Low Wifi signal

HI
I have 2 mac 1 iMac G4 800 and the other iBook G3 both with the same air port card and about 5' apart the iMac works fine and is the farthis away but the ibook will not pick up a
signal. if start to walk to my router i need tobe about 10' from it on the lower floor for it to work any way to boost the wifi signal.. from up stairs

There are at least two possibilities that could be the cause of the problem.
First, it could be that the AirPort antenna wire is pinched in the iBook's hinge. Does adjusting the angle of the display improve reception? If so, suspect the AirPort antenna cabling. (This happened to my husband's iBook.)
Second, it could be that the iBook's AirPort card is failing. This doesn't happen very often, but it does happen occasionally. To see if that's the problem, try swapping the iBook's card with the iMac's. Does the iBook now work, but the iMac have problems? If so, it's the original AirPort card at fault. (This happened to my iBook.)

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Why does my new iPad 2 have a low wifi signal, while sitting next to first iPad that has strong wifi signals? All settings are the same.

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I don't think its any stronger or weeker I jus think the iPad 2's WiFi meter seems to be more accurate.
That's unlikely since the iOS and hardware in this area should be identical.
If you are having reception problems take your iPad2 to an Apple store for some testing.

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You have two routers producing two networks with the same name, so they will show up as two networks on any type of scan by a wireless utility. This is normal.
If you had used two Linksys devices, they would probably show up as one network, not two. Linksys has a feature that allows this to occur, but this is not true of Apple devices.
As long as the wireless network name, wireless security and password match up between the two routers, the two networks will behave as if they were one. As computers change location, they will automatically connect to the wireless access point with the strongest signal.

Use AirPort Express to extend Verizon FiOS WiFi signal

I have been having trouble with low/no signal strength from my FiOS router at the far end of my house where my main TV is located. I just tried to plug in my AirPort Express midway between the two, but can't get the Utility to recognise the FiOS network. The WiFi connection icon on the menu bar of my Mac (located adjacent to the FiOS router) shows both the FiOS network name, and the old name from the AirPort Express. Any suggestions on how to get the AirPort to extend the FiOS network?

Actually, I just remembered I have an old AirPort Base Station as well. (Haven't used either for several years). Would this one work better? Haven't plugged it in to try.

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My E90 has a VERY weak WiFi signal, and in places I regularly use a 9500 and my laptop with no problem, my E90 simply will not work e.g. from first floor to ground floor. If I move closer to the Wireless router, then it is fine on both Email and Web.
So it seems purely that the strength on E90 is far weaker than 9500.
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Or is this yet another shortcoming of E90 over 9500?
Message Edited by beaumec on 09-Aug-2008 01:57 PM

beaumec wrote:
Yes I already altered Tx power settings. Thanks for suggestion. Makes no difference.
It really seems this E90 just has a vastly lower power WiFi rating than my 9500.
It is very tedious to be unable to connect even within one's own home and frankly renders the phone totally useless, quite apart from all the other problems well documented on here.
I think I can see why so many are up for sale on Ebay.
Does anyone at Nokia read these discussion pages and does anyone care that their products seem to fall short in SO MANY aspects?!
That's right, it seems no one reads these discussion.
However, if u have ur problem solved, pls advise
badran

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Hey,
I own a TC from late 2009, the Firmware is up-to-date (7.6.4) and I installed it in a new place. The intensity of the WIFI signal is suprinsingly low, significantly lower than the signal of any non-Apple WIFI-router I previously used in the same flat.
I remenber having configured the TC back in 2010 with a lower WIFI-Intensity because I had a very little room and no need for an powerful signal. I probably haven't changed this since than ans this could be the reason why the signal coming from the TC is so low. The problem is that I can't find a way to configure the WIFI-intensity back to normal/ maximum.
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There is no change..
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Ok, about a week ago i posted about getting strange behaviour with my 2g Ipod touch's wifi signal meter: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8098190#8098190
I finally downloaded Wifinder (which measures the signal strenght) and find im getting really low readings in comparison to my Imac's wifi. Standing right infront of the router i get a reading of 60 (the scale being from 1 to 100) and in the next room i get a reading of 35-45 where my imac gets around 75. Im not having problems connecting or surfing (the routers if tested are all WEP) but I am concerned with the signal strength. Can anyone give me any reference of the signal with Wifinder on their Ipod Touch? Is the touch's wifi reception significantly lower than other wifi devices?
I might just go back to the apple store tomorrow, still thinking about it though (i hate having to prove to the guys at the store that my unit has an issue).
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My WiFi signal is displaying negative numbers instead of signal strength.

