Why is the PS3 so slow in wireless mode

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I have a 60 mb connection and my PS3 is getting 2-10 tops, it is ruining GT5. GT5 is taking ages to load anything, I am getting error messages all the time like cannot connect to server. Is there anything I can do to improve the PS3 wireless performance.?
 
Hardwire it if you can, shouldnt get problems then. How far are you from your router.
 
PS3 only fully supports wireless b/g. If you have N, which most routers/modems are now a days, you'll have performance issues.

They put all this "state-of-the-art" technology in this console but they skimped out on the wifi! Hopefully PS4 will keep up with time times.

My router uses G so I get no connection/performance issues. I'm also really close to my router.
 
I had drop out problems on games using wifi until I changed to a cat6 Ethernet cable, hard wired is the way to go, I've had no problems since I ditched the wifi.
 
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I have a 60 mb connection and my PS3 is getting 2-10 tops, it is ruining GT5. GT5 is taking ages to load anything, I am getting error messages all the time like cannot connect to server. Is there anything I can do to improve the PS3 wireless performance.?
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WiFi will ALWAYS have more issues than hard wired connection. Most people problem is they try to save money on a low end router and can't figure out why it doesn't run as well.

I have always ran WiFi with very little problems, it just takes some extra steps in set up to run cleanly. Even at 2mb you should be fine.
 
Do a search on YouTube for installing an external wifi antenna on the back of your PS3. It is a relatively simple job but you'll have to crack the case open. Probably have to get the cable at a specialty shop. I did it to one of mine and it made a dramatic difference. It got the antenna itself off an old router.
 
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WiFi will ALWAYS have more issues than hard wired connection. Most people problem is they try to save money on a low end router and can't figure out why it doesn't run as well.

I have always ran WiFi with very little problems, it just takes some extra steps in set up to run cleanly. Even at 2mb you should be fine.
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Not necessarily true, a top of the line router that only supports wireless N will have problems, b/g won't. I'd say a mid range router that supports those two types are the best, don't go too cheap and don't go to high, the PS3 doesn't like them.

I've run mine on wifi with the modem/router provided from my ISP (Bell Fibe) since I got my PS3, 2010. I never had an issue with it, not for any game including GT5.

Edit. I'm about 10-15 feet from router.
 
I have a Virgin Media super hub router, I can't have my PS3 wired when I am playing with my wheel as it is in a different room. I have a 92% wirless strenghth on the ps3 menu and its just sooo slow
 
i was suffering weak wifi - i didn't want to run an ethernet cable through the house - I bought a pair of powerline ethernet home plugs that turn your homes electrical circuit into a home network.
the connection is as fast as my broadband with no dropping.
 
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Recently, my internet service provider had upgraded my wireless router; now, instead of a Netgear router and a cable modem, it's this combination all-in-one router/modem made by Ubee. It claims that it supports a/b/g/n (which it does support N, because that's what all of my PCs use), but it can't hold a connection well with the older standards...

It doesn't end here; what's downright hilarious is that I can stream video from my computer to my PS3 without encountering problems (lag is very little, but you'll notice the occasional drop of a stream), but yet I can't play a single game in GT5 without getting disconnected after about five minutes of being connected in a room.

Since my ISP took back only the cable modem, I decided to attach my old Netgear wireless-G router to an Ethernet port in the back of the Ubee router/modem, configured connections with all game consoles in my home, and boom; profit. It's a little silly of a setup, but hey; it beats running Ethernet cable from many rooms across the house... 💡
 
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