Got a 5th gen iPad Pro and my understanding is that it supports 802.11ax (WiFi 6). Just got a WiFi 6 router (a Spectrum one that has virtually no controls). Is there any way (software) to tell I am getting WiFi 6 on my iPad?
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iPad WiFi 6?
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You should have controls if you login to the router but you can always do a speedtest to see what speeds you're getting. Depending on the type of internet, congestion, location, connection and configuration it might be different. Example; I have 1GB Verizon and get about 700-800MB down over WiFI as long as I'm under 25ft but I did a good amount of configuring to get that.
If you have at least gigabit internet at home wifi 6 will give you 100-300MB more (wifi 5 is around 500-550MB, wifi 6 is around 650-800)
Option-click on the WiFi menu and you should see all of the configuration info for the access point. One of the items is PHY Mode. I'm at work so I don't have access to my home WiFi 6 network but it currently says 802.11ac which implies that if you are on WiFi 6 it should be 802.11ax.
Edit: Sorry, I just noticed you are talking about using an iPad. I gave the instructions on a Mac.
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Speed is no indication of WiFi 6 as my connection runs 230mbs... so WiFi 5 and 6 report the exact same speed. I'm just trying to double check what the cable company gave me (my IPP is the only WiFi 6 device) for a WiFi 6 Router.
Tried to log into the router, no such luck, it points to the cable co. website, they want any "configuration" done from there and that means network name and password only! Oh, it seems to have some control over port forwarding, but I have no need to go there.
<rant>Seriously, nobody has made such a utility? <expletive deleted> iOS... figures</rant>
My guess is that iPadOS/iOS does not expose that particular data so it's unavailable to apps; otherwise, I would have expected that one of the network info utilities already out there would display it.
I feel/hear ya... hence my rant. There is an inevitable slide to it being just a toaster. At least I spent a bunch of time ResEditing back in the day... Macs were fun and useful in those days. The days of Hertzfeld & Atikinson et al are gone, gone, gone.
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It is a speedtest app for iphone but its also works fine on ipad. You can use it to measure your wireless network speed…