Recently my Ipod 3rd gen. has been getting real weird with the wifi. first, it would always lose signal whenever i would do anything, like watch videos or open an app that required wifi. if i moved a couple feet it'd start to connect again. Then it started displaying a "-87" where the wifi signal would be. and the number would either increase or decresase, until i tried doing something that requird wifi. at first it would only come on whenever i restarted my ipod and itd quickly lose signal. ive restorede my ipod 3 times today, dumped everything. ive tried jailbreaking it to see if itd refresh files or anything. im not sure what to do anymore. ive looked for hours online and cant seem to find anyone with this problem. Any suggestions or ideas? without me buying a new one. i don't have a warranty..
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Interesting. The -87 refers to signal strength in db, which I believe are decibels. The lower the number, the stronger the signal.
However, iPods don't display these numbers unless you have jailbroken the device or are using an app like WiFinder (since removed from the App Store).
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RE1000 - No improvement of my wifi signal

I purchased this range extender because I couldn't get my wifi signal to cover my entire house (1800 sq ft -- not huge by any means). After following installation instructions, I saw NO improvement of my wifi signal. $100 wasted!

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For ALL configurations you should have between 2-3 bars of signal at the very least. If you have less, then you have to move the RE1000 closer to the router. You can also check the status on the status page of the RE1000 as well. On the status page it measures both Signal Strength and Signal Quality. If either set of bars is red you must move the RE1000 closer to the Router.
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My MacBook Air says it in connected to my wifi, but my wifi signal has a "!" sign on it. My computer will not allow internet access, help?

My MacBook Air says it in connected to my wifi, but my wifi signal has a "!" sign on it. My computer will not allow internet access, help?

When you see an exclamation point in the Wi-Fi menu, from the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Network
Click the Assist me button and select Assistant. Follow the prompts. You may get a warning that Wi-Fi is not available, that you're too far from the base station, or that you're using the wrong password.
Assuming that you've ruled out those possibilities, restart the computer and try again. If there's no change, click the lock icon in the lower left corner of the preference pane and authenticate, if necessary. From the Location menu at the top of the window, select Edit Locations. A sheet will drop down. Click the plus-sign button to create a new location. Give it any name you want. In the new location, set up the Wi-Fi service with the same settings you used before. Click Applyand test.
If there's still no connection, and if you have control of the router, compare its settings to Apple's recommendations. Some third-party routers may be incompatible in 802.11b/g/n radio mode. Try setting the mode to 802.11n only.

Weak Wifi Signal Workaround

Original post here by Gazza: http://www.mactheforum.com/showthread.php?p=2716
Basically what you can do as a workaround is reset the network settings.
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
This will wipe out any wifi networks you have stored so you will have to manually connect to them again. However, it does seem to improve the signal strength. It worked for my specific case, as well as some others, but it may not work for you depending on the exact issue.
It didn't completely work for me the first time, but I tried it one more time just to make sure and after that my wifi is fine. Remember, just because the symptoms are the same doesn't mean the base issue is the same. YMMV
I had an iPhone 3G that worked fine with wifi on v2.2.1 ever since release. I updated to 3.0 and bam, almost non-existant wifi. I had to keep turning wifi off and then back on to get some signals, and manually connecting to access points that I had already set up auto-connect with. After two network setting resets (I had an issue with the first reset) I now have full signal strength that I used to have with v2.2.1. Latency and network speed is back to normal.
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After applying this workaround, I still have times when the wifi signal shows only 1 bar. However, when I run a speed test, I still get normal (albeit lower than pre-3.0) speeds, around 3500 kbps. As I ran the test, my signal started increasing from 1 bar to full bars but it had no effect on the download speed. I'm thinking in my case that the bug is merely in Apple's calculation of signal strength (again) which causes a cosmetic error that doesn't really affect my download. This could affect the connection, however, if the calculated signal is too weak it might not even attempt to connect which might be the cause of most lost wifi signals. This is more of my speculation based on observed behavior of the iPhone so take it for what it's worth.

