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Q: Slow Wi-Fi connection on Mac Mini - Solved!

Hello

 

This is my first post here @ Apple Support. I may be considered a newb to some Apple veterans as I am relatively new to the Apple World of things but I come heavily backed with tech-savviness

 

I made a discovery whilst troubleshooting the slow Internet connection I have over my Wi-Fi. This simple configuration will help Mac users with the problem I have been facing for a few months now.

 

Please note - This will only work if you for some reason have the Open Bluetooth Setup Assistant at startup if no keyboard is detected box ticked and/or Open Bluetooth Setup Assistant at startup if no mouse or trackpad is detected box ticked whilst not having the device connected to your Mac.

 

For example if you connect your iPhone to your Mac in order to enable it to be used as a mouse and/or keyboard like I sometimes do the Bluetooth Setup Assistant will remain enabled which will result in very slow Internet over Wi-Fi speeds which is due to conflict between your onboard Bluetooth device and your onboard Wi-Fi device.

 

Just untick the Bluetooth Setup Assistant for the device that is not in use then restart your Mac.

 

I have not yet tried this fix on other Mac's however it is highly probable that this fix is not limited to a Mac Mini.

Mac mini (Mid 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Oct 20, 2012 6:33 AM

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  • by Gunderful11,

    Gunderful11 Gunderful11 Dec 11, 2013 5:28 AM in response to dirtbag43
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    Dec 11, 2013 5:28 AM in response to dirtbag43

    Wow, just wow. Had been suffering at intermittent and low speed wifi.  Unhooked hdd and now back to 30 MBs.  Thanks all!

  • by Warren Mcbride,

    Warren Mcbride Warren Mcbride Jan 21, 2014 8:07 PM in response to Orhan360
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    Jan 21, 2014 8:07 PM in response to Orhan360

    Another happy user.  This bluetooth assistant thing is something I would never have figured out on my own.  Thank you for a great fix.

  • by Jolieuk ,

    Jolieuk Jolieuk Mar 17, 2014 2:07 PM in response to Orhan360
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    Mar 17, 2014 2:07 PM in response to Orhan360

    I know I'm very late in joining this thread so appologies but I'm praying you can help as I'm about to throw the Mac mini out of the window because of awful wifi speeds. On the Bluetooth solution, I only have the trackpad and keyboard in the Bluetooth assistant...all three boxes are ticked when I open up advanced. Are you saying I should have all of these unticked?

     

    Thanks so much in advance for any help you can throw my way

  • by a2brute,

    a2brute a2brute Jun 6, 2014 2:04 PM in response to Orhan360
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    Jun 6, 2014 2:04 PM in response to Orhan360

    I'm afraid this fix didn't work for me. I'm setting up a 2011 mac mini for my parents and the wifi download speed is atrocious. Only getting about 100kbps.  Upload speed is 6+mbps.  My 2007 macbook laptop and 2013 android phone both get download speeds of 20-40mbps in the same location, as does my parents old Windows XP desktop with wireless-G card. The Mini is pretty much unusable for internet.  Even very basic web pages (such as this forum) take nearly a minute to load.

     

    I have bluetooth turned off, and only have a USB keyboard and mouse plugged in.

     

    Any help would be appreciated.

  • by Sootbag,

    Sootbag Sootbag Jun 9, 2014 11:50 AM in response to a2brute
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    Jun 9, 2014 11:50 AM in response to a2brute

    Worked a treat, very easy to apply with immediate improvement. What really p***es me off is that Apple did not write the code to avoid this conflict, why does it have to be down to a forum to come up with a solution. Well done!!!

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Jun 9, 2014 12:54 PM in response to a2brute
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    Jun 9, 2014 12:54 PM in response to a2brute

    Any USB3 devices involved close to the Mini?

     

    Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712

     

    10.5, 10.6, 10.7 & 10.8…

     

    System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.

     

     

    10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x/10.8.x instructions...

     

    System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.

     

    The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.

     

    If using Wifi/Airport...

     

    Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.

     

    For 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...

     

    208.67.222.222

    208.67.220.220

     

    (There may be better or faster DNS numbers in your area, but these should be a good test).

    Click OK.

     

    If that doesn't work try changing channels on your Router.

     

    http://x704.net/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=6291&p=76975#p76975

  • by Venky21,

    Venky21 Venky21 Oct 25, 2014 12:33 PM in response to Orhan360
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    Oct 25, 2014 12:33 PM in response to Orhan360

    WOW DUDE. You saved the day! I thought my wifi wasn't working for the past 2 weeks, I reset my router a million times, restarted my mac etc.Thank you so much!

  • by Jim Gottlieb,

    Jim Gottlieb Jim Gottlieb Nov 22, 2014 2:46 PM in response to Orhan360
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    Nov 22, 2014 2:46 PM in response to Orhan360

    Thank you so much! I suffered for over five years with horrible wireless connectivity on my Mini and tried so many things, including buying a new Wi-Fi access point, but never ever suspected Bluetooth was involved.

  • by GTBannah,

    GTBannah GTBannah Nov 25, 2014 5:02 PM in response to Orhan360
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    Nov 25, 2014 5:02 PM in response to Orhan360

    O.K. I'm trying it, and I'll feed back later.

     

    Thanx, in advance!

  • by wild-weasel,

    wild-weasel wild-weasel Jan 19, 2015 12:24 PM in response to Orhan360
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    Jan 19, 2015 12:24 PM in response to Orhan360

    THANK YOU !!!! youtube is still slow, but your post helped me to get at least Safari quicker….

  • by BobbieMac,

    BobbieMac BobbieMac Aug 1, 2015 10:01 AM in response to Orhan360
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    Aug 1, 2015 10:01 AM in response to Orhan360

    Unchecking the boxes that enable the bluetooth keyboard and mouse setup worked great.  Back to a reasonable wifi performance.  Caution-be sure you have a USB keyboard and mouse somewhere nearby in case of a disaster.  I have had much difficulty with getting restarted with a nonfunctional bluetooth mouse and keyboard. 

     

    I think that someone at Apple missed a connection somewhere in Yosemite-the configuration of my mac mini has hardly changed in years, except to upgrade OS.

  • by sinlessgambit,

    sinlessgambit sinlessgambit Jul 26, 2016 2:32 PM in response to Orhan360
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    Jul 26, 2016 2:32 PM in response to Orhan360

    The bluetooth solution did nothing for me but unplugging my USB HDD worked instantly! 

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