If it isn’t a slightly warm rear end or an inability to find a Wi-Fi network, then the new iPad may be suffering from 3G connection issues instead. That’s according to the latest complaints on Apple’s Support Communities forum, which claim the device is dropping its 3G connection at random and not reconnecting.
The new iPad will reportedly drop its 3G connection at random, and nothing can be done to restore it. Users report that they’ve tried resetting their network settings, replacing their SIM cards, rebooting their iPad, and even restoring their devices. But none of these things work.
The problem is specific to the latest, third-generation tablet, according to the complaints, with users reporting that their older iPads do not suffer the same problem.
The thread has been steadily growing over the last week, according to AppleInsider, and it seems to be mostly affecting international users who are based in Austria, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, the U.K., Singapore, Spain, and Italy.
However, a handful of users in the U.S. have complained, too. One writes:
“I live in northern Wisconsin and while I’m at home and the surrounding areas it works, but then the minute I am in extended coverage it doesn’t work!! Like many of you I tried resetting pretty much everything and nothing. I went to a Verizon store and tried to tell them that something is wrong with it and they pretty much told me that it was because when it is in extended coverage it might not work because of reception.”
Hopefully this is an issue Apple can address with a future software update, and not an problem with the new Qualcomm chipset introduced in the latest iPad.
Have you had any 3G issues with your device?
