iPad Wifi connection speed

I'm seeing the same 39Mbs that you are. I'm on an Airport Extreme, N-only, 5Ghz.

Hopefully a software fix, My iPad can sit right next the the AE base and still not achieve a link higher than 39Mbs. The other apple wireless products get 270Mbs even in other rooms. Maybe the lower link speed is to save battery? Maybe they cap it just higher than most internet connections. I suppose there isn't much reason to link at 270-300.

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Same here. My MBP shows 300 and my Xbox 360 is at 270.

Seeing 39mbit here as well on my dual band Timecapsule, connecting to the N 5ghz part. When I switch it to the b/g 2.4Ghz network, I'm at 54mbit.

So.. what is going on with the iPad and wifi? This is all so weird!

What's the FW version on the access point?

I am having exactly the same issue with a Time Capsule running 5 GHz N and seeing 39Mbs for my iPad while my iPhone and other Apple devices are much higher.

I just spoke with a very helpful support specialist, who opened a case number for me.

However, does the iPad work for you even with only 39? Because it does for me, no losing bars or download problems etc.

Yes, it does seem to work ok. I haven't seen any erratic signal strength changes or download issues.

For those that are seeing problems, did you make sure your FW is up to date on the AEBS?

If you have a Mac click Applications>Utilities>Airport Utility. You should see your base-station in there and there will be a button that says update firmware. Click that and make sure it's up to date, then report back.

I suspect that could be one potential reason if the iPad is not seeing any throughput issues only reporting the wrong number. What you are saying would suggest to me it's not the iPad HW, but potentially the SW of either the iPad or AEBS. But if I was a betting man, I'd say it's older FW on the airport, since the client will connect to whatever it's told to connect to. The AEBS would control what it should connect to.

Me too. Ljnk speed is 39Mbs no matter what on Airport Extreme 5GHz N... Everything else N links at 270Mbs and G (iPhone, et al) at 54.

I was wondering if something was wrong my ipad. I see that i am not the only one having slow wifi issues.
I tested my airport express speed by using my macbook. Good wifi speed. Something is not right with the ipad. Disapointed by slow wifi execution. Considering returning my ipad.

My wife and I both bought iPads this last weekend. The internet on hers was blazingly fast while mine was pitiful - even a simple page such as Google's search page wouldn't load. I took both iPads back to the Apple Store and managed to convince one of the Apple staff to exchange mine, showing him the differences between the two.

My new iPad now works fine. My advice for those who are having wi-fi issues is to try to exchange your iPad at an Apple Store.

How do you check the connection stats for the iPad? I have an Apple Airport Extreme dual channel router. Is there some function in the Airport Utility that I don't know about?

Larry, Start Airport Utility found in the apps/utilities folder.
Press "manual setup" then the Advanced icon at the top.
Press "Logs and Statistics" tab and then the Logs and Statistics button at the bottom. Now Hit the Wireless Clients tab.

Hope that helps,
Cheers