WI-FI connection repeatedly goes"Limited" on Windows 8 Tablet

Anonymous
2012-11-19T03:19:37+00:00

I bought  an Acer Iconia W700 and upon using Wi-Fi i noticed that my connection kept getting interrupted. It says i have  "Limited" connectivity. I thought it was a temporary server or router problem,  but upon further observation ( with my Ipad on the same network) i found out it was only the Iconia who is exhibiting the problem. I complained and had the unit replaced after a day but sadly, the new replacement is having the same problem.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-11-24T16:15:19+00:00

    Found an alternative solution as well.

    Open network and sharing  > change adapter settings > wifi adaptor properties > configure > power management > uncheck "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"

     then go to your battery settings

    Battery icon > more power options > power saving / balanced / high performance > change plan settings > change advanced power settings > wireless adaptor settings  > power saving mode  > on battery >  change to low or medium power saving (although troubleshoot says medium power saving should fix the problem, I chose the low power saving, so far no hiccups with the "limited" connectivity.)

    I tired your suggestion and didn't work for me.

    Are you using it with the dock + power plugin or running it on the battery?

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-11-24T18:05:58+00:00

    i finally got it working. i tried the other methods as well but still had the problem. i went to acer and downloaded the wifi drivers, uninstalled the device in device manger, restart pc, went back to device mmanager and looked for the unknown device. i then right click unknown device and installed the driver from acer.

    it has been 3 days with no disconnect or limited status. also, the wifi now autoconnects if u tick the box to autoconnect. previously i still had to connect manually.

    it seems to be much more stable now.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-11-24T18:28:15+00:00

    i finally got it working. i tried the other methods as well but still had the problem. i went to acer and downloaded the wifi drivers, uninstalled the device in device manger, restart pc, went back to device mmanager and looked for the unknown device. i then right click unknown device and installed the driver from acer.

     

    it has been 3 days with no disconnect or limited status. also, the wifi now autoconnects if u tick the box to autoconnect. previously i still had to connect manually.

     

    it seems to be much more stable now.

     

    Thanks for the update. 

    I noticed Acer just released a driver 2 days ago.

    I hope, it will fix the issue.

    For download: HERE

    Edit: 224 MB for a wifi driver..????

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-11-26T11:43:01+00:00

    ive tried this new driver...but it doesn't work...however i think it happens less often than before,but it still happens...so sad

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-11-26T11:55:28+00:00

    ive tried this new driver...but it doesn't work...however i think it happens less often than before,but it still happens...so sad

    Yah... It's a sad case. I will call Acer tomorrow. I'm from Singapore.

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