USB Wireless stick: D-Link DWA-130
Computer: i7 4770k, CPU @ 3.50 GHz, 8GB RAM, WIN7 Pro
I've been using this setup for the past 3 years, and while I've occasionally had issues with it (ISP related), for the vast majority of the time it's been fine. Easily good enough to game online with. However this weekend I moved... and my speeds became absolutely brutal - to the point that just loading google takes a moment. I have a 20 Gbps connection and I'm only getting .05 Gbps - 2.5 GBps (it varies, however is usually around 1Gbps). This is using the "speed test tool" from my local provider that is located in the same town as me.
At first I figured it's the connection and spent some time talking to my ISP. Then I tried my laptop, both wired and on wireless. It gets a steady 18-21 Gbps regardless of it's connection or where it is in the house. I've tried updating/re-installing the software for my USB stick (no new software has been released for it). And I've tried plugging it into different USB ports on my motherboard. No change in my performance.
This is maddening seeing how 1 week ago this exact same setup (no new software/hardware installed) - just with a different access point (different cable box - model, etc) worked just fine. I had never done a speed test... but then neither did I really have any latency issues when browsing (if I did it was usually because firefox had too many tabs open and was using up too much memory - not the issue now). Short of replacing the hardware, or moving the cable box so that it's closer to my computer, anyone have any thoughts/idea's?
Computer: i7 4770k, CPU @ 3.50 GHz, 8GB RAM, WIN7 Pro
I've been using this setup for the past 3 years, and while I've occasionally had issues with it (ISP related), for the vast majority of the time it's been fine. Easily good enough to game online with. However this weekend I moved... and my speeds became absolutely brutal - to the point that just loading google takes a moment. I have a 20 Gbps connection and I'm only getting .05 Gbps - 2.5 GBps (it varies, however is usually around 1Gbps). This is using the "speed test tool" from my local provider that is located in the same town as me.
At first I figured it's the connection and spent some time talking to my ISP. Then I tried my laptop, both wired and on wireless. It gets a steady 18-21 Gbps regardless of it's connection or where it is in the house. I've tried updating/re-installing the software for my USB stick (no new software has been released for it). And I've tried plugging it into different USB ports on my motherboard. No change in my performance.
This is maddening seeing how 1 week ago this exact same setup (no new software/hardware installed) - just with a different access point (different cable box - model, etc) worked just fine. I had never done a speed test... but then neither did I really have any latency issues when browsing (if I did it was usually because firefox had too many tabs open and was using up too much memory - not the issue now). Short of replacing the hardware, or moving the cable box so that it's closer to my computer, anyone have any thoughts/idea's?
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