iPad iPad WiFi

HarryT · 05-30-2010, 03:51 AM

Love the iPad, but...

... it doesn't seem to have a terribly good WiFi antenna. Works fine in the room where my actual wireless router is, but in my bedroom (where my notebook gets a WiFi signal just fine) I get a 1 bar signal and it's very intermittent.

Has anyone else experienced this?

mgmueller · 05-30-2010, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Love the iPad, but...

... it doesn't seem to have a terribly good WiFi antenna. Works fine in the room where my actual wireless router is, but in my bedroom (where my notebook gets a WiFi signal just fine) I get a 1 bar signal and it's very intermittent.

Has anyone else experienced this?

No, very good reception. Basically, I can walk the entire house = 4 rooms or 2 floors from the router.

HarryT · 05-30-2010, 05:43 AM

In fairness, my iPod Touch won't connect in my bedroom either, so perhaps it's just that my notebook has an unusually good antenna rather than the iPad a poor one. My WiFi router is in an extension to my house, so from my bedroom, the signal has to reach me through two layers of external brick walls, which I guess must attenuate the signal considerably.

DixieGal · 05-30-2010, 07:12 AM

From inside the car, parked at the grocery store or wherever, it picks up a signal. From an uncle's house waaaaay out in the country, it picked up my cousin's wifi from her farm down the road. Mine has great pickup. HOWEVER....

I had lots of trouble at first. After a couple of hours over several days, on the phone with the tech support girl, we figured out that my wifi modem needed to be updated. We went online and downloaded the new modem software, and VIOLA! It solved the problem.

Maybe that can help you?

Oh, and congrats on your new toy! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have enjoyed mine.

MMascaro · 05-30-2010, 09:03 AM

Playing with mine at differnt places has shown different results. Mostly older routers especialy B class ones have the worst results. My N router does pretty good, across the house and onto the back porch. Thats abour 50 feet, 3 walls (2 of cinder block, one of wood with electrical wires) and a floor. But I have to sit with the back of the IPad facing the house. The WiFi antenna is under the plastic apple on the back.

JimKal · 05-30-2010, 09:30 AM

I've used it in a couple of different places and it hasn't proven to be a problem.

Krystian Galaj · 05-30-2010, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

In fairness, my iPod Touch won't connect in my bedroom either, so perhaps it's just that my notebook has an unusually good antenna rather than the iPad a poor one. My WiFi router is in an extension to my house, so from my bedroom, the signal has to reach me through two layers of external brick walls, which I guess must attenuate the signal considerably.

It might be the router problem as well. All Linksys routers I used in the past worked fine with all WiFi devices I have, but I bought a D-Link router once, and most devices had 1 bar and no connectivity if they weren't in the same room as router. I switched it to Linksys, and 2 floors below the router I now have 5 bars on same devices.

jbone1313 · 05-30-2010, 11:01 AM

Try this. It worked for me for similar problem.

Settings->Reset->Reset Network Settings.

The-eBook-Reader · 05-30-2010, 11:20 AM

I've noticed at a couple of Wi-Fi hotspots I frequent for lunch that my Acer laptop will get a 1 or 2 bar signal and the iPad won't pick it up at all. It has to be closer to the source.

petermillard · 05-30-2010, 11:24 AM

Mine's fine all over the house - drops to one bar when I'm at the end of the garden, but so does my laptop...

kjk · 05-30-2010, 01:50 PM

One thing I have noticed is my iPad 3G gets MUCH better reception than any of the iPhones, at least in my house. I attribute that to a larger antenna and probably more power allocated to it. But my wifi doesn't seem remarkably better, unfortunately.

amjbrown · 05-30-2010, 02:05 PM

Reception is fine, but the signal strength indicator seems more sensitive than other devices. Doesn't seem to be any different in terms of actual quality of signal though.

Amjb

Fotoman · 05-30-2010, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amjbrown

Reception is fine, but the signal strength indicator seems more sensitive than other devices. Doesn't seem to be any different in terms of actual quality of signal though.

Amjb

Very true. I have gotten my usual 12-15 Mbps speeds all over the house regardless of what the signal strength indicator shows. Same at my office.

dmaul1114 · 05-30-2010, 03:49 PM

My girlfriends doesn't do that well either.

