A515-43: wifi problems, speeds are not constant. Please help.

LonyouLOL
LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
edited December 2023 in Aspire Laptops
Qualcomm atheros QCA61x4A,

idk why but it's slow af, no fr.

and when I go on speedtest.net, Like Bruh:  

I'm too lazy to buy a new wifi card, bc all I do is game.

anyways, WHAT SHOULD I DO???

Sue acer for putting a crappy wifi card into a laptop that cost over 500 usd, or cry everyday and can't game.
and also, no help = death



idk anything about wifi lol
...maybe.


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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    edited October 2021
    oops, I didn't mean to put it in this category "Aspire, Veriton and Revo Desktops"
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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    edited October 2021
    LonyouLOL said:
    oops, I didn't mean to put it in category "Aspire, Veriton and Revo Desktops"
    yea, I should


    maybe...


    i'm just dumb, who cares lol
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  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    What speed/bandwidth are you paying for ?
    Are you using a direct ethernet cable ?
    How far away from the server is your computer. 
    50 Mbs is the download speed that I get in the next room with a 100Mbs Spectrum Server. I only get 10Mbs on the upload. Your only true test is with an ethernet cable connection. 
    You may have to check your bill to find as what speed that you're paying ? 
  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    Also speed and bandwidth is affected greatly to what else you have running on your server. Unplug any Roku's Door Bell gadgets, Alexa's. Anything that is connected to your server, wireless or wires when you test. 

  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    Larryodie said:
    What speed/bandwidth are you paying for ?
    Are you using a direct ethernet cable ?
    How far away from the server is your computer. 
    50 Mbs is the download speed that I get in the next room with a 100Mbs Spectrum Server. I only get 10Mbs on the upload. Your only true test is with an ethernet cable connection. 
    You may have to check your bill to find as what speed that you're paying ? 
    I'm not using an ethernet cable, uh, in the us, the price I'm paying for is like 60-80 USD lol, ik the true test is with an ethernet cable, but my cable is very short and also my router is in the living room, and y know I need my privacy, and btw the tv is always loud so I can't hear the sound coming from my laptop if I'm in the living room, so I always stay in my room but the frking ethernet cable is short, so welp.
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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    Larryodie said:
    Also speed and bandwidth is affected greatly to what else you have running on your server. Unplug any Roku's Door Bell gadgets, Alexa's. Anything that is connected to your server, wireless or wires when you test. 

    I have none of that
    I live in jamaica so.........................
    ye
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  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    Distance from your router will affect your speeds plus walls or cabinet blocking the signal.
    If it is a laptop then move it closer to test more effective your internet speed.
    Look at your internet invoice as it should indicate the speed/bandwidth that you're paying for. 
  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    edited October 2021
    ik, butt* still not working, Larryodie said:
    Distance from your router will affect your speeds plus walls or cabinet blocking the signal.
    If it is a laptop then move it closer to test more effective your internet speed.
    Look at your internet invoice as it should indicate the speed/bandwidth that you're paying for. 

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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    LonyouLOL said:
    ik, but that don't work Larryodie said:
    Distance from your router will affect your speeds plus walls or cabinet blocking the signal.
    If it is a laptop then move it closer to test more effective your internet speed.
    Look at your internet invoice as it should indicate the speed/bandwidth that you're paying for. 

    Even tho I go near to my router, it's still bad
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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,246 Trailblazer
    The other big thing that can affect WiFi performance is conflicting routers around you. There's only so much bandwidth in the 2.4GHz channels and if you are all camped out at the same frequency you are all going to be stepping on each others toes. I use a WiFi Analyzer app on my phone to see the other SSIDs around me and which channels they are on, then make sure mine is set to the least used one. Same thing goes for 5GHz channels, except there is usually more space free to put yours in.
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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    Even if is on 2.4GHz or 5GHz, still slow, remember, it's just the wifi card giving problems
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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    LonyouLOL said:
    Even if is on 2.4GHz or 5GHz, still slow, remember, it's just the wifi card giving problems
    To watch anime, I have to turn off and turn in back on to watch 1 frking anime episode.
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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    LonyouLOL said:
    LonyouLOL said:
    Even if is on 2.4GHz or 5GHz, still slow, remember, it's just the wifi card giving problems
    To watch anime, I have to turn off and turn in back on to watch 1 frking anime episode.
    like bruh.
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  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    Your WI-Fi and router are only going the be as fast as the service that you pay and if you're on DSL then you're really screwed, Cable is OK, Fiber is better.
    I'll say that if you're getting 50Mbps downloads that you're paying for 100Mbps service. The Wi-Fi can be no faster than the service that you pay for. Here are some examples and rates. 
    https://www.whistleout.com/Internet/Search?tab=fixed&address=Atlanta+GA&monetised=true

  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    You could also have a neighbor that is hogging your server  even if you're password protected. I found that the only way to check is to power off all your devices and look at the lights on your router to verify that there is no usage. 
  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    This is on my TC-985-UA92 desktop close to the router. I pay for 200Mbs Upload / 10Mbs download.
     

  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    edited October 2021
    Larryodie said:
    This is on my TC-985-UA92 desktop close to the router. I pay for 200Mbs Upload / 10Mbs download.
     

    Uhh, your showing your IP address, sir.
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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    Larryodie said:
    Your WI-Fi and router are only going the be as fast as the service that you pay and if you're on DSL then you're really screwed, Cable is OK, Fiber is better.
    I'll say that if you're getting 50Mbps downloads that you're paying for 100Mbps service. The Wi-Fi can be no faster than the service that you pay for. Here are some examples and rates. 
    https://www.whistleout.com/Internet/Search?tab=fixed&address=Atlanta+GA&monetised=true

    I see...

    btw I'm not using a DSL router (Why tf (the frick) would I)
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  • LonyouLOL
    LonyouLOL Member Posts: 52 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    edited October 2021
    Larryodie said:
    You could also have a neighbor that is hogging your server  even if you're password protected. I found that the only way to check is to power off all your devices and look at the lights on your router to verify that there is no usage. 

    I don't give anyone my wifi password, and if I did, I will remove them from the Wireless Client List so them can't connect back, every day I go on the "Wifi settings" and see who is connected to my router by checking the "Wireless Client List," I see no one who I don't know who is connected to my wifi.

    And btw, I said it was my wifi card, not the router if I go on my little brother's pc, the wifi is fast
    my wifi card:
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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,246 Trailblazer
    Looking back over the thread, I don't see what computer you have... Can you give us the model number so we have a better idea as to how to help?
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