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

Considering most people do not have problem, first what pop up is; are they real or just a bunch of Apple haters?

Bought my first Mac with PowerPC in 2006, now on my third Macbook, second iPhone and fifth iPad, never had any problems with OS X or iOS.
Every software release has been an improvement, it is natural that first version can be buggy, impossible to test all combination of software and or hardware the users will run together.
 
I never had any issues with wifi but there's a bunch of other small problems, both new and from Mavericks which I expect will never get fixed....even though a lot of people are experiencing it.

Just to name a few:

Bluetooth audio lag
Tags on external hdd files bugging
Sudden mouse bugs with menus
Fps issues with the new fancy blurry transparent gui (even on highest end macs)
Newly added files to a folder not showing in finder until after some time (at least with SSD drives)
 
ValSalva said:
Apple's best and brightest must be working on 10.11 already :rolleyes: We need a Snow Leopard type of release for next year. Yearly OS updates are gradually lowering the quality of OS X.
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It's not the only thing that's suffering…yeah, I'm looking at you iOS. We need a Snow Leopard across the board next year. They need to tighten all of the nuts and bolts and fine-tune everything for performance. There should be a tick-tock cycle for performance updates and feature updates. Or at least make it 3/4 performance, and 1/4 features, and then 3/4 features, and 1/4 performance. You know, make it faster and add a new thing or two, then next time add a bunch of new things and streamline one or two things. That way it at least seems like progress is being made across the board. Right now it's more like 90% features 10% fixes every year. But the new features end up causing more than 10% of things to be broken, so then we end up with a 5-10% more buggy OS every year, and it adds up over time to make things suck. It's great to have new features, but not if it degrades the overall experience for many users. Otherwise what is the point, Apple?

I've mentioned this before, but what I don't really get is that Apple was (I believe) one of the first companies to have WiFi in a laptop. Steve Jobs even did the whole hula-hoop trick—that's how cutting edge it was. People didn't quite believe it. And yet here we are today with glitchy WiFi. I don't personally have any sort of WiFi problems on my rMBP, and now that 10.10.1 is out I'll probably upgrade my work Mac which is on ethernet, but my iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2 have problems connecting to WiFi that I didn't have on previous devices running iOS 7. So many times during the day I have to toggle my WiFi switch to get it to reconnect, and other times I have to go into settings to get it to show up. It's not just the new AC chips either, I had this problem with my iPad Mini 2 running iOS 8, and it even had a lot of problems on my home WiFi which is an Apple Airport Extreme.

In 2014 (almost 2015), WiFi is the one thing that should never break on your device. It's critical to everything! Companies like Apple want us to store everything in the cloud, and yet the devices they sell us can't even reliably connect to this cloud.
 
You know, I think this must be a hard issue for Apple to fix. They've been struggling with this for years now and I personally have never had Wifi issues, but others on this forum claim they have the issue multiple times a day.

I wonder what the underlying variable is.
 
iMcLovin said:
I never had any issues with wifi but there's a bunch of other small problems, both new and from Mavericks which I expect will never get fixed....even though a lot of people are experiencing it.

Just to name a few:

Bluetooth audio lag
Tags on external hdd files bugging
Sudden mouse bugs with menus
Fps issues with the new fancy blurry transparent gui (even on highest end macs)
Newly added files to a folder not showing in finder until after some time (at least with SSD drives)
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If your exp Bluetooth lag in audio this is quite common in the audio world. Usually having the latest and greatest Bluetooth verison helps, make sure you cable up to Internet since latency issues can crop up over wifi, and check how many other Bluetooth devices are turned on in the area as it could be causing interference. When I checked my setup I had 8 Bluetooth devices because almost everything now comes with it.
 
No 5G since Yosemite. . .update doesn't help

My 2013 RMBP has not been able to connect to 5G since Yosemite and the update did not fix the problem. My wife's 2014 iMac has had no issues so it is not my router. . I also could not connect on the plane yesterday (gogo inflight). Something is going on. ..
 
