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mfaerber · 04-18-2007, 10:47 PM

Short Story:

Signal speed goes up and down, up and down... Thus, I have to click links a couple times for them to work, usually (the page loading times out). Tried downloading a big file and watched the speed on a graph way up and way down at a seemingly regular frequency. Doesn't matter where my USB wifi adapter is in the room.

Long Story:

Mother nature recently decided that I needed a brand new sky light, so she put a tree through my roof. Thus, I will be living in a hotel for a while...

Said hotel is a Best Western with Wifi. I have desktop computer and I just bought a Linksys "Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter". As long as my firewall is off (and I usually turn of my antivirus program, AVAST!, just in case too) I connect and stay connected with an "Excellent" signal strength. But, the speed goes way up and way down all the time. To the point that I usually have to refresh a page in order for it to load the first time. Also, if I try to play an online game, I get disconnected within minutes.

I assume this has to do with other people using the same wifi channel... Is there ANYTHING I can do to keep the speed from dropping so much and stay steady?

Thank you in advance!

04-18-2007, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
mfaerber Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15	My Hotel Wifi Speed Varies Short Story: Signal speed goes up and down, up and down... Thus, I have to click links a couple times for them to work, usually (the page loading times out). Tried downloading a big file and watched the speed on a graph way up and way down at a seemingly regular frequency. Doesn't matter where my USB wifi adapter is in the room. Long Story: Mother nature recently decided that I needed a brand new sky light, so she put a tree through my roof. Thus, I will be living in a hotel for a while... Said hotel is a Best Western with Wifi. I have desktop computer and I just bought a Linksys "Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter". As long as my firewall is off (and I usually turn of my antivirus program, AVAST!, just in case too) I connect and stay connected with an "Excellent" signal strength. But, the speed goes way up and way down all the time. To the point that I usually have to refresh a page in order for it to load the first time. Also, if I try to play an online game, I get disconnected within minutes. I assume this has to do with other people using the same wifi channel... Is there ANYTHING I can do to keep the speed from dropping so much and stay steady? Thank you in advance!