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Terrible WIFI performance.
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I'm pretty sure this is an iOS 8 issue.
Noticed that my 6 was losing wifi, so I plugged it in and restored it in iTunes. "It said "download and update", which I thought was odd, since I was already on 8. So I did, and all is fine now. No problems since.
I'm guessing that the version that came installed on the phones is a slightly earlier version than the one that was released on Thursday.
At least that's my theory.
Noticed that my 6 was losing wifi, so I plugged it in and restored it in iTunes. "It said "download and update", which I thought was odd, since I was already on 8. So I did, and all is fine now. No problems since.
I'm guessing that the version that came installed on the phones is a slightly earlier version than the one that was released on Thursday.
At least that's my theory.
Nice! There was one poster (I need to find the link) who had 768 mb/s on his speedtest. I don't think it was from his iPhone though.
Pulling a solid 120mbps down using speedtest.net over wifi... Everything's great. Best my wife's iPhone 5s does is 90mbps
Asus RT-AC56R 802.11ac router running on the 5ghz band.
Asus RT-AC56R 802.11ac router running on the 5ghz band.
add these threads to the list:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6545103
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1783504/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6545103
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1783504/
Two iphone 6+ tested with below results. Speed test doesn't tell the whole store. When it doesn't work, the wifi disconnects almost right away when downloading 4 or 5 apps simultaneously.
Netgear R7000 with latest firmware:
2.4Ghz@54mbps, works fine.
2.4Ghz@>54mbps, doesn't work.
5.0Ghz@any speed, doesn't work, have to "forget" the network in order to see other networks.
Linksys E2500 V1 latest firmware:
2.4Ghz, did not try.
5.0Ghz, works fine, full fios speed at 85mbps upload and download.
Netgear R7000 with latest firmware:
2.4Ghz@54mbps, works fine.
2.4Ghz@>54mbps, doesn't work.
5.0Ghz@any speed, doesn't work, have to "forget" the network in order to see other networks.
Linksys E2500 V1 latest firmware:
2.4Ghz, did not try.
5.0Ghz, works fine, full fios speed at 85mbps upload and download.
It happened to me once on Saturday morning. Hasn't happened again yet.
With so many reporting this issue, it has to be ios 8 right?
I Called Verizon Wireless & They Said It Might Be iOS 8. They Said If Apple Releases An Update & It Fixes It Then We Good But If The Update Don't Fix It, Its A Hardware Problem
It's not the iPhone 6/+. I was streaming 1080p full-length movies all day just to drain and cycle my battery for a fresh recharge. Wifi was solid, didn't drop once. I have an Asus N router (not sure exact model). It's likely the router, channel or frequency. IMO very unlikely to be an iPhone 6/+ or iOS 8 issue.
This is happening to me as well. Two chats with support and all but restoring the phone (what a PITA) and no luck. This is happening on multiple networks. My iPad works fine and gets great speed while the iPhone 6 is getting around 0.4mbps down. Very frustrating.
There is no reason to not use WPA2. Don't put your network at risk just to make the iPhone happy.
Updated iPhone 6 Plus to 8.0.2 and used WiFi Sweetspots the App to check things out afterwards. Wi-Fi router is AirPort Extreme with ac band. Besides the iP6+ also have iPad Air WiFi only. Have the AirPort Extreme running both 5ghz and 2.4ghz on discreet channels to avoid neighbor's router interference.
The iPad Air 7.1.2 getting 160 mbps. I believe the Air only has n.
The iP6+ 8.0.2 getting 279 mbps. Understand it has ac band.
The iPad Air 7.1.2 getting 160 mbps. I believe the Air only has n.
The iP6+ 8.0.2 getting 279 mbps. Understand it has ac band.
This. I initially was using channel 144 on 5Ghz perfectly through ios 7.1, with my AirPort Extreme 5th gen. Then after the ios8 upgrade I was getting horrible wifi performance on my iPhone 5S on 5ghz only.
Changed channel to 167, and all is good now.