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Am I the only one having ios 6 ipad 3 wi-fi issues

after my update to ios 6 I tried to set up the ipad and it was unable to join the network....so since then I have reset the network settings, NO SOLUTION!... tried messing with my wireless router settings and switching different channels NO SOLUTION!! , and also reinstalled ios 6 to see if that was the issue....NO RESOLVE!

I have come to terms with the fact that my ipad was fine and connected easily before ios 6 with ios 5, so its not my router or wifi settings.....and my ipod touch 4g was updated to ios 6 as well and it connects absolutely fine to my wifi now.....SO SO FAR I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE UPDATE!

iPad 2 Wi-Fi

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 12:19 PM

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Sep 19, 2012 2:06 PM in response to phantomette1

Yea honestly this is BS....i just downloaded it about an hour ago and not only will the wi-fi not connect for me...but none of my apps are connecting so I can't refresh anything or view/update them. For example: I tried to go on instagram and refresh the feed and it won't let me and it is saying I am not connected to the network. My texts are working but they are sending slower. For an update that is supposed to boast 200+ new features, it would be nice to actually be able to use them. I'm considering driving to the trash dump and digging around for my old Android phone after this.

Sep 19, 2012 2:15 PM in response to CarefreeLivin37

I guess Steve Jobs heard me say that....now everything is working, except for wi-fi because I'm not bothering trying anymore just in case. But for everyone else still having issues, I called Apple Support (worst help ever) and they said that because it is a new software it will take a few days for them to diagnose it so if you're phone isn't working then your S**t out of luck until they get their people to fix it. Oh and after the guy telling me there was nothing they could do he told me to call apple or take it to an apple store (I was on the phone with Apple at the time so I don't know who he thinks he works for...) and he said if I took it to an apple store then they could fix it even though he just told me they don't even know what the issue is. Note-to-self...don't call apple support for help unless you want to wait on the phone for 25 minutes to be told they can't help and then be told the opposite which isn't actually true.

Sep 19, 2012 2:29 PM in response to CarefreeLivin37

I found a solution.....


step 1: pick a shelf, any shelf....

step 2: place apple ipad on shelf....

step 3: grab android tablet....

step 4: connect wifi on android tablet....


step 5:..... enjoy life again preferably with a drink in hand until apple can figure out there amazing ios 6 update!, and get your amazing 600 dollar tablet working again 😉

Sep 19, 2012 2:35 PM in response to lmusielak

UPDATE: Just got home and was able to connect to my wifi. This still doesn't help me at the office but here are the settings that are working.


Router: Buffalo DD-WRT

Firmware: DD-WRT v24SP2-MULTI (11/20/11) std


Wireless Physical Interface ath0 [2.4 GHz]


Network Band: NG-Mixed

Channel: 1 (2412MHz)

Channel Width (Full 20MHz)

TX Power: 16.5dBm


Wireless Physical Interface ath1 [5 GHz]

Band: N Only

Channel Width Full

Channel 167


Security Mode for both bands is WPA2 Personal Mixed TKIP+AES

Sep 19, 2012 3:13 PM in response to phantomette1

I'm experiencing similar issues on iPad 3 and iPhone 4S, both updated to iOS6, both connecting to network and showing full strength signal, but simply stopping after a few minutes at best.


I closed all my apps, turned off wifi, and turned it back on. All seemed to work fine, until I launched the AppStore. Closed all apps again, restarted wifi, and stayed away from the AppStore. Connection now appears more stable, so my guess is that the AppStore app is some how've causing these wifi issues...

Sep 19, 2012 3:15 PM in response to phantomette1

Another one here. iPad 3 and iPhone 4 updated to iOS 6. Home wireless works fine on the phone but iPad 3 is completely useless. Fails to connect to the network. Signal strength is 100%. I've done all the resetting and fidgeting with the router and iPad. It won't even connect to my router when in unsecured wide-open mode. Everything worked great before. Epic FAIL. Thanks Apple.

Sep 19, 2012 4:00 PM in response to phantomette1

Same situation here. WiFi Worked fine both at work and at home, but after installing iOS 6 on my new iPad all I get is "Unable to join the network 'XXXX' "


I've tried manually adding the networks, forgeting them and trying to start fresh nothing. I noticed however under security on my macbook's network settings says "WPA/WPA2 Personal" for my wifi hotspot yet I can only choose WPA or WPA2 when adding something manually.

Am I the only one having ios 6 ipad 3 wi-fi issues

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