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
No.
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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
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.
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
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 |
|---|
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
Does iPad 3rd generation support dual band wi-fi ?