I went through 3 n97s before opting for an iPhone. The n97 was an utter piece of crap!
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Anyone else wondering where the hell the first firmware update is?
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I went through 3 n97s before opting for an iPhone. The n97 was an utter piece of crap!
When iPhone launched, Apple took roughly two months to ship out a bug fix to 1.0. It’s been over two months now. So we should expect 3.2.1 anytime now.
iPad was a funny beast. The iOS 4.0 team was in the dark about the iPad project. So, a branch off 3.0 was created specifically for iPad. Hopefully with 4.2, they’ll catch back up and remain in sync for good.
iPad was a funny beast. The iOS 4.0 team was in the dark about the iPad project. So, a branch off 3.0 was created specifically for iPad. Hopefully with 4.2, they’ll catch back up and remain in sync for good.
Good point. Various blogs have stated this as well. Seeing iOS4 running on the iPhone will be a good indication of how it will look on an iPad.
3 N97's? Wow. My hero. I made it 8 days. Got my money back from the Flagship store here in Helsinki. My friend that works there says that they received a ton of them in return. The phone remains a dog to this day.
Wrong....
Ive had 3 ipads and have problems on numerous routers , none of wich were Verizon
My iPad works just fine on my D-Link "n" router at home. I get full strength even 3 floors up.
Meanwhile, the same iPad has relatively poorer reception at my brother's house. He is also using a popular D-Link router, but signal strength is only a bar or two just one floor higher than the router.
This leads me to conclude that my iPad probably does need a wifi software patch, but that the problem is related to the brand and model of router -- some models work great, some don't.
I made part of my post bigger to help anyone who might be having trouble following along.
Meanwhile, the same iPad has relatively poorer reception at my brother's house. He is also using a popular D-Link router, but signal strength is only a bar or two just one floor higher than the router.
This leads me to conclude that my iPad probably does need a wifi software patch, but that the problem is related to the brand and model of router -- some models work great, some don't.
I made part of my post bigger to help anyone who might be having trouble following along.
And if every other device can work with the router, then it's the iPad's problem that it can't work with standard wifi hardware.
Actually, it does mean jack squat...your terms. If your problem is not experienced by most, then it won't get the attention that you desire.
Apple has admitted problems for SOME users, SOME being the operative word here, but that doesn't mean that the majority of users, like myself, are not having an issue. So at the end of the day, this means that since its not affecting the majority of iPads, that it is not on the front burner of priority as much as you wish it to be. Although your thread has legitimacy, your sense of urgency is not felt by most.
Glad to see THAT confirmed. Few months ago our Internet speeds were crippled. Verizon cs went through about 15 different avenues to claim it was a problem with our computers in an effort to save company money. Finally told them off hours later and am luckily moving in a month and will not be taking verizon with me.
Please help me out here... my brain is a bit fried this morning
I just sent my 85 year old mother an iPad that I set up with family photos, etc. (She's very excited to have her very own computer for the first time.)
I already have resigned myself to the fact that they won't be able to update the photos onboard from my father's computer, because of Apple's insistence that iTunes only sync those one direction.
But... is she now going to be unable to use my father's laptop to even get OS updates? In other words, won't an OS update wipe out all the pictures already onboard, since my father's laptop won't have a copy of them?
Am I going to need to either never update her, or will I have to fly down and bring a copy of all the photo files to my father to put on his laptop? Or can I pull them off locally with some app?
Thanks in advance!
PS. I sure wish Apple had independent OTA OS updates like other systems such as WebOS.
I would think that the iPad transfers for photos worked both ways. If not, how would you get photos off it if you used the camera connector and off-loaded your camera directly to it?
Just a thought.
[sigh] All of this banter gets old. Ultimately it comes down to this: wait for a "possible" fix, which could be as late as the fall 4.0 release OR return your iPad in the hopes that another will have better wifi connectivity. Otherwise, folks should offer up what personal fix/workaround has helped them. The rest of this is just speculation and not really worth the fuss (IMO). Now everybody play nice!
The wifi issues are the routers fault. I have a Ipad 3G and a brand new apple extreme dual band 5GHZ router. The Ipad is on the 5GHZ band and I have no connection issues from day one..
IOS4 for the Ipad will be out sometime in september...we will probably have to wait for then...but it could come sooner. We will need ISO4 to run on these devices.
IOS4 for the Ipad will be out sometime in september...we will probably have to wait for then...but it could come sooner. We will need ISO4 to run on these devices.
If we have jbed, what will we need to do before a firmware? Isn't there a backup we need to do?
Thanks.
For the record, MY sim dual band AEBS (also brand new) won't allow me a solid connection on 5GHz outside of 15ft, or the same room, without speeds dragging or it dropping all together. Nearby its fine, but even then speeds aren't what they should be. I've tried every configuration and can only get a good signal using the 2.4GHz band. Even then signal strength fluctuates between 1-3 bars.
Does this mean it's the ipad's fault? Not necessarily. Does it mean it's the router's fault? Not necessarily. In fact, I think it's fair to say now that for any wifi-related iPad question the answer should be "Not necessarily".
Really though, there's too many varied results for varied users with varied routers in varied environments. It's good that we share our individual experiences to help troubleshoot, but it's not fair to draw universal conclusions in these circumstances.
You'll likely break your jailbreak when updating the firmware. Otherwise, wait for the dev team (or spirit, whoever) to approve an upgrade or until they release a JB for that release. That's my understanding anyway.
I think everyone who moves their ipad around in and out of one WAP will have some issues. They all have the same software, they all don't renew frequently enough. I move around a university where there are many WAPs, but I am patient about it, because i don't expect them to get the device perfect.
Competition will fix the error. If googles device blows the iPad out of the water in terms of internet stability it will convince a lot of users.
Competition will fix the error. If googles device blows the iPad out of the water in terms of internet stability it will convince a lot of users.
So I shouldn't waste my time going to my Wednesday appointment at the genius bar for my weak wifi problems and constant dropped connections? I woke up this morning too to my iPad being a whole hour behind in time now as well. Sigh...
Could you briefly take me through how you did this, especially giving the ipad a static ip? I have a homehub 2.0 and its a bit dodgy.
By "in and out of one WAP" do you mean it justifies weak/dropped connections just 25 ft away in a small one bedroom apartment where every other device maintains full bars?? I don't think I should have to have multiple access points in such a small area just for iPad. I already bought an AE for the iPad, and I'm returning it because not even that solved my problems.
Nothing justifies these wifi issues, s'why so many people are frustrated and want Apple to rectify the situation. You don't see people calling up Cisco, Belkin, etc. asking them to fix their routers to be more iPad-friendly.
