F FatalxShadow Honorable Jul 4, 2013 45 0 10,530 Dec 23, 2013 #1 I have been using a wireless network adapter with my desktop pc for a while, and I feel like I have such slow donwload speeds, like at a fluxuating 200kb/s-700kb/s. Should I switch to the whole wired connection>
I have been using a wireless network adapter with my desktop pc for a while, and I feel like I have such slow donwload speeds, like at a fluxuating 200kb/s-700kb/s. Should I switch to the whole wired connection>
Solution rdc85 Dec 24, 2013 Yup wired always better but cannot do much if your internet connection is the bottleneck... do the test as Devballs said, it will help to determine is the wifi the bottleneck or it's the internet ones (bandwidth)
Yup wired always better but cannot do much if your internet connection is the bottleneck... do the test as Devballs said, it will help to determine is the wifi the bottleneck or it's the internet ones (bandwidth)
D Devballs Honorable Aug 25, 2013 554 1 11,160 Dec 23, 2013 #2 run a speed test on the wifi adapter, then run it on a wired connection and see which produces better results. Protip - Wired is always better. Upvote 0 Downvote
run a speed test on the wifi adapter, then run it on a wired connection and see which produces better results. Protip - Wired is always better.
rdc85 Honorable Apr 29, 2012 2,943 0 13,460 Dec 24, 2013 Solution #3 Yup wired always better but cannot do much if your internet connection is the bottleneck... do the test as Devballs said, it will help to determine is the wifi the bottleneck or it's the internet ones (bandwidth) Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Yup wired always better but cannot do much if your internet connection is the bottleneck... do the test as Devballs said, it will help to determine is the wifi the bottleneck or it's the internet ones (bandwidth)