Surface Pro 3 Slow WiFi - 72Mbps Max (driver)

On Fri, 8 Aug 2014 14:01:27 +0000, newpop1 wrote:

|But I also configure the routers and leave them, no need to change the

settings once they are installed.

|In fact, when I got the SP3 I did not think it was possible by today's

standards on high end devices like the SP3, to have a gadget with such an awful

and unreliable Wi-Fi connection.  It is sad because I really like the SP3 but

with Microsoft losing so much money with the Surface product, maybe this will be

just another Zune HD story.  I wonder what the return rate is from users that

really don't even know it is a Wi-Fi issue and return it.  Then word of mouth is

also a problem from that point.  Due to my tests, I am unable to recommend it to

my company as a device we can give the executives.

I understand all of that, but I'm interested in knowing

1. do you specify specific channels for 2.4 and 5 GHz or are they on auto

select?

2. confirm that you have different SSID names for 2.4 and 5GHz

I agree that settings like this should make no difference. I'm asking in an

attempt to see what things people with issues MAY have in common (especially

since Microsoft official engineering is making no effort here at all to do this

research).

And yes, Microsoft is shooting themselves in the foot by not fixing or even

responding to users on this issue. I'm personally not recommending the SP3 at

this time because of the unresolved issues.

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Sorry I missed that in my long rant:)

1. Channels are not specified, it is on Auto.  In my location there are no other WiFi stations around anyway and I do not like to tinker with channels, never had to before.
2. Yes, at first I tested with the same name for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz but SP3 had issues connecting to the AC band.  The majority of my testing with the SP3 has been with different SSIDs, one for 2.4 and one for 5 GHz.  This way I could test properly.

Thank You

Sorry I missed that in my long rant:)

1. Channels are not specified, it is on Auto.  In my location there are no other WiFi stations around anyway and I do not like to tinker with channels, never had to before.
2. Yes, at first I tested with the same name for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz but SP3 had issues connecting to the AC band.  The majority of my testing with the SP3 has been with different SSIDs, one for 2.4 and one for 5 GHz.  This way I could test properly.

Thank You

Just for testing, why you don't try to set specific channels. In the case of 5G try 36 or 40 first. In my case if I use the high MHZ channels my connection becomes unstable.

On Fri, 8 Aug 2014 15:06:38 +0000, CtitanicMVP [MVP] wrote:

|Just for testing, why you don't try to set specific channels. In the case of

5G try 36 or 40 first. In my case if I use the high MHZ channels my connection

becomes unstable.

And HERE, the higher channels work best. For 3 different AC routers I've tried.

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On Fri, 8 Aug 2014 14:36:27 +0000, newpop1 wrote:

|1) Channels are not specified, it is on Auto.  In my location there are no

other WiFi stations around anyway and I do not like to tinker with channels,

never had to before.

Please test this. For me, the HIGHER channels always work best.

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