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(UK) So How Bad Is The Wi-Fi Problem?
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I have wifi signal strength issues with the iPad when I'm upstairs at home. All other devices are fine, iPod touch, iPhone, just the iPad goes down to one bar.
To resolve I placed an airport express plugged into a wired network upstairs. I now have a wireless network specifically for the iPad and that gives me full strength throughout the house.
So in summary, I had a signal strength issue, but it was overcome by creating a new wireless network used by the iPad uniquely.
To resolve I placed an airport express plugged into a wired network upstairs. I now have a wireless network specifically for the iPad and that gives me full strength throughout the house.
So in summary, I had a signal strength issue, but it was overcome by creating a new wireless network used by the iPad uniquely.
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my experience is the same as JulianL
Shows 3 bars for wifi signal but after some time suddenly I lose connection even though it still shows 3 bars.
Only way to repair is to renew lease or turn off wifi, wait a minute, and turn it on again.
sometimes turning off and restarting iPad does not fix it so the above is the only way to fix it.
I have 64gb wifi model, with Belkin N+ router.
My ps3 , Wii, xbox360, ipod touch, phone, 2 laptops and 27" mac all use wireless and none of them have ANY issues.
I have ensured I have the latest firmware for the router, a full reset and setup of the router from factory settings still hasn't helped.
This is not good
(my experience is the same as JulianL
Shows 3 bars for wifi signal but after some time suddenly I lose connection even though it still shows 3 bars.
Only way to repair is to renew lease or turn off wifi, wait a minute, and turn it on again.
sometimes turning off and restarting iPad does not fix it so the above is the only way to fix it.
I have 64gb wifi model, with Belkin N+ router.
My ps3 , Wii, xbox360, ipod touch, phone, 2 laptops and 27" mac all use wireless and none of them have ANY issues.
I have ensured I have the latest firmware for the router, a full reset and setup of the router from factory settings still hasn't helped.
This is not good
I've had a few issues.
Several times pages just won't load - the blue loading bar just doesn't move and then a box says "...you are not connected to the internet" even though the wifi symbol is visible.
Range doesn't seem good. I can use my MBP and iPhone in the loo but not my iPad.
The wifi symbol vanishes and reappears every 5mins or so.
I've got a 64GB wifi and a 3month old Airport Extreme.
Several times pages just won't load - the blue loading bar just doesn't move and then a box says "...you are not connected to the internet" even though the wifi symbol is visible.
Range doesn't seem good. I can use my MBP and iPhone in the loo but not my iPad.
The wifi symbol vanishes and reappears every 5mins or so.
I've got a 64GB wifi and a 3month old Airport Extreme.
16 Gb Wifi had since launch day in the US and I've never had a wifi problem.
Its been used heavily at home, in hotels, motorway services, in airports, even mid air courtesy of US Airways in flight wifi and its never let me down once.
Its been used heavily at home, in hotels, motorway services, in airports, even mid air courtesy of US Airways in flight wifi and its never let me down once.
16gb wifi, been using it since thursday. Had signal issues with my net gear 834dg v4, updated to the latest firmware and it has improved the signal a little. In a 2 bed flat and when I move through to another room, the signal looses strength, my iPhone 3GS has never had such issues with wifi, but it is better now with the updated firmware.
I've been using mine for a month now, and the only issue I encounter, is within the YouTube app.
Any HD(or HQ) video always has to buffer every minute or so, whereas they play flawlessly on my average laptop.
Everything else is fine.
For what it's worth, I'm on O2 fast broadband, using their Thomson 'III' router.
Any HD(or HQ) video always has to buffer every minute or so, whereas they play flawlessly on my average laptop.
Everything else is fine.
For what it's worth, I'm on O2 fast broadband, using their Thomson 'III' router.
Been using my iPad since Thursday, no wifi issues , actual works well where i have wifi issues with other equipment, using linksys wag200g firmware 1.01.09
I've had my 32Gb wifi model since yesterday morning and haven't had any connection problems yet. Having said that I noticed last night that I only had 1-2 bars of signal for a couple of hours, and the net felt a bit slower than usual - back to normal now though.
That means you have some other device on your network that interferes with it. Check the settings for _all_ of your devices on the router. You probably have some device that uses the IP address that DHCP assigns to your iPad.
Thanks for the suggestion but I don't think that's it, it's just that doing a renew lease seems to be a way to re-initialize the TCP/IP stack in some way that kicks it back into life. Starting and stopping the WiFi also fixes it.
I checked all other devices in case a setting was corrupted but I have all my devices set to static. Note that I also set my iPad to static as one of my tests. I have total control of my network and have an IP allocation map that I stick to so the address I chose was in a reserved range outside the DHCP pool (which is restricted to 64 addresses). I also checked on my router admin screens to check that my DHCP allocation window was where I thought it was and I can also list all active DHCP leases and the iPad was the only one.
As it turns out, I shouldn't tempt fate here but I might soon be posting the hoped-for retraction regarding my issues. Upgrading the router firmware might have fixed the issue. I've used the iPad for well over an hour since doing the firmware upgrade without a single dropout. If I get to the end of this battery charge with no dropouts then I think I'll declare the problem solved. I post results here.
- Julian
Just to weigh in...
-no issues here, if anything it holds a stronger connection than my iPhone 3GS.
-no issues here, if anything it holds a stronger connection than my iPhone 3GS.
I have a 64GB wifi model and have had 2 drop outs in 8+ hours, so not too bad. This is with my iPad in the opposite corner of the house to the router, so am not unduly concerned. During the drop outs I can echo the fact that the signal strength still has 3 bars on.
No problems here on my latest generation BT Homehub. FWIW, I've found all versions of the Homehub very Apple-friendly.
There's also the advantage for iPad/iPhone users of free access to over a million BT Openzone and BT Fon wifi hotspots if you're a BT Total Broadband punter.
There's also the advantage for iPad/iPhone users of free access to over a million BT Openzone and BT Fon wifi hotspots if you're a BT Total Broadband punter.
No problem for me at all. I've got the 32gb wifi version and use a BT Homehub v2.0
I love my iPad !!!!!!!!!!!!
I love my iPad !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the replies iPadders.
Seems 95% of people have no issue at all, sorry for the ones who do and hope you find both resolution and harmony soon.
You know I had earmarked my £550 of hard earnt savings for the new iPhone but now God darn it I'm betwixt one and t'other.
Seems 95% of people have no issue at all, sorry for the ones who do and hope you find both resolution and harmony soon.
You know I had earmarked my £550 of hard earnt savings for the new iPhone but now God darn it I'm betwixt one and t'other.
