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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 baldy1983,

    baldy1983 baldy1983 Apr 24, 2015 9:55 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 24, 2015 9:55 AM in response to Csound1

    And have you ever had a post removed? If so, why?

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 24, 2015 10:26 AM in response to baldy1983
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    Apr 24, 2015 10:26 AM in response to baldy1983

    Because it was a reply to one of yours, and when yours was removed all the replies to it had to be sacrificed as well. Try to stick to the TOU please.

  • by Philly_Phan,

    Philly_Phan Philly_Phan Apr 24, 2015 11:41 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 24, 2015 11:41 AM in response to Csound1

    I just don't understand this perpetual whining: "I just came to the forum and I don't like how it's managed."  Most persons would simply go to whatever site has conditions that meet with their satisfaction.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 24, 2015 11:54 AM in response to Philly_Phan
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    Apr 24, 2015 11:54 AM in response to Philly_Phan

    It's a mystery to me.

  • by baldy1983,

    baldy1983 baldy1983 Apr 25, 2015 2:32 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 25, 2015 2:32 AM in response to Csound1

    Csound1 wrote:

     

    Because it was a reply to one of yours, and when yours was removed all the replies to it had to be sacrificed as well. Try to stick to the TOU please.

    Strange, as none of my posts have been removed. Another mystery

     

    And perhaps you should try sticking to the TOU - are insulting comments not against the TOU?

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 25, 2015 4:49 AM in response to baldy1983
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    Apr 25, 2015 4:49 AM in response to baldy1983

    A Statement of fact is not an insult, even if you think it is.

  • by Philly_Phan,

    Philly_Phan Philly_Phan Apr 25, 2015 4:55 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 25, 2015 4:55 AM in response to Csound1

    He/she unfortunately has quite an obsession.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 25, 2015 4:58 AM in response to Philly_Phan
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    Apr 25, 2015 4:58 AM in response to Philly_Phan

    Just one of those that imagines insult wherever they go, what's the word for that?

  • by Philly_Phan,

    Philly_Phan Philly_Phan Apr 25, 2015 5:04 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 25, 2015 5:04 AM in response to Csound1

    Insecure?

  • by janesca54,

    janesca54 janesca54 Apr 25, 2015 12:13 PM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 25, 2015 12:13 PM in response to Csound1

    my problem is resolved with out doing a restore.  I did further research and decided to try it.  Did a reset of the network settings on the ipad, shut it down, rebooted my wifi router, restarted the ipad and then reconnected it to the wifi network.  Three days later and no more dropped wifi.  It might help someone else with the same problem

  • by MagicStick,

    MagicStick MagicStick Apr 25, 2015 12:46 PM in response to janesca54
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    Apr 25, 2015 12:46 PM in response to janesca54

    janesca54. I did similar tonight with all my devices that connect to my network(iPhone x2, iPad, iMac, MacBook Pro) and nothing changed. Wifi working great but as soon as I plugged in my iPhone to a charger, and the backup process kicked in, the whole network died as it has been doing with me since ios8.2 (OS X 10.10.3)

  • by antoniofrommerano,

    antoniofrommerano antoniofrommerano Apr 25, 2015 12:53 PM in response to MagicStick
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    Apr 25, 2015 12:53 PM in response to MagicStick

    I'm exactly facing the same issue! HoPe Apple will get some useful information!

  • by Philly_Phan,

    Philly_Phan Philly_Phan Apr 25, 2015 3:57 PM in response to janesca54
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    Apr 25, 2015 3:57 PM in response to janesca54

    janesca54 wrote:

     

    my problem is resolved with out doing a restore.  I did further research and decided to try it.  Did a reset of the network settings on the ipad, shut it down, rebooted my wifi router, restarted the ipad and then reconnected it to the wifi network.  Three days later and no more dropped wifi.  It might help someone else with the same problem

    Glad to hear it.  Thanks for posting the details.

  • by old_chap,

    old_chap old_chap Apr 26, 2015 12:33 AM in response to janesca54
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    Apr 26, 2015 12:33 AM in response to janesca54

    janesca54 wrote:

     

    my problem is resolved with out doing a restore.  I did further research and decided to try it.  Did a reset of the network settings on the ipad, shut it down, rebooted my wifi router, restarted the ipad and then reconnected it to the wifi network.  Three days later and no more dropped wifi.  It might help someone else with the same problem

     

    Just goes to to show that sometimes the simple things are best to try first

  • by Insiderinformation,

    Insiderinformation Insiderinformation Apr 26, 2015 5:31 AM in response to elcpu
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    Apr 26, 2015 5:31 AM in response to elcpu

    elcpu wrote:

     

    London_Lad wrote:

    On Wednesday 22nd of April I emailed the Apple Support Communities moderator and reported two individuals to the moderator.

     

    Many thanks, London_Lad. I did the same (actually reported three) and as you know by now many of the offensive posts were removed. If we continue to do this perhaps we can bring this thread to its intended purpose, post issues and potential solutions, not insults.

     

    Looks like it did not do any good, unfortunately the comment "You need a reputation level before you can report people. You have none, so be it." was correct

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