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I have done extensive testing and the results are my iPads get only 1/3 the internet speed of my imac. The iMac get between 70-80 mbps and the iPads 15-25 MBps.
Setting and hardware: iMac is 1.5 years old, big screen. IPads tested are the iPad 2, the iPad air, and a mini. Latest OS updates installed. All testing took place in the same location, with ipads same distance from the routers as the iMac (about two feet). Routers tested are the actiontec mi424wr (2.4 ghz) and the cisco ea3500 dual band.
Modes and setups tested: qos/mms enabled vs. disabled. N only vs. multiple n/g/b etc. 2.4ghz vs. 5ghz (w separate ssid to confirm connection) vs. regular dual mode....5ghz tested only on cisco since the actiontec is not dual mode.
In the beginning I was using a couple test sites then decided to stick with one to be consistent...speedtest.net.
So no matter what combination and setup as explained above, the iPads sitting right next to the iMac always get in the range of 15-25 Mbps while the iMac enjoys 75-80 mbps.
My inet provider is verizon fios 75 up/25 down. All test speeds im discussing above are upload. Not much difference between the iPad and the mini was tested less than the 2 and Air fwiw.
So is this to be expected? Is there just a hardware difference? Does anyone get above say 30 Mbps on an iPad?
Thanks for any input I hope i covered everything.
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I have FiOS 75/35 with an Actiontec Rev I router.
If I run a test with the speedtest.net app on an iPad 2 in the same room as the router, I get 42 mb/s down and 30 mb/s up.
That's a little better than what you're experiencing but still not as good as I see on a Windows laptop or a MacBook Pro in the same location. With either of those other devices I max out at slightly over 75/35 mb/s.
I'm assuming the issue is a hardware limition in the iPad 2.
Afterthought....
I get almost exactly the same results with my iPhone 5s.
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Our results do sound similar. For me, the speeds I get on the iOS devices are good enough for what I used them for, and we all know that Steve's legacy was to not allow any performance tweaking of those devices.
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@JoeMan wrote:
curious if you have WEP incryption or WPA2? if it is WEP you should change it to WPA2 for best performance.
Not sure if you're asking me or the original poster, but in my case, I definltely have WPA2 enabled. The perfomance improvement is a plus but I care more about the signifcant security improvement.
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have you seen this thread?