iPad ios27 upgrade 5g lte speeds very slow to non-exhistent.

Robeden1 wrote:

IPad version 9, after ios27/27.0.1 upgrade, 5g/lte connectivity slow/spotty. WIFI ok. Now a week after upgrade, indexing should be done(?). Have 132 g mem available of 256. Have reset network, checked all available community boards and followed numerous ‘fix’ activities; no joy.

IMHO this acts like resource timing/sharing issue, possible clocking contention on 5g modem accessibilities when no wifi available.

On wifi, all connectivity speedy and seamless. Once I leave house/office wifi range and 5g/LTE takes over speeds drop drastically to an eventual standstill. All screen indications are normal 2-4 bars. VPN off has no impact.

Is this associated with past ios26 glitch where some of us had to reseat sim card to reconnect - that was magically fixed in a dot patch - that was never really acknowledged?

There are a LOT of us using 5g enabled iPads out here. Waze, Apple maps, Google maps are all useless right now.

btw my mod 15 phone is just fine.

Did you report the issue to your cellular data provider?

Just to be clear, my iphone15 and ipad gen9 were updated simultaneously; before ios27(ios 26.n) both worked fine on wifi and 5g/lte.

After the upgrade (within 20 mins of each other) I ran basic connectivity checks on both devices.

iPhone was fine on wifi and 5g/lte.

iPad was fine on wifi, but 5g/LTE was absolute s l o w, down to kbs, then zilch.

So, per multiple published sites, I waited a few days for indexing, then executed multiple fixes including resetting my network, hard boots, parameter and settings checks, etc. Still no improvement. My speed check app will not even record stats - after a few hits it fails pings and won’t even record results.

Meanwhile in my other hand the iPhone works fine.

Highly doubtful this is a carrier issue.

Robeden1 wrote:

Just to be clear, my iphone15 and ipad gen9 were updated simultaneously; before ios27(ios 26.n) both worked fine on wifi and 5g/lte.

After the upgrade (within 20 mins of each other) I ran basic connectivity checks on both devices.

iPhone was fine on wifi and 5g/lte.

iPad was fine on wifi, but 5g/LTE was absolute s l o w, down to kbs, then zilch.

So, per multiple published sites, I waited a few days for indexing, then executed multiple fixes including resetting my network, hard boots, parameter and settings checks, etc. Still no improvement. My speed check app will not even record stats - after a few hits it fails pings and won’t even record results.

Meanwhile in my other hand the iPhone works fine.

Highly doubtful this is a carrier issue.

Ok if you say so, you pay your cellular data provider to use 5G not Apple.

Actually I pay apple for software and os that works. The fact that 5g carrier works is hard to dispute with a highly similar device (within known internal nuances) 2 feet away that works, since this is highly similar to the previously noted Apple issue. Apple never released any direct notes on ios26 ipad 5g patches, but it was corrected by an 26.n fix. Its possible that since most ipads are not 5g enabled that validation protocols may be missing this test path. The alignment of the failure timing would be incredible odds to have two 5g carrier glitches occur/resolve when I decided to do upgrades/fixes.

I’m interested in any other ipad users experiencing this issue, and effective resolution, and do appreciate the ongoing input and suggestions.

I also have verizon, but again I also have iPhone(15) upgraded at virtually the exact same time that works fine. It’s irritating I’ve had to fall back to iPhone for my Waze use; I’m loosing details during the drive on the tiny screen. Not a peep from apple, though many generalized gripes on ios27 upgrade. Since next patch is for split screen models, not anticipating anything until eom.

Having the same issue. 400 download on my iPhone. iPad getting .08Mbps. This seems to be an Apple issue. I have Verizon. What do you have?