My Ellipsis 8 can no longer detect my gym's wifi signal. Please help!

I used my Ellipsis 8 to watch Netflix over the open wifi signal at my gym for 2 months with no problem. One day I showed up and no signal was found. I went through all the trouble shooting steps all the way down to factory resets with no resolution. Called Verizon tech support and still nothing. They had me send them the tablet in a recovery box. One week later I have the tablet back and they said nothing was wrong with the unit. I went to the gym today and it still can not detect the signal. My Samsung phone picks up a very strong signal. No other people have reported a problem with wifi connection issues. Obviously Planet Fitness will not allow me to start messing with their router. Any suggestions would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!

I understand the importance of ensuring you are able to get connected to wifi michaeltatham. Allow us to get to the bottom of your tablet concerns. Have you recently installed any new software or new applications when it stopped connecting to the gym wifi? Have you tried to connect another device to your gym wifi?
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Can anyone tell me or give me a link to the latest response from Apple regarding very real weak wifi signal on what seems to be a batch of both the new ipad and the earlier Ipad2. I have just bought a 2nd hand ipad2 and it has a very weak wifi signal

Over the last week or so I have been trawling the internet looking for references to weak wifi signals on the Ipad2 and was staggered by the sheer quantity of people who seem to have identical issues, not just with the ipad2 but also with the new ipad. What annoyed me most from reading the reams upon reams of comments made on the Apple community forum is the fairly large number of people who seemed to believe that 'these' people were either just moaners and wingers or else they must have something wrong with their router set-up rather than a serious fault with their ipad and it seems all because there ipad in question works like a dream.
Obviously I can only speak from my experience, and that is, I have an ipad2 32GB with wifi, purchased about 6 months ago and it works like dream with a good 2-3 bar wifi signal through 2 thick stone walls over 30 feet away. My router is a standard one supplied by my broadband supplier compatible with all 'g','b' and 'n' equipment. However, over a week ago now I bought second hand genuine ipad2 16GB with wifi from a close friend who has just purchased a new ipad3 to replace his old ipad2 (had it for over a year so no longer under warranty). When I started it up downstairs from my router, where I always use my other ipad2 which has a very strong wifi signal, I discovered that the new secondhand ipad2 I had purchased couldnt find a network signal at all. So after doing network resets and all other 'fixes' on the device recommended, I took it upstairs to my office where the router is based and found that the device could now locate the network, but the signal was lost over only 12 feet from the router!
I quizzed my good friend about this issue and he informed me that it has always been like this since he first purchased it and he never thought that it was a fault, it was just the way it was. When he first aquired the device he did think at the time that this distance was poor, but thought nothing of it as he didnt have any other ipad to measur ethe signal strength against, and as his router was in his living room anyway he nothing of it. Fair enough.
So, there we have it. One ipad2 with a very good wifi signal and another ipad2 with a very poor wifi signal running off the same router, both with the same IOS 5.0. ?
As well as all of the other isues that customers have picked up on, such as 'death grip' (which I must say does appear to happen, but personally i dont think that this is a serious issue if you are aware of this issue and have a strong signal anyway), my experience seems to be a good example of a 'duff' wifi ipad versus a 'great' wifi ipad', an issue confirmed by complaints from a fairly large number of customers who have also reported the same or similar weak wifi signals with both the ipad2 and the ipad3. So, as this shows the weak wifi signal is a very real issue it seems on a batch of ipad2 and 3's, which to my logic is obviously a hardware issue on a batch of early ipad2's and not a software one, otherwise all ipad's would suffer this problem! So, is it a faulty antenna or a faukty network card in an early batch?
So, the bottom line now is, of course, firstly, how can I get Apple to fix my other ipad2 when the warranty has run out? Any suggestions anyone?
Personally I think good Apple customer service should offer a recall with a replacement on this apparent batch of ipads, dont you?

