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iPad users continue to experience a variety of Wi-Fi issues, including weak/fluctuating Wi-Fi signals, inordinately slow transfer speeds, and/or inability to maintain wireless connections (constant drops). We previously noted a seemingly incongruent fix for some Wi-Fi issues: adjusting the iPad’s brightness level upward and off the lowest setting. Speculation holds that a power delivery issue [...]

Princeton University’s Information Technology department has issued a statement suggesting that iPads are disrupting campus Wi-Fi networks. The department recommends that students do not attempt to connect their iPads to campus networks “until the issue is fixed,” and says iPads may be blocked on a per-device basis to “maintain the stability and reliability of campus [...]

In what is surely the oddest fix for what has become the most pervasive set of iPad issues, it appears that adjusting the device’s screen brightness may, in some cases, resolve a problem in which the iPad fails to reconnect to Wi-Fi networks after the unit wakes from sleep. (Note that this issue is separate [...]

By far the most widespread issue affecting iPad users is one in which they experience weak/fluctuating Wi-Fi signals, inordinately slow transfer speeds, and/or inability to maintain wireless connections (constant drops). Affected users report fast connection and throughput from Macs, PCs, iPhones and other devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network, but significantly degraded speeds and/or [...]

We continue to report on an issue in which iPad users experience weak/fluctuating Wi-Fi signals and/or inordinately slow transfer speeds. In these cases, users report fast connection and throughput from Macs, PCs, iPhones and other devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network, but significantly degraded speeds and/or fluctuating signal strength on the iPad. Previously mentioned [...]

Several iPad users have reported weak Wi-Fi signals and/or inordinately slow transfer speeds. In these cases, users report fast connection and throughput from Macs, PCs, iPhones and other devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network, but significantly degraded speeds and/or fluctuating signal strength on the iPad. One poster to Apple’s Discussion boards, powerguru, ran a [...]

We previously reported on an issue in which the iPad will not charge, or at least will display a “not charging” message when connected to a Mac or PC via USB 2.0. In these cases, the iPad can be charged via the included wall adapter, but will display the “not charging” message when connected via [...]

A number of readers have reported an issue in which the iPad will not charge when connected to a Mac or PC via USB 2.0. In these cases, the iPad can be charged via the included wall adapter, but not when connected to a computer. The issue is occurring even with newer Macs that should [...]

A few users have reported an issue in which the iPad does not show up under the “My Devices” list in iTunes 9.1. If you are experiencing this issue, try switching the iPad to a different USB report or turning the iPad off then back on again. Also, try leaving your iPad connected to your [...]