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iPad and airport extreme

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jdmagoo1

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May 5, 2010
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To those that have an iPad and apple tv do you have any AirPlay problems? For instance every time i want to AirPlay a video from iPad to the apple tv I have to restart the iPad just to get the AirPlay icon. Very annoying, will purchasing the airport extreme solve this problem?

Another issue I think the airport extreme might solve is the continued drop outs in Internet connection i get since the os4.3 upgrade.

Any thoughts before I waste $160 on a device that might or might not solve my problems

Cheers

James
 
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jdmagoo1 said:
To those that have an iPad and apple tv do you have any AirPlay problems? For instance every time want to AirPlay a video from iPad to the apple tv I have to restart the iPad just to get the AirPlay icon. Very annoying, will purchasing the airport extreme solve this problem?

Another issue I think the airport extreme might solve is the continued drop outs in Internet connectionget have since the os4.3 upgrade.

Any thoughts before I waste $160 on a device that might or might not solve my problems

Cheers

James
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I use airport extreme to stream to my hifi first thing I tried when I got my ipad 2 works perfect.
 
Is it jailbroken? I ask because I noticed this on my iPhone4 when it was jailbroken. After restoring back to non-jailbroken state the problem went away.
 
No its not jail broken.

What security do people use on there WIFI networks? Maybe the ios devices dont like the security of the network?
 
Are you using an 'N' 5Ghz network?

I found Home Sharing wasn't a pleasant experience until i switched it onto the faster network
 
My network is 'n' 2.4ghz the billion 7300n adsl modem doesn't have the 5ghz. Also, I have tried different channels and have changed the bandwidth from 20/40 MHz to 20 MHz and still no difference
 
reset your router, reset your iPad...reset your modem. Maybe you have it set for static IP, maybe you have something enabled. There are a bunch of reasons it "Wouldn't work" if you do a total reset, it should fix all.
 
ClutchThese said:
reset your router, reset your iPad...reset your modem. Maybe you have it set for static IP, maybe you have something enabled. There are a bunch of reasons it "Wouldn't work" if you do a total reset, it should fix all.
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Yeap have done all of that, numerous times. I think there are apple wifi devices that are not compatible with certain wifi routers etc. Anyway I will purchase a refurb airport extreme to see if that fixes the problem if not I will return within 14 days for a full refund
 
I've had the exact same problem, but it is intermittent. If I reset the iOS device, the iPad(1) or the iPhone4, everything works fine. When I am having the issue, it affects Airplay (no icon), so I can't stream to any of my Airport Expresses or to the ATV2. I haven't noticed if it affects Airprint as well.

I use an Airport Extreme in bridge mode as my router, with the U-verse router doing the modem work. All updates are installed.

If you figure it out, OP, please post the solution.
 
The router could just simply be on it's last leg and it's just a coincidence it's happening after you upgrade. The same thing happened to me. I had a Airport Extreme also. My internet would drop randomly, then if i restarted it, my iPad 1 would work for a while. Then it would stop working again. Believe me, it was frustrating.
 
I purchased the airport extreme and it has fixed all my wifi and AirPlay issues, just goes to show that iOS devices are not compatible with all wifi routers
 
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