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sgtboy2010 Author

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I believe it's a power issue

After reading these forums since the day the iPad came out, I have narrowed it down to 2 things. A hardware issue with the wifi antennas. Or, a power issue in the software of the OS. Simply put, the wifi isn't getting sufficient power to find a signal, maintain a signal, and use a signal for data transfer

The fact that people are fixing their problems (at least the reconnect after sleep) by turning up their brightness is a huge insight into this issue.

The main issue that plagues us all seems to be Wifi dropping/slow/reconnecting etc. I would like everybody with this problem to do a test for me, as this method I have found is the ONLY way I have gotten my iPad to behave.

1)Turn your brightness to maximum
2)Plug in your iPad and try the wireless (to a wall charger, NOT your computer). Make sure external power is going to your iPad.

Try the wireless now and report back, I have a feeling the power management part of the software is failing somewhere..

Thank you all

Message was edited by: sgtboy2010

Custom, Windows 7

Posted on Apr 9, 2010 11:59 AM

22 replies

Apr 9, 2010 6:57 PM in response to Inachu

It is stupid to suggest people go and buy new routers. Everything else in my home works great with my router. Also, what do you suggest when I'm in the airport, star bucks, or some other public hotspot? This is a software or hardware issue here. It's not a router issue!

Apr 9, 2010 7:21 PM in response to sgtboy2010

Come on Apple fix this d#^* thing

Chetmo

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Apr 9, 2010 7:24 PM in response to fiosron

I just tried your test. It worked. Also, when the screen came back up after cancel it was on full brightness which was not the case before I did the test.

Apr 9, 2010 9:33 PM in response to Chetmo

I just restored my iPad to factory settings in iTunes . During the restore, it downloaded and installed a large software update. Hard to tell, but it took 18 min to dowlnoad so it may have been a whole new os image, or an updated version of the current release. Anyhow, Im now getting 7 Mbps download speeds and things seem better. If you're going to do this, be sure to sync your apps before the restore.

fiosron

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Apr 10, 2010 3:27 PM in response to Inachu

inachu,
Although I cannot answer to your remark 100%, I don't know if I agree with your suggestion that if the brightness is turned a certain way, that it would have any effect on wifi performance.
Each individual component in the device has code written for it, and so the only time I could see this is a valid possibility is when the device's battery is nearly depleted. At any other time, the battery is providing the power needed to each component, as designed. In other words, just because the brightness is all the way up, doesnt' mean the speaker won't work to full volume(for example), or vice-versa. This is why I have constantly argued that the wifi radio is not receiving enough power based on deficient driver or software code.

Apr 10, 2010 3:42 PM in response to sgtboy2010

No problem here with my iPad connecting to my home, office, Starbucks, and other networks. I wonder why.

Beijing

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Mar 23, 2014 9:13 AM in response to sgtboy2010

No that didn't help at all.

I believe it's a power issue