Hello,
I have a MacBook Air (2015 early) and the WIFI connection is HORRIBLE. I also have a Dell laptop used exclusively for my job. I can have both on my desk and the Dell connects immediately and reliably to any WIFI connection, yet the MacBook Air has trouble connecting. If I am any reasonable distance from the router (within my own home) the Mac drops connection constantly where the Dell never drops.
My question is - I really like the Air but want to improve the connection - is it possible to replace the existing air card with a different one that will improve performance?
Here is the current card details:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x117)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.106.3 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1435.3)
Thank you for any suggestions
Susan
PS - my mac dropped connection 3 times while I was typing this question :-(
=== Update (12/22/2019) ===
Thank you all for the information . Here is the information from my WIFI connection
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It was suggested by my colleague that I might benefit from a WIFI doggle to bypass the Apple WIFI card, would that be a benefit?
Thank you all again.
Susan
I have a MacBook Air (2015 early) and the WIFI connection is HORRIBLE. I also have a Dell laptop used exclusively for my job. I can have both on my desk and the Dell connects immediately and reliably to any WIFI connection, yet the MacBook Air has trouble connecting. If I am any reasonable distance from the router (within my own home) the Mac drops connection constantly where the Dell never drops.
My question is - I really like the Air but want to improve the connection - is it possible to replace the existing air card with a different one that will improve performance?
Hello,
I have a MacBook Air (2015 early) and the WIFI connection is HORRIBLE. I also have a Dell laptop used exclusively for my job. I can have both on my desk and the Dell connects immediately and reliably to any WIFI connection, yet the MacBook Air has trouble connecting. If I am any reasonable distance from the router (within my own home) the Mac drops connection constantly where the Dell never drops.
My question is - I really like the Air but want to improve the connection - is it possible to replace the existing air card with a different one that will improve performance?
Here is the current card details:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x117)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.106.3 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1435.3)
Thank you for any suggestions
Susan
PS - my mac dropped connection 3 times while I was typing this question :-(