ipad 2 loosing wifi connection when screen goes off

[Arnezie]

Ok I'm sure it's so simple but I teather my iPad 2 with my iPhone 4s and it connects fine however , when the screen shuts off on the iPad I loose the connection. So when I turn the screen back on I have to type in the password after selecting what to connect to all over again. What is the setting besides leaving the screen on all the time to get this to stop? If it matters both are running the most current software.

 

[Intell]

Have you tried using Bluetooth to tether the two?

 

[Arnezie]

Have you tried using Bluetooth to tether the two?

No I have not just wifi.

 

[Munchkinsdad]

If the iPad shuts off that would mean you're not using it. So to conserve battery, the iPad will disconnect tether.

I don't use tether but i would turn off the pw feature (if its possible) to get it to connect automatically.

 

[Arnezie]

If the iPad shuts off that would mean you're not using it. So to conserve battery, the iPad will disconnect tether.

I don't use tether but i would turn off the pw feature (if its possible) to get it to connect automatically.

Ok the iPad doesn't shut off just the screen .

 

[3lionsbecks]

Ok I'm sure it's so simple but I teather my iPad 2 with my iPhone 4s and it connects fine however , when the screen shuts off on the iPad I loose the connection. So when I turn the screen back on I have to type in the password after selecting what to connect to all over again. What is the setting besides leaving the screen on all the time to get this to stop? If it matters both are running the most current software.

Perhaps if you tighten the connection that will solve your problem?

 

[Arnezie]

Perhaps if you tighten the connection that will solve your problem?

Just like a Canadian to point out the incorrect spellcheck word but not have an answer to the thread question.

 

[Dangerous Theory]

Wifi switches off as screen does, but Bluetooth pairings remain active due to their lower power state. Try that instead.

 

[Arnezie]

Wifi switches off as screen does, but Bluetooth pairings remain active due to their lower power state. Try that instead.

Thank you , so it is supposed to do this. Is there no way around this? I will try the Bluetooth connection and see how that works.

 

[Menel]

Ok I'm sure it's so simple but I teather my iPad 2 with my iPhone 4s and it connects fine however , when the screen shuts off on the iPad I loose the connection. So when I turn the screen back on I have to type in the password after selecting what to connect to all over again. What is the setting besides leaving the screen on all the time to get this to stop? If it matters both are running the most current software.

As previously stated it does this for power saving.

1. Use Bluetooth, I do. It stays active even when slept. Downside... It's slower, max about 1mbps. But I generally it's fast enough, but keep in mind if you decide to pull down some huge data.

2. Wifi full speed, 4-5mbps I get with AT&T 3G

 

[Dangerous Theory]

As previously stated it does this for power saving.

1. Use Bluetooth, I do. It stays active even when slept. Downside... It's slower, max about 1mbps. But I generally it's fast enough, but keep in mind if you decide to pull down some huge data.

2. Wifi full speed, 4-5mbps I get with AT&T 3G

Theoretically Bluetooth 2.0 should push about 2.1 Mbps, but certainlyy WiFi is far less limited, as is the nature of a higher-powered radio.

 

[Menel]

Theoretically Bluetooth 2.0 should push about 2.1 Mbps, but certainlyy WiFi is far less limited, as is the nature of a higher-powered radio.

Bluetooth 2.0+EDR 3 Mbit/s 375 kB/s 2004
--Wiki

You lose a lot in protocol overhead for encryption and robustness over airwaves.

Look up network topology layers. 1mbps is approx what user will see at highest level. But at he lower physical link layer data can reach that 3.1mbps. Protocol overhead in the form of encryption, error correction, and other robust was algorithms eat up bandwidth through all the other layers, particularly with wireless.