tomstephens89

Q: OSX Yosemite Wifi issues

Hi there,

 

I upgraded my Macbook Pro Retina 15" (mid 2014 revision) to OS X Yosemite last night and am now having issues when using my home WiFi connection. Whilst it connects to either the 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz network, it is basically unusable. Web pages take minutes to load (if they even load at all), dropbox doesn't sync because it can't get a connection and even trying to get to the router config page is extremely slow and hit/miss.

 

Tethering to my iPhone seems to work ok, as does using my home network via wired ethernet.

 

Are any others having problems with Yosemite? Wifi was working fine on Mavericks.

 

Tom

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 12:37 AM

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  • by jndupuis1,

    jndupuis1 jndupuis1 Sep 3, 2015 7:55 PM in response to osihara
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    Sep 3, 2015 7:55 PM in response to osihara

    Hello again osihara! Just getting a moment to pop back in on this God awfully long unresolved Thread of Wi-Fi oppression. It looks as though this Thread has finally come full-circle in work-a-rounds and temp solutions coupled with countless purchases of add-on routers and Apple Extremes. Only to point to one solid piece of evidence. Broadcom Driver issue in the current OS X environment. I am still running Mavericks on my Mac Mini late 2012. I have been running Windows 7 Pro in Boot Camp as we discussed in previous posts. No Wi-Fi issues. I now have done a full and permanent Windows 10 Pro Upgrade to my Windows 7 Pro Install. New Apple Boot Camp/Driver 6.0 upgrade as well. Still....no Wi-Fi issues to report. I'm running Mavericks until....further notice. Don't know what to expect from El Capitan and waiting to see reports of it. Question still remains as to why, on some Mac models, things are fine, on others, they are not. The ending has not yet been written......

    Approaching 1.5 million views and 3500 replies. Very, very note-worthy I must say. No real permanent solution in sight. Extraordinary! Guinness Book here we come. Hope Apple gets good supportive data from you and all who are chosen. Cheers!!

  • by kristelttm,

    kristelttm kristelttm Sep 3, 2015 11:57 PM in response to tomstephens89
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    Sep 3, 2015 11:57 PM in response to tomstephens89

    I just purchased an Airport Express from the Apple Store in the hope that 5 Ghz will solve the issue. My ADSL Huawei modem/router (supplied by my internet provider) doesn't have dual band. Finger crossed. I'll report if it worked.

  • by uffe_17,

    uffe_17 uffe_17 Sep 4, 2015 12:48 AM in response to jndupuis1
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    Sep 4, 2015 12:48 AM in response to jndupuis1

    I had severe problems with connecting over wifi at home earlier but they are almost gone by now (after a couple of Yosemite upgrades). The only thing left now is that when I connect through my Checkpoint VPN client (E80.60) it works fine to connect, but when I disconnect the VPN that seems to block all internet access until I have restarted my MBP. I'm not sure if that problem relates to the VPN client or Yosemite or a combination. Before Yosemite there were no problem with this.

  • by Koandco,

    Koandco Koandco Sep 4, 2015 4:47 AM in response to jndupuis1
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    Sep 4, 2015 4:47 AM in response to jndupuis1

    Indeed. What a mess.

     

    Resorting ot only using the 5hgz worked for a long while (a week!!!! but what a relief) and now bang, I've returned to intermittent connectivity.

     

    On Maverick, I don't have a problem - installed on my iMac. I wished that I'd NEVER upgrade.

     

    On my more recent macbook Pro, it seems to be working fine. But on my macbook air, yikes. I could throw it out the window.

     

    Any updates coming up soon?

     

    My other question is: how truly simple is it too downgrade to Maverikcs?

  • by iPhoneUser1000,

    iPhoneUser1000 iPhoneUser1000 Sep 4, 2015 10:06 AM in response to Koandco
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    Sep 4, 2015 10:06 AM in response to Koandco

    In reply to your question, it's very simple. I downgraded about 2 months ago and never looked back. I used this tutorial and managed to downgrade in about 1 hour while connected to an ethernet cable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FvL8rBucUU&feature=iv&src_vid=vxHKUGue60g&annot ation_id=annotation_3752378579

  • by jndupuis1,

    jndupuis1 jndupuis1 Sep 4, 2015 8:48 PM in response to Koandco
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    Sep 4, 2015 8:48 PM in response to Koandco

    Hello! Apology for the late response. Looks as though iPhoneUser1000 is pointing you in the right direction.

