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Do you have any WiFi issue with 4.2 GM?

Do you have any WiFi issue with 4.2 GM?

  • No, it's completely working

    Votes: 62 54.9%

  • I had problems, but I did a complete restore and now it works fine

    Votes: 3 2.7%

  • Yes, I have the WiFi signal ON, but internet doesn't work

    Votes: 48 42.5%
  • Total voters
    113
lozpop said:
Let's do a poll, because a big percentage on the web is affected by this WiFi issue.

Please, before voting, try to stay not so close to the router, because it clearly seems that the issue doesn't appear when your very close.

Use this thread only for voting.
If you want to discuss the problem, there's already a big thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1042331/
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As I posted in the other thread, "If you are having WiFi issues, did you install a beta of 4.2 prior to installing the Gold Master version?

I have done a Restore/Backup from 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 to the GM of 4.2. No Wifi issues.

I suggest if you are having a problem to do a clean restore to 4.2 and do not use your backup."
 
Was running 3.2.1 jailbroken. Did a RESTORE to 4.2 GM, no wifi issues whatsoever with my Time Capsule over wireless G.
 
Some problems with the router at work, forced to reboot wifi on the iPad to solve it. Using GM, upgraded from 3.2 but set up as a new iPad.
 
Crosbie said:
Hey, no bother; and I'm not saying don't bump your thread with a call for votes, I'm just suggesting that you should encourage voting whatever people's experience is, not just those with issues. ;)
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Yeah, but it's still going to suffer from self-response bias as those with issues are more likely to answer than those without, so in reality it would be better to only poll for different issues. As someone previously mentioned, those without issues are not likely to even glance at this thread.
 
kahleeb said:
As I posted in the other thread, "If you are having WiFi issues, did you install a beta of 4.2 prior to installing the Gold Master version?

I have done a Restore/Backup from 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 to the GM of 4.2. No Wifi issues.

I suggest if you are having a problem to do a clean restore to 4.2 and do not use your backup."
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I did a restore from 4.2 beta 3 to 4.2 GM, setting up a new iPad — not from a backup — and I'm experiencing the issue.

Could the passage from a beta be the problem?
 
Upgraded from 3.2.2 to 4.2GM.

I encountered wifi problems at my mother's house - WRT54GL running Tomato. It was working fine as long as I had a 3 bar connection showing on the iPad. Going at 2 bars for too long resulted in no internet even though it was connected to the wifi.
No problems at my own house - DIR-825 (maybe because it is using wireless n instead of b/g?)

I have another WRT54GL here with which I can do some testing to see if I can find a workaround.
 
Just tried to downgrade to 3.2.2 and restore to 4.2 GM. No lucky.
 
Crosbie said:
How so? Because you couldn't do the downgrade/restore or because you did it and things didn't change?

I assume all is fine under 3.2.2 (if you can downgrade)...?
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Yeah, sorry. I've been able to downgrade and on 3.2.2 everything works fine.
Then, restoring to 4.2 GM and setting up as a new iPad, I'm experiencing the WiFi issue.
 
lozpop said:
I did a restore from 4.2 beta 3 to 4.2 GM, setting up a new iPad — not from a backup — and I'm experiencing the issue.

Could the passage from a beta be the problem?
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I was on BETA 3. Restored back to 3.2.1 and then restored to 4.2 GM. No wifi issues.
 
I originally voted that I have no issues, but yesterday I found out that my ipad has indeed problems with the wifi connection. At home I have none issues because my router has a stark signal everywhere. When on the road, I use a mifi router and yesterday I found out that the distance plays a very big role. My iPad loses data throughput as soon as I move it at least 2,5 meter away from the router! I believe that all iPads experience the same issue. it is just sth that most people haven't noticed because of the way the iPad connects to the router. Every house or flat is different, so it is not easy to reproduce the issue, but I believe that if we take a ipad that apparently doesn't have any issue, and give it to someone that has the issue, then the first ipad will experience the same behavior.
 
petvas said:
I originally voted that I have no issues, but yesterday I found out that my ipad has indeed problems with the wifi connection. At home I have none issues because my router has a stark signal everywhere. When on the road, I use a mifi router and yesterday I found out that the distance plays a very big role. My iPad loses data throughput as soon as I move it at least 2,5 meter away from the router! I believe that all iPads experience the same issue. it is just sth that most people haven't noticed because of the way the iPad connects to the router. Every house or flat is different, so it is not easy to reproduce the issue, but I believe that if we take a ipad that apparently doesn't have any issue, and give it to someone that has the issue, then the first ipad will experience the same behavior.
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Agree. Maybe someone is just lucky with the router signal.
Or maybe we are the unlucky.;)
 
mine drops out sometimes but usually turning the wireless off then back on brings it back sometimes it takes a reboot. beta 3 didn't have this problem. I didn't restore just updated to GM, when the final is released I will restore to that hopefully it will be fixed.
 
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