Apple iPad Backlash at U.S. Universities

Published November 04, 2015

George Washington and Princeton Universities banned iPads on campus, not because the new gadget is distracting students from their studies, but because it puts a strain on the universities' Wi-Fi systems.

Princeton revealed that 22 of the 41 iPads on campus caused DHCP client malfunctions, which interfered with other wireless devices.

The iPad isn't the first Apple product to cause Wi-Fi problems for universities. Cornell University information-technology director Steve Schuster said they had experienced the strain when the iPhone launched.

"[We are] working to ensure the iPad does not have devastating consequences to our network," said Schuster.

As these universities’ Wi-Fi infrastructures steel themselves against overwhelming bandwidth demands, Israel had banned the iPad entirely because its broadcasting functions at a higher level than the nation usually accepts.

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