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Slow WiFi on i5 iMac 21.5" 2011

jafingi

jafingi

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Apr 3, 2009
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Hi,

I've had my iMac for about two months now, and I'm totally happy with it. The best Mac I've ever had.

However, I have some issues with the WiFi.

My Macbook Pro from 2009 could easily download with 5-6 MB/s, but the iMac doesn't go above 3 MB/s, sometimes it's not even reaching 2 MB/s.

Both the iMac and Macbook Pro are in the same room, 8 inches from each other, so it's not a placement issue.

Anyone else noticing slow WiFi speeds on their iMacs?
 
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CIMA

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Jun 22, 2011
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Same thing happened to me. All windows comp in my home will run at 12mbps but the imac was not going over 3mbps. I end up buying a new router and that fixed the problem. The original router was a Netgear G router and was working fine till I got the iMac. I switched to a Linksys dual band N router and now the iMac is running fine.

I hate to replace something that still works so I am not too happy about it but for what I have read there is no other way to fix the problem.
 
jafingi

jafingi

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I actually have a dual band Cisco Linksys 802.11n router, and it shows 80% signal strength.
 
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