downloading apps from app store stuck on "waiting"

mira_ishak · Jan 31, 2013

i have a weid problem:

i have iphone 4 running the latest ios, i think 6.0.1
when i try to download an app from app store while i am connected on wifi, everything is normal: waiting, loading, installing. however, when i try to download the same app while i am on 3G, it gets stuck on Waiting for a while, then moves right to Installing and installs successfully. it jsut skips to tell me "loading" any explaination?

willerz2 · Jan 31, 2013

Whether or not it presents the "Loading" component doesn't really matter as long as it's progressing.

schollianmj · Jan 31, 2013

but if it isnt progressing? at home I am connected to my home wireless network. on my laptop I see download speeds of 2m a sec.. On my Iphone running 6.1, well i have been downloading speedtest.net mobile speed test from the app store for the last 5 mins... Not halfway done with it yet. App is only 9.7 megs in size... on 6.0.1 and 6.0.2 my speeds were a lot better...

I have wiped, I have double hard reset, I have DFU mode restored via Itunes, I have reset my network config under settings/general/cant-remember-the-rest.... I have DFU Restored adn set up as a NEW device (lost all my progress on 3 games since I did not restore anything, fresh downloads for everything...)

What else can I try?

on wifi speeds are .41down, .32 up
on LTE speeds are 3.28 down, .43 up...

what gives?

willerz2 · Jan 31, 2013

Then it's because of the data speed. And you're on 3G. The iPhone 4 and 4S does not support real 4G or LTE. I've tried downloading a 6MB app once on 3G, boy, I could've physically ripped open the package, hand write the code, re-compile it, and put it back on my 4S and the downloading still wouldn't finish.... At .41 down, it'll take forever for you to download anything really, so there's a greater emphasis on Wifi for downloads.... They're phasing out 3G, or attempting to. Lately I've been getting much slower speeds than normal, and half the time, I'm at the little ' o ' because the signals are weak even though they were clearly fine.

schollianmj · Jan 31, 2013

Crud... I missed the "5" in the first line of my post... Iphone 5 running 6.1.... does it make more sense now?

And my issue is when Im on my WiFi network... if my iPhone 5 is connected to WiFi it is SLOOOOOOWWWWW. if I turn OFF WiFi and connect to LTE (My iPhone 5 can do that.

) then my speeds more than double. I know my laptop, connected to the same router has a screaming fast connection. *** with my iPhone connected to it the phone gets no where near that.

So again I ask, Help me Obi Wan, you (and this forum) are my only hope.

willerz2 · Jan 31, 2013

We do not condone piracy of any kind here on iPhoneForums.

If your Wifi connection is a WPA2 connection, you'll be dropping packets like baby flies with pesticide. The 5 and Mini both have the same case of 4G/LTE prioritizing over Wifi. Even if you're on Wifi, your device will still lean towards your data.

schollianmj · Feb 1, 2013

So if I disable my wpa2 on my router would it work better? It was never this slow until I was prompted my iTunes for updated network settings...

And I never discussed Piracy

willerz2 · Feb 1, 2013

The later network settings for Verizon has shown a decent drop in data services. As for the wpa2 connection, that's been an outstanding problem for a while now

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