Greetings,
I've never seen this issue, and I handle many iPads, of all versions. WiFi issues are generally local to the WiFi router - they are not all of the same quality, range, immunity to interference, etc. You have distance, building construction, and the biggie - interference.
At home, I use Apple routers, and have no issues with any of my WiFi enabled devices, computers, mobile devices, etc - even the lowly PeeCees. I have locations where I have Juniper Networks, as well as Aruba, and a few Netgears - all of them work as they should.
The cheaper routers, Linksys, D-Link, Seimens home units, and many other no name devices have caused issues of various kinds, and even connectivity.
I have no idea what Starbucks uses, but I always have a good connection, and I go there nearly every morning and get some work done, as well as play.
You could try changing channels, 2.4 to 5 Gigs, changing locations of the router. I have had to do all of these at one time or another over the many years that I have been a Network Engineer.
Good Luck - Cheers,
M.

IPod 5th Gen doesn't find any WiFi signals after battery was dead for two days.

I recently bought an ipod 5th generation, it only has the selfie camera (no back camera).
My battery then ran out, and my iPod was dead for two days.
My iPod charging cable wasn't working, so i went out to buy a new one.
After charging it with the new cable, it would not connect to the internet.
My brother has a 4th generation ipod and his picks up and connects to the wifi signal we have here at home, but mine won't even pick up the signal, or any wifi signals period.
I looked around here on the Apple Support but found nothing that helped, I already reset my network settings.
Is there any way to fix this?

If not this
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One user reported that placing the iPod in the freezer fixed the problem. A trick that works frequently with iPhones:
Settings > AirPlane Mode ON, Do Not Disturb ON
Power down and wait 5-10 minutes
Power up
Settings > AirPlane Mode OFF, Do Not Disturb OFF
If not successful, an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is usually in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Then
Does the iOS device connect to other networks? If yes that tend to indicate a problem with your network.
Does the iOS device see the network?
Any error messages?
Do other devices now connect?
Did the iOS device connect before?
Try the following to rule out a software problem:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Power off and then back on your router
.- Reset network settings: Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings
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- iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
- Restore from backup. See:
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My wife and i have an iPhone 5 6.1.2 firmware.. We both are having horrible wifi signals. We have done everything we can.. What update will fix this? I get full bars on my iPad 2 through my whole house.. Be standing right beside the router with iPhone NO

My wife and i have an iPhone 5 6.1.2 firmware.. We both are having horrible wifi signals. We have done everything we can.. What update will fix this? I get full bars on my iPad 2 through my whole house.. Be standing right beside the router with iPhones and it cuts in and out.. Drops from 3 wifi bars to 1

I am having the same problem with brand new Ipad Mini at my house.
It connects to the WiFi fine - but will not pull an IP address in DHCP mode, or if I set all the IP info statically - it still will not get any network access.
This doesn't look like a WiFi issue, as it does connect and is seen by the WiFi Access Point. All the normal WiFi fix stuff doesn't help.
- Using a Dlink DAP-2553 which is less than 2 months old.
Other devices connect fine, including Ipad 2.
This same Mini worked fine at another house and also connected to a mobile hotspot fine....so seems to be some weird IP issue with maybe this Access Point or maybe the older Router that I have (older Netgear)?
I am actually a network engineer and still have not been able to find a solution. Both the Ipad Mini and the Dlink WAP have the latest firmware loaded.
Wondering if anyone has found a solution to this problem.

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