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GL, are you also getting that kind of speed with your wireless LAN? My provider guarantees and delivers 100 Mbps with hard wired connections. My wireless LAN reception is about 30 percent slower and its speed is more variable.

The receiving gizmo for my network adapter is connected via a 3 ft. length of usb cable and can be moved to various locations near the wLAN desktop. I was surprised to find how critical placement of the adapter can be, changing the download speed by as much as 30 mbps even when moved less than a foot in one direction or another. This is regardless of indicated signal strength on my screen. Is interference causing it to drop and resend packets in certain locations maybe? Details are above my pay grade.

I was told by my provider's technician that the main modem/wireless router is close to obsolete and he suggested I drop by one of their offices for a swap-out.

<blockquote data-quote="boomerang" data-source="post: 240540" data-attributes="member: 3872">GL, are you also getting that kind of speed with your wireless LAN?&nbsp; My provider guarantees and delivers 100 Mbps with hard wired connections.&nbsp;&nbsp; My wireless LAN reception is about 30 percent slower&nbsp; and its&nbsp; speed is&nbsp; more variable.&nbsp; The receiving gizmo for my network adapter is connected via a 3 ft. length of&nbsp; usb cable and can be moved to various&nbsp; locations near the wLAN desktop.&nbsp; I was surprised to find&nbsp; how critical placement of the adapter can be,&nbsp; changing the download speed by as much as 30 mbps even when moved less than a foot in one direction or another.&nbsp; This is regardless of indicated signal strength on my screen.&nbsp; Is interference causing it to drop and resend packets in certain locations maybe?&nbsp; Details are above my pay grade. I was told by my&nbsp; provider&#039;s technician that the main modem/wireless router&nbsp; is close to obsolete and he suggested I drop by one of their offices for a swap-out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="boomerang, post: 240540, member: 3872"] GL, are you also getting that kind of speed with your wireless LAN? My provider guarantees and delivers 100 Mbps with hard wired connections. My wireless LAN reception is about 30 percent slower and its speed is more variable. The receiving gizmo for my network adapter is connected via a 3 ft. length of usb cable and can be moved to various locations near the wLAN desktop. I was surprised to find how critical placement of the adapter can be, changing the download speed by as much as 30 mbps even when moved less than a foot in one direction or another. This is regardless of indicated signal strength on my screen. Is interference causing it to drop and resend packets in certain locations maybe? Details are above my pay grade. I was told by my provider's technician that the main modem/wireless router is close to obsolete and he suggested I drop by one of their offices for a swap-out. [/QUOTE]

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