Wifi question.

Bottom line -- has Acer STILL not fixed the ongoing wifi problems?

I'd love to buy one at the current prices...but I'm not buying something I can't use the wireless on.

 

I have no problems with Wifi
Now, the mic instead, that a different tune..

 

Mine works great. In fact it's good in weak signal areas. Just update the driver or turn off the power save. There are many threads on both here.

Here is a current download test. It will do 15+ during less busy times:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 12511 kbps (1563.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 495 kbps (61.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

 

Thanks for the replies. Anybody else want to chime in? Does this mean the wifi problems are finally fixed? I was thinking about the 10" model...is it safe to say this is a new generation with any wifi fixes incorporated?

 

I've spent all day trying to get this figured out. Drivers, AUC, Power save, QoS, remote differential compression, etc.

After realizing that the driver I was using wasn't the latest version for Vista (I was using 7.7.0.232, which is latest XP version). I finally landed on what seems to be a solid configuration for me.

Driver version 7.6.1.204, which is the latest Vista driver.
Uninstalled Atheros Utility Client.
There is no power save option with this driver.
Left QoS Packet Scheduler at its default.
Turned off remote differential compression

As of now, all seems to be working REALLY well. No dropped connections, even under heavy transfers. These are great little machines, hopefully this configuration does it!!

 

Sweet, let us know if it doesn't.

I have to wonder, given the new posts with wifi problems... wtf?

 

So far so good, spent a while on both machines with no problems. Downloaded large files, tested Runescape, browsed the net, etc. Not one disconnection. Only time will tell, but I'm hoping all the work I did paid off.

 

The only WiFi problems that I have encountered have been with the AR5007EG driver that is built in to the Win 7 releases. This may be due to an incompatibility with my Netgear router but the Atheros v7.6.1.221 driver package works fine for me on both XP and Win 7.

 

That was the best driver for mine until I put in the intel 5300. I did turn off the n mode on the Intel card because I only have the two antennas. It seemed to help with my Airport Expresses and playing music.

 

My Aspire one is brilliant! Connects first time every time and find signals my laptop does not!

I had some problems when I took it out of the box, but I connected it by wire to my modem, downloaded updates and rebooted.... worked ever since.

I now have an O2 dongle working too, this was also a problem at first but then I realized that Firefox needed to have the "work offline" tick removed, thanks for everyone here who has offered some great help for people like me who can work a PC/ Windows machine with ease, Linux Fedora is another story!
What a great, simple switch-on and use product!
Steve