Was any wifi range issues of ios5 fixed in ios5.1?

hi all...
not really that dumb, neither am i blond...,
but lately i feel like one........
when i had ios3.3 to 4.3 on my iphone 3gs, my wifi signal level and range was fantastic...
i had strong wifi signal and impressive range too.
when i updated to 4.4, i noticed wifi signal level dropped allot, and when i updated to 5.0, 5.0.1, it dropped even more dramaticaly, to then point were i cud only get about 30% signal level....when im standing right next to the wifi router....and no signal if im in the room next door....
i googled my problems, and countless people experience the same troubles.
many claimed that some wifi signal booster whould , after buying it, fix the issue..., but when i googled it, many people were saying that its crap.
can anyone shed sum light please?
i would really like to understand why the drop in hardware performance and if anyone thinks apple will ever fix it?
tnx

dumbblond wrote:
when i updated to 4.4, i noticed wifi signal level dropped allot,
No such version of iOS exists.
Not sure what Wi-Fi issues you're referring to. I've never had Wi-Fi issues with my 3GS or 4 on any version of iOS that couldn't be resolved by the basic troubleshooting as outlined in the User's Guide.

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Okay. I hate to start a new thread when there are bunches of threads on the iPad 2 having WiFi problems (particularly with 5Ghz networks and also related to 4.3). Nonetheless, I'm not seeing anyone talking about range in these forums.
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I know there are loads of discussions but every discussion that I went through seemed without any solution.
I have just bought a new iphone 5 considering that my iphone 4 broke down. With the iphone 4 I have never had any wifi instability even on the latest ios 6.1.4
I noticed that when I'm near my home router wifi stability is better. My home router has the 5ghz signal too. When I'm near another 2.4ghz router, and with near I mean 1.5 metres the wifi signal keeps changing from 2 to 3. I noticed that it seems to have a shorter range as well.
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Hey MGV1,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1365
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145
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Thanks for the response - I tried this. It does not seem to help with the range of the wifi reception.
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ndmclain wrote:
Hi guys, I recently switched from AT&T DSL to Comcast Blast. I am using a Netgear C3000 (the combo modem/router deal), it's in my office, centrally located in my long, single level home. When I run a speed test using ethernet from my office computer, it's very fast, up to 90 mbps. When I try a speed test with my WiFi from my office computer, it's also very good, 25-35 mbps. However, the wireless signal drops off pretty quickly as I go toward my living room. When I'm in my living room, I can't even get my phone/laptop/smart TV to acknowledge the wireless signal. When I was using AT&T DSL wireless, I got a signal in my living room. It was slower, but it worked.
I switched to Comcast expecting better speeds, and while I get that in my office, I can't get it anywhere else in the house. Thus far, this has not been an improvement. Any suggestions?
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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.
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Hi,
I can lots of posts here on the same subject of E4200 range issues but no fix.
I have purchased a E4200 as a replacement to my eight year old WRT54G that went pop last week. Since installing I have a noticeable degradation in range in comparison to the old unit. I have tried everything I have read here, upgraded firmware, moved the unit to the middle of the house, and frankly my opinion on the unit so far is that it is no good to me if it can't do the basics that I require ie reach my kitchen or bathroom - a matter of <4m away. Any ideas, suggestions would be appreciated before I send it back?
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Is there a fix for the wifi connectivity issue after ios6 update?

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