How to increase laptop WIFI speed

Gdetrailer wrote:

Gjac wrote:
Ed and Gdtrailer, checking with ethernet cable I get 14 MBPS out of router from Frontier, I am only paying for 12. This will vary throughout the day seems lower in the morning. As long as it stay above 6-8 everything works fine. Yes I have tried turning off the wifi on phone and Ipad but that does not increase speed on laptop. The real question is even when I get max MBPS from the router the I phone will read 14 MBPS while the laptop only reads half that. Laptop has a Broadcom BCM43142.802.11bgnWiFi-M.2 adapter and a Realtek PCLE FE family Controller #2.

Roger that.

Do you get full 14Mbps with the direct Ethernet?

If so, then it is possible the Broadcom WiFi adapter is failing, a setting on the adapter has recently changed or driver has been updated/changed recently via MS updates.. That Broadcom from the model number gives me the feeling it is a M.2 interface adapter, M.2 interface can be problematic with drivers and Win10.

A quick search netted this complaint on the same broadcom model having speed issue from back in 2018..

HERE

Found another speed complaint on same card HERE Marked as solved but it is temporary since they seem to have to reinstall the drivers often..

Seems to be a common complaint which seems to be driver related..

Broadcom at one time used to make very solid netwroking products but its looking like driver stability is an issue now days.

Personally, for what it is worth for the hassle, you can buy a USB wireless WiFi adapter pretty cheap and most likely fix the issue for good. Plenty out there for $20 and up..

Yes I get a full 12-14 MBPS from my ethernet cable. when I check for drivers in network apapter it just tells me I have the best on for my laptop. Besides a WiFi adapter is it possible that the laptop uses a different frequency than the Iphone and Ipad and that Frontier can adjust the frequency to increase speed on the laptop?