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Some Users Seeing Poor Wi-Fi Reception on New iPad
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I just love my TC... Never have an issue with it. So when I get an iPad, I should be worry free!
At the office I use a LinkSys router and I always have to reset it. What happened to LinkSys? My old WRT54G was rock solid...
At the office I use a LinkSys router and I always have to reset it. What happened to LinkSys? My old WRT54G was rock solid...
It's a case of Apple stuff works best with err...Apple stuff. I have a virtually new Draytek gigabit cable router...Worked well, and has a satisfying array of antennae, but the TC with no aerials at all just works better. I used the Dratek with the TC at fiirst thinking it would be better at dealing with wifi than the TC...nope, the TC beats it up.
My new iPad is wifi only and I never look at the bars. I just react based on the speed of loading web pages and email, and the ability of streaming content to load quickly and play without stuttering. To that extent, my new iPad is faster than my iPad 1 (probably expected due to better CPU/GPU) and even a bit faster than my iPhone 4s on wifi.
The wifi problems I've had at home have been due to Time Warner modems crapping out and/or needing to reset the router. I use an Airport Extreme and there is a specific order of operations to reset connections in the event of a power or cable outage. If I accidentally deviate from that order, I can get really poor or no wifi connectivity until I re-do the process.
The wifi problems I've had at home have been due to Time Warner modems crapping out and/or needing to reset the router. I use an Airport Extreme and there is a specific order of operations to reset connections in the event of a power or cable outage. If I accidentally deviate from that order, I can get really poor or no wifi connectivity until I re-do the process.
My new iPad has been randomly dropping my network connection while using wifi. It says I am still connected (with plenty of bars), but I have no internet connectivity whatsoever (all apps) until I toggle the wifi switch off and back on, at which point it starts working again. It can work fine for long periods of time, and then it will randomly stop working. And throughout this whole process, my iPhone is connecting through the same router with no issues, so it's not just a flaky router.
Maybe they're not as smart as you and dont know to do that. Your post would have been better if you just suggested it instead of implying they're stupid for not knowing. Real problem around here is posts like yours.
For weeks, we've had a new headline every time someone took a photo of a component that could, maybe be used in the new iPad. At least this is a genuine story - perhaps not a huge story - but at least a real one.
This has been my experience as well, I was pleasantly surprised that my iPad 3 performed better than my 2. Maybe I had a bad 2? Joking.
That's precisely what happens to me. Except I didn't try toggling Wi-Fi off and on and usually just wait around 5 minutes until it works again automatically.
I have a TC, too, and get a great wifi signal and it maximizes the speed available from my crummy Verizon router/modem.
I just can't remember who suggested that I get the TC, but I know he's someone on MR...so thanks, whoever.
No Problem here and I too run a TC and a Extreme for extension in the whole house.
Never had any problems since I switched to all Apple gear.
Take that as you like.
Never had any problems since I switched to all Apple gear.
Take that as you like.
I was having the exact same issue, more at work than on my home Airport Extreme. The issue was solved by choosing Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings.
I upgraded from an iPad 2 (J/B on iOS 5.0.1), so I wonder if it was some wonky settings that came over when I restored from iCloud...
Bad WiFi
Love my iPad 3 (64GB 4G) but the wifi reception is much worse than my iPad 1, including intermittently dropping the connection. I called Apple on Monday, and they've arranged a replacement.
For info, because this may be significant, I set it up as a new iPad and downloaded my Aps, etc. from the Cloud. Even purchased an extra Airport Express to increase the range of my wifi when I first started experiencing the issue. Definitely a real issue from me. Definitely not because I want to Apple bash.
Love my iPad 3 (64GB 4G) but the wifi reception is much worse than my iPad 1, including intermittently dropping the connection. I called Apple on Monday, and they've arranged a replacement.
For info, because this may be significant, I set it up as a new iPad and downloaded my Aps, etc. from the Cloud. Even purchased an extra Airport Express to increase the range of my wifi when I first started experiencing the issue. Definitely a real issue from me. Definitely not because I want to Apple bash.
What's with all the downvotes? Nobody else had anything worthwhile to contribute either.
Linksys routers overheat and hang, requiring to be restarted. It's been a problem for many years, and still is.
I had a couple and got Linksys to exchange it twice due to this same issue. Then I gave up, threw it away and bough a D-Link Gaming Router, which I gave to my father when I got an Apple Airport Extreme Dual Band, which has been my router since approximately 2008.
Don't place it above or below other devices that generate heat, and increase the distance from the surface it sits on, by using anything you can find.
Recently, my Airport Extreme showed a green light constantly, but my internet would not load all pages all the time. I called Comcast and the fellow sent a refresh signal. That took care of the problem. Of course, I was using a Mac Pro that is connected via ethernet. And a couple of years ago I had switched the wires that had been connected incorrectly inside the Mac Pro (Airport and Bluetooth cables backwards).
My phone had problems with the WiFi at the same time.
Have the people with problems contacted their ISPs to see if that (temporary signal loss) might be a problem?
My phone had problems with the WiFi at the same time.
Have the people with problems contacted their ISPs to see if that (temporary signal loss) might be a problem?
Fix iPad wifi troubles
This problem was really annoying, I couldn't live any longer with it. I have spent a lot of time on google, looking for a solution to this. At the end, I found a couple of reviews of Pong Research's cases, that convinced me into giving it a try. This special case, is built with an antennae in between layers of the back cover, which redirects and boosts the power of the signals and increases the range of the wifi antennae on the iPad. After getting one, I couldn't be happier with my new toy! This finally fixes my problem with the new iPad 3 poor wifi range.
This problem was really annoying, I couldn't live any longer with it. I have spent a lot of time on google, looking for a solution to this. At the end, I found a couple of reviews of Pong Research's cases, that convinced me into giving it a try. This special case, is built with an antennae in between layers of the back cover, which redirects and boosts the power of the signals and increases the range of the wifi antennae on the iPad. After getting one, I couldn't be happier with my new toy! This finally fixes my problem with the new iPad 3 poor wifi range.