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ozsmacd Author

Level 1

26 points

iPhone 5 + Issues downloading Podcasts over WIFI networks

Hi All, reading the interwebs I can see many people with the same issue as me, very slow downloading of some some Podcasts using Apples Podcast app, downcast, instacast or icatcher (ie any client) over WIFI only. Just to confirm this is repeatable over quite a number of different podcasts, basically WIFI download is shockingly slow whilst 3G or LTE is super quick.

If I disable WFI and head over to 3G/LTE everything is better, back to any WIFI network and it's advising me approx 1 hour to download the ~50MB audio version of the podcast. Oddly I don't have this issue with the Video vergecast, it downloads solidly over WIFI or 3G/LTE.

This has been driving me nuts for a few months now, I've tried everything I can think of, including open access points, static IP, google dns (rather than local DNS), 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1 (beta), 6.1.1....nothing seems to make a difference.

Does anyone have any suggestions, here are some screen grabs to put things into context:

1 - Connected to strong 5.0GHz or 2.5GHz wifi network (timecapsule) with a 116Mbps / 2.4Mbps cable internet link (speeds tested on desktop and iPhone confirm fast speeds), very slow download.

2 - Test same download with WIFI disabled, falling back to 3G network with a reasonable signal, speed is far far better

3 - Just to confirm download speed, run a speedtest.net test over wifi network, application maxes out at this speeds and won't report any additional bandwidth

4 - Test WIFI download again to confirm speed issue

6 - Test Video version of theverge cast, super quick download & throughput (same wifi connection), reaches to head and starts scratching

6 - Test original audio download with iCatcher over WIFI, same slow download speed

This just doesn't make any sense to me......am I alone? What am I missing?

Issue is with Podcast hosting service = Nope, if so would have slow download over both WIFI and 3G/LTE

Issue is with local WIFI network = Nope, tested a few different networks same issue & confirmed speed is available by downloading other podcasts & running speedtest.net app

Issue is with specific app = Nope, can get same result using four different podcast apps

Help!

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.1

Posted on Feb 18, 2013 4:11 PM

82 replies

Mar 12, 2013 5:02 PM in response to Wkish

I and my family have been through several iPhones, and they are all the same. I think everyone has this problem but just don't know it.

If you do a Speedtest to somewhere further away, does the speed disparity between iPhone 5 and iPad 3 get even wider?

Mar 14, 2013 2:55 PM in response to Stephen Dawson1

Someone's posted a youtube video with the simultaneous download workaround - http://youtu.be/WciR4LMmjwY.

Apr 8, 2013 12:11 PM in response to Stephen Dawson1

Any news on this? It's very frustrating,,, did the new update fix this? when I use an ad hoc connection it works fine,, but that's unreliable ? Any other fixes available ?

Apr 10, 2013 8:15 AM in response to berniefl34

bump

Apr 10, 2013 7:49 PM in response to berniefl34

No, no fixes for this problem. Just provide feedback to Apple at apple.com/feedback & hope!

Apr 11, 2013 5:45 AM in response to Stephen Dawson1

that's a shame that they haven't fixed it yet,,, it's really annoying,, let's hope they are aware of the problem by now,,, we will see in next software update I guess

Apr 15, 2013 12:20 PM in response to berniefl34

So 6.1.3 doesn't fix it either?? The workaround is annoying to say the least lol,,, feedback sent already

Apr 17, 2013 6:58 PM in response to berniefl34

It's a bug just like the video in the link shows,,nothing we can do until apple fixes it,,,has nothing To do with router,,, let's hope apple is aware of it

igorm

Level 1

4 points

Apr 20, 2013 3:31 AM in response to ozsmacd

iPhone 5 - podcast app - 26mb episode = 20+ minutes over WIFI

Why is it soon slow???!!!

I use the same wifi for other downloads and streaming iTunes so it is definitely not network issue

Why would apple limit download speed or not be capable to fix this for so long???!!!

Apr 21, 2013 6:00 AM in response to igorm

It's a bug there is nothing you can do to fix it but wait for a software or hardware fix

Apr 29, 2013 1:06 PM in response to berniefl34

Any new news on this topic?

Apr 30, 2013 2:32 PM in response to ozsmacd

Got the exact same problem, really frustrating.

May 1, 2013 8:00 AM in response to Franco Solerio

Me too,,, but nobody seems to have a new solution,, or any new workaround or if 6.1.3 fixes it yet

May 2, 2013 10:16 AM in response to berniefl34

Can someone tell me if 6.1.4 update fixes this issue or at least makes it a litte better?

May 3, 2013 5:40 AM in response to ozsmacd

Just started looking and found this thread, I have the same issue, 6.1.3 and 6.1.4 made no change, look forward to it being fixed

iPhone 5 + Issues downloading Podcasts over WIFI networks