WiFi Spikes

wesimmo

wesimmo

wesimmo

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I've got a cheap Lenovo laptop that I just use for streaming SkyGo, iPlayer, etc.

It's absolutely unusable though, looking at device manager the network speed just spikes between 100 and 0 every few seconds.

It's a realtek adaptor on a Virgin 2 router I think.

Sitting in the same spot my phone and tablet stream the same content no problem.

Any reason why or should I just buy a new laptop.
 
Streaming does tend to be 'bursty' so the spiking isn't that surprising.

Start by checking that it streams okay with a wired connection.

You're going to need to be less vague about your setup for anything but guesswork.
 
For reference I'm watching HD Netflix over a wired connection at the moment and it's all spikes.

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