tomstephens89

Q: OSX Yosemite Wifi issues

Hi there,

 

I upgraded my Macbook Pro Retina 15" (mid 2014 revision) to OS X Yosemite last night and am now having issues when using my home WiFi connection. Whilst it connects to either the 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz network, it is basically unusable. Web pages take minutes to load (if they even load at all), dropbox doesn't sync because it can't get a connection and even trying to get to the router config page is extremely slow and hit/miss.

 

Tethering to my iPhone seems to work ok, as does using my home network via wired ethernet.

 

Are any others having problems with Yosemite? Wifi was working fine on Mavericks.

 

Tom

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 12:37 AM

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  • by Bogheadben,

    Bogheadben Bogheadben Feb 2, 2015 7:58 AM in response to justinfromsussex
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    Feb 2, 2015 7:58 AM in response to justinfromsussex

    Yup, exactly what I'm experiencing. My Mac Book is essentially out of the box, as it were, but outwith the return period, which is convenient.

     

    As before, I'm not a techie; I want my Mac Book for websurfing and the advertised reliability. It's a top dollar piece of kit performing like a cheap laptop. I do not get pleasure out of fiddling around with settings and geek speak.

     

    The anecdotal evidence arounf this forum and others suggests strongly that there is an issue.

  • by alexanderrutkovskiy,

    alexanderrutkovskiy alexanderrutkovskiy Feb 2, 2015 8:05 AM in response to justinfromsussex
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    Feb 2, 2015 8:05 AM in response to justinfromsussex

    Hey Sirs. Please do something fundamental to solve this!!! I will tell my friends not to buy apple products! I will place "DO NOT BUY THIS ********" onto apple stores all over my city.  I will distribute most negative feedback about your service to my business partners all over the world by e-mail!! no, I won't send e-mails - MY WIFI NOT WORKING WITH YOUR **** SYSTEM!!!!!!!!

     

    With Regards..

  • by they_fit,

    they_fit they_fit Feb 2, 2015 8:33 AM in response to tomstephens89
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    Feb 2, 2015 8:33 AM in response to tomstephens89

    Since upgrading to 10.0.2 wifi is gone on my Retina iMac (worked like a charm before). Keeps dropping out after restart.

    MacBook Pro 13" 2012 also updated, but wifi is normal. Only difference I can spot (except for the hardware obv) is that my MBP's BT is turned off. iMac has BT turned on.

     

    Is there any way I can find out if this is influencing my wifi? Seems like a lot of people noticing BT is the bad guy here.

  • by Bogheadben,

    Bogheadben Bogheadben Feb 2, 2015 8:41 AM in response to they_fit
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    Feb 2, 2015 8:41 AM in response to they_fit

    Sorry for being daft here. What is the 'BT' reference mean?

  • by j-m-d,

    j-m-d j-m-d Feb 2, 2015 8:46 AM in response to alexanderrutkovskiy
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    Feb 2, 2015 8:46 AM in response to alexanderrutkovskiy

    alexanderrutkovskiy wrote:

     

    Hey Sirs. Please do something fundamental to solve this!!! I will tell my friends not to buy apple products! I will place "DO NOT BUY THIS ********" onto apple stores all over my city.  I will distribute most negative feedback about your service to my business partners all over the world by e-mail!! no, I won't send e-mails - MY WIFI NOT WORKING WITH YOUR **** SYSTEM!!!!!!!!

     

    With Regards..

     

    is this really Richard Sherman ?????????

  • by justinfromsussex,

    justinfromsussex justinfromsussex Feb 2, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Bogheadben
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    Feb 2, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Bogheadben

    I think BT is a reference to Bluetooth.

     

    Which is really confusing for anyone from the UK, because our biggest internet provider is called BT (as in British Telecom).

     

    It took me a while to work it out...

  • by PFJ30,

    PFJ30 PFJ30 Feb 2, 2015 9:02 AM in response to tomstephens89
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    Feb 2, 2015 9:02 AM in response to tomstephens89

    Update following 10.1.0.2 download:

     

    All grand.  Can now connect/stay connected/auto-reconnect to Brit Telecom Home Hub 5a router both 2.4 and 5ghz SSIDs.  Password was requested and accepted.  Also changed home hub settings to switch 5ghz Wireless Interface to "a/n/ac" from "a/n" and maximum wifi transmit rate now x3 faster (450 - 1500 mps - but in reality actual only 2x at 300 ve 150 for 2.4 ghz), and went back to SMART wireless and a less crowded channel was selected.

