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April 15, 2013 9:25:36 PM

Help! I noticed my desktop computer has dramatic shifts in download speed, from a max of 24 ish mbps then plummeting to anywhere from 2-5mbps. To test, I tried my laptop in the same room and I don't see the same drops in speed. So, I'm assuming my connection from my ISP is good, my router is good, but there must be an issue with my desktop. Any idea on what it could be? I'm using a two year old Alienware Aurora. It doesn't' have built in-wireless and instead uses a wireless adapter. I don't have any download intensive programs open when I'm speed testing it. FYI, I recently installed a new graphics card which is very close (physically) to the wireless adapter. Could this have anything to do with it? After reading a similar thread, I disabled my firewall and saw marginally better speeds). I also made sure my drivers were up to date, which they are. Thoughts and tips are much appreciated.

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April 15, 2013 9:54:37 PM

fdemar said:
Help! I noticed my desktop computer has dramatic shifts in download speed, from a max of 24 ish mbps then plummeting to anywhere from 2-5mbps. To test, I tried my laptop in the same room and I don't see the same drops in speed. So, I'm assuming my connection from my ISP is good, my router is good, but there must be an issue with my desktop. Any idea on what it could be? I'm using a two year old Alienware Aurora. It doesn't' have built in-wireless and instead uses a wireless adapter. I don't have any download intensive programs open when I'm speed testing it. FYI, I recently installed a new graphics card which is very close (physically) to the wireless adapter. Could this have anything to do with it? After reading a similar thread, I disabled my firewall and saw marginally better speeds). I also made sure my drivers were up to date, which they are. Thoughts and tips are much appreciated.


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April 15, 2013 9:54:45 PM

download speed of the wireless is also based on how much the adapter can handle... the wireless adapter you used probably either really cheap or it's not fast enough to get full advantage...
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April 15, 2013 9:55:54 PM

I bet your wireless adapters are not equal in performance, My sis has the same internet we do here we are hard wired but she is wireless and was wondering why it was slow well its wireless....
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April 15, 2013 10:00:17 PM

legendkiller said:
download speed of the wireless is also based on how much the adapter can handle... the wireless adapter you used probably either really cheap or it's not fast enough to get full advantage...


johnnyb105 said:
I bet your wireless adapters are not equal in performance, My sis has the same internet we do here we are hard wired but she is wireless and was wondering why it was slow well its wireless....


I don't get it though because this is the first time I'm experiencing these issues...
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April 15, 2013 10:03:23 PM

fdemar said:
legendkiller said:
download speed of the wireless is also based on how much the adapter can handle... the wireless adapter you used probably either really cheap or it's not fast enough to get full advantage...


johnnyb105 said:
I bet your wireless adapters are not equal in performance, My sis has the same internet we do here we are hard wired but she is wireless and was wondering why it was slow well its wireless....

I don't get it though because this is the first time I'm experiencing these issues...

your wireless adapter is cheap and/or not fast enough to show performance of what the other computer did... to make sure that it's not the PC, pull the adapter out and put it in another desktop and see if it improve or is still slow(cheap slow adapter)
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April 15, 2013 10:08:58 PM

It could malware as well. You could always boot into Safe Mode with Networking, and try it there to bypass any possible software issues.
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April 15, 2013 10:38:05 PM

Thanks for the replies everyone. When I disabled then re-enabled my WLAN card the internet works perfectly (20-24 mbps). Is this proof I need a new one? As you can tell, I'm resistant to believe it's dying...is Qualcomm Atheros a crap band? The thing is only two years old?! Bwahhh! Anyway, thanks and any other suggestions are appreciated.
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April 16, 2013 12:10:11 AM

fdemar said:
Thanks for the replies everyone. When I disabled then re-enabled my WLAN card the internet works perfectly (20-24 mbps). Is this proof I need a new one? As you can tell, I'm resistant to believe it's dying...is Qualcomm Atheros a crap band? The thing is only two years old?! Bwahhh! Anyway, thanks and any other suggestions are appreciated.


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April 16, 2013 12:11:50 AM

Check www.newegg.com out wireless are are next to nothing these days and just remember you get what you paid for so a few dollar more will be a few megabytes or even gigs faster for you hope this helps.
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