I only see people complaining about Bluetooth input (mouse, keyboard) issues with Yosemite, absolutely none about WiFi. Maybe it's a local issue as hardware spec may differ in certain regions.
 
macduke said:
It's not the only thing that's suffering…yeah, I'm looking at you iOS. We need a Snow Leopard across the board next year. They need to tighten all of the nuts and bolts and fine-tune everything for performance. There should be a tick-tock cycle for performance updates and feature updates. Or at least make it 3/4 performance, and 1/4 features, and then 3/4 features, and 1/4 performance. You know, make it faster and add a new thing or two, then next time add a bunch of new things and streamline one or two things. That way it at least seems like progress is being made across the board. Right now it's more like 90% features 10% fixes every year. But the new features end up causing more than 10% of things to be broken, so then we end up with a 5-10% more buggy OS every year, and it adds up over time to make things suck. It's great to have new features, but not if it degrades the overall experience for many users. Otherwise what is the point, Apple?

I've mentioned this before, but what I don't really get is that Apple was (I believe) one of the first companies to have WiFi in a laptop. Steve Jobs even did the whole hula-hoop trick—that's how cutting edge it was. People didn't quite believe it. And yet here we are today with glitchy WiFi. I don't personally have any sort of WiFi problems on my rMBP, and now that 10.10.1 is out I'll probably upgrade my work Mac which is on ethernet, but my iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2 have problems connecting to WiFi that I didn't have on previous devices running iOS 7. So many times during the day I have to toggle my WiFi switch to get it to reconnect, and other times I have to go into settings to get it to show up. It's not just the new AC chips either, I had this problem with my iPad Mini 2 running iOS 8, and it even had a lot of problems on my home WiFi which is an Apple Airport Extreme.

In 2014 (almost 2015), WiFi is the one thing that should never break on your device. It's critical to everything! Companies like Apple want us to store everything in the cloud, and yet the devices they sell us can't even reliably connect to this cloud.
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You obviously haven't use a lot of MS laptops or even desktop connecting with WIFI. WIFI breaks ALL THE TIME. Not sure if the issue is in the drivers, the WIFI hardware in the mobile devices, the standard, the configuration or the routers (hardware and software), but this happens a lot right now.

Go on MS forum or even MS machine's OEM forums to get the full picture!! There's a myopic view that this seemingly only happens with Apple when in fact it is a rampant issue.

What is the solution? Depends what is the real reason for all those WIFI connection issue on many platforms.
 
No issues with WiFi on my MacMini (2011) or late 2011 MacBook Pro. Yosemite runs great. I'll try it on my work iMac (late 2013) once I verify that it won't break any of my neuroscience programs.
 
Tubamajuba said:
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.
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You're right - I've never seen any hyperbole here!
 
Some OS X Yosemite Users Still Experiencing Wi-Fi Connection Issues Even After 10.10.1 Update
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This doesn't mean much by itself.

At any given time some users of everything are experiencing Wi-Fi connection issues.

If you've recently installed a new version of your OS it's natural to assume the OS is the cause. It very well may be. And it very well may not be.

Wi-Fi networks are complicated, unsure propositions and it's hard to know if your Wi-Fi stopped working reliably because of Mavericks or because your next door neighbor happened to get a new cordless phone.
 
I'll probably be hated for saying this but I've had no problems with Wifi, either on iOS 8 or Yosemite.

At least, no more problems than I had on Mavericks and iOS 7. Wifi networks can be finicky as you are always dealing with an ever-changing RF environment.
 
Could it be that some of you guys having problems have to much crapy extensions and other UI tweaks and whatnot installed on your machines ?

I've had no problem whatsoever with my 2010 iMac and my 2012 MBp. And I'm running my OS in French...
Or perhaps you guys should try switching to French. No issues on my side of the language barrier. :cool:

;)
 
baryon said:
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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So you know this, and the professionals who make a living wiring this sort of code don't? Changing a function slightly in 3 pages of code can cause 20 errors, let alone an entire operating system.

I'm not saying it isn't broken, but there is no way this job is easy.
 
Arrrghhh

My Wifi 5ghz AC Tx speed when using bluetooth is falling from over 1000Mbps to 295Mbps

So annoying this update didn't fix my slow speeds. The only fix is to disable bluetooth which i can't do on my iMac

:(
 
Wi-Fi seems to be difficult to get right period. This isn't just an Apple problem, just look at the continued firmware updates the Surface Pro 3 is getting for the same problem.
 
pendragon1984 said:
Tim Cook really should resign. iOS problems, Yosemite problems, screen issues on new iPhone, creaky cases on rMPB. This company is falling apart. The last two apple products I bought had to be replaced multiple times.

