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wifi ac

  1. David1986H

    Gigabit Fibre Broadband With Powerline Adapters

    Hi all, so im currently on a broadband plan with 50mbps down and 15mbps up, I use the Devolo 1200+ AC to get full speed and signal around the house and they work perfectly. Today my street was dug up and had fibre laid down so in the next few months ill be upgrading to either 500mbps up and...
  2. Krutav

    Upgrade Your MacBook's Wireless Card! (WiFI AC + BT4.2) (Open Source Guide!)

    If you're like me and still holding on to a Unibody MacBook from 2010 - 2012, you'll have noticed that the wireless connectivity can be lacking on these models! While this guide won't cover Macbooks made in 2009 and prior (at least not yet), I will be focussing on Macbooks made from 2010...
  3. JamieLannister

    M1 Mac Wifi ONLY 2x2!!! Seriously thinking of returning

    Update: It's a config error - firmware updated settings wiped out back to defaults - enabled VHT80 and it works. BUT, a huge BUT - this garbage m1 mini only supports 2x2!!??!?!?!? wow, this is just so apple-like. I'm seriously contemplating on returning this device, I get 3x3 on my intel 2020...
  4. T

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4,1 (flashed to 5,1) all of the sudden no 5ghz network anymore.

    I have bought the upgrade kit for the mac pro so it can run with the 5ghz networks. It worked in the beginning but now it does not anymore and I don't know why... The 2ghz networks are just running fine, also the bluetooth (version 4) is running without problems. I checked all the connectors...
  5. F

    MP 1,1-5,1 Upgrade my Mac Pro 5.1 Wifi and Bluetooth 4

    I am planning to upgrade my Mac Pro 5.1 which is now running Al Capitan to macOS Mojave so I can use Airdrop,... so do I need to update my Wifi and bluetooth card? I've checked and according to what I understood some models need to have a new airport card with WIFI AC And bluetooth 4. Could...
  6. rzandel1980

    MP 1,1-5,1 Using a 3rd party Wifi/ Bluteooth PCIe card (that uses Broadcom BCM94360CD)

    Hello, This is my first post here and I am hoping someone can answer this for me. I recently bought a Broadcom BCM94360CD w/ Bluetooth 4.0 upgrade kit similar to the OSXWifi kit and the BT 4.2 kit sold on eBay that is from China. The kit I bought includes a Mini PCIe adapter that has the...
  7. shao187

    Best 802.11 ac USB adapter for Gigabit Internet - Macbook pro early 2013

    I recently upgraded to Gigabit fiber internet and getting around 950 mbps up & down via ethernet on my desktop. My early 2013 retina macbook pro has only 802.11 a/b/g/n and it's giving me max 160 down and 95 up. My iphone 7 plus is going till 350/150. Which USB wifi adapter gives best...
  8. L

    Mini late 2012 + USB 3.0 Wifi ac card

    it is worth to buy ($40) a wifi USB 3.0 wifi ac card to speed up wireless network (upgrade some features, login with apple watch for example)? Maybe it will be an unnoticed change. Has someone experience in this matter?
  9. Kyle1519

    MBP not detecting 5GHz Channel 144

    Hi Everyone, Need some help with an issue I'm having with a Mid 2012 15" MBP. My 5GHz channel is setup to use channel 144 for wifi. This channel gets the best speeds and signal in my apartment so I don't want to change to another channel. The issue is, the channel doesn't show as a supported...
  10. idboy

    Scan on Wireless Diagnostic app always quit unexpectedly

    1 my wifi can't find best possible channel 2 always lost after one minutes then reconnect again manualy 3 scan on Wireless Diagnostic app always quit unexpectedly :( i already try SMC and nvram reset,delete plist file on system configuration,make new location on network,reinstall the OS...
  11. iOSpecialist

    iPad mini iPad mini 5 specs

    Hey guys, I'm really hoping Apple will make another mini sized iPad sometime soon. I love the portability of my iPad mini 4 and it can handle most apps like a beast. What do you think the next iPad mini will be like (assuming it will be released in spring 2017)? This is not for you to tell me...
  12. B

    MCS index

    Hi all. I have a 2013 iMac and a 2016 MBP w/touchbar both running 10.12.3 I also have a Netgear R8500 router I recently noticed some speed issues when connected to the 2.4ghz radio of the R8500 On both Macs, when option clicking the wifi menubar icon, the MCS index value is listed as 0 However...
  13. IDMah

    Max streams of audio over wifi from device, not web.

    Hi all.. I'm not technical enough to figure this out. I was wondering How many streams of audio could I support receive over wifi. at 8 bit and 16 bit at 48 Khz. over Wifi - from a device. Not the internet. Is there an equation to figure this stuff that out. would it be fairly reliable ...
  14. N

    Airport Extreme replacement?

    I have two of the latest gen of Airport Extremes (one is an extension of the other), and they have worked okay, but with all the streaming I do now from Plex, it just isn't fast enough, nor is the coverage strong enough. I have a small house, but need a wifi signal to go through a wall or two...
  15. R

    Max speed of wifi card

    I have a mid-2015 5k iMac. I also have gigabit internet. When I sit my iMac right next to the router, I get 500-550 Mbps at best with wifi. With Ethernet I get 850-950. The wifi router is brand new (802.11ac) and has 3 bands. The 5G band is rated at 2166mbps and the one I connected to...
  16. Sim0nism3

    win 10 wifi slow with bootcamp - out of options

    Hi all, Let me start by saying I have searched and tried everything I can find for the passed 2 days.. and I just can't seem to fix this issue, so here I am hoping for some assistance. I have a 2015 retina MBP. I run bootcamp win10 to play a few games on steam only. Wasn't having too much...
  17. 3

    2011 6-Core Mac Pro SSD USB 3 BTLE 4.1 WiFi ac

    Selling my 2010 6-Core Mac Pro with updated Apple hardware (Apple's Broadcom WiFi ac + BTLE 4.x card, USB 3, and more). Quick specs below, wondering what it may go for on the market. Thanks for any advice! 6-Core 3.33GHz Xeon Intel "Westmere" - 240GB OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD (Boot Drive)...