Apple also have form in this regard: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/25/iphone...

In reply to a post by hk11:

but it all seems to add extra questions rather than provide any real answers.

You are getting something of a reputation with these threads

In reply to a post by hunnymonster:

Apple also have form in this regard:

Yeah they screwed up, but this was mobile connection on 2G and 3G with the iPhone 4, and they solved the problem with the 4S.

Third parties worked out they had not allowed for people holding the phone without a case, so touching the antenna, and with only one antenna this caused a major degredation in signal reception. With the 4S the phone has two antennas and chooses which one to use ("antenna diversity") as the competition were already using. This was a learning experience for apple.

Didn't affect WiFi

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You can only make that assertion with fixed line Ethernet. (Or Token Ring if you’re Pheasant)

Oi. Leave me out of this😜

[Token Ring rocks btw. As you know 😂]

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

[Token Ring rocks btw. As you know 😂]

Until you leave a cable unplugged and the token falls out and rolls under a cabinet.

Hehehe. 😂 Please sir, have you seen my token? I’d like it back.

Anyone seen a small bag of BNC terminators for my Thinnet? The gremlins have nicked them and now nothing works anymore.

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

The gremlins have nicked them and now nothing works anymore.

The kids/students were always doing this to avoid lectures....

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Anyone seen a small bag of BNC terminators for my Thinnet? The gremlins have nicked them and now nothing works anymore.

Thick ethernet and vampire connectors, much safer

Apple can't give you the answer you want, it seemingly being "how fast should my iPad's wifi be, in my house, connected to my router, with my neighbouring radio frequency interference".

All they can do is tell you the maximum the hardware can physically achieve, which they do. I have no doubt that the iPad's wifi can achieve the quoted 144 Mbps when tested on the right hardware with the right radio frequency environment.

What answer do you expect them to give you ?

If really you want to know how fast your iPads's wifi is in practice, go to the effort of measuring it properly.