How pervasive are the iPad 3's Wi-Fi problems?

Obviously, a lot of people are having problems with iPad 3 Wi-Fi. But of course only a tiny fraction of iPad 3 users have ever reported such a difficulty.
So before I buy an iPad myself, I'm wondering -- how widespread are the problems? There surely are more iPad users who don't see the problems than who do -- but are the ones with the problems a large minority? A small one? A tiny fraction?
By the way, I'd only consider an LTE version. And I live in the United States.
Thanks!

I'm pretty new to Apple let alone the iPad, but I have not experienced any serious problems in the ~3 weeks I've used it. A few stutters and some slow connections, but not consistently. No worse than my Acer/Win 7 laptop. I would much rather have a hard wired ethernet connector than wifi most of the time, though. My cable sped is significantly aster than the wireless.
I've only experienced minor issues, mostly with apps. So far I really like the iPad and might seriously consider a Mac laptop next.

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