Is it safe to update to iOS 8 on iPhone 4s?

To anyone who can help me,
I have an iPhone 4s and I'm a bit worried about updating to iOS 8 due to rumours of people having issues with their wifi?
Is that the case? And if so is it anything major that will harm my phone, or are there any other faults with the software that I should be aware of?
I'm using wifi almost constantly on my phone when I'm home so it's a big deal if something goes wrong with it. Please fill me in on the facts about this update that will help me.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4148

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Jun 11, 2012 11:08 PM (in response to jamieryan157)
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After 2 week of upgrade from iOS 5.1.1, this is what I have encountered.
1) Replace my old SIM Card, as it was totally corrupted by iOS 5.1.1
2) 2 weeks after new SIM Card replacement, [No SIM Card Installed] error emerged. Eventually, you are required to reboot your devices everytime just to ensure your iPhone is back to normal.
If the above, is not an issue; please proceed with his guarantee and upgrade.
If one person complaint No SIM Card Installed issue, you can Blame on bad LUCK. Yet there are alot of people started to post about it; tell me it is their BAD LUCK as well?? There is some definate condition where cause this error.
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