REALLY Bad WiFi Connection: My HP laptop has very strong signal strength anywhere in the house, but this netbook?
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MP, A thought (hope I'm not too late). For less than the cost of shipping your netbook to someone for repair you can probably just purchase a new (better) wi-fi card. A very popular one is the Intel 5300 AGN. It adds (draft) N to the existing B and G capability (assuming you have a 1000HA) and has much better range than the OEM card. I put one in my HA and there's a world of difference (150 to 300 mbps depending on distance to router compared to 54 mbps for the stocker) The Intel 5300 is commonly available on eBay for under $20 and installation in the HA is ultra easy. The card is right under the access hatch where the memory and hard drive are located. Cheers
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I live in a 2 story home and the Wi-Fi is downstairs. I have NO problems. Connects instantly. I liked this laptop so much I bought one for my Wife the 15 inch model. I would buy another.
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I found a solution. First I tried every channel, no luck, terrible internet throughput. This was on 802.11b/g, which is on the same band (2.4GHz). My solution was to config my home router to 802.11a (5GHz). Now that wifi and this monitor are on totally different bands, they don't interfere and internet performance is good again. Home router is a Netscreen SSG5, which is a power-user (or Enterprise) class "branch-office" router.
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If you believe HP Tech Support (and I'm not sure I do) they say this is just the way their machines are constructed. They claim they can install a wireless card that actually works (for $200 more). All I can tell you for sure is that when I have a laptop sitting right next to this computer and it has a very good wireless connection. The HP 20-d030 does not. Using Comcast's speed test, I get around 8-10 Megs down on the laptop and less than 1 meg on the HP. Essentially that's dial-up speed. Not adequate to do anything.
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At first I didn't. But now it is directly connected to my laptop because the WiFi will not connect. My advice is stay away from this machine. You will be sorry you wasted your time, effort, and money on it. Its CRAP
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I'm having the same issue. I tried plugging my laptop into the modem and the speed is ok (as far as I know there is no really speedy internet service in HI), but the wireless is really slow, even with my laptop plugged in to test it--and re. wireless, I'm in the same room. I'm trying to install a possible firmware update (I don't see a date on it so not sure if it's going to be an "upgrade"), but I cannot find the "Upgrade" button in "System Tools" I'm supposed to find. Emailed support today so we'll see what happens...Btw since this was some time back could you please tell us how your problem was handled? Thanks! I'm having the same issue. I tried plugging my laptop into the modem and the speed is ok (as far as I know there is no really speedy internet service in HI), but the wireless is really slow, even with my laptop plugged in to test it--and re. wireless, I'm in the same room. I'm trying to install a possible firmware update (I don't see a date on it so not sure if it's going to be an "upgrade"), but I cannot find the "Upgrade" button in "System Tools" I'm supposed to find. Emailed support today so we'll see what happens...Btw since this was some time... » Read More I'm having the same issue. I tried plugging my laptop into the modem and the speed is ok (as far as I know there is no really speedy internet service in HI), but the wireless is really slow, even with my laptop plugged in to test it--and re. wireless, I'm in the same room. I'm trying to install a possible firmware update (I don't see a date on it so not sure if it's going to be an "upgrade"), but I cannot find the "Upgrade" button in "System Tools" I'm supposed to find. Emailed support today so we'll see what happens...Btw since this was some time back could you please tell us how your problem was handled? Thanks! « Show Less
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The included WiFi is pretty crappy. I was getting 3-5mb/s over my network, and poor connectivity in my bedroom, which is usually not a problem. I ordered an Intel 6235 WiFi card for $23 here on Amazon. Windows8 didn't even need drivers. I am getting 50+mb/s and great connectivity on 2.4GHz, and the 6235 has 5GHz too. (Installation is cake. unscrew the bottom, swap the card, screw back up. 5m)
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I have the exact same problem - the monitor killed every channel on my router. I found that putting a good 4-5 yards between the monitor and my laptop usually restored the connection.
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the wifi is not good, the spund id great. use cable will the best option for this hifi, forget the wofi.
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I've actually had issues with this. I sometimes use it in my bedroom which is two rooms away from my router and it will have trouble connecting to WiFi. Both my laptop and my phone connect fine in my bedroom.
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I got the Lenovo U410 September build and the WIFI is fairly stable after installing the latest Intel driver. However, the WIFI range sucks! I tested this U410 laptop with my sister's HP A6 Vision side by side in the bedroom which is about 40 feet from the router, where the router was in the living room. It crawled at around 0.2 Mbps while my sister's HP was doing 2.6 Mbps. If I bring the laptop in the living room where the router is near, the signal and connection are good and constant, along with the speed. In the living room, both laptops get about 4.5 Mbps. Her ISP is capped at 5 Mbps. I got the Lenovo U410 September build and the WIFI is fairly stable after installing the latest Intel driver. However, the WIFI range sucks! I tested this U410 laptop with my sister's HP A6 Vision side by side in the bedroom which is about 40 feet from the router, where the router was in the living room. It crawled at around 0.2 Mbps while my sister's HP was doing 2.6 Mbps. If I bring the laptop in the living room where the router is near, the signal and connection are good and constant, along with the speed. In the living room, both laptops get about 4.5 Mbps. Her ISP is capped at 5 Mbps.
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Yup I never had an issue with mine. I live in a two story apartment, router upstairs and pc downstairs. I get 4-5 bars of signal strength all the time
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You need to make sure your laptop or desktop has Wi-Fi (wireless) connectivity. Also, it's od idea to buy from vendor you know and trust. I had two HP Wi-Fi mice go bad on me
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I agree with W.Beckles. Note: check your N router, also, some only work well withWindows 7
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Is your connection loss occurring after the laptop goes to sleep and then resumes? That seems to be happening with mine. I recently upgraded the driver of the card (Google "Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135 Driver Update" and download the most up-to-date driver from Intel's website) and it seemed to help the problem. I believe it still happens occasionally, but not every single time as before. Not sure what the cause might be.
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In most cases the problem is not the computer, it is the internet connection. Everyone sees on the computer the signal strength from the router, but what they don't see is the signal coming. The other part of this is sometimes computer parts can be faulty from the manufacturer, lets just say I haven't had any problems with this computer. The biggest problem I have had with this computer is getting use to the new Windows 8.
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wifi problem was solved by following instructions and downloading the updated drivers for the NIC. If you can not do that then buy a 10 dollar usb NIC and problem solved. I bought my laptop last feb 14th for my wife and she loves it, the problem is not the router but the brand of network adaptor in the laptop and the maker put out new drivers that fix the reported problem. hope this helps