gkraus wrote:Why is it that my wifes Dell insiron laptop get 75/35 speeds on our new FIOS wireless and my Dell Vostro 1 foot away from hers, never gets better tan 38/35? I have a 802.11n card. I get 75/35 +/- when directly wired.
Check the wireless cards that are installed in both machines. Not all 802.11n hardware is the same, and each are sold with different performance levels. Perhaps you've heard the marketing phrases "Up to 65Mbps, Up to 150Mbps, Up to 300Mbps" etc. It's very much possible the Inspiron has a more capable card, or the Vostro has a driver setting that is degrading performance.