I'm definitely not upgrading to Yosemite any time soon. Maybe 10.10.2?
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That's a pretty bold claim for someone that hasn't yet upgraded.

I, too, was disappointed with both Mavericks' performance on older hardware as was as Yosemite during it's Beta period, but find 10.10.1 just fine on my 2013 Air and MBP.

I do expect and desire refinements with every release and frequently send Apple my feedback, but it doesn't stop me from enjoying the latest, greatest features.
 
Not a troll comment. Apple has really been screwing up lately, from wwdc streaming to iOS 8 to 10.10 and the Mac mini 2014! I wish I would have never upgraded to 10.10 or iOS 8! :mad:
 
No issues here...

Have 10.10.1 installed on 2012 MBA, 2013 MacMini, 2013 iMac and 2014 iMac with no Wi-Fi issues. Can't say if this really is a large problem, and not saying folks don't have issues, but sometimes I wonder if there are Android/Samsung/MS trolls that look to post BS problems to make these things sound worse than they are.

Someone mentioned Troubleshooting 101 and "that the only thing that changed was the OS." I believe that's too simplified an answer. Since installing Yosemite, I've travelled in CT, NY, NJ, and PA, connecting to secured and non-password protected Wi-Fi's with no noticeable issues on my 2012 MBA with 10.10 and now 10.10.1. To get to a true apples-to-apples (no pun intended) troubleshooting state, there would have to be consistency in a number of aspects: hardware setups, third party preference pane installations touching network functionality, third party applications requiring network access, firewall setups, etc., not to mention router hardware and setting differences. Yes, all of those options were there before, but have they all been updated for Yosemite? Could there be interaction issues between updated and non-updated apps? Don't know, but throwing it out there. I'm not "sticking up for apple," just trying to state some facts. If that is still applicable here :rolleyes:
 
I have wifi in my home and had no problems whatsoever when I was running Mavericks on my MBP. I installed a new hdd in my laptop and did a fresh install of Yosemite (via key drive).

From that moment on, the computer connects instantly to my same wifi network, and there is only 1 preferred/saved network on the laptop. I have no issues with connecting or holding a connection. My problem is that every 5 or 6 minutes, whatever I am doing online - loading a new page, watching YouTube, etc - it stops mid way and sits there unable to complete. And at that frozen point, it takes about 2 minutes to get over the "hiccup" and then I can use normally again, until the next 5-6 minute period, where it starts over again.

I've searched only and done all the file deletes, network resetting and renaming, etc - all of it. Today I installed the update and it seemed alright for the first 5-7 minutes, but then it's right back to where I started before the update.

So for me, I find using the internet virtually impossible. And I have no flipping idea why.
 
Seaserpent said:
Considering most people do not have problem, first what pop up is; are they real or just a bunch of Apple haters?

Bought my first Mac with PowerPC in 2006, now on my third Macbook, second iPhone and fifth iPad, never had any problems with OS X or iOS.
Every software release has been an improvement, it is natural that first version can be buggy, impossible to test all combination of software and or hardware the users will run together.
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Did you not notice that Apple completely controls the ecosystem? Give M$ credit. They have to support thousands of hardware products with their OS. Considering that fact makes Apple look silly in comparison. And don't get me started on supporting them on a Windows network with real security. They make consumer products not designed for enterprise use.

Why do you think the Apple sales reps avoid IT like the plague and try to sell directly to end users?
 
This is NOT a WIFI Issue

Hi ---

I don't know why MacRumors keep portraying this a WiFi Problem.

No one complains about loosing their WLAN. They loose their Internet Connect as in possibility to resolve DNS. Thats it.

WIFI works great. If it would be a WIFI issue people would loose their WLAN all the time. This is NOT a WIFI Problem.
In fact as the problem appears the user ARE connected to their WLAN.

Aside from that, you also get this problem when connecting an ethernet cable to the router. It is a DNS Issue, somehow.
 
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