My new ipad4 is running way slower then my old ipad2!!

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My new ipad4 is running way slower then my old ipad2!!

Ok so I just got the new super fabulous ipad4 for my birthday, only problem is... it's been nothing but problems. It runs so slow you can't do anything online and I know it's not my wifi because I also have an ipad2 that runs lightening fast, side by side the 2 is smashing the 4 in everything I'm talking downloading apps, using apps, getting online, playing any kind of video or media at all. I've already took it back to apple and did the whole appointment thing, they ran diagnostics on it and nothing changed so I brought it back to them again and they ended up giving me a new one because there were "software problems" with the first one. So here I am brand new ipad4... same exact problems. I am slightly tech savvy and have gone through all the basic troubleshooting steps ie: resetting the router, turning it on and off etc... This probably sounds silly but I'm very frustrated with a certain app... "ITUBE" is one of my absolute favorite apps I use it all the time everyday and it runs perfectly on my ipad 2 but runs so slow on my ipad4 it's unusable! Please help!!!!! Thank you! I'm at my wits end at this point I'll try anything!

iPad, iOS 6.1.3, Ipad4 help!!

Posted on Apr 23, 2013 2:03 PM

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Apr 23, 2013 2:49 PM in response to MyBfLovesMe

The iPad 4 should be much, much faster than the iPad 2.

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/ipad-4-more-than-twice-as -fast-as-ipad-3-benchmarks-reveal-1108743

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/ipad-3-vs-ipad-4/

How to Fix a Slow iPad

http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/How-To-Fix-A-Slow-iPad.htm

iPad running slow? How to speed up a slow iPad

http://appletoolbox.com/2012/07/ipad-running-slow-how-to-speed-up-a-slow-ipad/

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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sberman

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Apr 23, 2013 2:48 PM in response to MyBfLovesMe

How does the free storage space (Settings > General > Usage) compare on the two devices?

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Apr 30, 2013 9:19 AM in response to sberman

Thank you so much for your reply, I am litterally at my wits end, I've tried everything (at least it seems that way;) whatiwaz trying to sayisiamverygreatful to any ideas so....

IPad4

-Storage- 24.9GB available/ 3.0GB used

IPad2

-Storage- 1.9GB available/ 11.9GB used

ICloud Storage is the same for both

Total- 5.0GB 4.4GB available

This just confuses me more!!! I hope you can make some sense out of it, thank you sooo much!! I'll be waiting on your response, fingers crossed lol

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sberman

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Apr 30, 2013 9:33 AM in response to MyBfLovesMe

It confuses me more as well! Your new machine has more physical storage, and is only occupying a quarter of the space your old machine is using.

If that happened to me, and the numbers you reported felt correct to me (in other words, I could rationalize why the older machine would be using 9GB more than the iPad 4), I would try restoring the new iPad using iTunes on my computer.

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MyBfLovesMe Author

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May 1, 2013 1:55 PM in response to sberman

First I just wanted to say thank you for trying to help, I feel so abandoned by Apple it's so disappointing especially after taking it in to their store (@ the mall, where it was purchased, less then 6 weeks ago) 3 times and when I explained it to them, showed iit to them (the last time I even brought my ipad2 with me to show them the side by side comparison and the ipad2 smashed the ipad4 in speed downloading apps, streaming video on wifi down to just loading a basic homepage) no one can give me any kind of explanation. They restored it the first two times, admitting the problem, the third time, after taking it into repair again they just gave me a new one, nice of them yes but irrelevant to me if its doing THE EXACT SAME THING. Not to mention its kind of funny bc the reason my bf got me the new one for my bday is bc lol I had on 6inch stiletto spike heels (super hot, but dangerous, lol!!) and accidentally stepped on the corner of my ipad2 cracking the corner of the screen, like big crack. Sad thing is it still works wAaaay better, faster..... Tried to restore... No difference. I can't watch any kind of video online like no YouTube, the video will start but then stop then you hit play and it plays for like 10 seconds then stops... It takes apps 3x as long to download and websites take 3x longer to load if they load at all.... Please don't give up on me please please help I don't know where else to go for help!!!! Thanks again <3 Lexi

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MyBfLovesMe Author

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May 10, 2013 10:44 AM in response to sberman

So I'm guessing no other ideas? So Thanks Apple for my $800 paper weight, what a joke....

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markwmsn

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May 10, 2013 10:38 PM in response to MyBfLovesMe

OK, I'll give it a whack.

What sort of network connection are you using on each of the two iPads? Both cellular, both wifi?

If wifi, what sort of wifi router or access point are they using? Is it by any chance a simultaneous-dual-band model? Could the two iPads be using different bands?

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MyBfLovesMe Author

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May 14, 2013 10:36 AM in response to markwmsn

Thank you so much for any suggestions, I feel so abandoned by Apple, so disappointing... Anyway both iPads are using wifi, I don't know a lot about routers but it says 'Linksys 2.4ghz 802.11b Wireless-B Broadband Router model befw1154' as far as the access point, simultaneous-dual-band model, and using different bands, I'm not sure how to find the answers to those but please don't give up on me, I learn quickly, I promise!! Thank you again!

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markwmsn

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May 14, 2013 11:59 AM in response to MyBfLovesMe

That's a ten-year-old router using a similarly old wifi standard, but it should keep up with most low-end home internet connections. If you have (or get) a higher-end home internet connection, you should seriously consider getting a newer router. Wifi is two generations faster these days, going on three.

However, if your iPad2 smoked your iPad4 running side-by-side in the Apple Store on the store's wifi, the performance of your home router can't be the entire explanation for the problem.

Nothing in those links Texas Mac Man supplied helped?

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May 14, 2013 2:02 PM in response to MyBfLovesMe

I went from an iPad 2 to an iPad 3 and I am have some of the same problems but I have bad typing lag and checker boarding in the safari app and quite a few others.

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