[iPad Mini] iPad Mini not connecting some Wifi networks

k3ith · Dec 16, 2012, 10:19 PM

Wondering if anyone has had this issue? My iPad Mini was working fine then, out of nowhere, it stopped working at home and at the gym, but still works at work.

Has anyone else experienced this? Should I go into apple and see if there's anyrthing they can do about it?

I haven't been really wanting to travel to apple and was hoping the problem would just fix itself, but everything I've read about or tried doing to fix my iPad hasn't worked.

Thanks in advance.

AmazonMan · Dec 16, 2012, 10:28 PM

i tried 4 different minis, 2 of which were recent models.. all had wifi issues (either disconnected often or poor signal where other ios devices worked fine)... I decided to wait a few months and try again or wait for the next iteration. :/ let me know if you find a solution.. apple knows about the problem and suggested that it was fixed with recent batches but my testing of two ipad minis recently from the apple store showed no improvement

outie2k · Dec 16, 2012, 11:54 PM

My first mini had an issue where it works perfectly fine with 5Gz wifi networks but had range issue with 2.4Ghz networks. It would still work with 2.4 but I had to be literally next to the router.

If your work router is 5Ghz and your home or gym is 2.4, it might be the same issue. I got a new mini and it was all good.

AmazonMan · Dec 19, 2012, 01:22 AM

the new ios update? let me know if that works

EMAN19 · Dec 19, 2012, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by k3ith

Wondering if anyone has had this issue? My iPad Mini was working fine then, out of nowhere, it stopped working at home and at the gym, but still works at work.

Has anyone else experienced this? Should I go into apple and see if there's anyrthing they can do about it?

I haven't been really wanting to travel to apple and was hoping the problem would just fix itself, but everything I've read about or tried doing to fix my iPad hasn't worked.

Thanks in advance.

I experienced the same thing 3 weeks ago with my iPad mini. It was working on my home network just fine for a few days. Then one day it could no longer connect to my home network, meanwhile I had zero trouble connecting the iPad mini to other networks outside of my home. My home network wasn't the issue as I could also connect my iPhone and laptop to the home network.

I went through all kinds of trouble shooting steps with Apple Tech Support but no luck. I had to exchange my iPad mini.

I'm still puzzled till this day as to what went wrong. It made no sense at all...

macking104 · Dec 19, 2012, 03:44 AM

Have you tried resetting Network settings (Settings/ General/ Reset) or in WIFI hit Forget Network... just in case some setting got mucked up?

Pepsidude · Dec 19, 2012, 04:08 AM

Update your mini to iOS 6.0.2 and then login to your router and change your settings to wpa2 with aes encryption standard. I had the same problem with iPhone 5 and now it's flawless and speeds are faster...

Dec 16, 2012, 10:19 PM	#1
k3ith macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York, NY	iPad Mini not connecting some Wifi networks Wondering if anyone has had this issue? My iPad Mini was working fine then, out of nowhere, it stopped working at home and at the gym, but still works at work. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I go into apple and see if there's anyrthing they can do about it? I haven't been really wanting to travel to apple and was hoping the problem would just fix itself, but everything I've read about or tried doing to fix my iPad hasn't worked. Thanks in advance.
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Dec 19, 2012, 01:22 AM	#4
AmazonMan macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	did you try the new ios update? let me know if that works
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Dec 19, 2012, 04:08 AM	#7
Pepsidude macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SoCal	Update your mini to iOS 6.0.2 and then login to your router and change your settings to wpa2 with aes encryption standard. I had the same problem with iPhone 5 and now it's flawless and speeds are faster... __________________ 27" iMac,2.8GHz,core i7,8 GB Ram, 2Tb iPhone5 32GB Black Slate(Mine)iPhone5 32GB Black Slate(Wifees)2 iPhone4s 16GB Kids)iPad4 Black (Mine)iPad2 Black(Wifees)
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Dec 16, 2012, 10:28 PM	#2
AmazonMan macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	i tried 4 different minis, 2 of which were recent models.. all had wifi issues (either disconnected often or poor signal where other ios devices worked fine)... I decided to wait a few months and try again or wait for the next iteration. :/ let me know if you find a solution.. apple knows about the problem and suggested that it was fixed with recent batches but my testing of two ipad minis recently from the apple store showed no improvement
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Dec 16, 2012, 11:54 PM	#3
outie2k macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	My first mini had an issue where it works perfectly fine with 5Gz wifi networks but had range issue with 2.4Ghz networks. It would still work with 2.4 but I had to be literally next to the router. If your work router is 5Ghz and your home or gym is 2.4, it might be the same issue. I got a new mini and it was all good.
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Dec 19, 2012, 03:44 AM	#6
macking104 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California, USA	Have you tried resetting Network settings (Settings/ General/ Reset) or in WIFI hit Forget Network... just in case some setting got mucked up?
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