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iPhone 5 WiFi issues - Post your chip manufacture company
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Removing the Cygnett carbon fiber case appears to have solved my wifi issues.
With it off I get 2 solid with sometimes 3 bars . With it on I get 1 fluctuating between 2 and no signal.
Tested with phone in exact same position each time
( apple wifi chip, tp-link 802.11n 2.4ghz router)
With it off I get 2 solid with sometimes 3 bars . With it on I get 1 fluctuating between 2 and no signal.
Tested with phone in exact same position each time
( apple wifi chip, tp-link 802.11n 2.4ghz router)
This also may have something to do with wireless n vs g. When we turn security from AES to TKIP, from what I understand, this forces the router to stop using n, as the only security that is allowed on N is wpa2/aes. So sdince we are changing a 2nd variable (N vs G) it might not have anything to do with the encryption.
The chip is Broadcom not Apple/Intel.
Again there is no Intel/Apple chip. The wifi Chip is broadcom. Not sure why the mac address look up report Apple/Intel.
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111904706204578010201940484628.html
Again there is no Intel/Apple chip. The wifi Chip is broadcom. Not sure why the mac address look up report Apple/Intel.
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111904706204578010201940484628.html
Yup same here. It wasnt till the last few days I started having these issues. Only 2 things I can remember doing were, restoring to unlock and turning on homesharing.
With my iPhone 5, I had WIFI download speeds at ~1.5Mbps on 20Mbps FIOS. 
My phone: "Apple" WIFI chip connecting to WPA2/TKIP
I tried:
1. Restoring as new: no difference
2. Restoring from iCloud: no difference
3. Deleted and downloaded speedtest.net app again: no difference
4. Changed my router from WPA2 AES to WEP: Went up to ~3.5 Mbps.
5. Changed my router to WPA2 TKIP/AES mixed: Went up to ~8 Mbps.
While it's not that good, it's not as painful, so I'm going to stick with #5 for a couple weeks... if people do find out that it's a hardware issue, I'm going to exchange.
At least my LTE is ranging between 20~30 Mbps, and I'm on a grandfathered unlimited plan.
My phone: "Apple" WIFI chip connecting to WPA2/TKIP
I tried:
1. Restoring as new: no difference
2. Restoring from iCloud: no difference
3. Deleted and downloaded speedtest.net app again: no difference
4. Changed my router from WPA2 AES to WEP: Went up to ~3.5 Mbps.
5. Changed my router to WPA2 TKIP/AES mixed: Went up to ~8 Mbps.
While it's not that good, it's not as painful, so I'm going to stick with #5 for a couple weeks... if people do find out that it's a hardware issue, I'm going to exchange.
At least my LTE is ranging between 20~30 Mbps, and I'm on a grandfathered unlimited plan.
Here is the cause of the issue : http://www.zdnet.com/a-new-apple-io...ed-up-while-others-remain-unfixed-7000005134/
Most likely software issue so..
Most likely software issue so..
This is the same thing I have no probs on. It's at home where I have newer stuff that I'm having slight issues.
I have a 98:FE.
I initially tried both the Dlink DIR-655 and Verizon-provided Actiontec MI-424WR (Rev.I) FiOS router with the iPhone 5. My Wifi results were sporadic in the 5-25Mbps range (occasionally 1-3Mbps), while my iPhone 4S consistently provides 30-35Mbps. This is on the 75Mbps FiOS plan. I found that I could get more consistent results with the iPhone 5 when using other Speedtest.net locations outside my immediate area, but throughput was still well below my 4S.
I swapped out these routers with the widely recommended Asus RT-N66U wireless router. This router provides separate 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless networks for different devices. Here's my iPhone5 Speedtest.net result to the NY Speedtest.net server using the new router in the 5GHz band.
No question, the stronger 5GHz signal from the Asus router produces significantly improved throughput, more than double the throughput of the 4S.
With the Asus router, I no longer have any issues at home. However, on most public Wifi networks, like those in hotels and public hotspots, my 4S is still faster, often significantly faster. That is a problem that Apple needs to address.
I initially tried both the Dlink DIR-655 and Verizon-provided Actiontec MI-424WR (Rev.I) FiOS router with the iPhone 5. My Wifi results were sporadic in the 5-25Mbps range (occasionally 1-3Mbps), while my iPhone 4S consistently provides 30-35Mbps. This is on the 75Mbps FiOS plan. I found that I could get more consistent results with the iPhone 5 when using other Speedtest.net locations outside my immediate area, but throughput was still well below my 4S.
I swapped out these routers with the widely recommended Asus RT-N66U wireless router. This router provides separate 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless networks for different devices. Here's my iPhone5 Speedtest.net result to the NY Speedtest.net server using the new router in the 5GHz band.
No question, the stronger 5GHz signal from the Asus router produces significantly improved throughput, more than double the throughput of the 4S.
With the Asus router, I no longer have any issues at home. However, on most public Wifi networks, like those in hotels and public hotspots, my 4S is still faster, often significantly faster. That is a problem that Apple needs to address.
For people with iPhone 5 having inconsistent/slow speeds but no problems connecting to any network, try this new fix that worked for me :
Turn the Bluetooth ON then OFF.
Since Bluetooth is using the same band as WiFi 2.4Ghz, there may be some leakage somewhere even when you are using the 5Ghz band.
Turn the Bluetooth ON then OFF.
Since Bluetooth is using the same band as WiFi 2.4Ghz, there may be some leakage somewhere even when you are using the 5Ghz band.