WiFi adapter for pc

Ladyinthedark

I bought a pc for Xmas for my son and had to buy a WiFi adapter for it to receive internet but every time he turns on the pc it slows my Android and makes it lag and sometimes it cuts out the internet is there anything I could do to resolve this ,would I have the same problem if I connected a wire from the modem to the pc ?? Any ideas please

smuggler.ie

Ladyinthedark wrote: »

I bought a pc for Xmas for my son and had to buy a WiFi adapter for it to receive internet but every time he turns on the pc it slows my Android and makes it lag and sometimes it cuts out the internet is there anything I could do to resolve this ,would I have the same problem if I connected a wire from the modem to the pc ?? Any ideas please

Who is your ISP?

Sounds like new PC just eat up all your bandwidth.

Ladyinthedark

smuggler.ie wrote: »

Who is your ISP?

Sounds like new PC just eat up all your bandwidth.

It’s eir

ED E

Either:

A) You've a terribly slow connection (<10Mb if not <3Mb) and any real use is just pinning you to 100% load

OR

He's slamming your connection with game updates or torrents.

Headshot

ED E wrote: »

Either:

A) You've a terribly slow connection (<10Mb if not <3Mb) and any real use is just pinning you to 100% load

OR

He's slamming your connection with game updates or torrents.

C) Window Updates.

Id put money on Window updates due to being a new PC

Ladyinthedark

Headshot wrote: »

C) Window Updates.

Id put money on Window updates due to being a new PC

What’s the solution

ED E

Turn off PC

Install
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zwanoo.android.speedtest.gworld&hl=en
On your phone

Stand near the router.
Run test.


That'll give a *rough* idea of how much you have to work with. Then we can advise.

Ladyinthedark

ED E wrote: »

Turn off PC

Install
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zwanoo.android.speedtest.gworld&hl=en
On your phone

Stand near the router.
Run test.


That'll give a *rough* idea of how much you have to work with. Then we can advise.

What s the app for the iPhone

jbkenn

Ladyinthedark wrote: »

What s the app for the iPhone

Speedtest by Ookla available from the App Store

smuggler.ie

Ladyinthedark wrote: »

What s the app for the iPhone

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speedtest-by-ookla/id300704847

ED E

Ladyinthedark wrote: »

What s the app for the iPhone

Ladyinthedark wrote: »

but every time he turns on the pc it slows my Android and makes it lag

Talk about mixed messages here lady.

Ladyinthedark

ED E wrote: »

Talk about mixed messages here lady.

Android box sorry

Ladyinthedark

Ladyinthedark wrote: »

Android box sorry

6.02 download

2.76 upload

Marlow

Ladyinthedark wrote: »

6.02 download

2.76 upload

So you are referring to an android box. Is this to watch streaming tv/movies ?

Netflix/Amazon Prime should be fine with that as long as your sons PC isn't doing massive downloads. Other services may not.

As others have pointed out: windows updates are one culprit. If he is downloading games/game updates and or torrents, it'll take the entire connection at those speeds.

/M

KOR101

There are so many possible causes, I would take them one at a time. So, no. 1.....

As someone else pointed out, a new PC may be downloading sizeable software updates. So, leave the PC on for a few hours (or overnight) and let it do it's business, and see whether the problem with your android box persists.

If it was me, I would pull up the task manager and check what the network stats were on the PC. That would visibly show you the bandwidth being taken up by the updates. Also, on the android box, set the apps not to auto update. Set it so you have to do that manually.