Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.




3942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Topic # 113164 8-Jan-2013 15:18 Send private message

Hi not sure how to fix this - 

When wife's iphone was on iOS 5 it has perfect wifi reception in the room, along with ipad 2 (also iOS 5) and the galaxy s2 had crap wifi reception. router is telecom supplied thomson 585

But i've just realised now on iOS 6 the iphone cannot see wifi in the room at all. move about 10 metres closer it can get weak reception.

Why is there a problem - because the ipad 2 still on iOS 5 has perfect wifi reception, even the android has ok wifi!

What's changed apart from iOS 6 on the iPhone 4 - well i suspended my router vertical but that was before iOS 6 and i am very very sure it had good wifi then, even ok wifi during the first few weeks of iOS 6 where it would take a while to find it

but now ZERO wifi in the room no matter what channel i try 

i have updated to iOS 6.0.1 but no change

any ideas?

edit: title edited to show that I bought the phone from Vodafone Oct 2010 ...




Apologies for poor typing standards when on Samsung Galaxy S4

View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic
 1 | 2 | 3Next
13327 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Vodafone NZ
Subscriber

  Reply # 741700 8-Jan-2013 15:25 Send private message

Update to 6.0.2 then




Systems Engineer Vodafone NZ

http://forum.vodafone.co.nz

185 posts

Master Geek


  Reply # 741731 8-Jan-2013 16:00 Send private message

6.0.2 is for iPhone 5 and iPad Mini only....

You will need to wait for the next update instead.

I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 6 and its fine, same radio range as always.
One thing you could try, is turning off bluetooth, I've found on some equipment bluetooth interferes with wifi & vice-versa.

13327 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Vodafone NZ
Subscriber

  Reply # 741734 8-Jan-2013 16:03 Send private message

The Thomson 585 routers for WIFI performance are quite poor




Systems Engineer Vodafone NZ

http://forum.vodafone.co.nz



3942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  Reply # 741751 8-Jan-2013 16:39 Send private message

I know ... But it was perfectly fine before Christmas :(




Apologies for poor typing standards when on Samsung Galaxy S4

2773 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Subscriber

  Reply # 741772 8-Jan-2013 17:04 Send private message

joker97: I know ... But it was perfectly fine before Christmas :(


Have you checked its Y2k13 compatible?



3942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  Reply # 741777 8-Jan-2013 17:09 Send private message

But the iPad 2 on 5.1.0 is still as perfect as when y2k12 ... :(




Apologies for poor typing standards when on Samsung Galaxy S4

2575 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator
Trusted
Subscriber

  Reply # 741782 8-Jan-2013 17:23 Send private message

Wow, you realise Y2K13 is a digit more than just typing 2013.

Yikes.

1121 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber

  Reply # 742168 9-Jan-2013 12:15 Send private message

gehenna: Wow, you realise Y2K13 is a digit more than just typing 2013.

Yikes.


And five more digits when you type them together in the same sentence! ;-)



3942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  Reply # 751444 27-Jan-2013 11:36 Send private message

If my iPad is on ios 5.1 can I save the shsh blob to use for iPhone down grade back to 5.1 ?




Apologies for poor typing standards when on Samsung Galaxy S4



3942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  Reply # 752260 28-Jan-2013 20:30 Send private message

ok now it can't even see my wifi 6 metres away. 5 metres is ok.

I think it's time I did something

1) used website to get apple to call me - asked to reset this, backup this, restore that - no good

2) buy a new phone for the wife

3) use cellular data anywhere more than 5 metres away from router

4) call on Vodafone to help? - does CGA cover this? bought the phone in October 2010




Apologies for poor typing standards when on Samsung Galaxy S4

739 posts

Ultimate Geek


  Reply # 752265 28-Jan-2013 20:39 Send private message

It's more likely you've got a hardware fault than an issue with the software - have you had the screen replaced? If so it's most likely that the person repairing has stuffed it up - this is the number 1 reason for poor wifi performance on the iPhone 4 we see it almost every day from DIY gone wrong



3942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  Reply # 752287 28-Jan-2013 21:02 Send private message

Nope




Apologies for poor typing standards when on Samsung Galaxy S4

739 posts

Ultimate Geek


  Reply # 752294 28-Jan-2013 21:08 Send private message

Dropped perhaps? Which part of the country are you in?

Still believe you've got a hardware fault most likely with the wifi antenna connection but could be the wifi chip (the 3G has wifi chip issues but rare in the 4)



3942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  Reply # 752311 28-Jan-2013 21:27 Send private message

not that i'm aware of

could well be hardware and timing coincided with ios 6




Apologies for poor typing standards when on Samsung Galaxy S4

13327 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Vodafone NZ
Subscriber

  Reply # 752313 28-Jan-2013 21:31 Send private message

Try a different WIFI router those Thomsons have poor WIFI as they are




Systems Engineer Vodafone NZ

http://forum.vodafone.co.nz

 1 | 2 | 3Next
View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic



Twitter »
Follow us to receive Twitter updates when new discussions are posted in our forums:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when news items and blogs are posted in our frontpage:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when new jobs are posted to our jobs board:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when tech item prices are listed in our price comparison site:




News »

Trending now »
Hot discussions in our forums right now:

Fecked up religious people strike again :-(
Created by Mark, last reply by freitasm on 25-May-2013 08:44 (85 replies)
Pages... 4 5 6


Cannabis is illegal yet we have really strong 'legal highs' ?
Created by qwerty7, last reply by freitasm on 23-May-2013 23:20 (74 replies)
Pages... 3 4 5


A new project coming to Geekzone
Created by freitasm, last reply by l43a2 on 24-May-2013 23:02 (342 replies)
Pages... 21 22 23


Xbox One
Created by DjShadow, last reply by nathan on 25-May-2013 14:53 (73 replies)
Pages... 3 4 5


HTC One (2013) owners' discussion
Created by Dingbatt, last reply by mrgsm021 on 25-May-2013 14:30 (1567 replies)
Pages... 103 104 105


Monolithic Cement Sheet cladding mid 80s house - "leaky home" or not?
Created by joker97, last reply by mattwnz on 24-May-2013 23:46 (15 replies)

Orcon, Is this for real or a scam??
Created by old3eyes, last reply by DarthKermit on 22-May-2013 19:12 (29 replies)
Pages... 2


Entire house HTPC concept
Created by InfiniteLoop, last reply by darthmeow on 24-May-2013 12:19 (26 replies)
Pages... 2



Geekzone Jobs »
Most recent NZ jobs in technology:

Developer of interactive experiences
Posted 25-May-2013 21:28

Ambitious Project Coordinator
Posted 25-May-2013 19:28

Ambitious Project Coordinator
Posted 25-May-2013 19:28

Exceptional Senior Project Manager
Posted 25-May-2013 19:28

Multitalented Business Analyst
Posted 25-May-2013 18:28

Communicative Test Manager
Posted 25-May-2013 17:28

Flexible Test Manager
Posted 25-May-2013 17:28


Geekzone Live »
Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.

Alternatively, you can receive a daily email with Geekzone updates.