Yep yep - I often have problems with a MacBook Pro I have at work. Nothing too severe, but it is annoying because it took awhile to figure that we didn't have to reconfigure the WiFi connection each time there was a problem....
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Apple Replacing and Investigating New iPads with Wi-Fi Problems
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Yep yep - I often have problems with a MacBook Pro I have at work. Nothing too severe, but it is annoying because it took awhile to figure that we didn't have to reconfigure the WiFi connection each time there was a problem....
Good point.
I'm experiencing spotty wifi, but not sure whether to put it down to my Plusnet Thompson router or the iPad. I just feel sometimes that it should be reacting faster to downloads and page surfing
All other devices in my home seem to operate ok, e.g my MBP.
And they are secretly fixing the minor "heat" issue
Apple R&D is working overtime on changing the laws of physics.
I fixed my Wifi problems with a number of things. I restored and set up as anew iPad. Then when connecting to the Wifi I manually entered my credentials into the 'other' section instead of selecting the router from the list.
It's worked flawlessly since then so I've got no further complaints!
It's worked flawlessly since then so I've got no further complaints!
Haha, you didn't take in what I was saying at all. I didn't read his whole thread either - I was merely commenting on his first couple of posts where he goes on about a post Steve Jobs Apple and how that somehow is responsible for his iPad's bad WiFi. Because every product Apple released under Steve Jobs was perfect of course. And that Steve Jobs personally kissed each product before it reached the customers hands.
But you're right, I'm really annoyed that his post somehow got past my Internet Hyperbole filter. I better fix that right away.
Ah I hear you loud and clear, I just took that all for being ranting and some super extreme poetic license to fully engage in his online catharsis
.It's a shame that when people have real problems they get tagged as Apple haters. People want to believe that Apple can do wrong and that it's products are the gold standard but their no different from other companies.
First, let me say that I have not had any problem with my 2002 iMac (igloo model), the 2005 PowerBook G4, the iMac replacement 2008 Mac Pro, the 2011 MacBook Pro, or the new iPad.
However, the 2004 PowerBook G4 started having problems at 10 months that Apple put off by advising software resets until it was past its warranty period and would not boot. It was finally diagnosed as having failure of almost everything electronic on the left side of the PB when it was taken to a shop. Never was there a lightning strike that could have caused that, and no cause was ever given.
Did someone state that the Wi-Fi for the new iPad would be 802.11n only? Maybe that was before its release. Apple advertises it as Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n).
And Bluetooth 4? What makes the difference between BT 3 and BT 4? Is that in the hardware?
However, the 2004 PowerBook G4 started having problems at 10 months that Apple put off by advising software resets until it was past its warranty period and would not boot. It was finally diagnosed as having failure of almost everything electronic on the left side of the PB when it was taken to a shop. Never was there a lightning strike that could have caused that, and no cause was ever given.
Did someone state that the Wi-Fi for the new iPad would be 802.11n only? Maybe that was before its release. Apple advertises it as Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n).
And Bluetooth 4? What makes the difference between BT 3 and BT 4? Is that in the hardware?
I actually had this issue with my iPad 2 about 4 months in. It would not see my home network or many of the others that my iMac and MBA would see.
Took it to the Apple store and of course, it worked perfect. Next morning, same problem so I shot a video of the issue with my iPhone 4 of the problem sitting right next to the Air and iMac. Put the video on the iPad and back to the Apple store I went.
Showed them the video and walked out with a new iPad 2.
Took it to the Apple store and of course, it worked perfect. Next morning, same problem so I shot a video of the issue with my iPhone 4 of the problem sitting right next to the Air and iMac. Put the video on the iPad and back to the Apple store I went.
Showed them the video and walked out with a new iPad 2.
Here I thought my "The New" iPad was just being wonky because it would drop network connection sitting next to my fiance on her iPad2 (surfing , 10 feet away from my Airport Extreme (which has been awesome).
Are there any specific messages that we should look for under the Diagnostic & Usage Data section? I want make sure it's the iPad hardware before taking it back to get checked out.
Are there any specific messages that we should look for under the Diagnostic & Usage Data section? I want make sure it's the iPad hardware before taking it back to get checked out.
I've got an LTE one and have had to reset the wireless network twice to get it to work properly. It's almost like the first iPad that I bought and had wireless issues with. It was eventually replaced and with the software update too, I've not had problems. The iPad 2 is rock solid.
