IPhone 4S and iPad 4 WiFi is extremely slow
Over the last month, the WiFi connection on my iPhone 4S and iPad 4 has been extremely slow. The iPhone and iPad cannot seem to get speeds faster than .5 - 1.3 Mbps. Yet, my (wired) Mac Mini and (WiFi) Macbook Pro are pulling 18 - 25 Mbps consistantly.
Not sure if this is an issue with my approx. 3 year old Linksys Wireless N Router (model E1000) or an issue with the iPhone and iPad since i'm able to get decent wireless speeds on my Macbook Pro.
To troubleshoot the situation, I've verified my wireless router's firmware is up-to-date and I've reset the network settings on the iPhone and iPad.
Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful since I seem to be stuck and not sure what "next steps" I should take. Thanks in advance!!
Ok, so...here's a twist: I've been using Speedtest.net to test my wifi connection. I ran tests on 4 different servers that Speedtest picked up. While testing the iPhone, 2 of the 4 show speeds well over 20 Mbps, however, the other two servers show speeds of about .5 Mbps. Is it normal to get extremely different readings from the servers?
I'm now trying to determine if in fact I have a problem...or if there is no problem since the speeds look fine on other servers. What do you think?
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