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

Question

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?

Answer 1

AC much faster for me, however the latest firmware (Sep 2015) appears to have given me problems with connectivity; I still am not sure if it's a coincidence (i.e. my providers network having problems) or not.

Answer 2

On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 21:58:50 +0000, SamuelArdila Carreño wrote:

>>Could you share the original driver?

Please start a new thread and describe the issue you are having. Only Microsoft

can provide drivers.

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Answer 3

HI Frank

Could you share the original driver?

Answer 4

From my understanding is yes you need an AC router to achieve faster connection. Someone with more knowledge on this matter will chime in.

Answer 5

So, the only way to fix the slow WiFi issue is to get an AC router?