Since the first day of iPad launch, Apple did see annoyed users who were complaining about weak Wi-Fi signal while surfing internet through their newly bought iPad. Some thought, it was just a perception issue from user’s end but the crescendo of complaints didn’t stop and humongous uproar from iPad buyers has now gone so loud that Apple had to speak out and admit the Wi-Fi issues with the iPad.

Most of the problems are related to the weak signal reception from WiFi network and the users are reporting that the signal drops drastically once they take iPad away from the WiFi router. The users are so sure about the issues because they have cross-checked the Wi-Fi signal strength with their smartphones(most of them are iPhone guys) and the signal remains absolutely good on their iPhone, Droid or whatever smartphones they have got.

While Apple has only commented on the issue regarding failure of iPad in Automatic rejoining of known Wi-Fi networks, there is still no word from Apple regarding the weak Wi-Fi signal reception issues which are piling up fast on Apple’s shoulders.

The support forum solutions basically suggest getting closer to the Wi-Fi hotspot, which is not an intelligent solution at all.

Now, what do we make out of this ? Is this a hardware fault ? Can it ever be rectified ? Can a firmware update fix all these problems ?

We can’t really say if Apple can fix things with a software update as the problem seems to be a hardware design problem and that can’t be fixed with a software update. We’re keeping a watch over the issue. Stay tuned !