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iphone 5 wifi signal

  • 29-11-2012 12:18pm
    #1
    Bigcheeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭


    Anyone have poor wifi signal strength with the iphone 5 ? Sitting here with macbook pro and iphone beside each other. MBP has full strength wifi. iphone drops back to 3G. It's fine when closer to the router.


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  • #2
    Gotham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 406 ✭✭Gotham


    Bigcheeze wrote: »
    Anyone have poor wifi signal strength with the iphone 5 ? Sitting here with macbook pro and iphone beside each other. MBP has full strength wifi. iphone drops back to 3G. It's fine when closer to the router.

    I had a similar problem with a HTC One X.
    The problem was the metal contacts inside, you can bend them or stick in a bit of tinfoil.

    But seeing as most apple users prefer to let apple do their fixing for them for a premium, you'll probably want to return it for a fix.

    I know this is a different phone, but it's a start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZ-nelmWAI&feature=player_detailpage#t=207s


  • #3
    alanashe
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭alanashe


    My 1st iPhone 5 had wifi problems, as soon as I moved away from the router it lost connection. Apple replaced it for me.


  • #4
    Bigcheeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Bigcheeze


    how far away would you move before it would lose signal?


  • #5
    alanashe
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭alanashe


    Around 10 feet away, when I was in the next room I couldnt get signal


  • #6
    Bigcheeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Bigcheeze


    mine isn't that bad but a single sold wall seems to be enough to kill it.


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  • #7
    alanashe
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭alanashe


    Get onto Apple and get it replaced!!


  • #8
    flyguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭flyguy


    Had the same, a reset (hold power and home button until phone switches off by itself) fixed my problem. Read in other forums of similar problems, some were fixed by reset some got them replaced...


  • #9
    Piliger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,741 ✭✭✭Piliger


    Bigcheeze wrote: »
    Anyone have poor wifi signal strength with the iphone 5 ? Sitting here with macbook pro and iphone beside each other. MBP has full strength wifi. iphone drops back to 3G. It's fine when closer to the router.

    Firstly a MBP is always going to be better. It stands to reason it has a bigger, better and more delicate sensor.

    Also remember that the bars shown on the phone are subjective. Refer to all of the furore back when the hand grip thing was in the news. It may be showing one or two bars but that doesn't mean the signal is any less good.

    Your signal problem may well also be determined by a router problem, local interference from other devices, wall issues, etc etc and may have nothing to do with the phone in and of itself.


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