Latest compatible wireless adapter cards for Dv7t-7000

[richform]

I've upgraded my Notebook with an Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 7260 Card and it vastly improved both my down and upload speeds. My wireless provider is installing 5G speeds and want to know if there are any settings for the 7260 I can use to advantage, or if there are better wireless adapter cards compatible with my unit. In Device Manager/ Network Adapters/ Inter AC7260/Advanced, I can click on 802.11 ac, but it won't stay in the selection box after closing.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

You have the best possible card that can be installed in your notebook.

It should provide a maximum throughput of 867 MBPS with an excellent signal, with an AC router and there is no need to adjust any of the advanced settings.

You can verify the connection speed, which is different than the download speed, by going to the Windows control panel>Network and Internet>Network and Sharing Center>in the View your active networks section, click on the wireless connection, and it will show the speed the wifi card is connecting at.

I have the 7260 AC card in one of my HP notebooks. 

I pay for 200 MBPS download speeds, and I am getting that all day long.

Newer, faster cards are of the M.2 form factor, have smaller antenna connectors, and won't fit in your notebook's wifi card slot.

[richform]

I also pay for 200mbps and, at the router location, I get it, wirelessly. Where the notebook lives however is behind large metal structures, (7' steel chest, two walls, three doors clad in zinc roofing material and a washer/dryer. In that location, the Intel card gives me low 90's down and low 20's upload. I can't change its "appetite" to "AC", it just defaults back to a,b,n. No bad, sometimes thready and surprisingly slow, and so I thought maybe there was an upgrade. Parts of my apartment have much worse coverage, (under 10/3). Would a wifi mesh help a lot?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

I have mine set at the default abn settings to.

Did you check the actual connection speed in the Network & Sharing Center?

If you are getting an excellent signal the connection speed should be 867 MBPS.

The actual download speed would most likely be affected by all of that metal.

In my father in law's house, they had a zinc covered door from the garage into the house, and that severely affected the wifi reception in a negative way, because Verizon set up the wireless service in the garage for some crazy reason.

They bought a range extender and that helped a lot.

I have never used a wifi mesh router system before, but it may be a good idea to upgrade to one if you can't move your modem and/or your wireless router into a different location.

I was able to move my modem and router from the basement, where it was originally set up, to the second floor, and what a positive difference that made.