    Downgrading is not a problem for those who's Mac's shipped with Mavericks. Internet Recovery instructions from Apple Support Documents will guide you through. Downgrading to Mavericks if you have already downloaded the Mavericks Install App is a non-issue as well. Those who's Macs shipped with Mountain Lion or Yosemite and don't have the Mavericks Installer App in their Purchases in the App Store are the one's who are having the grief since Mavericks is not available for Download or Purchase from Apple. This is the conundrum, this is the frustration. I know I haven't said much that anyone doesn't know but it's apparent that Yosemite is widely accepted and used and many are not experiencing or reporting the issue. I believe some have the issue and just do not realize it. Hat's off to those who are hanging in there. Cheers!!

  • by ifiht,

    ifiht ifiht Sep 4, 2015 9:11 PM in response to jndupuis1
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    Sep 4, 2015 9:11 PM in response to jndupuis1

      Hear, hear!

  • by osihara,

    osihara osihara Sep 4, 2015 9:51 PM in response to jndupuis1
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    Sep 4, 2015 9:51 PM in response to jndupuis1

    Oops I forgot about that annoying new issue where any NAS HDD becomes inaccessible without a logout after computer sleep...

  • by belotv,

    belotv belotv Sep 7, 2015 12:57 PM in response to tomstephens89
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    Sep 7, 2015 12:57 PM in response to tomstephens89

    I'm having the same issue on my Mid-2014 Macbook Pro 13 inch. I use 5Ghz Wifi and a BT wireless mouse and it keeps disconnecting every 15 mins.

     

    If Apple cannot fix that issue with software updates they should offer a computer replacement.

    There is no major changes between 2014 and 2015 series. If this is the only way to fix the issue, Apple please replace 2014 models by 2015 ones.

  • by ckl99,

    ckl99 ckl99 Sep 7, 2015 11:57 PM in response to belotv
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    Sep 7, 2015 11:57 PM in response to belotv

    2015 series is the same. Apple please make some WiFi diagnostics application at least, to troubleshoot the problem   It is very frustrating, especially in urgent situations. Makes me wanna throw that 3500eur macbook out of the window.

  • by osihara,

    osihara osihara Sep 8, 2015 12:05 AM in response to ckl99
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    Sep 8, 2015 12:05 AM in response to ckl99

    There already is. Several way to access it. Easiest way is to hold down option and click on the menu-bar Wi-Fi icon. there are two options near the top for you to use.

     

    - Amendment - Once you have the zip it created on your desktop just attach it to a software report ticket. If you are using a beta you can access this from help menu.

  • by osihara,

    osihara osihara Sep 8, 2015 12:09 AM in response to belotv
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    Sep 8, 2015 12:09 AM in response to belotv

    Unfortunately it's not as simple as it effecting specific machines. All machines of various types and ages are being effected.

  • by Monty72,

    Monty72 Monty72 Sep 8, 2015 12:22 AM in response to osihara
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    Sep 8, 2015 12:22 AM in response to osihara

    Just to keep this massive thread up to date, my BT is still interfering with my WIFI speed. Sometimes wiping it out completely.

     

    I've been through the whole apple seed program (every version) and I can't discuss that, but can point out that I'm still flipping here!

     

    I have two issues logged with Apple, one they seem to have closed and the other one has gone quiet. Not heard back from them in months, not a sausage.

     

    It's been 10 months since I first reported the issue and I still can't use my WIFI and bluetooth at the same time, which is not what I paid £2400 for!

  • by belotv,

    belotv belotv Sep 8, 2015 2:59 AM in response to osihara
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    Sep 8, 2015 2:59 AM in response to osihara

    I went through the thread and it seems that the people with 2015 Mac are not affected with the issue. Most people that reports this issue have 2012 to 2014 Mac. Maybe they changed the Wifi hardware recently ?

  • by ckl99,

    ckl99 ckl99 Sep 8, 2015 4:19 AM in response to belotv
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    Sep 8, 2015 4:19 AM in response to belotv

    @osihara Thanks for the info

    @belotv Seems the latest macbooks are affected too.

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