why is my wifi so slow?

[SamsfamouS]

I've searched the forums seen acouple of people having issues connecting but that's not my case, I can connect my wifi symbol is bright white and my connection is at 20megs so it aint my connection, what's the deal with this slowness?

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[paulwright1]

are you sure its not your router? What kind is it and is it B, G, N? Oh and how far away from the router are you?

[SamsfamouS]

n and its suppose to be for long range, the router is right in the next room, I don't have any problems with my laptop

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[devildrifterX]

sometimes blackberries run slower on Wifi (browser wise), not really sure why to be honest i remember seeing tests of a Bold running slower on Wifi than on 3G (and the reviewer stating nothing other than the iphone it was running against was sharing the connection)

[paulwright1]

My BB runs fast on wifi. Its seems pretty close to 3G if not faster in my area.

[SamsfamouS]

Maybe its just my expectations of ”wifi” were to high. My fiancé just got on it and she said that I'm crazy an that its fast! Ha ha

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[hoosierdaddynow]

Wifi usually won't speed up your browser very much but it will greatly increase your download speeds. At least it did on my bold. I have not used wifi much at home yet with my storm because I have better service with Verizon than att at my house.

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[lpstreetsoldierm]

I've been having the same problem. I'm fully connected to Wifi but my browsing AND download speeds are about the same as 3G. And then the Myspace and Facebook apps don't load up content any faster, as I would expect it to do if connected thru Wifi.
Seriously, if the Wifi isn't going to have speed that is faster than the network, what's the point of adding it?

[BB_SHAWN]

Are you using the hotspot browser?

[jlsparks]

I'm able to d/l files a lot faster via WiFi as compared to 3G, but as far as browsing is concerned if you're still using the native browser (like I am... don't like the Opera implementation) then browsing will be just about as sucky on WiFi as on 3G. Come on Webkit!

[oasispice]

wireless security can also greatly degrade the speed on your connection. the higher the security is (WPA2, etc), the slower it will get due to encryption process on the data going back and forth between the router and your phone

[SamsfamouS]

Ok what's the difference of hotspot/internet browser?

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[Ponderous]

Vzw reported a browser related service issue yesterday. So even if you were using wifi, if you were using the BB default browser, you should have experienced shotty if not no service. The work around was opera and wifi. Not sure if you are reporting wifi problems over the past 24 hours, but if you are, I just wanted to make you aware.

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[mrtrav]

Does anyone else get shotty reception with theirs? I connected to an AP last night and only had 1-2 bars at any given time. My buddy with the 3GS had full connection.

[jdk2]

Originally Posted by Ponderous

Vzw reported a browser related service issue yesterday. So even if you were using wifi, if you were using the BB default browser, you should have experienced shotty if not no service. The work around was opera and wifi. Not sure if you are reporting wifi problems over the past 24 hours, but if you are, I just wanted to make you aware.

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Thanks. I had the same problem last night. Good, or not so good as the case may be, to know.

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