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79Artyblue1
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Slow broadband

When I take my laptop upstairs in my house I get a weak signal, when I am downstairs near my router it is a medium signal have never had a fast signal. Can anyone help me?

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jab1
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Re: Slow broadband

Welcome to the forums, @79Artyblue1 How old is your laptop? and which Hub do you have? What do you mean by weak/medium/fast signal?

John
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Re: Slow broadband

Thanks for your post @79Artyblue1

I'm really sorry to see you're having Wi-Fi signal issues around your home.

I'd recommend having a go at some troubleshooting steps explained Here but feel free to get back to us with how it goes and we'll be happy to help further if you're still experiencing problems. 

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79Artyblue1
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Re: Slow broadband

Actually it is a Acer Chromebook 2 years old, when I click on the the broadband icon it tells if it is a medium signal or weak one

jab1
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Re: Slow broadband

Thanks for that info, @79Artyblue1 , so it should be 5GhZ capable. Which modem/router do you have? and have you considered @Gandalf 's advice?

Do you actually see any deterioration in performance?

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Re: Slow broadband

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Thread moved from ADSL Broadband to My Router.

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Re: Slow broadband

Moderator's note by Mike (Mav): The fix removed from my post.

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