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My family got 3 iPhones , 1 iPad 2, 1 iPad 4 , ipad mini and Mac book air No wonder apple share price so x
.............any ipad mini issue?
My family got 3 iPhones , 1 iPad 2, 1 iPad 4 , ipad mini and Mac book air No wonder apple share price so x
.............any ipad mini issue?
I noticed the IPad mini's wifi has rather short range.
When i close my room door, it's still connected to wifi but cannot surf internet. The funny thing is my ip4, ip5 and ipad 1 can still surf the internet via wifi.
BTW, i'm using Asus n56u on M1's 100mbps fibre. Am staying in a 4 room flat and the router is in the living room.
Is my ipad mini faulty?
I noticed the IPad mini's wifi has rather short range.
When i close my room door, it's still connected to wifi but cannot surf internet. The funny thing is my ip4, ip5 and ipad 1 can still surf the internet via wifi.
BTW, i'm using Asus n56u on M1's 100mbps fibre. Am staying in a 4 room flat and the router is in the living room.
Is my ipad mini faulty?
its really hard to determine if its a fault or not since there are various factors that might be affecting it, for instance, the wifi chip, no. of antennas, interferences from 2.4ghz devices etc.
The best way to see if its the device fault is to borrow another ipad mini and try it out. Comparing between ipad and ipad mini not be accurate since the construction and layout of the hardwares internally is different.
Alternatively, repositioning ur router maybe a good option to solve the issue? or u can try getting a wifi repeater unit to extend ur wifi range.
Thanks for your help.
I called Apple and they said that if my ip4, ip5 faces no problem, there could be a problem with the ipad mini hardware. I was advice to go down for a 1 to 1.
The odd thing was, the ipad mini was working fine in the 1st week. It's still working fine now, just that the wifi range reduced. The distance between my router and ipad mini is less than 10m, inbetween it would be my room door. I dont think i would need to reposition it since, all my apple devices work fine except for the ipad mini.
u're welcome. maybe you can bring it down for a 1:1.
btw, u using RT-N56U rite? u are using the 2.4GHz band or 5GHz band? if u are using 5GHz band, likelihood that's the problem. cos ipad mini do support 5GHz and there's a chance that if u are using the same SSID and password for both bands, den ur ipad mini maybe selecting 5GHz, which is why u are experiencing the lag when u close ur door since the 5GHz has a lower wall penetration capability.
just for ur info since this maybe the plausible cause to what u are experiencing.
I changed the SSID for 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Funny thing is my ipad mini can only connect to the 5GHz and not the 2.4GHz.
Any idea how to fix this?
tested charging,charge from completely dead to 100% without any problem using the supply lightning cable and 5W charger.
glad to hear that! enjoy ur ipad mini!
try to "forget the network" (for 5Ghz) on ur ipad. then u try again. reboot if necessary.
if still cannot, u may want to go set ur RT-N56U router page and set the channel to '11' or below (for 2.4ghz), i.e. don't use channel 12 or 13, which usually the router will auto select either of these 2 channels as they are usually less congested compared to other channels. However, these 2 channels may not be compatible with certain devices.
do ensure that ur ipad mini is connected to 2.4ghz. if still can't, likelihood is that u nd to bring it down to service centre for a 1:1.
You may want to try it out to c if it works before going down for a 1:1.
Tried. Doesnt work, but ip4 and ip5 can work. LOL
Think my ipad mini lemon liao
I read that the iPhone 5 has the problem of automatically using the LTE network even though wi fi is on. This is because LTE is faster and the iPhone automatically selects the faster network. A lot of people chalk up their LTE data usage as a result.
Just wondering if iPad mini or iPad 4 have the same problem as well?
My family got 3 iPhones , 1 iPad 2, 1 iPad 4 , ipad mini and Mac book air No wonder apple share price so x
tested charging,charge from completely dead to 100% without any problem using the supply lightning cable and 5W charger.
Ipad mini when connected to wifi hotspot( from my note 2)..
The connection is damn weak.. although shows connected but god damn slow..
Smtimes cant even load a website.
Hi i'm a new ipad mini user...using the wifi set...anyone has any problems with the speed of downloading apps from appstore via wifi?? the speed is very pathetic...is it a problem..i'm on optic fibre by the way which i think downloading shouldn't be so slow...anybody encounter this problem? An app 18.3mb takes 15 mins to download...the weird thing is that i can stream videos on vtube and surf the net without any lagness...just the downloading of apps from appstore is slow..
I have bought the new ipad mini, the apps downloading part is super duper slow. I have downloaded dropbox for over 10 mins. Downloading speedtest app for about 10 mins, still quarterly loading.
I wonder is it my ipad mini a faulty set? or appstore is slow??
Please someone help us!! i bought from challenger, black 16gb wifi only
Hi yup I'm under Singtel optic fibre..but I dun think its their issue coz I did the same speedtest with my galaxy note...results about the same...I can surf web and stream YouTube without any lagness...just that downloading of apps is slow
OK latest update:
i went to my parent's house to try out starhub 10mbps network wifi...surprisingly it took 10 mins for a 400mb micky mouse file....
just reached home and try again on singtel optic fibre...downloading straits times app....since 10mins ago...still downloading...WTF..
i'm going to call Singtel tomorrow to see what they say about this...if nothing is done...congrats to Singtel...they just lost another customer...