Apple: iPad News and Discussion Thread
04-06-2010, 06:55 AM
#1521
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My Droid had the same kind of wireless issue until I wiped it and reloaded it...Maybe a restore...?
04-06-2010, 07:12 AM
#1522
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Thank God I'm not the only one!!!
Some who purchased their iPad on launch day have experienced wireless connectivity issues with their new device, with reports of weak Wi-Fi reception, dropped signals and difficulty connecting to a network.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...on_issues.html
I was at my brothers house tonight watching the game and it tooks 6 or 7 tries of entering his wifi password to join the network and while I was watching the game the connection dropped twice!
Anyone else here having the same problem? Damn you Apple and your buggy shit!
Some who purchased their iPad on launch day have experienced wireless connectivity issues with their new device, with reports of weak Wi-Fi reception, dropped signals and difficulty connecting to a network.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...on_issues.html
I was at my brothers house tonight watching the game and it tooks 6 or 7 tries of entering his wifi password to join the network and while I was watching the game the connection dropped twice!
Anyone else here having the same problem? Damn you Apple and your buggy shit!
04-06-2010, 07:18 AM
#1523
^Now that you bring that up, my friend's been having issues with his 3GS too. It's so weird.... we'll be in the same car, and he tries to use Google maps but it doesn't work. He tries again, and I try also, and mine works fine and quickly, and his still doesn't work.
His 3GS is newer
maybe that has something to do with it?
His 3GS is newer
maybe that has something to do with it?
04-06-2010, 04:42 PM
#1524
Safety Car
Thank God I'm not the only one!!!
Some who purchased their iPad on launch day have experienced wireless connectivity issues with their new device, with reports of weak Wi-Fi reception, dropped signals and difficulty connecting to a network.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...on_issues.html
I was at my brothers house tonight watching the game and it tooks 6 or 7 tries of entering his wifi password to join the network and while I was watching the game the connection dropped twice!
Anyone else here having the same problem? Damn you Apple and your buggy shit!
Some who purchased their iPad on launch day have experienced wireless connectivity issues with their new device, with reports of weak Wi-Fi reception, dropped signals and difficulty connecting to a network.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...on_issues.html
I was at my brothers house tonight watching the game and it tooks 6 or 7 tries of entering his wifi password to join the network and while I was watching the game the connection dropped twice!
Anyone else here having the same problem? Damn you Apple and your buggy shit!
I'll randomly get disconnected from my home network, and then it'll usually take 3 or 4 attempts to re-connect before it finally does. Has happened at least once or twice every day since I got it on Saturday. I don't have these issues with any other wireless device on my network.
04-06-2010, 05:08 PM
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Hmmmm maybe it wasn't my router that had issues with the wifi going out.
Then again my sister was having problems connecting with her laptop as well so
Then again my sister was having problems connecting with her laptop as well so
04-06-2010, 05:12 PM
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I did notice one time, after I got the airport base station, that my iPhone all of a sudden said there were no wifi networks and a quick check on my desktop showed that it was actually up 
04-06-2010, 08:40 PM
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Pretty nice they give you this option - didn't know about it. Probably my biggest gripe with the iphone is getting photos off of it. Like right now, I plug it in and it won't give me the scanner/camera wizard thing - so the best I can do is email the photo to myself, and then it sizes it down. I've tried all the troubleshooting steps. Had this problem for a while, and it's definitely a "known issue".
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC...co=MTczNzcxMTM
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC...co=MTczNzcxMTM
04-06-2010, 09:02 PM
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I have not seen any WiFi issues, i think people just have shitty, cheap POS routers.
Some slick iPad apps:
Roambi Visualizer, Analytics HD (GoogAnalytics), Adobe Ideas, Nota HD, Minigore HD
Some slick iPad apps:
Roambi Visualizer, Analytics HD (GoogAnalytics), Adobe Ideas, Nota HD, Minigore HD
04-06-2010, 09:03 PM
#1529
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robb m.
robb m.
Free ePub books for your iPad:
http://manybooks.net
http://manybooks.net
04-06-2010, 09:08 PM
#1530
Sanest Florida Man
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Well you should have figured that I don't have a shitty router. I use the dlink dir-655 router, that thing is bad ass and I get coverage with all my other devices (macs, iPhones, PCs, all over the house. Everything but the iPad gets great signal
04-06-2010, 10:50 PM
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Pretty nice they give you this option - didn't know about it. Probably my biggest gripe with the iphone is getting photos off of it. Like right now, I plug it in and it won't give me the scanner/camera wizard thing - so the best I can do is email the photo to myself, and then it sizes it down. I've tried all the troubleshooting steps. Had this problem for a while, and it's definitely a "known issue".
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC...co=MTczNzcxMTM
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC...co=MTczNzcxMTM
are you serious???!?!???
its very easy to get the photos off of the iPhone.
in win7 goto:
computer -> under portable devices double click on your iphone -> internal storage -> DCIM -> 100apple
and bam, all your photos and videos for you to copy to wherever you want on your pc.
i think its also possible to have iTunes sync your photos and shit onto a folder on your computer.
04-06-2010, 10:52 PM
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^^ yeah that's the problem, the iphone is not recognized by windows anymore. on the 1 computer I have itunes installed. (I refuse to install it on my good Win7 box, I don't want crap software on it 
). I used to be able to do it, now it won't recognize it. I've tried all the regular basic and advanced troubleshooting.
). I used to be able to do it, now it won't recognize it. I've tried all the regular basic and advanced troubleshooting.
