WI-FI connection repeatedly goes"Limited" on Windows 8 Tablet

Anonymous
2012-11-19T03:19:37+00:00

I bought  an Acer Iconia W700 and upon using Wi-Fi i noticed that my connection kept getting interrupted. It says i have  "Limited" connectivity. I thought it was a temporary server or router problem,  but upon further observation ( with my Ipad on the same network) i found out it was only the Iconia who is exhibiting the problem. I complained and had the unit replaced after a day but sadly, the new replacement is having the same problem.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-12-03T18:22:43+00:00

    Updating driver did nothing for me, even feels like it got worse lately :/

    This really need to be top of the prioritylist, that you can't even surf the web on a brand new computer is not acceptable :/

    Does anyone know if theres some official place we can forward this or are these forum the best?

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-12-01T13:13:46+00:00

    hope ms can solve this problem as soon as possible,but really ,after updated the new driver this issue happens less often than before, but still bothers me when i watch a video or download something, thats luck stuff- -

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-11-30T22:50:36+00:00

    had a fewling it was w8 causing it as all w7 and android devices I have are working perfectly on the same network. Updated the wifidrivers now and started a 1.5gb download @ slow speed, plugged it in and set to high performance to see if it will crash again (no doubt it will, but will see..)

    as this seem to be a common problem hopefully microsoft/acer/atheros update what ever needs updating and have it sorted. 2012 and you can't do something as basic as stay connected to internet on a brand new machine..

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-11-30T22:37:38+00:00

    it looks like we are not the only one having wifi problems. people with

    lenovo yoga 13 also have the same wifi issue.

    forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-IdeaTab-Slate-Tablets/yoga-13-wifi-issues/td-p/914595

    Yes, Surface RT has the same issue and I've read about it.

    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412259,00.asp

    Since my Windows 8 desktop is working fine, the problem is more likely to be with Windows 8 on battery operated devices. So, in this case, Acer can't help us, I suppose.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-11-30T22:08:00+00:00

    I have the thomson tg789vn and was shure it caused the problems so had my isp bridge it and plug in my dlink dir-635, it's better but not good.. infact it's even disconneting while downloading the new wifi drivers tp try if it fixes it -.-

    If anyone finds a fix for this (or acer sorts it out....) I would be very happy :)

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