     

    I think I am allowed to say that performance is now better, more consistent than on any of the Seed betas since 10.10.1.  Which is a big relief as I only ever had minor problems on my MBP mid 2010 7.1 compared to most of the suffering expressed here.

     

    Am totally unqualified to contribute to SW v HW debate and even whether the mid-January firmware update on the router helped.

     

    Hope many of you get resolution soon.  Clearly Apple working on it but now 3+ months in since appearance of Yosemite... shocking. 

  • by Andrew Nalty,

    Andrew Nalty Andrew Nalty Feb 2, 2015 1:55 PM in response to MiguelD
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    Feb 2, 2015 1:55 PM in response to MiguelD

    I cannot believe it but it seems to have worked. I have been having some issues today and just turned off extensions in Safari preferences (including Adblock) and it seems to have done the trick, at least for now... Thanks to whoever spotted this and mentioned it! I have tried everything and even reinstalled Yosemite to try and fix this previously...

     

    Andy

  • by antoniopp,

    antoniopp antoniopp Feb 2, 2015 2:14 PM in response to Andrew Nalty
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    Feb 2, 2015 2:14 PM in response to Andrew Nalty

    I finally solved it:

     

    it's the bluetooth. 

     

    I am going to upload an astonishing video of what is happening with a speed test.

     

    1) Start a speedtest when you start experiencing problems. You'll see a very low speed (if you see any)

     

    2) deactivate the bluetooth-> speed will go to maximum

     

    3) reactivate bluetooth. speed drops again.

     

    This doesn't happen all the time, as my connections problems, but it solves the problem till apple decides to spend some cash here.

     

    So, the problem for me is that I can't use bluetooth trackpad , but that is a minor issue right now.

  • by nabildskov,

    nabildskov nabildskov Feb 2, 2015 2:19 PM in response to lee.o
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    Feb 2, 2015 2:19 PM in response to lee.o

    Just upgraded from Mavericks to Yosemite. Was waiting with upgrade until Apple claimed wifi problem was fixed. Now my wifi don't work anymore. When

    can i expect a new try, or should i go back to Mavericks?

  • by antoniopp,

    antoniopp antoniopp Feb 2, 2015 2:25 PM in response to nabildskov
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    Feb 2, 2015 2:25 PM in response to nabildskov

    deactivating bluetooth does not work for you?

  • by Ricc83,

    Ricc83 Ricc83 Feb 2, 2015 4:58 PM in response to tomstephens89
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    Feb 2, 2015 4:58 PM in response to tomstephens89

    I wonder why Apple is making more and more profit every year, but the software and hardware get buggier and buggier? On the other hand they produce dirt cheap in east asia, treating their workings like crap, over hours, underage. just check this investigation by bbc: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30548468

  • by j-m-d,

    j-m-d j-m-d Feb 2, 2015 5:14 PM in response to Ricc83
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    Feb 2, 2015 5:14 PM in response to Ricc83

    (to no one in particular)

     

    I have gotten a couple of polite emails, and a phone calls form "Apple Wireless" (which I guess may or may not be real, don't know) offering to help resolve my issue(s).

     

    As I have already reverted to Mavericks, and have no intention of reinstalling Yosemite any time soon, I demurred. But would be curious if anyone else is contacted, and gets any joy from the effort.

  • by kolbffm,

    kolbffm kolbffm Feb 2, 2015 7:04 PM in response to j-m-d
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    Feb 2, 2015 7:04 PM in response to j-m-d

    I still have WIFI problems! going to buy windows... don´t want to wait longer for a working computer!

  • by Pirmas,

    Pirmas Pirmas Feb 2, 2015 8:53 PM in response to DavidDundonald
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    Feb 2, 2015 8:53 PM in response to DavidDundonald

    I have latest macbook pro retina mid 2014. Had no problems with wifi on Y 10.10.1. But after apdate, wifi has become not stable. Disconnecting time after time.  Have to turn it of, then on. Very strange...

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