Users complain of weak Wi-Fi reception with Apple's new iPad
Some users have reported that wireless reception with their new iPad is notably inferior than with Apple's previous iPad models.
In a growing thread at the Apple Support Communities website, dozens of users have posted about their troubles with Wi-Fi connectivity on the new iPad. Reports claim that areas that previously achieved strong Wi-Fi signals are now weak, or have no reception at all.
Some users have also compared the reception of their new iPad to their iPhone or MacBook Pro. While the other Apple devices might receive a strong signal in a particular location, they say the new iPad has weak or no connectivity.
"MacBook Pro as well as iPhone 4S show 'Full Fan' — new iPad (16GB WIFI) shows 'one dot' or just flat drops the wifi connection (and is often unable to search and find it)," user 'aka_srp' wrote in a post over the weekend.
Another user, 'gdtobm,' said they bought a new iPad from Best Buy on last Friday's launch and experienced Wi-Fi connectivity issues. The iPad was returned later that day, and the new model they received did not have any problems.
Still another person who posted to Apple's forums, 'Andrew Mclaughlin2,' compared the performance of the new iPad to a first-generation iPad and an iPhone 4S. The tests conducted at Speedtest.net reportedly found that the third-generation iPad has half the throughput of the other devices.
Some of those posting in Apple's forums have attempted to resolve their issues with AppleCare representatives, while others have talked to personnel at the company's retail stores. One user, 'HealthClif,' said they switched back to a previous-generation iPad 2 after experiencing Wi-Fi connectivity issues with multiple replacements of the new iPad.
Complaints of Wi-Fi-related issues also cropped up with the launch of the first iPad in 2010. Two years ago, some users said they experienced weak Wi-Fi reception, dropped signals, and difficulty connecting to a network.
Apple eventually resolved those issues with an iPad software update. The company acknowledged that a "very small number of iPad users" had experienced issues with Wi-Fi connectivity on the first-generation iPad.
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'Dozens' of people having problems. And if you look carefully, half of the 63 total posts seem to be from the same person (it_caveman).
Please let us know when there's a real problem rather than a few isolated incidents.
Getting 26Mbps down on LTE and 29Mbps up. The only thing slower on LTE than my broadband connection is the ping times, which average about 60 MS as opposed to 12 MS on my broadband connection.
I've been nothing but impressed with this hardware.
I have to wonder if the WiFi issues are something simple like a loose WiFi antenna connector.
I have never had a Ipad b4
Must i leave this new Ipad ?
May be ppl who have already purchased this know better
But I haven't had any connection problems so I don't give a fuq.
i think part of the problem might be that the screen acts like a copper mesh, thus shielding the back of the iPad from the wifi signal... so LOL your holding it wrong LOL...
seriously, since the screen is so dense, each sub-pixel has to have a circuit trace going to it, that makes it a copper mesh...
might be able to prove my theory by placing an ipod touch playing an internet radio station in between two new iPads... (if the screens are like copper meshes, then the stream should stop play after the buffer is empty.
Let's see - 3 million sold in the first weekend.
'Dozens' of people having problems. And if you look carefully, half of the 63 total posts seem to be from the same person (it_caveman).
Please let us know when there's a real problem rather than a few isolated incidents.
All the tech blogs will link to this and we'll have wi-fi gate.
I received my new iPad (3rd gen.) Friday and have been using at least two hours / day, and I'm seeing no difference whatsoever in Wifi connectivity between the new one and my original iPad.
The iHaters are out in full force yet once again.
My new iPad is a tremendous leap forward from both the original iPad and iPad 2 - the retina display is phenomenal. Try as I may to get close enough to see pixelation, I cannot do so. Images on the display are sharp, rich, and beautiful. When I go back to my original iPad for comparison, my experience isn't "bad", but I definitely notice the pixelation.
The new iPad is the best Apple product I've ever owned, and that's saying a lot, having owned a Mac SE, original iMac, PowerMac G4, PowerMac G5, G3 iBook, MBP (2009), Mac Pro, all iPhone models except for the 3G, and original iPad. If you haven't gotten to use the new iPad, give it a try. It is a fantastic device.
So now that pundits are realizing how non sense is the heating story, they are shifting to something else? For god sake, Apple sold three million devices, it is normal that some few people may experience some troubles. Does that need to be reported eveytime to the point that you are about to report on every post in Apple support forums.
i think part of the problem might be that the screen acts like a copper mesh, thus shielding the back of the iPad from the wifi signal... so LOL your holding it wrong LOL...
seriously, since the screen is so dense, each sub-pixel has to have a circuit trace going to it, that makes it a copper mesh...
might be able to prove my theory by placing an ipod touch playing an internet radio station in between two new iPads... (if the screens are like copper meshes, then the stream should stop play after the buffer is empty.
You are not making any sense, give me a break!!!
Anyone notice that the scaling for old apps is also far superior to the scaling in the iPad 2?
Scaling-gate...
Scaling-gate...
That would require that the scaling was worse in the new iPad. It's far better
This is getting ridiculous, are Appleinsider and other sites going to report every minor issue that people may have with their device? All with sensational headlines?
So now that pundits are realizing how non sense is the heating story, they are shifting to something else? For god sake, Apple sold three million devices, it is normal that some few people may experience some troubles. Does that need to be reported eveytime to the point that you are about to report about evey post on Apple support forums.
It's ridiculous. Doesn't surprise me at all that sites like Engadget or Gizmodo look for anything possible to trash Apple. But I don't expect to see it on sites like AI. Especially for things that clearly are not widespread.