When I bought my new computer just recently I installed the wireless card from my old computer into but the internet/connection was extremely slow as compared to when it was wired.

My question is if I spend the money and get a decent wireless card, (the one I had before was a TrendNet that I got for $10.00 online) will I see a drastic improvement in my connection more comparable to being wired?

I would just wire it since it is the next room over, but my attic is extremely small and it will be pretty difficult to run the cables up there but it can be done.

Thanks for any input

Edit: I cant move the router since I have an xbox in my downstairs entertainment room and it connects wirelessly. Moving it would decrease its connection.
What’s the signal strength/speed with the wireless card? Check it a few times because they tend to change a bit.

For web browsing, your wireless network shouldn’t be the bottleneck. So a wireless setup should get you the same speeds as wired. The only case where this isn’t true is file transfers from one computer to another on your network

Assuming you can find a brand name card that can get a better signal, you should see an improvement. You could also try a better antenna on the same wireless card. You could also put new firmware on your router and increase the transmission power of your signal.

Before I buy anything, if I were you, I would bring the computer into the same room as the wireless router and see if that improved your web browsing. If it did, you mightt be able to get away with buying a high-gain antenna for either the router or the wireless card. Otherwise, you could try a new wireless card, and if that doesn’t work (it should, unless there’s some other issue) then you’d have to wire it.
wired is definitely a better choice, especially if you’re gaming. if you’re just browsing the web wireless should be fine.
Probably won’t see much of a difference unless you’re going from B to G (or N) or something.
thanks for the help…

i bought a matching linksys card which had an antenna twice the size as the trendnet one and the signal is great and my bandwidth speeds are nearly similar with my wired speeds
Wired is always faster and more stable, even if "more stable" means it never drops out whereas a really good wireless setup drops out a couple of times a year.

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