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Some OS X Yosemite Users Still Experiencing Wi-Fi Connection Issues Even After 10.10.1 Update

Tunster said:
I'm just in the progress of updating my rMBP. Going from 10.9.2 to 10.10.1. Taken a snapshot just in-case I want to go back.

I appreciate the reports of problems but just don't see why this is hyped. Plenty of Windows based machines struggle with this from being taken out of the box. Then you have to search for a driver that works perfectly with certain Routers/APs. These next get resolved because their user based won't complain directly back to the manufacturer and their support is normally pants.
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How does a Windows machine with issues mitigate problems for a Mac user?:confused: People want their OSX/iOS issues resolved. Most are already aware of Windows issues, which is why they have a Mac. Apple needs to fix Mac issues. Let MS worry about Windows.
 
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bushido said:
my wifi dies every day once and i have to reboot the router for it to start working again, i think it is losing the IP and cannot find a new one. its really irritating cuz my family claims it does not happen when i am not around (which is basically during the week) but as soon as i am back home with my iDevices. the router starts acting out
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So it doesn't actually die every day then. #
 
Tubamajuba said:
You're not lucky, your experience is almost certainly normal. Far more people feel motivated to post online when they have issues compared to when things are working well. That's not to discredit the amount of people that have had a legitimate issue with that MBP model, but the vast majority of Apple products have no such issues.
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You may well be correct, but the reality is a lot of people ARE experiencing wifi and other issues with essential services. When you rely on a computer for your livelihood and it's not simply a social media outlet at bedtime, then who can risk losing their ability to connect when such a problem is fairly common?

As an aside, while typing this my iPad Safari just crashed while attempting to auto-correct. A problem I have frequently on both my 6+ and iPad under iOS 8+.

As of late, I am a very frustrated 24 year veteran of Apple.
 
I haven't had any connectivity issues on the 2010MBP or 2011MBA since once of the early betas. WiFi has been constant and fast (faster than what I pay for).
 
iolinux333 said:
Maybe Surface Pro deserves a look. I've been waiting years for a retina MBA, but maybe Surface Pro with Win10 needs consideration now. I've never felt that way before. I couldn't have imagined last year this time thinking that I'd be looking Windows laptops and Android phones lol!!- :eek:
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Right. I need to replace my 1,1 MacPro Apple <beeped> me on along with my wife's HP laptop that's been fantastic but there's nothing compelling out there. MacPro's are way too expensive now, iMac's are ok but I don't need a monitor, and the Mac Mini is a decent entry level machine but I'd rather spend $1K on a solid i7-4970 custom built PC. Windows 8 is ok but Windows 10 is supposed to be a lot more like OSX so I'm hopeful. The final nail in the Apple coffin is Yosemite which seems buggy and gaudy.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
You should switch to Linux or Windows. I hear both of those OSes are bug free 24/7/365.
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Or you know - as a consumer, they can comment on a forum when they are having frustrations with something. I think I've seen some people do that here before. I could be wrong.
 
Seriously, how hard can it be for Apple to copy and paste the WiFi code from Mavericks over to Yosemite? Just don't change it, dammit, it was fine! Once you get something working, just keep it like that until it breaks!
 
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Wow...does Apple even test their software anymore? Or are they so focused on getting the thinnest-and-beautifulist gadget out that they completely disregard the stuff that actually makes that gadget do something?

Every OS X release seems to be worse than the previous one. Why does no one call them out on this? Everyone blasts MS for Windows 8 but meanwhile Apple continues to pump out rubbish untested code.

Haven't upgraded, won't until people say it's "good". Still on ios 7. Have a feeling these may be my last Apple OS versions unless they get their act together.
 
tevion5 said:
Mavericks introduced many clever performance efficiency techniques and very few gimmicks. Personally, I would consider Lion the worst release of OSX of all time.

It contained nothing useful, and instead we got clutter like social media integration, an intrusive notification centre, Launchpad (even more pointless than the already never used Dashboard) and a MAJOR decrease in performance.

