IPhone 5 wifi range issues

Hi all,
Not sure if anyone else has had this problem.
I'm sitting at home in my living room, iPad 3 and iPhone 5 next to me. The iPad 3 is connected to wifi and never drops its connection, whereas the iPhone 5 takes a few minutes to connect and sometimes it doesn't connect at all.
I get my wife's iphone 4 and, like the iPad 3, it remains connected, much to my embarrassment as I brandish my flashy new iphone 5, but cannot connect to Internet.
Apple appear to have gone backwards. Yes it's thin and all that bollocks, but what is the point if it can't even connect to my wifi. Does anyone else have similar issues?
All devices have been updated to ios 6.0.1. I'm thinking of asking for a replacement I'm so unhappy with it.
The battery life is also garbage but that's another matter.
Thank god for my iPad otherwise I'd have lot alot of faith in this great company.

Johnfash wrote:
Not sure if anyone else has had this problem.
A search of the forums would have answered that silly question.
Power cycle the router and see if that resolves your issues.

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While it is possible that an Apple moderator (Apple host) could pass some information to an Apple development/support group, in practice this doesn't really seem to happen (at least often). I believe that the moderators are kept quite busy just administering the forums and keeping them under control (no spam, ads, abuse, etc.). I've never seen a post by an Apple host here or seen a technical correction to a post (and there is certainly a lot of incorrect information posted here).
Unfortunately, a lot of new posters here seem to think that they are talking directly to Apple and post bug reports, feature suggestions, complaints, etc. These would be much better submitted via the Apple feedback vehicle at http://www.apple.com/feedback. These are not anonymous, are directed to the appropriate product and provide an email contact for Apple to get back to the submittor if more detail is required.

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Hey MGV1,
Thanks for the question and detailed information. There are definitely a lot of factors that come into play when troubleshooting Wi-Fi signal strength, one of which is interference:
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: Potential sources of wireless interference
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1365
iOS and OS X: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
All in all, there are a bunch of factors that can impact network performance and range (2.4GHz vs. 5GHz, standards like 802.11n vs. 802.11ac). It may be best to consult with your ISP or network administrator, or look into extending the range of your network:
Wi-Fi base stations: Extending the range of your wireless network by adding additional Wi-Fi base stations
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145
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not really that dumb, neither am i blond...,
but lately i feel like one........
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tnx

dumbblond wrote:
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