iPad Mini R freezing while on wifi

[Abarth1200]

Hi so had my retina mini wifi+cellular a couple days now currently still on 7.0.4. Background of iPad 3 and iPhones.

So a couple of times a day when loading safari page or YouTube video it freezes loading, I've tried closing the application but that doesn't work, only thing that works is a hard reset (sleep and home button for couple seconds)

Any ideas it's started to get annoying, thought it was a one off the first time. iPad 3 and iPhone 5 on same wifi work fine.

 

[Abarth1200]

Anything?

 

[Night Spring]

I'd say try upgrading to the latest firmware.

 

[Abarth1200]

I'm not really wanting to upgrade, going to jailbreak it as soon as I'm happy with its stability but not too impressed right now. I should maybe have stated that in my op

 

[Night Spring]

Hmmmm. Can you erase everything and set it up as new?

 

[Rodster]

Have you tried the following?:

1) Power off wifi router for 1 min turn back on. (reboot)

2) Hardware reset (home + power buttons)

3) Reset network settings only

 

[Abarth1200]

Right currently have just reset my router, will see how I get on, next thing ill try your advice, never thought about resetting network settings on iPad.

 

[teknikal90]

ive learnt by experience that more often than not it's the router's issue.
they dont make them like they used to - they typically only live for 2/3 years nowadays

 

[Rodster]

ive learnt by experience that more often than not it's the router's issue.
they dont make them like they used to - they typically only live for 2/3 years nowadays

That's been my experience as well. I've gone trouble free with my routers for 2-3 years and after the 2nd year, I find I have to reset it and a regular basis because the wifi quits working properly or hangs.

 

[Abarth1200]

It's a brand new router.

I had another couple freezing issues so I did the router reboot, iPad reset and then network reset so will see how that goes, if that doesn't work I'm at a loss

 

[Abarth1200]

Alright back again, I've given it a couple days and did the whole reset network settings, router and check all the router settings, 2 iPhones and another iPad all working fine off the same router. It got to the point I was better off using cellular sitting in the house instead of having to deal with wifi.

What can I do now, take it back. Book a Genius appointment, do I have to do that online?

What are the chances it's got something to do with iOS 7.0.4 and I'll get told to upgrade, can I decline the upgrade?

 

[Night Spring]

What can I do now, take it back. Book a Genius appointment, do I have to do that online?

What are the chances it's got something to do with iOS 7.0.4 and I'll get told to upgrade, can I decline the upgrade?

I think upgrading is the first thing they would recommend, simply because that is step 1 in troubleshooting any technical problem. If you decline to upgrade, they won't help you, because they can't perform all the troubleshooting steps they need to.