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iPhone 5 strange wifi issue

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i4Collin

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Apr 4, 2011
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Ever since I got my iPhone 5 on launch, videos from any source have been extremely slow to load over wifi. I speed tested my wifi which is a 35mbps connection and was disappointed to see I was only getting 9mbps down. If I download a large file or use airplay, the speed of my wifi on the phone increases drastically. I've tried testing others' wifi connections and the problem exists while connected to them too, leading me to believe this is an issue with the iPhone. The problem is shown in this video that I found (link). I'm just putting this out there to see if anyone else is having this issue.
 
Mine has been doing the same thing ,,, I am now using a wifi ad hoc connection to my iPhone and everything works faster and better bit it disconnects sometimes,, that's the only problem with ad hoc connections,,,I wish apple would fix this wifi issue,,,videos take forever to load and buffer on wifi but work fine on LTE and even 4g,,,strange bug

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Strange thing is when using airplay on the iPhone the videos work fine
 
Did you try making a Genius appointment to have it swapped?
 
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Genius wouldn't give me a swap,, couldn't duplicate the slow wifi in the store,,many people having the same problem,, maybe a bug,,, the link above is the issue I have,,,I have an extreme so I know it's fast,,, also have roadrunner turbo ,,, when downloading an app in the background the wifi gets faster,, weird
 
That's really bizarre. It has to be the phone. My phone works fine via wifi at home and get DL speeds of 60 Mbs which is the same as my ipad and iMac. I hope you can get this resolved soon.
 
berniefl36 said:
Genius wouldn't give me a swap,, couldn't duplicate the slow wifi in the store,,many people having the same problem,, maybe a bug,,, the link above is the issue I have,,,I have an extreme so I know it's fast,,, also have roadrunner turbo ,,, when downloading an app in the background the wifi gets faster,, weird
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People have reported (mine included) that sometimes it's a problem with the compatibility of the iPhone 5 and the router you're using. I myself have problems on wifi network at home and my iPhone, compared to my school or friend's wifi network. Which is weird cause I don't want to replace my perfectly working router, just so my iPhone 5 can be effective on wifi.

Still a persistent issue as of now (I'm on my 3rd swap as of March 2013 since release day). My (current gen) iPad and old iPhone 4 works fine on the router that I have, only my iPhone 5 has problems with it.
 
It's a bug just like the video in the link shows,,nothing we can do until apple fixes it,,,has nothing To do with router,,, let's hope apple is aware of it
 
I have LONG had this issue with youtube videos. It wasn't just my iPhone 5 either. I am pretty used to loading said videos via cellular data anymore.
 
Try downloading something from the AppStore and while its downloading try using another app like podcasts or something else like YouTube and see how fast the video loads or podcast downloads ,,, it loads WAY faster while downloading an AppStore app in the background,, it's amazing,,, very bad bug
 
Yea,, I know I guess I was just hoping that it maybe a bug they fixed in the background,,, but I guess not,,,I think it's a hardware issue or maybe iOS 7 will fix it,,

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It's just strange when downloading a App Store app in the background the wifi flies/ blazes fast but when you stop the download the wifi goes back to its normal slow speed on wifi
 
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