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Old 05-21-2015, 08:29 PM
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If you have an older laptop it likely only has 802.11b which has a maximum speed of 11Mbps or so. Or it has 802.111a/g with a max of 54Mbps but is very susceptible to speed drop-off because of distance. Sounds like it has 802.11b.