Retina Macbook Pro WiFi and Bluetooth issue

Another solution is to change your wifi router. I couldn't play youtube via bluetooth speaker when my MBP was connected to xfinity(2.4GHz) so I tried Cisco(2.4GHz) and got working both wifi and bluetooth. BTW I've tried all the solutions proposed in this thread but none helped.

Same here, brand new intel 2.6 i7 BTO. If I turn off Bluetooth the wifi speeds up at again.

I've been struggling with this issue on my 2013 Retina MBP for MONTHS and finally a senior Applecare tech figured it out:

This summarizes my problem:

With bluetooth enabled, my wifi was VERY slow to connect (sometimes not at all), and my Internet speeds were as much as 60% slower.

This was the solution:

• Delete the following file: Library > Preferences > com.apple.bluetooth.plist
• Restart your mac

This seems to have fixed all my issues with wifi.

krondek: i was trying this solution but does not work for me, still the same with any changes. With Bluetooth turned on does not work my wifi connection.

So today I'm going to buy a keyboard with cable to use my external monitor connected to thunderbolt, because my bluetooth one is just killing my internet.

Does work for anybody deleting of com.apple.bluetooth.plist?

kozovitch:

Deleting of com.apple.bluetooth.plist worked perfectly for me....for about a week. None of this makes any sense. I'm a developer and a relatively computer savvy person. I tested all of this in several control environments and the problem was fixed the first time I deleted com.apple.bluetooth.plist.

However, now it seems to make no difference. If my Bluetooth is enabled, it takes about 25-60 seconds to connect to any wifi connection (2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, channels etc makes no difference) and in many instances it won't connect at all. The way to get around it is to disconnect bluetooth and then disconnect and reconnect wifi. This is so frustrating and stupid.

same here, worked for a little while, after that, it broked again

i don't want to be too eager......... but OS X update 10.9.4 seems to have resolved the issue 😮

Not this problem. The last update fixed trouble with wifi connection after wakeup from sleep.

It is described there.

Did someone contact the Apple support about it? Did they react somehow?

EHat are we going to do about it?

OK, I connected other bluetooth dongle and I'm using it instead of the one build in. Everything is working now.

OS X update 10.9.4 resolved the speed problem for me until i turned off my bluetooth and turned it back on.

Bottom line - the problem was not solved with the update.

Hi. I have same problem for a year. BUT! What If i bought the airport device and connect it to my Thunderbolt Monitor with Ethernet Cable and Turn the WiFi off. What do you think?

I have this issue too.

Sometimes it works fine and then it will strike and my Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Mouse will just stop working.

Turning off WiFi will solve the problem although I obviously won't be able to browse the internet via a WiFi connection. Similarly, turning off Bluetooth will allow me to use WiFi without problems.

😟 Really unhappy about this.

wow, just discovered this thread. I have a macbook retina 2012 and having slow wifi when bluetooth is on. I was trying to use handoff feature for yosemite but wifi was so slow with bluetooth on. So there's still no fix for this ? Its just a hardware issue ? How can apple expect anyone to use handoff when they get slow wifi with bluetooth turned on..

Hi guys,

I'm not hoping for a fix anymore. Nearly two years later I think it's a hardware related issue and Apple will remain silent about that. 😢

(Although the problems didn't occur when using Windows on this machine.)

But maybe when some people now use Bluetooth more frequently due to Handoff this discussion gets some more attention.

Greetings from Germany

Dom

Hi guys,

I found a solution which is working for me for weeks now.

I changed the channel of my router to channel 13 (2.472 Mhz) and the problem is gone.

Greetings from Germany

Leon