Apple to issue software fix for lingering iPad Wi-Fi problems

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weird... i dont have any problems with WiFi on my 3g
 
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Just a small percentage seem to have it, I sure don't....

Glad for the update though.....
 
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I have this issue sporadically on my ipad. When the ipad goes to sleep or when the wireless is not being used for long periods of time (like when I am watching a movie on it or reading a book on it), when I try to use safari or the app store or some other wireless-using app, I will be prompted for the network password. I have been using the workaround that was republished on several mac forums by Princeton University, where I turn my wireless on and off, forcing my ipad to grab a new ip address.

This has worked consistently for me.

The workaround is not inconvenient, so I am in no rush for the fix, but it will be nice to have.
 
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Unfortunately they haven't given a date for the release of the fix. I would hope that it would coincide with the iPad launch in the next 9 countries.
 
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I don't have a problem with the wireless functions other than it sometimes doesn't want to connect to my network. Simply turning the iPad on and off fixes it right as rain.
 
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I have this issue sporadically on my ipad. When the ipad goes to sleep or when the wireless is not being used for long periods of time (like when I am watching a movie on it or reading a book on it), when I try to use safari or the app store or some other wireless-using app, I will be prompted for the network password. I have been using the workaround that was republished on several mac forums by Princeton University, where I turn my wireless on and off, forcing my ipad to grab a new ip address.

This has worked consistently for me.

The workaround is not inconvenient, so I am in no rush for the fix, but it will be nice to have.

This is precisely what I am experiencing. Very disconcerting.
 
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My solution

I didn't have problems for the first day I had the iPad. But after downloading two apps from the iPad App Store app, I started getting frequent disconnects from my router. I reconnected the iPad to my desktop and completed a backup and updated some additional apps. After that I had no problems until today when I downloaded another app from the iPad App Store app. Once again it started disconnecting. I just completed another re-sync with my desktop and so far no problems. Just a suggestion to anyone with this problem...
 
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I was having some problems early on because it would keep dropping the connection when I was in my bedroom. I know that the wireless signal reaches there just fine since I can access it just fine with my Macbook and iPhone. So as a stopgap I simply increased the power output of the router and that seems to have fixed the problem for now.

Let's hope this update fixes the problem so that I can bring the power output back down. Keeping it at this level is going to shorten my router's lifespan.
 

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