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So far, the only products I've had issues with are the original iPad and this one. Everything else seems to work quite well. I don't mix brands though and have an all Airport Extreme network. In a world of 'standards', I've found that they are treated as guidelines by too many vendors.
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So far, the only products I've had issues with are the original iPad and this one. Everything else seems to work quite well. I don't mix brands though and have an all Airport Extreme network. In a world of 'standards', I've found that they are treated as guidelines by too many vendors.
The problem with this thinking is that people complain about every device. It's hard to tell from reading reports on the internet how serious the problem really is. If you're really interested in a device you probably need to use it yourself.
Wifi networds are particularly tricky because they have seamingly random issues. E.g., suppose at any one time 1% of people are having issues with their wireless network. Intersect that with the number of people who just got a new iPad -- that can be a large group of people. But it's hard to tell which of those people are having wifi issues due to the iPad and which are having iPad issues to something unrelated (especially from reading random reports off the internet).
I'm not saying the new iPad has or doesn't have wifi issues. Just that you can't tell simply from reading internet forum threads.
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Good point.
I'm experiencing spotty wifi, but not sure whether to put it down to my Plusnet Thompson router or the iPad. I just feel sometimes that it should be reacting faster to downloads and page surfing
Are you on a consistant network?
I checked the one that my wife has by doing the following:
(on a wifi network that you KNOW is stable and reliable, such as your home network):
1. To test constant connection, sit there and use the damn thing for 3 hours. Does it drop internet connection?
2. The article said something about reduced speeds. Do a speed test on your iPad. Is it similar to the one you do on your laptop or iPhone?
This IS another sensational article from who knows who that has nothing better to do than cause a minor "panic" in the enthusiast community. I would bet you two iPads that if this were a widespread problem there would have been 10 posts within the first 30 seconds on 3/16/12 when new iPads started rolling in. If people are *that* quick to complain that their made-of-metal device with some serious hardware gets luke-warm when you use it for hours on end, they surely would have posted 100x about their wifi connection dropping.
My new iPad was getting very hot and wi-fi kept disconnecting, maybe every five minutes. Was a real pain. Took it to Genius Bar in UK but was fed excuses about how it was my router and Internet provider. Was advised to reset router and contact Sky. They refused to accept return in store since I'd ordered it on-line.
So I bought another new one there and then and returned faulty unit via carrier.
New iPad is faultless now. Haven't touched my router.
I was a bit disappointed with in store staff to be honest.
So I bought another new one there and then and returned faulty unit via carrier.
New iPad is faultless now. Haven't touched my router.
I was a bit disappointed with in store staff to be honest.
Did you buy it from an authorised Apple reseller online?
An Apple Store will replace or repair any device bought from an authorised reseller. If it is not, your contract is with the store where you bought it from.
I've been having this issue! It's pissing me off. Glad I can get it replaced.
My original iPad had no such issues, sitting in the same chair in my living room.
My original iPad had no such issues, sitting in the same chair in my living room.
I agree. Went back and read the entire thread and must admit quite a few of the comments were totally vicious and uncalled for. Guilty until proven innocent?
Interesting. I have an iPad 3 that cannot connect to wifi (or even find the network) in spots where my iPad 1 can. I had chalked it up to just being not as good at certain things (but certainly much better in others). Certainly, I can say that if the 3 is supposed to perform at least as well over wifi as the 1, there is some sort of defect in my unit. I guess I'll bring it in -- although I don't really like the idea of paying for new and winding up with a refurb.
By the way, the heat issue has not bothered me at all, and I am generally very happy with the 3. When the unit first came into our house, my family was slow to take to the new one, and the wife and kids were sort of indifferent between using the 1 and 3, but not surprisingly, over two weeks the benefits of the 3 have become very obvious, and the 3 is the greatly preferred unit by everybody. Aside from the wifi, the only point of less than complete satisfaction is over the battery life -- the 1 lasts so long that I don't need to worry about it, while the battery life of the 3 requires you to pay more attention to the level of charge, etc.
By the way, the heat issue has not bothered me at all, and I am generally very happy with the 3. When the unit first came into our house, my family was slow to take to the new one, and the wife and kids were sort of indifferent between using the 1 and 3, but not surprisingly, over two weeks the benefits of the 3 have become very obvious, and the 3 is the greatly preferred unit by everybody. Aside from the wifi, the only point of less than complete satisfaction is over the battery life -- the 1 lasts so long that I don't need to worry about it, while the battery life of the 3 requires you to pay more attention to the level of charge, etc.