Why Does Internet Suck In OSX?

[YS2003]

The only time I had difficulty connecting to WiFi with my iBook (while on business trip) is at the hotel which uses Road Runner wireless service. For other hotels, I have no problem with connecting WiFi or wired service (via Airport Express Base Station). I decided not to stay at that hotel anymore and pick the other one with which I have no problem connecting via WiFi.

 

[nakedguy]

My regular 2.0 MacBook works just fine my home Asus WL-500g router and with a LinkSys I installed at my parents home. Reception is fine. Speed is great, and when FTP between the machines at my place I get maximum speed from the wireless adapter.

 

[gloss]

Last week I discovered that the Linksys wireless card in my computer does not properly support WPA or WPA2 protection, so I'm stuck with WEP, the least secure of the bunch.

Good game, Microsoft.

Regarding Airport, I download well over 1MB/s at my friends house over his FiOS. Haven't seen any issues besides the classic MacBook/Linksys random disconnect when on battery power, which is annoying but livable.

 

[PygmySurfer]

Last week I discovered that the Linksys wireless card in my computer does not properly support WPA or WPA2 protection, so I'm stuck with WEP, the least secure of the bunch.

Good game, Microsoft.

How is it Microsoft's fault if the Linksys card doesn't support WPA? Windows supports WPA fine.

 

[Max Payne]

I have a CD MBP 1GB RAM and connecting to the internet in OSX is hell! Downloading in OSX via WiFi I've never had speeds over 32 KBPS, Compared to Windows Vista where I can constantly download at over 100 KBPS. Also in OSX the reception would only be two bars, but in Vista it would be full (five bars) same location and everything.

Also when I decided to hook up my dsl modem directly to my MBP it was a big hassle to get it to work. But the speeds were decent probably comparable to using it on my other PC.

the downloading in my new C2D MBP is amazingly fast. More than I expected.

 

[makingthebanned]

I'm simply amazed at the number of people that haven't actually read the original post.

This is a matter of which handles WiFi better on the MACBOOK PRO:
- Windows on a MACBOOK PRO
or
- OS X on a MACBOOK PRO

Your analysis of your Powerbook or iBook or iMac or "PC" has NO BEARINGS WHATSOEVER ON THIS DISCUSSION!

... my word. If you don't have a Macbook Pro with both Windows and OS X on it, you shouldn't be posting here about your "experience".

 

[aristobrat]

My apologizes for not owning a MacBook Pro but yet daring to hit the Reply button, but have you tried using any of the Mac WiFi tools to see if there's something funky going on with your WiFi infrastructure that Windows might be dealing with better than OS X?

iStumber and airstatz are two decent ones.