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    Extremely slow Bluetooth transfer speeds!

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Mr.Claw, Dec 7, 2015.

  1. Mr.Claw

    Mr.Claw Notebook Consultant

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    And I do mean painfully slow, even from a 2 MB file transfer from my android device!
    On my XPS 15 the transfer speeds used to be blazing fast. This is supposed to be Bluetooth 4.1, and I expected better.

    Is anyone else facing the same thing? Can someone try and transfer a file from their phones to their laptops and see?

    As I understand it, the BT functionality is supposed to be in the Killer networking chip. Then why is the device shown as a 'Qualcomm' device in the Device Manager? Is it that Killer is using a Qualcomm chip for the BT?

    How can I solve the speed issue, any ideas? I use Bluetooth to transfer a lot of stuff between my phone and the laptop.

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    Mr.Claw, Dec 7, 2015
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    Qualcomm is the company that makes the 'model' Killer Wireless e.g. GTX980m belonging to Nvidia.
     
    thepharcyde, Dec 9, 2015
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    Thanks for the reply, but is there any way to solve the speed issue?
    I tried updating the drivers.
     
    Mr.Claw, Dec 9, 2015
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    Should be c.3mb a sec 25mbps. I've never experience quick speeds on either this card or other Killer variants that I've owned.
     
    thepharcyde, Dec 9, 2015
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