Usb 3.0 Wifi Adapter Slow

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shapes

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#251582 2-Jul-2019 12:56

anybody know why it would be slow its plugged into my usb 3.0 slot on my desktop pc and they newest drivers are installed

my old android 2.3 mobile phone has faster download speeds in the same room where my pc is located even using my old phone around 30% further away from where my pc is located and i still have better speed

what can i do

gbwelly

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#2268494 2-Jul-2019 14:02

Are you using 2.4GHz Wifi? If so USB 3 is notorious for interfering with this frequency range. Could try an extension cable to move the adaptor further away from the port. A quick test would be try plugging it into a USB 2.0 port and see if the speeds improve. As you should be able to get 480Mb/s through USB 2 you may choose to just leave it there.

shapes

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#2268523 2-Jul-2019 14:43

gbwelly:

Are you using 2.4GHz Wifi? If so USB 3 is notorious for interfering with this frequency range. Could try an extension cable to move the adaptor further away from the port. A quick test would be try plugging it into a USB 2.0 port and see if the speeds improve. As you should be able to get 480Mb/s through USB 2 you may choose to just leave it there.

thanks i will give it a try