etresoft wrote:
MSM126 wrote:
How is it old news?
It is two months old.
Has the issue been resolved?
No. As far as I know, Princeton's network is still jacked up.
How is it bogus? Specifics please about how the iPad WiFi issue identified by Princeton is bogus.
It never was a WiFi issue at all. At Princeton, iPads never had any trouble connecting to the network. But Princeton's network isn't just unusual, it is flat-out unique in the world. Rest assured that the "Princeton issue" has absolutely nothing to do with anyone outside of Princeton.
So iPads having a known issue with not releasing expired DHCP addresses is not an issue for anyone else outside of the Princeton network? Seriously? Your networking and communications expertise is shallow.
It's not old news at 2 months old. It's especially not old news as the issue has not been resolved. It can potentially impact any network including home networks with IP addresses assigned using DHCP, which is the majority of home networks.
Your claims in this thread that most users experiencing issues and being vocal are PC users is specious. Your constant suggestions that all the issues are "the other guys" fault and not Apple's, and your failure to recognize that there is an obvious set of issues with the iPad and it's network connectivity is ... fan-boyish.
I've been an early adopter of many technology products. The constant claims in these threads by some that issues are all due to misconfiguration and out-of-date firmware with routers is childishly (fan-boyishly?) naive.
If you're one of the unfortunate few, that has an iPad having network connectivity issues:
1. Yes, do your best with Apple Support (they're excellent and very helpful) to resolve the issue
2. If that doesn't work, exchange the iPad
Test the replacement iPad in store for very high network latency issues, poor download speeds and/or connectivity issues. If it has any of the above, ask for to test another replacement iPad. If as in my case, after testing quite a few you're not able to find a replacement in the Apple store stock without issues ... return the iPad.
Network latency for most networks with the iPad should be in the range of 50ms to 200ms (better than your iPhone). Latency and download speeds should be in line with MacBooks and PCs. If they're only a small fraction, there is clearly an issue.
The dsl reports iPhone browser speed test page will work across iPhones, iPads, Macs and PCs. It's not perfect, but is a reasonable tool. Don't be concerned about small differences in latency or download speed. In my experience, the differences are stark. With iPads with network issues I saw latency 10 to 100 times as high as other devices. Download speeds of 1/10 to 1/1000 of other devices. One benchmark is not that meaningful. Do a number of them and if over the course of 5 or 10 you're seeing consistently fractional performance with the iPad, chances are good that there is an issue.
Unlike the some of the posters in this thread, Apple Genius employees in store will have no issue whatsoever exchanging or returning an iPad that is showing fractional network performance or poor connectivity.
My recommendation is to not simply assume it is a software issue that will resolve itself with a new update. Take advantage of Apples excellent customer care and support. Yes, work with them for a time to see if there is a configuration issue that resolves the problem; but after doing so, if the issue is not resolved ... exchange the iPad (test the replacement) and or return the iPad.
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