New Ipad Or New Hub?

[smurfchops]

I have an ipad mini bought in 2013, it is updated to IoS 9.3.5. I have a BT Home Hub 3.0 which I use in the same room except the hub is situated in a kitchen cupboard. My ipad crashes a lot, especially with newspaper sites and sometimes I cant send Messages with links from websites. It is driving me mad. Do I need a new ipad or would BT possibly upgrade or boost my hub for free?? What could be the problem??

[Buenchico]

There's absolutely nothing i your post which suggests that there might be anything wrong with your BT Home Hub. The problem is with your iPad or, at least, with a particular app on it.

If the problem is actually with Safari, simply using a different browser might solve your problem. Give Dolphin a try:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dolphin-browser-for-ipad/id460812023?mt=8

If the problem is more deep-rooted, try a hard reset on your iPad. Press and hold BOTH the power button AND the home button at the same time. Wait until the Apple logo appears then release the keys and wait for it to restart.

[jennyjoan]

well I know nothing about Ipads but I have just received a new hub for my computer and it has made 100% difference - you can ask them.

[jennyjoan]

there goes your answer from our expert ^^^ LOL.

[Maydup]

I agree that a full reboot will make a huge difference. Do as suggested and you should find that alot of those bugs clear themselves. I often have to remind myself to do the same when I can't play video on a link

[Fitzer]

Are you sure the problem isn’t because you simply have too many apps open and are running out of memory (not storage). I can’t remember how you check in 9.3.5, I think you double click the home button and they appear as windows across the middle of the screen, swipe them up until they disappear (and maybe keep a count of how many you swipe). When they are all gone reboot as Chris describes and see how you get on.

[Zacs-Master]

iOS is on version 11.4.1 at the moment. Your iPad is way out of date, which is probably the problem. Apple are crafty in so far as, if you don’t update regularly, it will slow down and become almost unusable.

[Tuvok]

When you say crash do you mean Safari crashes or the whole iPad?

My iPad 4 crashes when I'm low on free space.

As for version of ios, you may be at the maximum that your will take. Mine doesn't meet the spec for ios 11.

[Zacs-Master]

Good point Tuvok but it amounts to the same thing. Again, this is Apple building in obsolescence.

[riptide]

I had an old ipad, which I still have, but it just got slower and slower with my BT router. I wanted to get the larger ipad so bought one a couple of years back, the difference was amazing. I still have my old ipad which I do use occasionally, very sluggish compared to the newer model. I would say though around the Berkshire area that I live, we are all having problems with cut outs on our routers, not just BT but Virgin and others, must be too much traffic or something. All of sudden the internet just cuts out, you have to reset on the ipad and it is fine. Was going to ring BT but my neighbour has Virgin and it is exactly the same. Only a couple of times a day, but never used to do it.

[smurfchops]

Thanks everyone, lots to think about. Can I update manually from 9.3.5 or does it happen automatically? I am searching for updates again and the timer is just going round and round .... Not sure if I am imagining it but it seems to be slower at this time of day onwards .....

[smurfchops]

By the way I rang BT about an upgrade .. If I want unlimited broadband I would have to pay £36 per month on top of my line rental.. It would double the speed... at the moment I am paying £15 unlimited on top of line rental (which I pay annually in advance to get a discount). Limited broadband would only be another £3.50 a month but as I am thinking of getting CCTV I want to make sure I have enough so dont really want limited broadband. Silly question probably but if I get wired CCTV would that use my monthly broadband up? Sorry I am not technical at all.

[Zacs-Master]

I think it’s new iPad time, smurf. Try to get the ‘air’ version, they’re so light it’s good on the wrists.

[Buenchico]

Start by checking if you actually need a faster broadband speed.

If
(a) you live in a house full of teenagers, all wanting to stream Youtube and iPlayer content at the same time ; or
(b) you want to download massive files (such as movies) to permanently save them on your computer (rather than to simply watch streamed video content online)
then a really fast broadband speed might be good for you. Otherwise it's simply a waste of money. (A download speed of 10Mbps is all you need if you live on your own and don't want to download really big files. You wouldn't notice any much difference if you had a download speed of 1000Mbps)

So check your current download speed here:
http://www.speedtest.net/

If you're already getting at least 10Mbps (or even just a bit below that) that's probably all the speed you need and 'upgrading' would simply be a waste of money.

[Buenchico]

PS: I also think that it might be time for a new iPad (or a cheaper tablet).

[smurfchops]

Hi Chris.. And everyone ...l The answers to a and b are both no ... Just a little old lady messing about on her ipad .. no movies.. No downloads except a few photos ... Maybe I will treat myself to a new ipad. Any advice about wifi if I get CCTV as asked above?

[Buenchico]

It's not completely clear how you want to use your CCTV.

If it's entirely a 'local' system (where you won't need to access it 'remotely') then, even if the component units are linked together via your router, it won't use a single byte of your broadband capacity. (i.e. even if you didn't have a broadband connection at all the components of your CCTV system could still 'talk' to each other wirelessly).

If you'll be accessing your CCTV remotely (e.g. taking a look at the inside of your home while you're staying with relatives) then you should ensure that there are no limits on your broadband usage from your ISP but having the CCTV connected won't adversely impact upon your use of the internet.