Solved! Dell 5577 Laptop WiFi Speed

DJ Corus

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I recently got a new Dell 5577 Laptop. I love it so far and most things with it work great. The only thing that seems to be driving me nuts is the speed of the WiFi. I test thru speedtest.net and the speed test app on my phone.
The first picture is from my laptop... 48.92 Mbps
https://drive.google.com/open?id=194P_bYVbWStU94xDPqRLIaLlBh4PuQLt
And this pic is from my cell phone on the same network... 136 Mbps
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C2g0o22pJF3UCuPFcIyW-a_29VDS7B7p

So my question is, what could I do to try to make my laptop WiFi speed faster or as fast as my cell phone speed? I have already tried making sure to update my drivers and there were other forums saying to uninstall a program called SmartByte, which I also did. I've also tried using the Support Assist program that came with the computer to optimize the internet setting. I am open to any other ideas. Thank you for your help.
 
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The laptop could not have the ability to reach higher speeds. That isn't the best testing site. I would try testing through https://testmy.net/. Way more accurate.

In addition, how many devices and where they are in relation to the modem/router will effect this as well.
The laptop could not have the ability to reach higher speeds. That isn't the best testing site. I would try testing through https://testmy.net/. Way more accurate.

In addition, how many devices and where they are in relation to the modem/router will effect this as well.
 
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