Hello – neighbour’s son asked for some help with his ipad 2. I suspect the wifi chip is on the way out, but having never owned or used (in anger) and apple pad or phone, thought I’d see if there’s anything else to try. story so far:
– ipad worked fine until a couple of days ago, when suddenlt it will only connect when he is right next to their router.
– tried resetting the router – no change
– tried changing router channel – no change
– tried resetting (factory reset) the ipad – no change
– tried the ipad on my router, same symptoms, although it does work up to about 2 yards away (theirs is only about a foot)
– their router is virgin hub, mine is bt hub 5
Since the problem seems to follow the ipad, my hunch is that the wifi chip is on the way out, but as I say open to any more suggestions before final diagnosos. I also understand that the Apple Store won’t even look at it without charging (even if they don’t fix) – is that right?
My instinct would be to ebay it, detailing the probelm, and put whatever he gets towards something else. There’s many posts on the web regarding wifi hardware issues, which doesn’t do much for my optimism!
Any suggestions to try or alternative repair options before I suggest getting rid.
Ta
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