Macbook Pro (2012) Wifi Signal Strength Question

bandwidthplace is one..I did a google of "speed test" and there is a plethora out there.. http://www.bandwidthplace.com/

Speedtest is the internet speed.

Wifi you can see in Applications/Utilities/NetworkUtility: first tab (Info), set "WiFi" and see "Linkspeed".

good, will you please report back the outcome of the Applecare exercise?

I use http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ -- and I always choose the same city server, just for consistency.

I thought we went over this the other day. For some reason your present MBP does not get a good signal, that seems to be clear. You could take it in and they will test it and say it is OK because it does get a WiFi signal and then do nothing for you for as far as they, Apple, is concerned there is nothing wrong.

You need to RETURN your present system and get another. And keep doing that until you get one that actually works like your other devices, as far as signal strenght.

Or you can keep the one you have and post this type of question over and over again until it is to late to return it for full refund.

Lex- I am embarrassed- I should know to have coffee before trying to think and read well in the morning...

BB: what was your weather last night? There have been some vivid wild electrical storms, and I cannot help but wonder if that can interfere? Were you testing the other systems simultaneously? Or they had worked faster, say, before the storm hit?

Other things, like hair and clothes dryers and micro-wave ovens can interfere with receptions...

Well download speeds and WiFi connection speeds, signal strength, are 2 totally different things. If you aren't getting good WiFi signal strength then the unit has problems. If it's just download speeds that can vary from minute to minute, actually second to second.

So which is it, Signal or Download.

Then that can be the browser or some other part in the chain from site to ISP to your router to the WiFi in the router to the WiFi to your computer to the hardware and or software in your computer.

Not sure but doing speed tests on phones or pads may be slightly different then doing them on a computer. I never judge my overall speeds from my phones WiFi connection at my home. In fact I've never bother even doing a speed test on my phone. Don't have a pad so I have no idea on that.

Originally I thought it was the signal strength that was the problem. So just disgrard all my posts on this subject. Your computer is fine.

When it is consistent, it's OK: mine is 100Mbs when connected with 2.4GHz/n and 300Mbs when connected with 5GHz/n. But it is dependent on your equipment. We don't know anything about your equipment. Did you already contact Genius like shootist proposed?

BTW BB, when you click the little Airport icon in the menu bar while holding the Alt(Option) key it will show more information about the connection.

If the Linkspeed is not consistent, you may have interference on the WiFi channel that is used: telephones and other equipment are on the same (radio)band 2.4 GHz. You can try and set the channel as far away as it is now, eg when it is on 11 set the Channel to 1 or 2.