Used both, same results! Thanks.


<ngcomp@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> are you using XP also when configuring the your wifi connection on the
> Acer are you using Windows Zero Wireless Configuration or Acer
> spropeity wireless configuration software - I would swap and see if
> this makes a difference
>
>
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:16:14 -0400, "M. Saddy"
> <khgskd@kjhgaklghdNOGOOD.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Hope some of you folks can help me out and thanks in advance!
>>
>>I just got this Acer laptop with a Broadcom 802.11g wireless card built
>>in!
>>I also had a Toshiba ,which my husband is using now, which has an Intel
>>pro
>>2200BG built in! We are running a wireless home network using a D-link
>>DI-624 http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=6. Now, with the Toshiba which
>>is
>>a year old I get internet speed of 2200-2500 kbps when next to the router
>>and in
>>the 1700kbps when in my office upstairs! The new Acer hardly gets 1400
>>kbps
>>when next to the router and 400-600 kbps when upstairs!!
>>
>>I assumed before buying that the Acer should perform better, or at lease
>>the
>>same, knowing that it had a dedicated G card unlike the Toshiba which has
>>a
>>B/G card! Do I have a faulty card or is this just a matter of settings? It
>>is new so I can always take it back or replace it! Thank you for your time
>>and hope to hear from you!
>>
>>Lisa.
>>
>