Hi - having had and taken back 2 iPad 1's because of Wifi issues, I was wondering if any iPad 2 owners have had similar issues. Basically my gen 1 would keep losing the WiFi after waking up. I would have to keep renewing the lease, resetting it etc. Nothing wrong with my router as have iPhone 4, 3GS, Macbook etc all working with no issues on WiFi. I really want to purchase a gen 2 but do not want to find it has the same issues. Any help would be appreciated.
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WiFi Question
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You shouldn't be having those problems with either generation of iPad.
I have two wifi networks set up in my iPad. The one for home and the one for work. Since setting the iPad up, I've never had to manually connect to either of those two networks. As soon as the iPad is in range, it connects.
If I take my iPad to the office, I can start hearing e-mail notifications from the still asleep iPad on my way to my desk. Same thing for when I get home.
two different iPads,two different wifi issues
My iPad works fine. My wife's iPad keeps dropping the connection. I've done everything. Reboots, Airport on/off, Reset networking, reset router, the problem continues. Sometimes the wifi connection on my wife's wifi does come back, but it is painful whereas mine never seems to have a connection problem.
Any ideas?
My iPad works fine. My wife's iPad keeps dropping the connection. I've done everything. Reboots, Airport on/off, Reset networking, reset router, the problem continues. Sometimes the wifi connection on my wife's wifi does come back, but it is painful whereas mine never seems to have a connection problem.
Any ideas?
My iPad works fine. My wife's iPad keeps dropping the connection. I've done everything. Reboots, Airport on/off, Reset networking, reset router, the problem continues. Sometimes the wifi connection on my wife's wifi does come back, but it is painful whereas mine never seems to have a connection problem.
Any ideas?
Is your wife's OS up to date?
Sarcasm?
I doubt it. The poster is just stating that after logging in to their personal Wi-Fi, they haven't had to log in again since then meaning theirs is just fine.
For the record, mine is too. I haven't had any issues with my 2 and Wi-Fi.
Its not the hardware, its the software. The wifi bug that plagued the original ipad at launch is back with 4.3.3. Not everyone experiences it but many do, just type "wifi issues with 4.3.3" in google and you will see.
I think its ridiculous that apple cant get this figured out for good.
I think its ridiculous that apple cant get this figured out for good.
My ipad 2 and one particular router don't get along. It's fine on any other network, but I have to regularly reset the connection on this one. All other computers are fine on it - it seems to be neither the router nor the iPad alone, but the combination of the two.
My understanding of the issue is that iOS doesn't play nice with routers that work in dual band (802.11 g and 802.11 n).
It's worth the try to lock the router's setup in only one of them, preferably 802.11 n if that doesn't result in other devices compatibility issues.
I'm no expert though. Networking experts may step in and correct me if I'm wrong.
It's worth the try to lock the router's setup in only one of them, preferably 802.11 n if that doesn't result in other devices compatibility issues.
I'm no expert though. Networking experts may step in and correct me if I'm wrong.