E-2043
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Q: iOS 8 Wi-Fi problems

WI-Fi problems on iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display and iPhone 5S after upgrading to iOS 8.

Typical results from OOKLA Speedtest before upgrade: Ping 17 ms, Upload 21 Mbps, Download 4.4 Mbps

Typical results after upgrade: Ping 39 ms, Download 2.9 Mbps, Upload 0.47 Mbps

iPad 2 with iOS 7.1.2 get 15 Mbps download and 4.4 upload on the same network.

Resetting network settings on the iOS 8 devices did not improve the performance.

Changing band on the router from 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz did give me back the speed on all devices.

However the speed occasonally drops on the iOS 8 devices, and the signal strengt can go from full til lost connection without moving the devices.

Also sometimes the Wi-Fi SweetSpots app report 0 mbps when the signal strenght is indicated as full and then suddenly go up to around 58 Mbps again.

It is almost like the device is trying to use cellular network that I do not have on the iPads before it suddenly switches back to Wi-fi nettwork again.

I am thinking about going back to my iPad 2 with iOS 7.1.2 that is working perfectly until the Wi-Fi issues are resolved.

 

Any help will be very much appreciated!

iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 9:17 AM

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  • by gadgetadam,

    gadgetadam gadgetadam Mar 18, 2015 12:41 PM in response to Philly_Phan
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:41 PM in response to Philly_Phan

    You can't answer the question because if you say yes they designed the iPhone 4 incorrectly causing the deathgrip you are admitting Apple can make MAJOR mistakes.  If you say no then you are defending them even with it's clear they are at fault. 

     

    By refusing to answer my question you have shown that you are single sided on the issue that just because Apple has not admitted a problem with IOS8 then therefore there must not be a problem, oh wait isn't that circular logic?  HAHA right back at ya! 

  • by Philly_Phan,

    Philly_Phan Philly_Phan Mar 18, 2015 12:41 PM in response to baldy1983
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:41 PM in response to baldy1983

    baldy1983 wrote:

     

    But you are rude in the way you present facts (or rather the facts according to Philly_Phan)

    If facts bother you, don't read them.

  • by baldy1983,

    baldy1983 baldy1983 Mar 18, 2015 12:41 PM in response to Philly_Phan
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:41 PM in response to Philly_Phan

    Or perhaps someone complained about your circular logic?

  • by London Lad,

    London Lad London Lad Mar 18, 2015 12:42 PM in response to gadgetadam
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:42 PM in response to gadgetadam

    I think when I got the email about the first deleted post it said 'mentioning jail-braking' which I actualy didn't, I just linked explanation on the wifried site, but at the time (back at the beginning of this thread) they were deleting quite a few posts.

  • by Philly_Phan,

    Philly_Phan Philly_Phan Mar 18, 2015 12:42 PM in response to baldy1983
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:42 PM in response to baldy1983

    Enjoy your iPad.

     

    I'm certainly enjoying mine!

  • by Philly_Phan,

    Philly_Phan Philly_Phan Mar 18, 2015 12:43 PM in response to gadgetadam
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:43 PM in response to gadgetadam

    gadgetadam wrote:

     

    You can't answer the question because if you say yes they designed the iPhone 4 incorrectly causing the deathgrip you are admitting Apple can make MAJOR mistakes.  If you say no then you are defending them even with it's clear they are at fault.

     

    By refusing to answer my question you have shown that you are single sided on the issue that just because Apple has not admitted a problem with IOS8 then therefore there must not be a problem, oh wait isn't that circular logic?  HAHA right back at ya!

    I answered,  You're throwing a hissy-fit because it wasn't the answer that you wanted.

  • by baldy1983,

    baldy1983 baldy1983 Mar 18, 2015 12:44 PM in response to Philly_Phan
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:44 PM in response to Philly_Phan

    But you seem to have strong opinions about the wifi issue, including people with products you do not (or have not) owned

     

    So whats the difference? Is it because someone dares criticise? Or could you be wrong?

