I called MS and they stated that there should be an update out this week to fix this, so here is to hoping.
Yes, we are all hoping.
Well, that's a good news but usually updates are released on Tuesdays.
Surface Pro 3 Slow WiFi - 72Mbps Max (driver)
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I have an Apple Airport Extreme 802.11ac wireless router at home and am only connecting at a max of speed of 72Mbps (usually closer to 11Mbps if I'm more than 20 feet away from the WAP). I have two other 802.11ac laptops at home (Samsung AB9+ and rMBP) and my two other computers are connecting up at 800Mbps+ and pulling down the same on Internet speed tests; yes, I have real GigE connectivity. Is anyone else having these problems?
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2014-06-25T23:22:00+00:00 Actually, that is not a bug. That is designed deliberately. When you go high speed with the WiFi adapter on battery power, your battery will last about 30 minutes with a heavy data transfer load.
Laptops have done that for years and nobody ever noticed it.
It is not a defect; it is supposed to do that.
Yeah, but before Microsoft was not making PCs, now everybody is looking to these things with magnifier glasses.
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Anonymous
2014-06-25T22:18:03+00:00 I called MS and they stated that there should be an update out this week to fix this, so here is to hoping.
Yes, we are all hoping.
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Anonymous
2014-06-25T22:11:04+00:00 Yea, another issue is the Marvell adapter. You may notice that you cannot find a stand a lone adapter made by them. They are problematic and can have an issue in conjunction with the Bluetooth feature (for which the Marvell adapter provides as well).
That could be the problem you are seeing and it may be 'throttling" down when it is not supposed to.
But do note that when you are on battery power, the tablet will kick in the power management settings for it to extend battery life. The WiFi adapter can eat juice like crazy the higher speed you go.
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Anonymous
2014-06-25T22:03:34+00:00 I called MS and they stated that there should be an update out this week to fix this, so here is to hoping.