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Topic: Are you gonna get an iPad?
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Bobby Henderson
"Ask me about Trajan."
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From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04-06-2010 02:16 PM
Looks like some "early adopters" are having some troubles with their new iPads.
Trouble In Paradise: iPad Users Complain Of Wifi Issues
quote: Michael Arrington, Tech Crunch
Apr 5, 2010
Just one day after launch and there are already scores of complaints on the Apple support site over faulty wifi on the iPad. A typical complaint is that the iPad shows no wifi signal, or a very weak signal, where other devices pick it up just fine:
'Having this issue with my iPad as well. It’s dropping down to one bar in a part of the house the most other devices, including my MBP and my iPhone, get full service. The WiFi is so dense in our house that I often get signal outside on most of my devices. The iPad’s WiFi antenna is like the new iMacs – it’s centrally located behind the Apple logo, and it’s tiny. The difference is the iMac’s Apple logo isn’t usually resting on something; the iPad’s usually is.'
Count me in as someone who’s having iPad Wifi issues as well. The device works fine near the router, but on the other side of the house, nada. But my Macbook pro and my Nexus One and other various devices I’ve brought into the house pick up wifi just fine in that area.
Early Macbook Air users complained of Wifi issues, too. I eventually abandoned the computer because the only place Wifi worked was in the Apple store, even though I was using Apple networking equipment at home.
My understanding of Wifi issues on devices, particularly cramped devices like the Macbook Air and iPad, is that it’s usually a hardware/design issue and something that can’t be fixed via a software patch. I hope that’s not the case with the iPad, because faulty Wifi would make this a very unattractive device. Particularly if they run into Macbook Air type problems.
As one commenter on the Apple site said, “Not spending $500 on something I cant even use. Its going back tomorrow.”
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Mark Ogden
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Little Falls, N.J.
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-28-2010 06:15 AM
Probably the best kept secret of the iPad is that you can download the Kindle reader onto it as a free app from iTunes, and then download your entire Kindle library onto it. It looks terrific, the page contrast is excellent, and of course it's backlit, which is what kept me from getting a Kindle in the first place. The only thing you lose is the search function. I actually enjoy using it better than the native iBooks app.
I have a 32gb Pad, and have no problems with WiFi. The only consistent complaint that I hear is that it's too heavy. A pound and a half doesn't sound like much, but I find that after a while I want to set it on my lap of prop it up against something. Ironically, Apple's own case for the thing, which folds into an upright stand, is in shorter supply that the device itself.
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