So I took the iPad back to the apple store today, it was just one day shy of the 2 week exchange period. The apple 'expert' there said he'd heard of issues with 'some' new iPads having wifi connection issues. Exchanged it with no fuss. The new one seems to be more reliable in keeping a connection so far. Fingers crossed! If you're having wifi issues don't wait, take it back ASAP and trade it for another one.