Slow internet, ''excellent'' signal strength.?

Question

In my household we have 1 laptop (with built in wireless adapter) and 1 old computer (with a Belkin usb) and both run off the same network. We have a Belkin router. Both the computer and the laptop state that the signal strength is excellent although pages are taking 3-4 minutes plus to load on a good day and not loading at all on a bad day. I've tried resetting the router, disconnecting all connections, turning off all wireless adapters in a bid that something might 'reset'. Can anyone give me any advice on how to resolve this?

Thanks!

Answer 1

In trying to solve your problem, have you tried just connecting the laptop to the modem using an Ethernet cable and seeing what you get?



If the computer is using a USB cable then it's way out of date. Most providers will not support USB connections any more because they were unreliable and finicky at the best of times. In fact most modems/routers only have Ethernet connections now.

Answer 2

Your router claims to support D-Link's "AirPlus Xtreme G® series of wireless networking devices... these 802.11g compatible devices are capable of delivering maximum wireless signal rates of up to 108Mbps when used together." Your adapter claims to support D-Link's "Super G® with MIMO" technology. Are these compatible for the supposed increase in data throughput? Beats me, but my guess would be "maybe".



Also, this increased throughput is very problematic. It reduces with distance, and if there are other "normal" 802.11g networks in the area, maintaining an "Xtreme / Super" G connection will be difficult, since these devices are designed to drop down to standard 802.11g for compatibility reasons.



A rule of thumb on "g" wifi throughput is divide the claimed data rate by 3. So your 54Mbps standard g would have a real-world throughput of 18Mbps, and this is for a good performing setup. With attention to setup, distance, physical barriers, etc., you can get a "g" wifi to perform up into the 20-25Mbps range, but don't count on it.



Applying the same rule of thumb to your 108Mbps system (assuming it is actually operating at 108Mbps), you would expect to see real-world throughput in the 36 - 50Mbps range - assuming it is not constantly dropping down to lower speeds, etc. Some users complain that when these 108 devices drop down, they are actually slower than standard 802.11g devices.

Answer 3

first contact your provider and see what your download speeds should be than compare them to the results on a website like http://www.speedtest.net/ if they don't trying adding a password to your network to make sure no one is leeching your bandwidth also see what the limit of the router itself is if none of that works try bitching at your ISP sometimes they might actually help

Answer 4

Ours always gets really slow if we don't erase browser history. Might help do do that... other than that... I'm clueless. Good luck.