I have a mini 2 that struggles to connect to wifi in my bedroom. I have no problems connecting to wifi in the same room on my 6s+, which I believe has improved radios.
Does anyone know if the mini 4 or Air 2 has the improved radio? If so, I may consider upgrading.
Edit: it's my home wifi, not my iPad. The only reason my 6s+ has a strong signal is WiFi assist.
Posted Oct 25, 2015, 3:52 AM UTC · edited
I upgraded from iPad 2 to iPad air 2 and can connect to wifi points with a fair signal from locations where my old iPad didn't even SEE the wifi routers let alone connect to them. Both were on IOS 9.x
Good to know.
I have an iPad Mini 2 and a few days ago I was on Skype with a friend out in the street, the wifi coming from my bedroom three floors above. This is a regular router given by the internet provider, nothing fancy.
So mine's working just fine, I guess
Hmm. I know I have a so-so router, but like I said, my 6s+ has no problem connecting. I may turn off Wifi assist and see what happens.
Picked up an Air 2 a few days ago and noticed stupendous reception compared to my Mini, which I've used for years with an Apple Express router. I did upgrade the Mini to iOS 9, but didn't notice an improvement in the reception. So I have to wonder if the difference is due to Air's hardware.
Thank you. It wouldn't surprise me if they put superior hardware in the Air.
what OS is the iPad mini on? 8.x was notorious for the "WiFried" problem stemming from the use of discoveryd; Apple has since reverted to mDNSresponder on iOS 9.x and things should be awesome now.
I'm on 9.1. Upgraded yesterday and saw no improvements.