Incredible answer from the ...Engineer? Thousand of people are having the same problem and you are talking about cables and routers ??? I just buy my computer and I want to crash it against the wall after losing hours trying to resolve the issue!!!
Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"
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Since installing 8.1 Pro, I'm having issues with WiFi dropping internet connectivity and always showing "Limited" when clicking on the system tray icon. When I troubleshoot the problem using the system tool it is always the gateway that is faulty. I have uninstalled/reinstalled the device drivers several times, installed the newest drivers directly from Intel, restarted the computer, etc. I can restore connectivity by turning WiFi off then back on, but the connection will drop at what seems to be random intervals. My applicable system specs are as follows;
Lenovo Y510P Laptop
Windows 8.1 Pro
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230
Apple Time Capsule router w/newest firmware
Needless to say this is quite an irritating bug that didn't exist prior to the update to 8.1 I hope this can be resolved quickly. Thanks!
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Anonymous
2014-05-15T20:35:47+00:00 -
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2014-05-15T23:26:50+00:00 i contacted Microsoft support. I was told if I paid $149. they would fix the issue.. ? Blackmail?
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Anonymous
2014-05-15T23:48:05+00:00 I'm willing to bet that you actually contacted a third-party tech company that was using Microsoft in it's title for searches, but wasn't actually Microsoft. (This happened to me once with an Apple issue. I THOUGHT I was contacting Apple Support. It turned out to be an unrelated company that was using Apple's name. They, too, wanted to charge me for an issue that Apple fixed for free.) As I stated previously, Microsoft stores are fixing this issue for free. This doesn't help everyone because Microsoft stores aren't everywhere.
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Anonymous
2014-05-16T01:13:15+00:00 -
Anonymous
2014-05-16T18:36:52+00:00 This is an incredible issue as its effecting so many users. I have the same unstable connection issues as many users have detailed..
I've noticed that when using IE11 on Windows 8.1 and the pages don't load due to unavailable connection my Antivirus is easily downloading its updates. I also noticed that the ustable connection occurs very often when I use my dlink 2740b router but never happens when I connect using my mobile phones hotspot connection.