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MacBook Pro M1 WiFi issue

Hello everyone.

I recently bought a new MacBook Pro M1, and I am struggling with the WiFi connection since it first boot. I am running OSx 11.2.3 (20D91).


The WiFi connection is totally unstable and unreliable, even if it shows a good connection status. My iPhone has extremely better performance, and also my old 2012 Mac had it until its failure.


If I use a 5 GHz network, I can achieve a reasonable speed (about 50 Mbps), but it is totally unstable: the connection so often drops, especially when doing intense network tasks (i.e. video conferencing). The issue is even worse with 2.4 GHz networks.



Here the same speedtest with my iPhone


Here the net status


I am about 7 meters away from the router, if I move closer it works better, but I am very disappointed: I always worked from my desk, without any kind of issue, until trying this new Mac.


I already tried to set up the router as suggested by Apple, and also with other routers, I have similar problems.


Does anyone have any suggestions? (Moving closer to the router, or change it are not solutions: every other device here works, so also this M1 Mac does).


With my warmest regards,

Luca

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 2:30 AM

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Posted on Jul 8, 2021 4:31 AM

My MacBook Pro M1 bought in January 2021 has the same problem: Dropping of the wifi-connection randomly in the exact same location where my older Macbook Pro or my iMac have continuously stable connections using the same network.


The number of identical negative experiences on this forum hints to a hardware problem around the wifi-reception on the new M1Apple computers rather than a software problem or an external issue.


If this were a software issue, it would have been resolved with one of the recent updates, which it obviously has not been.


Does someone have a technical clue where this problem could be located in the computer hardware (wifi-antenna, shielding, overheating of an electronic part, et cetera)?


Thanks in advance for your answers, best wishes

Christoph














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