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Wired Internet Connection Vs. Wireless Connecttion Wired Internet Connection Vs. Wireless Connecttion I've got a perfect connection with Wired. When I bring my PS3 on the go to hotels and places. I have to use wireless and its anything but networking - Why is my PS3's internet so slow compared to Oddly the PS3 is getting consistent 4.3 Mbps up and occasionally can hit 8Mbps down. Still a far cry from the low end 11 that my wireless PCs get. edit. HA! Just ran another speed test using the Internet Connection Test in the XMB 19.3 Mbps down 2.2 Mbps up. I didn't change a thing. Maybe the PS3 connection test software is just whack.

The actual connection is fine, as I am sitting here and typing this message on our home PC, so the connection to our ISP is fine. Also when I connect it to the PS3, on the back where the LAN connector is the green lights are flickering, and when I pull the cable out the PS3 puts out a message on the screen saying "lan cable disconnected".

Wired Internet Connection Vs. Wireless Connecttion I've got a perfect connection with Wired. When I bring my PS3 on the go to hotels and places. I have to use wireless and its anything but networking - Why is my PS3's internet so slow compared to Oddly the PS3 is getting consistent 4.3 Mbps up and occasionally can hit 8Mbps down. Still a far cry from the low end 11 that my wireless PCs get. edit. HA! Just ran another speed test using the Internet Connection Test in the XMB 19.3 Mbps down 2.2 Mbps up. I didn't change a thing. Maybe the PS3 connection test software is just whack. How to Connect Your PS3 to the Internet - YouTube

I've noticed this since I've been playing WAR recently. If my roommate turns on his PS3, it drops my net connection for a while. I'll lose my connection to Vent and Warhammer. It's only for maybe a minute, then I can reconnect. I disabled the PS3's internet, but just today I noticed his laptop does this as well when it is turned on.

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