[gui-talk] wireless connection very slow

[Steve Jacobson]

Stan,

If I understand Sherri's note, it is when she is at a friend's house when
her connection is slow and the technician is finding that the speed is all
right on other equipment.  Also, it does sound like she is using an XP
computer.  One possibility is how her friend's router is set whether it is
set to support 802.11B, G, and N, and what options her computer has.  This
setting may have been changed when her friend changed providers.  Some
increase might be experienced if the router is set to only support 802.11G
and N as I understand it.  Sheri, is the speed of your connection when at
home still good, and am I understanding the problem correctly above?

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stan Gowin
via gui-talk
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 8:46 AM
To: GUI-Talk <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Stan Gowin <sgowin at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] wireless connection very slow

Hi,

Two questions:

How old is your Dell computer? (Is it XP vintage too)
How old is the  router installed or provided by your cable provider?

While there may be tweaks to improve your wireless speed that can be made
within Windows XP, your router may need an upgrade, or at the very least, to
be reset. Your cable provider should be able to assist you with this  issue
as you have already suggested.


Regards,
Stan

Sent from my Mac Mini


> On Feb 7, 2017, at 9:58 PM, Sherri via gui-talk <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> I hope someone can explain this to me.  I have a Del laptop running
windows 
> XP.  Yes, I am going to upgrade it.
> 
> Anyway, I am on A T &T for my wireless connection, but sometimes I go to a

> friend's house who has Brighthouse (now Spectrum).  Before it changed
over, 
> the connection was good.  I had no trouble getting on and the speed was 
> great.  Now, the connection is really slow.  I can't work (I do medical 
> transcription), because the connection is so slow.  A tech came out to
look 
> at it and he said the speed on his phone was fine, buty when he ran a
speed 
> test on mine, it was very slow.  Brighthouse has tweeked the settings
before 
> and it worked fine, but was always temporary.  Why would it work great
here 
> but not there?  I just can't believe it's my computer.  Any explanation 
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Sherri
> 
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the 
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the 
> expectations
> of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind 
> people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not
what 
> holds you back.
> 
> Sherri Brun
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
> President NFB of Central Florida
> NFBF Newsline Marketer
> Phone:  877-334-2069
> 
> 
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the 
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the 
> expectations
> of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind 
> people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not
what 
> holds you back.
> 
> Sherri Brun
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
> President NFB of Central Florida
> NFBF Newsline Marketer
> Phone:  877-334-2069
> 
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