Wifi Range is 15'! Touch 4G

Rocko1 · Dec 23, 2012, 10:53 AM

I had my screen repaired on a touch 4G. Now the wifi does not work unless within 15' of the router. Router is verified good with multiple other devices, etc. I did full restore multiple times. Anyone heard of this?

SnowLeopard OSX · Dec 23, 2012, 11:23 AM

15 feet? I've never heard of anything like this before. Two questions:

What kind of wi-fi range were you able to get prior to your screen replacement? Also, where did you get your iPod touch 4th gen's screen replaced?

Have you tried resetting your modem/router?

Rocko1 · Dec 23, 2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SnowLeopard OSX

15 feet? I've never heard of anything like this before. Two questions:

What kind of wi-fi range were you able to get prior to your screen replacement? Also, where did you get your iPod touch 4th gen's screen replaced?

Have you tried resetting your router?

It worked fine before. Yes, router reset. It was a service through a seller on ebay. Maybe didn't connect the antenna?

Brian Y · Dec 23, 2012, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocko1

Maybe didn't connect the antenna?

Bingo - either that or they've damaged the antenna cable.

rawfuls · Dec 23, 2012, 10:19 PM

I repair iPods, and the 4th gen models are particularly tricky.
It's possible that the antenna (located into the upper left corner of the screen) had been disconnected when the tech was fidgeting the board and digitizer cable to slip it in between the very tiny crack.

Shoot them a message regarding your issue, it's doubtful they'll honor it, but it's worth a try.

max53389 · Dec 24, 2012, 02:09 AM

Also could there be a possibility of the replacement glass that is in front of the wifi atena doesn't let the wifi signal through as good as the original since iPod touch 4g receives wifi signals through the front glass.
This could be due to a faulty/cheap replacement?
I don't know much about screen repairs but just throwing that out there as an option.

Rocko1 · Dec 24, 2012, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by rawfuls

I repair iPods, and the 4th gen models are particularly tricky.
It's possible that the antenna (located into the upper left corner of the screen) had been disconnected when the tech was fidgeting the board and digitizer cable to slip it in between the very tiny crack.

Shoot them a message regarding your issue, it's doubtful they'll honor it, but it's worth a try.

Thanks for the info. I figured it had something to do with the antenna. I will email them and see.

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Rocko1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2011	Wifi Range is 15'! Touch 4G I had my screen repaired on a touch 4G. Now the wifi does not work unless within 15' of the router. Router is verified good with multiple other devices, etc. I did full restore multiple times. Anyone heard of this?
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SnowLeopard OSX macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern California	15 feet? I've never heard of anything like this before. Two questions: What kind of wi-fi range were you able to get prior to your screen replacement? Also, where did you get your iPod touch 4th gen's screen replaced? Have you tried resetting your modem/router? __________________ iPad 4th gen Black/ 32GB/ iOS 6.1.3 iMac G4 1.0 GHz/ 1.25 GHz PPCG4 (7445) iPod \|Classic Black/ 80GB\|U2 edition 20GB iPhone \|4S White/16GB/ iOS 6.1.3\|3G White/16GB iOS 4.2.1
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Dec 23, 2012, 10:19 PM	#5
rawfuls macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	I repair iPods, and the 4th gen models are particularly tricky. It's possible that the antenna (located into the upper left corner of the screen) had been disconnected when the tech was fidgeting the board and digitizer cable to slip it in between the very tiny crack. Shoot them a message regarding your issue, it's doubtful they'll honor it, but it's worth a try.
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Dec 24, 2012, 02:09 AM	#6
max53389 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	Also could there be a possibility of the replacement glass that is in front of the wifi atena doesn't let the wifi signal through as good as the original since iPod touch 4g receives wifi signals through the front glass. This could be due to a faulty/cheap replacement? I don't know much about screen repairs but just throwing that out there as an option.
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