. She was very helpful and importantly "cured" my wifi issues. Below are the steps we took:
BACKUP your DATA ...
1. Factory Data Reset (home, menu, settings,privacy >Factory Data Reset)
Phone will warn about erasing all data, so make sure your data is backed up..
2. After phone restarts: (takes about 3 minutes)
a.OBE (Out of Box Experience) starts (skip to setting up Gmail account).
b. Skip to complete OBE and allow Evo to finish booting.
c.On home screen, touch menu, settings, wireless & networks.
3. Enter wifi settings via wifi settings (set up and manage wireless access points)
a. Touch WI-FI (Turn on Wi-Fi)
4.Under Wi-Fi networks select desired network.
a. Enter network password and verify info.
b. Connect
5.Touch network name to view connection details (Status-connected, speed, channel, signal strength, security, and ip address. My speed went from 1 or sometimes 11Mbps to 48Mbps!
6. Return arrow to previous page (Wireless & networks)
a. Scroll down and uncheck "Mobile Network".
b. Touch home. All Apps, Internet.
c. Don't enter your PCS phone #.
7. Touch address bar and enter the following web address to test your speed:
mobilespeedtest.com, enter
8. Touch "run speed test" and note results..
a. re-run speed test with the 1Mb file as suggested.
9. I like the "speedtest.net app in the market. I use it on my 3Gs and my Touch Pro
Notes: On back to back speed tests using speedtest.net with the 3Gs and the Evo, the Evo returned
3060kbps vs 3Gs 4269kbps.
Evo Wi-Fi strength indicator showed "0" bars to only "1" bar for the duration of the test.
The 3Gs had a steady bandwidth needle while the Evo displayed an erratic bandwidth needle.
Bottom line is that I can now connect with my router which is 3 levels down in my home..
I hope this info helps.
tristar2
