Trying to figure out whether I have a WiFi problem or a PC problem here.
My phone gets around 280–330 Mbps sitting at my desk, but the desktop right next to it usually gets somewhere between 15 and 30 Mbps. Sometimes it randomly jumps higher for a minute, then drops again.
Router is one room away. Not the greatest placement, but since my phone works perfectly from literally the same chair I don’t think distance alone explains it.
PC is on WiFi because running Ethernet across the apartment would be a pain.
Anything obvious I should check before buying another adapter?
Ethernet if you can. Always.
If the phone is doing 300 Mbps from the exact same location and the PC is doing 20, I’d look at the PC before touching the router. What WiFi adapter is in it? And is the PC connecting to 2.4 or 5 GHz?
@MinimumNewspaper5 It’s the built-in WiFi on an MSI B650 board. Windows says it’s connected on 5 GHz. Drivers are updated too, at least according to MSI’s site.
Check the actual signal the PC is seeing, not just the little Windows bars. NetSpot on Windows will show you the signal level, band/channel and nearby networks. Open it on the desktop and compare what you’re getting there with what you’d expect that close to the router.If the PC is sitting at like -70 dBm while your phone is flying from the same desk, that’s a pretty big hint the issue is antenna/adapter-side rather than “bad WiFi in the room.” Also make sure the motherboard antennas are actually attached lol. You’d be surprised.
@Ok-Image6120 Oh, that’s a thought! Thanks for the tip, I’ll look into it further now.