iOS 5 is crushing iOS 8

[SailorMike]

Running a very simple and frustrating wifi test at my house.

My "Day One" iPad running iOS 5 gets on average 12 mbps/sec.

My MBA gets around 15 mbps/sec.

And finally...

iPad (3 gen), iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6+ all running the latest iOS 8 get on average about 4 mbps/sec.

FOUR!

All the devices are together in one place hitting a 3 month old Airport Time Capsule and I've run the test at least a dozen times over a week.

Apple support has been involved for two weeks now with no answer.

 

[Italianblend]

Another example of how upgrading your device with an update that Apple says will improve your device actually results in negative performance. Sounds like false advertising to me.

 

[Gav2k]

I don't suffer this 'wifi' issue...

 

[geekguy123]

My 4 on 7 got around 12.
My 6+ on 8 gets around 100.
My iMac (hard wired) gets around 130.

Airport Extreme (about 6 months old), Charter internet. Paying for 60 Mbps service but rumor is in my area is that it's uncapped. I think the modem can't go any faster than 130.

 

[Apothacarion]

I just tested my 6+ and got 98 down and 14 up. I would suspect there is a hardware issue or a configuration problem.

 

[Mlrollin91]

I have a 100/20Mbps Connection.

iPhone 4 on iOS 6: 34/18Mbps
iPad 2 on iOS 8: 69/19Mbps
iPhone 6 on iOS 8: 91/19Mbps
iMac Yosemite: 99/20Mbps
MBA Yosemite: 95/20Mbps

I just ran all these tests right after another. I have a 6 year old Apple Extreme Router. OP, you might have another problem.

 

[aristobrat]

Probably not the same issue you're experiencing, but standing 10 feet in front of my Apple Time Capsule, my iPhone 6 Wi-Fi speeds vary greatly depending on whether it's using the 5GHz or 2.4GHz networks.

1st attachment = 5GHz
2nd attachment = 2.4GHz

Same phone, router, and physical location for each test. The only difference was switching between the dual-bands. I don't recall this happening on previous devices (at least not at my house).

 

[PsyOpWarlord]

Probably not the same issue you're experiencing, but standing 10 feet in front of my Apple Time Capsule, my iPhone 6 Wi-Fi speeds vary greatly depending on whether it's using the 5GHz or 2.4GHz networks.

1st attachment = 5GHz
2nd attachment = 2.4GHz

Same phone, router, and physical location for each test. The only difference was switching between the dual-bands. I don't recall this happening on previous devices (at least not at my house).

Check your network congestion in your area. There could be a lot of neighbors/interference on the 2.4Ghz band. There is around my house. The 5Ghz on the other hand is pretty empty so I try to use that more. The only issue is 5Ghz doesn't have the range the 2.4Ghz does. You can also try to move your signal to a different channel if there is a channel that is not used as much where you are at.

 

[XTheLancerX]

How do you switch between 2.4 GHz or 5.0 GHz? I am
Pretty sure my router supports 2.4 and 5.0 but I don't know how to determine what's being used, how to switch, etc.

 

[sbailey4]

How do you switch between 2.4 GHz or 5.0 GHz? I am
Pretty sure my router supports 2.4 and 5.0 but I don't know how to determine what's being used, how to switch, etc.

The best way is to set the SSID's in your router the same on the 2.4 and 5ghz bands. Then the phone will connect to the one with the best connection/throughput automatically. So if within 5g range and good signal it will be in 5g but if get further away and 2.4g is better it will switch/handoff to the 2.4 band. So effectively you always have the best connection for the current circumstances.

 

[Armen]

Running a very simple and frustrating wifi test at my house.

My "Day One" iPad running iOS 5 gets on average 12 mbps/sec.

My MBA gets around 15 mbps/sec.

And finally...

iPad (3 gen), iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6+ all running the latest iOS 8 get on average about 4 mbps/sec.

FOUR!

All the devices are together in one place hitting a 3 month old Airport Time Capsule and I've run the test at least a dozen times over a week.

Apple support has been involved for two weeks now with no answer.

Apple Airport Extreme:

iPhone 6 Plus: 100MBPS on 5Ghz band, 45MBPS on 2.4Ghz band.

iOS 8.1.2