Apple promising fix for iPad Wi-Fi
Since launch, iPad users have complained of issues with the Wi-Fi dropping out or fading. These problems were often fixed by solutions as weird as just raising and lowering the display brightness settings. Originally, Apple said the issue was probably with problem routers and crossed signals, but now they've fessed up that it seems to be a software problem, and a software fix is on the way.We don't know when the software update will happen, of course, but Tuesdays are a good guess for the next few weeks. Hopefully we'll see a fix soon for beleaguered iPad owners still dealing with the problem. Strangely enough, Apple also admits that changing the brightness may actually help the problem. We originally scoffed at that one, since it sounded pretty hokey, but maybe voltages or code got mixed up somewhere, and that's what the software update is designed to fix.
[via Engadget]
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My 3G ipad was working fine but one day suddenly only connects through 3G at home. This normally happens when I take the ipad out and come back home, it won't join the network which by the way uses an Apple Airport 802.11N router. All other wifi devices work fine including 2 iphones, an imac and a mac book pro + several pc's. This only happens to the wifi and the screen brightness did nothing, neither does a restart, neither does forgetting network and rejoining and neither does turning wifi off and back on. I've tried everything, I'm ready to call or better yet, go in to Apple and demand a new one. Steve Jobs needs to go back into the mental institution from which he surfaced....
May 30 2010 at 11:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPeople just wanna be crying baby, Nothing else
I have 3 iPad in my family and I had wifi issue only in first one because I was using
Mywi to connect to Internet.
But it was a pain in ss so I order wifi+3G model and since then I have no problem
I walk to my office and it connects to my office wifi, I go to home and seamless it connects to my home too, even I have been to chic fill a and configure their wifi and every time I go to it automatically connects to wifi
Same thing with my area star bucks and other place I go to and they offer wifi
People start acting positive that's the mean problem
Right now I am sitting on star bucks and writing this to you guys lol
haha you funny guy yeah i dont know man i think you just one lucky a-hole u know? me im fucked so im gonna bend over and take it like man crying baby yah. so when you walk to office with 3g ipad i hope it rain on u and broke ipad. and apple say ipad dont work on water man no refund for you. i will laugh most assuredly in that day, so sayeth the Lord.
May 31 2010 at 12:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMy wife has had her iPad for just over a week now and (knock wood) no WiFi problems. This is a good thing since it's a WiFi only model.
My problem is that we both have 2G iPhones and mine quit being able to find/connect to our Airport Extreme WiFi about a month ago. I've prowled the web, reset to 3.1, talked to Apple - all to no avail. Hers works fine on the same network.
Hope the fix is an iPhone OS fix that takes care of my problem. Very crippling!
I've had the same issue with my Mac book Pro. I never had the problem before. My first time in Germany with the computer. The router is German (Fritz) and for some reason they do not talk well to each other. The Mac Book works fine at free hot spots , so. It's not hardware . I believe there was as like issue with iPhones until the 2 nd big update.
May 12 2010 at 9:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWow ipad auto fix butchered my reply above.
May 12 2010 at 8:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBrings to mind the sentiment behind arms reduction inspections: Trust, but verify.
May 12 2010 at 9:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI have not had a single WiFi problem but I also use Apple Airports and my kids would be upset if I took the iPhone on travel.
I look forward to the update as I will be bring the iPad on a family vacation, but not as my only "computer".
I feel sorry for those having the issues.
I am one of the "few" experiencing issues... I can connect and stay connected to wifi at home, but at work every time my iPad goes to sleep it forgets the password. Weird, huh?
May 12 2010 at 8:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMaybe it's just bad luck, but I have had problems before with being the first to buy an Apple product. That is why I wait until the bugs from the initial launch have been addressed.
Yes' I am getting an iPad. Now I am on a waiting list. I should have it soon and hopefully all issues will be resolved by then.
This MAY have happened to me a couple times. Turning the WiFi OFF and then back ON has always worked. This inconvenience was minimal and certainly not worth waiting to get my iPad. I've been thrilled with it and this "WiFi issue" didn't even phase me. I don't regret getting the iPad on release day.
May 12 2010 at 7:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySo it appears it isn’t just Adobe who’s lazy. Lazy Apple!
Not enough testing obviously!
The analogy would hold if Apple knew about the issue and then did nothing for the next ten years.
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