[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
here are examples from ipad2 owners experiencing wifi problems from that 95+ page thread on Apple Ipad2 wireless issues. seems like that plastic bar isn't the magical fix after all.

-" I recently purchased the iPad 2 16GB WiFi only device. One thing I noticed, the WiFi will only work for a short while, then completely stop. I have to disable and enable the wireless to get it working again. Anyone else having this issue? Any resolution?"

-" Hi everybody, I am having the same issue with a White 16 gig iPad 2. Just ran some trouble shooting on my network and nothing seems wrong there as far as laptops, iPod Touch and my phone. Appears to be iPad that has an unstable connection to a perfectly fine Wifi location."

-" Yea mine seems to be droping wifi constantly even after a restore. Don't know if I Should return it or if its just a bug"

-" There have been ongoing problems with the way Apple implements its wifi, not just on the Ipad but also on some of the newer laptops"

-" Yep I still have the same issue even after I removed mixed mode from my router. I have tried a restore and still my wifi hangs up and i have to go to settings and switch on airplane mode.

Come on apple fix this. I'm loving my new iPad 2. But this is getting annoying"

-" I have an iPad and just bought an iPad 2 today. The iPad 2 lost connectivity when I left the room, whereas the iPad and two iPhones I have get good WiFi connectivity all through the house and outdoors. Called Apple; restored network settings, reset router, no relief. I got my money back"

-" It seems this is a common issue. Just to be clear, my iPad2 shows good signal strength but nothing works via WiFi. Is this the same issue everyone else is having?"

-" My iPad 2 is crashing apps and if I let it go it will shutdown and restart. Just activated 3G and do NOT have the issue. Clearly a wireless issue "

-" I have the 64gig 3G Ipad 2, my netgear router stays in G only mode since all my devices are a/b/g and I'm having wifi connection issues. I spent half the day trying to get this thing to keep a connection. I have played with my channel settings, MAC address filtering SSID broadcasting in my router, tried DHCP and automatic settings with the Ipad and nothing seems to keep the connection solid.

I have 3 Iphone 4's and other devices without any connections issues. I will give Apple a week to come up with a fix for this or it's back to Best Buy. I like the IPAD 2 but it's not a must have for this amount of money"

-" I am also having the same issues and its really starting to pist me off"

-" Mark me down, it is dropping wifi about once per hour on my iPad 2. Please fix soon!"

-" My brand new iPad2 64GB Black iOS 4.3 (8F191) has intermittent Wifi access. Device just stops being connected, or is really slow and unresponsive when using Internet, AppsStore, or any application.

Device would not load pages reliably, and keeps dropping the Wifi. After reboot (full shutdown, and power up) the device got on network, but is still flaky about using the WiFi.

This really makes the unit unusable, and if I can't figure this out in the next few days, it's going back until they fix it"

-" Same issue here. 32G iPad2, Trendnet TEW-651BR router (b/g/n). Will only stay connected for a few minutes then it just quits communicating. Signal shows full and yet there is no communication. Just going to the wifi settings and returning sometimes gets it moving again. Renewing the lease works sometimes also. Glad to see I'm not the only one having this problem"

#*" Apple acknowledge that their are wireless connectivity problems but say only a small percentage of users are experiencing difficulty. Apparently approximately 8% (source: customer survey) of iPAD users are experiencing these severe wireless connection issues. Given the numbers sold 8% represents tens of thousands of users. Apple has now provided refunds on request to many of the people who have not been able to find a work around for this problem"

#*" Apple has just lost a class action this week on the aerial problem that effected the iPhones. They have been ordered to offer all customers who suffered this problem either a free case or a $15 dollar refund. Analysts believe as many as 20 million customers may claim this compensation. The cost to Apple will be around 300 million dollars. This could be the reason Apple has taken a very quite approach to this problem"

-" I've been experiencing this problem since I first unboxed my IPad 2. I returned my first IPad 2 within a week because of the the intermittent wifi problem. The second IPad 2 did not experience anny connectivity problems, but I had to return this unit because it developed stuck pixels (so frustrating!), and the 3rd IPad 2 - the one I'm using now - has been hit or miss with connectivity"

-" I have the exact same problem with my iPad2, I try every possible way that I have read in this forum in order to try to fix the problem, even I buy a new router and nothing that I do to the iPad or router fix the problem. I really believe this is a huge hardware problem and my suggestion for you is, go to you apple store and demand not ask to replace your iPad2.

I call to apple call center and I'm waiting for the box to send them my iPad to fix it or getting a new one (because where I live, there is no apple store), yesterday my Wi-Fi dies, in the settings says "No Wi-Fi" so I true believe there is a serious hardware problem."

-" This does sound more like a hardware failure of the iPad itself"

#*" Let me say what makes me sad about reading the stuff on these forums. Total complete SILENCE from Apple. Yet, they run these forums. They even use your Apple app shop login to authenticate entry. This isn't some Usenet or Yahoo forum. This one is run by Apple, for Apple's entire workforce to read. Yet, they utterly arrogantly disregard it all (or deliberately appear to be doing so).

I have been in business since 1978 and would never dream of running a facility like this for my customers, and simply ignore their complaints.

It seems to be very much the "Apple way" - or at least it was under Jobs. He played hardball in every way.

Of course, Apple are not the only company which runs a user forum and deliberately disregards issues posted on it, but few companies make the massive gross profits which Apple make."

SO YOU GET THE POINT. EVEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND RICHEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD WITH BEST SELLING TABLET HAS MAJOR QC & HARDWARE ISSUES ALSO. THEY KEPT QUIET ABOUT IT. SO ISSUES THAT PLAGUED SOME PRIMES ARE NOTHING NEW TO TABLET INDUSTRY. SO PEOPLE NEED TO STOP ASSUMING THAT ASUS N PRIME ARE ONLY ONES TO EVER HAVE THESE ISSUES. APPLE CLEARLY HAD AN EXPONENTIAL AMOUNT OF DEVICES MORE THAT HAD ISSUES THAN PRIME DOES.

moral of all this- do the research first. don't make assumptions. look for test results. don't assume a plastic strip on an all metal back will necessarily improve wireless performance. when we have alot of people now with all metal backs that's getting great wireless reception/performance. lets hope it fixes or addresses issues but don't assume. an educated assumption could be for the 300 model. as its back is all plastic. infinity pad still has all metal back but with a plastic strip up top.