Greetings

I have uncovered a very strange issue and I am posting on here to see if anyone has any idea's as to why this happens.

Scenario: Internet running very slow, Youtube defaults to 144P , OH MY WHATS GOING ON!!!!, WiFi connection to my router bounces between 2-4bars on my Windows 8 PC.

The mystery: It was running at 5 bars without any drop in signal at all when i checked previously, Youtube generally will stream at 1080P without the need to wait for buffering.

So I do some experimenting and remove the Pen drive in the port next to the USB WiFi dongle. Attempt speedtest

The speedtest - USB Pen drive next to WiFi dongle removed.



Surely that can't be the issue!!! So i plug it back in and perform a second speedtest.

Second Speedtest - USB Pen drive plugged back in next to the USB WiFi Dongle


Errr... yep it sure is!



So I appear to have found the issue.. just wondering if anyone can shed some light on why this happens? I for one am absolutely baffled. FYI i tried different USB ports aswell and the same effect is present.