Does iPad 3rd generation support dual band wi-fi ?

Question

Dev ! Author

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Does iPad 3rd generation support dual band wi-fi ?

What is the wi-fi IEEE standard used for iPad 3rd Generation ?

Does it capable of communicating with 2 bands (i.e. 2.4 GHz & 5 Ghz) ?

Thanks.

iPad, iOS 7.0.3

Posted on Jul 21, 2014 11:21 PM

Answer 1

Dev ! Author

Level 1

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Jul 22, 2014 5:46 AM in response to Kappy

Dear Kappy,

You replied NO. iPad 3rd generation doesn't support dual band Wi-Fi communication.

According to Robdrage's reply, this iPad wi-fi standard is 802.11 a/b/g/n) which mean this standard supports both 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz bands.

So, according to Robdrage, yes iPad 3rd generation supports dual band wireless communication over Wi-Fi network.

Is that correct ? Thank you.

Answer 2

Kappy

Level 10

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Jul 21, 2014 11:21 PM in response to Dev !

No.

Answer 3

robdrage

Level 4

2,840 points

Jul 22, 2014 5:28 AM in response to Dev !

IPad 3

Wireless and Cellular

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 4.0 technology

Wi-Fi + Cellular

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
Model for AT&T: 4G LTE (700, 2100 MHz)3; UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Model for Verizon: 4G LTE (700 MHz)3; CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz); UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Data only4

Answer 4

robdrage

Level 4

2,840 points

Jul 22, 2014 6:01 AM in response to Dev !

I believe that Kappy's response is accurate, here is the same spec for the ipad air, notice the differences.

Ipad Air

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and MIMO
Bluetooth 4.0 technology

Wi-Fi + Cellular

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and MIMO
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
GSM/EDGE
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/
DC-HSDPA
LTE⁴
Data only⁵

Answer 5

Kappy

Level 10

363,125 points

Jul 22, 2014 12:19 PM in response to Dev !

If it supported dual-band, then it would say so in the specs as it does for the iPad Air which is the first model to support dual-band.

Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); dual channel (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) and MIMO

Answer 6

Jul 22, 2014 1:42 PM in response to Dev !

My iPad 2 connects to both 2.4 & 5GHz. So your iPad 3 should also. However, the 5GHz band has a shorter range compared to 2.4GHz.

Does your iPad 3 recognize both bands, but not connect to 5GHz?

 Cheers, Tom 😉

Look at this link. http://blogs.aerohive.com/blog/the-wireless-lan-architecture-blog-3/ipad-3-wi-fi -performance-analysis-throughput