Laptop constantly drops Wi-fi

[CoGirl303]

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad W520 Windows 10, and it constantly drops Wi-fi. The signal goes out, I lose work, then the wi-fi symbol goes out. It usually takes about 60-120 seconds before the wi-fi comes back and the page loads again and I can continue working. I figured it was my old router/modem being old so I replaced them. Now, instead of having to manually turn the Wi-fi off and on, it will reset itself automatically, but it still does it about every 15 minutes. It's very annoying and is slowing down my productivity.

I looked up a few things on-line and this seems to be a common problem with machines that have Window 7,8, and 10, and there seems to be a few different options, but there doesn't seem to be anything that consistently works for everyone. The only thing I've tried so far is turning off the option to save power in the network configuration.

I thought I'd turn to the experts on here for help. I'd prefer to set this laptop on fire, but I can't afford a new one at the moment and wouldn't know what to buy anyway. Any help to tide me over? Other than this one issue, I have little problems with my current machine.

Ever since I got rid of my PC's and switched to MAC, my computer issues have dropped exponentially.

I bought a mint condition rarely used 2012 Macbook Pro over Black Friday for $650. I replaced my 2010 version which had a faulty graphics chip.

My 2011 iMAC 27" has been going strong w/ exception to needing a new hard drive last year.

Aside from that, no issues.



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[Gman]

Ever since I got rid of my PC's and switched to MAC, my computer issues have dropped exponentially.

Whatever floats your boat. I have both at home and manage both at the office. Macs have had a history of WiFi issues for as long as there have been...Macs. If you have any platform that isn't having issues, you're just not pushing it hard enough.

If you're trying to identify the best WiFi channel selection for your home, I'd recommend using a tool like WiFi Analyzer to perform a site survey in various parts of your home to find the configuration that works best for you. In my case, my router is located in my home office in the basement and is somewhat shielded from my neighbors. Most of my end-user devices are on the main floor of our ranch style home and are bombarded by so many networks it'll make your head spin.