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I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this. I suspect it's something simple but it escapes me :thinking:

I've got a Dell Vostro desktop running Vista Ultimate with a built in wireless card. For the last year or so I have been getting download speeds of about 3000kbps which is about the max for my area.

Last weekend (for other reasons) I wiped and reinstalled Vista. Now I cannot get a wireless connection speed above about 700kbps. I've got 96% signal strength, I've put a laptop on my desk and via wireless that gets 3000kbps so I assume it must be a configuration issue on my desktop.

I've tried updating the Broadcom 802.11g driver but it says I'm on the latest version - other than that I'm stumped.

Any suggestions please? :help:
 
I may have fixed it - or at least I've managed to treble the speed....

The default power saving settings (in control panel) on a new install have the wireless card in a low power state. Switching this to maximum performance has increased the speed dramatically!
 
Check with your service provider. I had a run-in with mine. They decided to cap/throttle my service
after I moved house. I was on unlimited downloads, but after moving was unbeknown to me stuch on a 10G max. Grrr.
Solved after several grumpy complaint letters
 
Spuff said:
I may have fixed it - or at least I've managed to treble the speed....

The default power saving settings (in control panel) on a new install have the wireless card in a low power state. Switching this to maximum performance has increased the speed dramatically!
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i hate it when that happens.. i had a wired network card keep dropping off the other day, turns out it was going to "sleep" to save power. it was a bloody desktop :cuckoo:
 
neil_g said:
i hate it when that happens.. i had a wired network card keep dropping off the other day, turns out it was going to "sleep" to save power. it was a bloody desktop :cuckoo:
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Yes, I'm all for reducing my emissions but why a network device should go into a "slow" mode when being used (and on mains) is a bit daft....it's a bit like your keyboard only accepting every other keystroke so as to save energy :thinking:
 
neil_g said:
i hate it when that happens.. i had a wired network card keep dropping off the other day, turns out it was going to "sleep" to save power. it was a bloody desktop :cuckoo:
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Tut tut tut, Windows.... Don't you just love it :lol:

Is there an emoticon for stirrer ? :nuts:
 
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