Mountain Lion felt like a patch for Lions mistakes. Mavericks felt far more luxurious than either of the two and was very solid overall, in my personal experience.
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Agreed, skipped Lion completely as it wasn't enticing to begin with.
Mavericks was without problems for me.

Yosemite is fine so far for me except as posted before I get freezes with my 6GB memory MBP from 2008 when I ask it to do too many tasks at the same time.

The problem with the complainers is that they think they all must have the latest OS X immediately.
If everything works why go to the next OS X immediately?
Half the new features and changes are never used by everybody.

Obviously the more Apple crams in the higher the chances for problems.

The best recommendation is still to wait for a few weeks and upgrade at release 3 or above.

In the meantime let's acknowledge that it's a pretty good job by Apple to make Yosemite as compatible as it is with older machines. Try that in the PC world.
 
Had issues, now seems to be fixed

I upgraded this morning to 10.10.1 and upon reboot (2 times actually) wi-fi was much worse than before.

Deleted all known networks in advanced settings and re-initialized connection to home wifi and later work wifi.

Has worked like a charm since, full speed, not a single lag or failure. (crossing fingers that it stays like that).
 
I've had issues with wifi on my 2008 MacBook for some time now. I only have a problem when streaming a file located on my NAS. The video will stutter and sometimes stop completely.

I have two AppleTVs that aren't even capable of the network speed I can get from my MacBook that are located further away from the router that can stream the same file from the same NAS perfectly.

I haven't tried this update yet but I'm not getting my hopes up.
 
appleguy123,
Same thing happened to me. The update broke my WiFi. As a long time Apple fan, its a sad day when I am now afraid to install an update Apple puts out...
 
indychris said:
You may well be correct, but the reality is a lot of people ARE experiencing wifi and other issues with essential services. When you rely on a computer for your livelihood and it's not simply a social media outlet at bedtime, then who can risk losing their ability to connect when such a problem is fairly common?



As an aside, while typing this my iPad Safari just crashed while attempting to auto-correct. A problem I have frequently on both my 6+ and iPad under iOS 8+.



As of late, I am a very frustrated 24 year veteran of Apple.
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A lot of people are experiencing issues, but "a lot of people" doesn't always translate to a sizable percentage. For those considering an upgrade to Yosemite, it may be worth thinking about, but the chances are that most people are going to have a smooth experience with Yosemite. For that matter, iOS 8 as well. But the MacRumors echo chamber makes it seem like Apple has failed miserably by delivering operating systems that simply don't work for anybody.

Again, I am sorry that you are personally having issues, and I hope that Apple can fix them for you and everybody else affected by them.

samcraig said:
Or you know - as a consumer, they can comment on a forum when they are having frustrations with something. I think I've seen some people do that here before. I could be wrong.
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It's one thing to comment about an issue that frustrates you. But when your comment turns into some rant about how Apple can't do anything right and everything they release is riddled with bugs... maybe it's time to find another company that can provide you with satisfactory products.

That's the kind of comment I see more than anything in threads like this, and I really think that people would be much happier if they put their money where their mouth is and stopped buying Apple products.
 
How does this bug manifest itself? I'm booting from an external install of 10.10.1and I so far wifi connects.
 
hungx said:
On the iOS side I get random screen dimming (not auto brightness) and refreshing Safari tabs.
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Yup, Apple is really going downhill.

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I can't believe how much people complain here. Yes, the wifi issue is incredibly annoying and would definitely hinder my workflow. But Jesus, Apple is FAR from a downfall.
 
Late 08 Mac pro book with netgear Cisco router. No wifi issues at all. When I do have issues it tends to stem from my ISP and or my router. If your experiencing issues on a updated Mac but not on another that wasn't updated I'm thinking you might need to go the clean install path.

I've always installed on top of my os's. The only time I did have a problem was during the install or mtn lion. lol. After it installed it never reboot just stood there for 15 mins with a blank screen. I thought I had screwed the install, but after a hard shutdown and restart everything loaded normally. After that I noticed I was having hdd issues. Replaced it and it ran like it was new again. Some install glitches could be coming from a hdd starting to fail like mine did. Of course my hdd was over 5 yrs old so it was to be expected.
 
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