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jmbarbs
Mar 15, 2017Apprentice
Firmware V1.8.0.6 iOS disconnections anyone?
Have updated and so far haven't had any iOS disconnections. Am hesitant to start celebrating until I have been using this update for longer, however my iPad Pro which repeatedly disconnected on older...
atothek
Mar 16, 2017Tutor
Mine appears to be fixed on 1.8.0.6. Version 1.5.0.12 and the one release prior were horrible.
My test case: 30 minutes in exact same spot with exact same iPhone and streaming audio app (local NPR station app) set to only use Wifi not Cellular.
This morning I was on 1.5.0.12 and had about 5 disconnects in 30 minutes (device would switch to LTE and disconnect streaming).
Just now on 1.8.0.6 I streamed 30 minutes without issue.
I did also revert my change to the 2.4Ghz Wireless Radio from 50% Transmit Power back to 100% Transmit Power after the firmware upgrade to 1.8.0.6. I also double checked that QOS both WMM boxes were checked. I believe I had unchecked those at some point in an attempt to resolve iOS disconnects. (Neither the transmit power or the QOS change did much for me--disconnects stil persisted on 1.5.0.12)
Hope it's not a fluke, but FINALLY this is working acceptably for me. I've called support and been monitoring these forums hoping this would be resolved soon or I was going to return the product to Costco. Glad it's working now because I really want to like this product. The hardware does seem superior to all the competitors in the space.
- atothekMar 24, 2017Tutor
Still having disconnects and periodic high ping times on iOS