     

    And I fully expect this comment to be removed for violating T&Cs

  • by gadgetadam,

    gadgetadam gadgetadam Mar 18, 2015 12:45 PM in response to Philly_Phan
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:45 PM in response to Philly_Phan

    Philly_Phan wrote:

     

     

    Then why do you post links to other sites when those sites use your words here as their proof?

     

    By the way, what "results" are you getting?

    As a way to show this forum is getting more attention and we need to keep being vigilant about our problems. 

     

    You want to know what my responses were with the questions?  No, you don't deserve to see them.  Maybe when I see that you're not posting Apple is perfect posts then I'll post them. 

  • by gadgetadam,

    gadgetadam gadgetadam Mar 18, 2015 12:46 PM in response to Philly_Phan
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:46 PM in response to Philly_Phan

    No, you didn't answer.  You kept saying you never owned an iPhone 4. 

  • by baldy1983,

    baldy1983 baldy1983 Mar 18, 2015 12:46 PM in response to London Lad
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:46 PM in response to London Lad

    Yet Philly_Phan has mentioned jail breaking, but comments not removed

  • by Philly_Phan,

    Philly_Phan Philly_Phan Mar 18, 2015 12:48 PM in response to gadgetadam
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:48 PM in response to gadgetadam

    gadgetadam wrote:

     

    No, you didn't answer.  You kept saying you never owned an iPhone 4.

    Enjoy your iPad.

     

    I'm enjoying mine.

  • by baldy1983,

    baldy1983 baldy1983 Mar 18, 2015 12:49 PM in response to Philly_Phan
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    Mar 18, 2015 12:49 PM in response to Philly_Phan

    Facts don't bother me, rudeness does

     

    But it seems indicative of you and the other "experts"

  • by mmurray47,

    mmurray47 mmurray47 Mar 19, 2015 5:37 PM in response to mmurray47
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    Mar 19, 2015 5:37 PM in response to mmurray47

    Well I must say it’s inspiring to see such distinguished group of contributors engaged in such intelligent dialog!  And harken!  I haven’t seen a fresh “iOS 8x” broke my wi-fi” claim from the likes of new poster “Stange_Bubbles”, “gasman_128” “splinter_head” or “butt_bouncer” for several pages back!  Hmmm…

     

    Multi-Alias man!  Better get back to posting the OS 8.x propaganda or risk having all those "tech writers" stop posting “wi-fried” articles based on this thread (again)…

     

    or… start posting here to draw Apple users back home! 

     

    Samsung Galaxy S5 — galaxy s5 lollipop wifi issues

    http://www.androidpit.com/forum/637168/samsung-galaxy-s5-galaxy-s5-lollipop-wifi -issues

  • by Bootsox,

    Bootsox Bootsox Mar 19, 2015 9:39 PM in response to E-2043
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    Mar 19, 2015 9:39 PM in response to E-2043

    Just to be clear, this whole IOS8 mess lies squarely with Apple, they have two simple choices:

     

    FIx the IOS8/wifi issues

    Alow users to revert back to IOS7

     

    The trouble is, the IOS8 issue has dragged on for so long now I fear that corporate hubris may prevent them from releasing a fix (on the basis it would force Apple to admit to having made mistakes).

     

    There is always a pivotal moment in any large corporation's history when things start to turn badly wrong and it may be the case for Apple that the IOS8 debacle is this one event.

  • by mmurray47,

    mmurray47 mmurray47 Mar 20, 2015 3:37 AM in response to Bootsox
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    Mar 20, 2015 3:37 AM in response to Bootsox

    There is no iOS 8 "mess".  There are imperfections in all technology. This is illustrated in my post above yours (click the link/read). I doubt very seriously that Apple, Samsung or any other mega tech company will fall because they don't "fix" imperfections for small percentages of users.  That's just the way it is. Rolling back to an old unsupported OS ain't gonna happen either.  So... eventally Apple (and Samsung's) small percentage of owners who can't/won't achieve wi-fi propagation synergy will figure things out or move on.

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