Ipad browser is slow

I have a new airport, a mac book and just bought an IPad2.  At my home, the Ipad is slower than the laptop.  On the laptop the wireless status shows all bars.  In the same room, the IPad only shows the bottom two bars, indicating that the signal picked up by the laptop is much stronger than the signal picked up by the IPad, which suggests the Ipad is less able to pick up what is available.  Is there any way to reconcile that?  Is the Ipad just inferior to the laptop?

On the iPad. Tap Settings / General / Reset / Reset Network Settings.
Restart the iPad.
For Safari try this. Tap Settings / Safari. Clear the History, Cookies, and Cache.
Apple - Support - iPad - Wi-Fi Assistant

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  • IPad browsing extremely slow

    Hi,
    Over the past few months internet browsing on my iPad has become unbearably slow. I have cleared cookies and cache, rebooted the iPad (holding down sleep and Home keys until the Apple appears), and even installed another browser (Grazing) to see if it was just a Safari thing. It is not. I have an iPad 1, and have primarily used it to do internet browsing and book reading.
    This did not happen when I installed the 5.1.1 OS. However, it was not until after I did install 5.1 that the response time started degrading. Now, I really don't want to even try to browse, because it has become so bad.
    Also, this is not a bandwidth speed thing because the response time on my Mac laptop and on my iPhone are absolutely within an acceptable range.
    Does anyone have any ideas about why this may be happening, or have any suggestions about how I might be able to speed things up?
    Thanks for any help you can provide!
    Cheers,
    GB

    Thanks Diavonex,
    I'm off to get a new MacBook Air on Monday, so before going through the pain of restoring, I will see how my browsing habits may change with my new device. My iPad is MOST wonderful for all of the other things I use it for - mail, book reading, doing art with Brushes, finding out what bird that is sitting on my deck....locating places in the world when they are referenced in a book I'm reading.
    So, if I just end up doing all of my browsing via my new Mac.....won't be the worst thing that ever happened.....
    (as you can tell, I'm avoiding the whole "restore" saga like the plague.....) But, in the end, if I have to, then I will!
    Thanks for the idea - at least it is something that may help!!!
    Cheers,
    GB

  • Why is my iPad browser so slow?

    I have been very disappointed in the performance of my iPad.  For a device that was designed for apps and and web browsing, it is extremely slow.  I did a PHP speed test from LifeHacker (http://cache.lifehacker.com/assets/resources/stopwatch.php) on my old Centrino 2 laptop and my iPad 1, which are physically side-by-side on the same high speed wireless internet connection.  My iPad has full signal.  For example, it took my laptop an average of 4.4 seconds to fully load LifeHacker on Chrome, while my iPad takes an average of 15.9 seconds on Safari.  Why is this?  Is there a fix? 
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  • Safari browser too slow

    After upgrading to Mountain Lion, my Safari browser has slowed to a crawl and I see the spinning top all the time.
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  • IPad is extremely slow almost nonfunctioning online.

    iPad is extremely slow and Internet access could almost be considered non-functioning. I have tried double clicking and closing apps, I have plenty of memory, and use a cellular package don't rely on wifi. I have also turned it off and tried shutting it down with no improvement. Any ideas?

    How to Fix a Slow iPad
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  • My ipad is very slow. Already rebooted it and still has the problem.

    I have an ipad 3 and istalled Ios6 three weeks ago. It had no performance problem. Today, the ipad is running slow. When typing, it takes a while until the letters fo to the text boxes. When using intensive touch screen apps, it takes 2 sseconds to move something. Even typing the access password, it slows down. I already rebooted it, closed evry app but it continues to underperform. It's really very slow and cant be used in any app.

    Not normal. Take it to an Apple Store for evaluation.
    Make a Genius Bar Reservation
    http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
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  • My iPad is very slow how do I clean it up or make it run better?

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    (A) Try reset iPad
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  • My Ipad is extremely slow loading pages

    My Ipad is extremely slow loading pages. It doesn't matter where I am, so I don' t think it is related to the wi-fi service.

    How to Fix a Slow iPad
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