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    Vista only getting 60% of Wireless Signal?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Viper114, Nov 13, 2007.

  1. Viper114

    Viper114 Notebook Consultant

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    So, I went through with the upgrade and I'm now running Vista. The problem I seem to be having, before and after getting the Vista drivers for the Broadcom wireless device, is that I can only seem to acquire 60% of the wireless signal from my wireless network, no matter how close I am to the router. I haven't tried any other wireless networks yet since the upgrade, but other wireless computers read the network at max strength. What's wrong here?
     
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    thess1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    did u get the broadcom drivers from the broadcom site?
     
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    No, I got the ones from Dell's site. I'll try and see if perhaps Broadcom direct drivers are better.

    EDIT: Checked Broadcom's site and they have the same version driver as Dell's site. Guess Dell isn't out of date in this case...

    Any other ideas to fix this?
     
    Viper114, Nov 13, 2007
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    Sometimes vista doesn't report the correct % signal strength.
     
    coolguy, Nov 13, 2007
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