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Dec 18, 2008 9:31 AMby giuseppeNL,Well, in the post
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8560106#8639557
someonee says an Apple genious acknowledges that this is a design flaw. Something with metal casing and antennas.
I'm waiting for a fix from 2006. I even put an n-capable airport card in my CoreDuo MBP hoping to fix these wireless troubles. Still no luck, even with the newest OS and updates. -
Dec 18, 2008 1:05 PMby ajp757,Design flaw ? That woudldn't explain how it worked fine for several months and then all of a sudden became intermittent. If it had to do with the metal casing it would have been that way when it was new. My way around it is to use my Belkin USB wifi adapter but I don't always want to be hooking that up everywhere I go. I expect the internal wifi to work, YA HEAR ME APPLE ? -
Dec 19, 2008 5:14 AMby Gregory Sims,After about a year's problem with my MacBook Pro's wireless connection, and after attempting every software solution that was offered by numerous sites, I replaced my airport card with a new one. Believe it or not, the problem is finally solved. I can now use the computer anywhere in the house, I no longer loose my connection, and the transmit rate stays at a healthy and happy 54. Halleluia! What a Christmas present. I wish I had tried it a year ago.
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Dec 21, 2008 12:36 PMby Studpuppy,I am suffering this problem with the rest of you on my 2.5 ghz MBP I purchased about 6 months ago. I am disgusted with Apple for not acknowledging this problem, and doing a voluntary recall on this issue.
FOR SHAME APPLE!!!! Get off your backsides and do the right thing!
Fortunately I have Applecare, but it doesn't address the HUGE inconvenience I will undergo in dealing with this issue, as the nearest apple store is 60 miles away. -
Dec 28, 2008 9:01 AMby AKORE,Good morning, I believe that I have solved the problem though I am not sure of its cause. After several visits to the Geniuses and phone support I decided to look at the problem from a connectivity issue. That led me to the firewall I change my settings to accept all incoming connections and without having to shut down it connected to internet. I have since shut it down and put it to sleep and it still has and internet connection. I did this on several networks.
Basically, open up the firewall. -
Dec 28, 2008 9:39 AMby Studpuppy,I spoke to an Apple Tech support rep earlier this week because I have Apple Care. I figured that while sending my MBP might be an inconvenience, I might as well get my money's worth from it . The Apple Tech seemed very familiar with the problem. He led me to believe this is a faulty hardware issue, which explains why Apple hasn't developed a "patch" for it yet. I admit I MAY have mis-read him.
So.....I sent mine back to Apple, for repair. Hopefully this nightmare will be over soon.
By the way, to the poster above me, this problem has nothing to to with the Internet. It is a local area network problem, specifically with the client Aiport card. I can't even stay connected to my Airport Extreme for longer than 5 minutes when streaming Airtunes. Airtunes does not require Internet connectivity, hence Internet router settings will make no difference with this specific problem.
