Wireless Adapter Slow


  1. BanjoDrummer
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    Wireless Adapter Slow


    I bought a tp link 450 Mbps wireless N Dual band pci express adapter for my computer.
    Here is a link to the one I have: TL-WDN4800 - Welcome to TP-LINK


    Using this adapter, I only have 3 to 4 bars and when I ran ookla speed test, I got 9.13 download and 5.24 upload. Using the utility on the website, I found that my signal strength is around 60 - 70% and sometimes it drops to 50%. Why is the signal so weak? (I am in the basement and the router is upstairs on the main floor)

    Using a laptop in the same location I have 5 bars and I got 16 download and 5.3 upload and the signal is always 5 bars.

    Is this just a bad adapter or is something else causing this slow speed?
    Last edited by BanjoDrummer; 17 Jun 2014 at 18:18.
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  3. BanjoDrummer
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