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in my experience, wireless simply sucks.
I tried using it for my home connection for a while. With 'excellent' reception, 10 feet from the router, I got the same symptoms as you. If I went to a connection speed test, it would test nice and fast. But when visiting webpages, it's very inconsistent, sometimes working, sometimes not. Alot of times it would just lock up and not work at all. No amount of connecting and disconnecting would work, I had to unplug the usb and plug it back in, even reboot sometimes.
I think it works ok in front of ppl's houses in situations where you just need something quick. But as a permanent, everyday connection, forget it!
I ran a CAT5 along the floor and I'm MUCH happier! In Utorrent, I went from 5-10 kb/s to 180-200 kb/s, which is the difference between a DVD taking a day or 2 weeks.
A big box of cat5 is only about $60 for 1000 feet, and the tool and ends will run about $20. Its easy to crimp and you can bring your connection to any corner of the house.
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