Wireless internet speed question

sammicksammick
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I have a G4 iBook and my wife has the new Mac Intel duo--both using Airport cards set at 802.11g-both running side by side.



My downloads are significantly faster than hers--both computers are set up identically--same WAP security etc.



Why do you think that is?



Have the cards been changed in the last 2 years?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    hardeeharharhardeeharhar Posts: 4,841member
    No. Download speeds may be variable due to physical factors like airport antenna positioning, due to software factors like non-native code on the intel machine running with rosetta, or due to hardware factors like disk speed.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    alias789alias789 Posts: 46member
    I just have to say that sound silly, x4.4 is entirely native. so I expect that airport software to be native. secondly unless he crammed a 7200 rpm drive in his PB then then his iMac should be faster., if he did then it should be a draw in that department. Sorry I don't have anything helpful to add since the PB are notorious for bad reception its strange that its the winner in your case.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    regreg Posts: 832member
    Do the signal strengths look the same? If not it could be a loose antenna connection on the iMac causing the slower download speed.



    reg
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