Guest fountainhall Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 Some new owners have logged on to Apple forums complaining that their iPad had little or no wi-fi signal, where other devices worked well. Michael Arrington at TechCrunch reported "scores of complaints" on Apple forums. "I'm getting one or two bars on my iPad in rooms where my iPhone, iPod touch, both Macbook Pros, Apple TV and Playstation all get full service," he said. The iPad can only connect to the internet via wifi. Computer experts have warned that without access to the internet "the iPad is DOA (dead on arrival)". Some suggest that the problem could be a weak wi-fi antenna, which is located behind the logo on the back of the iPad. Arrington said on his blog: "My understanding of wi-fi 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." Writing on the Apple support forum one user said: "Signal is weak, downloading anything is painfully slow and it will drop the signal and go offline every 5-10 minutes. Pretty annoying." Apple has not commented on the complaints yet. Full article at Apple iPad launch marred by technical problems - Telegraph Quote