04-06-2010, 10:54 PM
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my gripe is getting my photos ON to the phone (aside from syncing in iTunes)
cant just drag and drop into the folder
(unless there is some easy way to do it that i don't know of)
cant just drag and drop into the folder
(unless there is some easy way to do it that i don't know of)
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04-06-2010, 10:55 PM
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^^ yeah that's the problem, the iphone is not recognized by windows anymore. on the 1 computer I have itunes installed. (I refuse to install it on my good Win7 box, I don't want crap software on it ). I used to be able to do it, now it won't recognize it. I've tried all the regular basic and advanced troubleshooting.
). I used to be able to do it, now it won't recognize it. I've tried all the regular basic and advanced troubleshooting.ive never come across an issue like that so
04-06-2010, 10:57 PM
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oh yeah I tried it on another XP box also. I almost have a feeling something may be wrong with the phone. ok, 
about that, back on topic
about that, back on topic
04-06-2010, 11:48 PM
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Safety Car
I have the Verizon Fios issued router. I don't get a choice, I have to use the one they give me. But like Stunna, I have not had issues with any of the other wireless devices that have connected to my router - multiple laptops, a netbook, Droid, Blackberry, Ipod Touch, Xbox 360, and a Wii. The Ipad is the only device that has had these issues.
04-07-2010, 10:52 AM
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Off the topic of the iPad or this issue: if you don't like the router in your FIOS device, you can just use it as a network bridge and add any router you want. You have to do some configuration changes, but you aren't locked in to the G router that it probably came with.
04-07-2010, 10:54 AM
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^^ yeah that's the problem, the iphone is not recognized by windows anymore. on the 1 computer I have itunes installed. (I refuse to install it on my good Win7 box, I don't want crap software on it ). I used to be able to do it, now it won't recognize it. I've tried all the regular basic and advanced troubleshooting.
). I used to be able to do it, now it won't recognize it. I've tried all the regular basic and advanced troubleshooting.
04-07-2010, 11:37 AM
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Sanest Florida Man
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Does your iPhone still sync with iTunes? You didn't disable the apple mobile device driver in msconfig did you?
04-07-2010, 11:40 AM
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mine is not JB... and, I tried deleting apple mobile device thingy etc.
btw... $499 ipad cost for Apple: $260.
btw... $499 ipad cost for Apple: $260.
04-07-2010, 01:41 PM
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Speaking of jailbreak....
http://i.engadget.com/2010/04/04/ipa...-now-it-reall/
I can't imagine what type of stuff could be done to a jailbroken iPad!!!
http://i.engadget.com/2010/04/04/ipa...-now-it-reall/
I can't imagine what type of stuff could be done to a jailbroken iPad!!!
04-07-2010, 01:57 PM
#1542
Sanest Florida Man
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Last edited by #1 STUNNA; 04-07-2010 at 02:00 PM.
04-07-2010, 02:15 PM
#1543
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Speaking of jailbreak....
http://i.engadget.com/2010/04/04/ipa...-now-it-reall/
I can't imagine what type of stuff could be done to a jailbroken iPad!!!
http://i.engadget.com/2010/04/04/ipa...-now-it-reall/
I can't imagine what type of stuff could be done to a jailbroken iPad!!!
04-07-2010, 02:36 PM
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04-07-2010, 03:26 PM
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Safety Car
Off the topic of the iPad or this issue: if you don't like the router in your FIOS device, you can just use it as a network bridge and add any router you want. You have to do some configuration changes, but you aren't locked in to the G router that it probably came with.
04-07-2010, 04:16 PM
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04-07-2010, 04:18 PM
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yeah it was "news" I saw in the elevator at work today.
04-07-2010, 04:48 PM
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04-07-2010, 04:50 PM
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04-07-2010, 05:26 PM
#1550
So, those of you with it, how's it been outside of the home? I've been hearing that unless you use it in a WiFi spot 90% of the time, it can get rather...dull. And due so, some are recommending on waiting for the 3G model.
But, I'm curious to your experiences.
But, I'm curious to your experiences.
04-07-2010, 05:29 PM
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I seen a couple of guys at another board saying they are going to use it with the Sprint 4G portable hot spot thingy.
04-07-2010, 05:37 PM
#1552
Stage 1 Audi S5
That really isn't bad. I wholesale for a living and your standard mark up is about 100% in my field. You have to understand that apple has to pay for electricity, employees, the stores, etc, etc. You should see the markup on jewelry, my standard is about 1,300 percent. This is the mark up the basic jewelry companies go for while high end is wayyyy wayyy more.
04-07-2010, 05:38 PM
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That really isn't bad. I wholesale for a living and your standard mark up is about 100% in my field. You have to understand that apple has to pay for electricity, employees, the stores, etc, etc. You should see the markup on jewelry, my standard is about 1,300 percent. This is the mark up the basic jewelry companies go for while high end is wayyyy wayyy more.
04-07-2010, 06:07 PM
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04-07-2010, 06:27 PM
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04-07-2010, 06:28 PM
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I know I have nitpicked before but I *truly* was not trying to do that by posting that here. I just happened to see it on the elevator at work, and I posted it here a few minutes later. And that is all.
04-07-2010, 06:34 PM
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Go Giants
Im assuming that you all saw that Apple acknowledged the wifi issue...
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/watercoole...6356&catid=108
also some fixed by turning brightness all the way up...
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/watercoole...6356&catid=108
also some fixed by turning brightness all the way up...
04-07-2010, 06:36 PM
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My gruff is more with that crap from Engadet and reading the comments from the dumb asses over there. But no other company is more put under the microscope than Apple, simply because it's Apple. You don't see other breakdowns such as this for other companies with similar products.
04-07-2010, 06:39 PM
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My gruff is more with that crap from Engadet and reading the comments from the dumb asses over there. But no other company is more put under the microscope than Apple, simply because it's Apple. You don't see other breakdowns such as this for other companies with similar products.
04-07-2010, 06:42 PM
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And it's all haters and trolls