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BEK-46P
20th June 2009, 08:06 PM
If anyone can help...

I got a MacBook Pro on a wireless network. When browsing on the net, the signal is pretty weak, maybe 35% and keeps cutting out. However, if I'm downloading something on Limewire or torrent, I'm downloading @ 165kbs.

Is this a bit strange?

Rusk
20th June 2009, 08:12 PM
In my experiences not rly mine cuts out heaps when browsing but downloading or on xbox live it fine not rly sure why it happens

Kudrow
20th June 2009, 08:17 PM
Try a firmware upgrade on your modem/router.

poita
20th June 2009, 08:19 PM
nah completely normal

remember that wifi works in a radius from the transmitter (router)

so down until 20% signal u will get same speeds as 100%
conditions and environment depending, is not the same in all cases
too many variables, but is a good indication

BEK-46P
20th June 2009, 08:26 PM
So theoretically, unless the signal drops below 20%, the actual download speed is the same?

poita
20th June 2009, 08:26 PM
yep

BEK-46P
20th June 2009, 08:29 PM
Another problem is my PS3, it has major issues trying to connect to the wireless network. I use my MacBook in the same room as the PS3 so I'm assuming the signal strength should be the same (around 35%), yet it can never seem to maintain a decent connection...

poita
20th June 2009, 08:33 PM
PS3 only uses wireless G
where as your macbook uses wireless N (im pretty sure)

N is a lot stronger transmitter/receiver than G

wifi goes in order, A,B,G,N

heres som info, might help
or just completely confuse you :lol:


Wireless A, first introduced in October of 1999, was the first wireless model available to the public. It had a maximum bit rate of 54 Mbit/s and could only go 100 feet before the signal was lost.

Also released in 1999 was Wireless B. This had a really slow bit rate at a maximum of 11 Mbit/s, but what you lost in speed you gained with distance and you could go about 150 feet.

After that came Wireless G. Like Wireless A, it had a maximum bit rate of 54 Mbit/s, but you could also get the distance of Wireless B’s 150 feet. Most modern (as of this writing) wireless households have Wireless G; it’s currently the most common type of wireless router throughout the world.

Wireless N is the relatively new kid on the block. This is next gen wireless and has a maximum bit rate of 74 Mbit/s and can go about 230 feet. It’s also said that Wireless N travels at a higher frequency and can go through solid objects faster. Instead of running on a 2.4 GHz network like Wireless A, B, and G, it travels on a 5 GHz network

Manda88
20th June 2009, 08:34 PM
try boosting your wireless output?? i know d-link modems/routers have a wireless strength bar to adjust just crank it up

BEK-46P
20th June 2009, 08:42 PM
So is an N-router backwards compatible (to work with G, the PS3)?

Nurb608
20th June 2009, 08:44 PM
So is an N-router backwards compatible (to work with G, the PS3)?

Sure is ;)

poita
20th June 2009, 08:50 PM
yes sure is mate :)

dam u rory, just beat me by 6 minutes lol

Nurb608
20th June 2009, 08:53 PM
yes sure is mate :)

dam u rory, just beat me by 6 minutes lol

hehe, i just wait for the easy questions to answer :p

poita
20th June 2009, 08:59 PM
hahahaha

fair call

BEK-46P
20th June 2009, 09:26 PM
Right, I think I sorted it out. Just accessed my router settings and enabled mixed mode feature (so it can use both N and G). Gonna try download something on my PS3 now...

Manda88
20th June 2009, 10:16 PM
nazi zombies map pack?

ROCCO
23rd June 2009, 09:43 PM
Or you could just get a 7dbi antenna and boost your signal the easy way?? duh

poita
24th June 2009, 06:53 PM
depending on the router rocco, not all of them have removable aerials

ROCCO
25th June 2009, 07:07 AM
ahhh toochay poita...most of the routers i've seen and own do. Currently the only one I have that doesn't have a removable antenna is my wireless N linksys WAG325N. Worst comes to worst you could probably just go and buy a new one with a removable antenna and problem solved