It's mostly OK at my place, some problems in the bedroom (which is one room/wall from my router).

At her place it drops all the time unless in the same room as the router. Also sucks on the wifi network on campus where we work.

I really wonder if they just launched with a batch of crappy wifi cards in some units. Or it could just be a matter of not getting along well with some routers etc. I suppose.

badgoodDeb · 06-02-2010, 08:15 PM

I read somewhere (?) that Apple acknowledged some problems with WiFi and hopes to make some corrections in software. (is that vague enough for ya?)

05-30-2010, 03:51 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	iPad WiFi Love the iPad, but... ... it doesn't seem to have a terribly good WiFi antenna. Works fine in the room where my actual wireless router is, but in my bedroom (where my notebook gets a WiFi signal just fine) I get a 1 bar signal and it's very intermittent. Has anyone else experienced this?

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05-30-2010, 05:43 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	In fairness, my iPod Touch won't connect in my bedroom either, so perhaps it's just that my notebook has an unusually good antenna rather than the iPad a poor one. My WiFi router is in an extension to my house, so from my bedroom, the signal has to reach me through two layers of external brick walls, which I guess must attenuate the signal considerably.

05-30-2010, 07:12 AM	#4
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	From inside the car, parked at the grocery store or wherever, it picks up a signal. From an uncle's house waaaaay out in the country, it picked up my cousin's wifi from her farm down the road. Mine has great pickup. HOWEVER.... I had lots of trouble at first. After a couple of hours over several days, on the phone with the tech support girl, we figured out that my wifi modem needed to be updated. We went online and downloaded the new modem software, and VIOLA! It solved the problem. Maybe that can help you? Oh, and congrats on your new toy! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have enjoyed mine.

05-30-2010, 09:03 AM	#5
MMascaro Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 1009 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland USA Device: HP mini 1035/Sony Reader/IPad	Playing with mine at differnt places has shown different results. Mostly older routers especialy B class ones have the worst results. My N router does pretty good, across the house and onto the back porch. Thats abour 50 feet, 3 walls (2 of cinder block, one of wood with electrical wires) and a floor. But I have to sit with the back of the IPad facing the house. The WiFi antenna is under the plastic apple on the back.

05-30-2010, 09:30 AM	#6
JimKal Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 1000 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jamestown, NC Device: iPad, iMac,iPhone, Kindle Touch	I've used it in a couple of different places and it hasn't proven to be a problem.

05-30-2010, 11:01 AM	#8
jbone1313 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: PRS600	Try this. It worked for me for similar problem. Settings->Reset->Reset Network Settings.

05-30-2010, 11:20 AM	#9
The-eBook-Reader Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 4637 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States Device: All	I've noticed at a couple of Wi-Fi hotspots I frequent for lunch that my Acer laptop will get a 1 or 2 bar signal and the iPad won't pick it up at all. It has to be closer to the source.

05-30-2010, 11:24 AM	#10
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	Mine's fine all over the house - drops to one bar when I'm at the end of the garden, but so does my laptop...

05-30-2010, 01:50 PM	#11
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	One thing I have noticed is my iPad 3G gets MUCH better reception than any of the iPhones, at least in my house. I attribute that to a larger antenna and probably more power allocated to it. But my wifi doesn't seem remarkably better, unfortunately.

05-30-2010, 02:05 PM	#12
amjbrown Addict Posts: 322 Karma: 1231044 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle app on the iPhone	Reception is fine, but the signal strength indicator seems more sensitive than other devices. Doesn't seem to be any different in terms of actual quality of signal though. Amjb

05-30-2010, 03:49 PM	#14
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	My girlfriends doesn't do that well either. It's mostly OK at my place, some problems in the bedroom (which is one room/wall from my router). At her place it drops all the time unless in the same room as the router. Also sucks on the wifi network on campus where we work. I really wonder if they just launched with a batch of crappy wifi cards in some units. Or it could just be a matter of not getting along well with some routers etc. I suppose.

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06-02-2010, 08:15 PM	#15
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I read somewhere (?) that Apple acknowledged some problems with WiFi and hopes to make some corrections in software. (is that vague enough for ya?)