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| 1474547 | 2021-01-16 04:33:00 | I have an 8-year old Toshiba laptop and a 1-month old Dell laptop. My internet modem is in the lounge. Both laptops work very well in the lounge. But when I am in the bedroom, approx. distance of 5m beeline, both have difficulties with the internet speed. The Toshiba just manages, even movies, but the Dell stops working after a couple of minutes. My question is not about computer brands but rather on why an 8-year old systems is working better than a new one in this instance. Any recommendation on how I can improve Dell's internet speed? Thank you. |
Cyberhuskey (13067) | ||
| 1474548 | 2021-01-16 08:52:00 | There's Many Reasons as to why range is short. Are you connecting with 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz?. 5GHz WILL be shorter than 2.4. Have a read of the following some suggestions and reasons as to why range is shorter than expected. The article was published in 2017 but is still very current. www.comparitech.com (www.comparitech.com %20less%20efficient%20wireless%20equipment%2C) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1474549 | 2021-01-16 19:59:00 | 2 things my brother did: Move the modem to centre of house Bought a power socket wifi siilar to this: www.pbtech.co.nz |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1474550 | 2021-01-17 03:04:00 | The older computer will log on to 2.4 GHz, the Dell will log on to 5 GHz, which is faster but has a shorter range. My guess is that if you log the Dell onto 2.4 GHz they will be the same. We have the same situation where 5 GHz only works steadily in the living room, 2.5 GHz is good in the rest of the house. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1474551 | 2021-01-17 19:34:00 | .... why an 8-year old systems is working better than a new one in this instance. Any recommendation on how I can improve Dell's internet speed? Thank you. new is not allways better :-) some devices just work better/worse on wifi. My brand new tablet has worse wifi reception than my older tablet (both have 2.4 & 5.8) . Wifi is a network connection of convenience . If you have issues then thats just the way it is . Some homes have walls & floors that seem to block wifi (incl mine) Buy a EOP/homeplug/powerline device . Or run cables with multiple Wifi access points www.pbtech.co.nz |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1474552 | 2021-01-24 22:52:00 | WiFi extender solved the problem. Sweet. Thanks to everybody. | Cyberhuskey (13067) | ||
| 1474553 | 2021-03-01 10:58:00 | internet connection is not private any solution. | Mariapia (17738) | ||
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