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Poll: Wifi or USB Ethernet? (18 member(s) have cast votes)

Are you using the Wii U wifi connection or ethernet via USB adapter?

  1. Wifi (15 votes [83.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 83.33%

  2. USB Ethernet (3 votes [16.67%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 16.67%

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#1 naadofett

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:13 PM

How is your network performance based on your connection method?

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:16 PM

I tried out the Internet Browser and it was pretty fast :)

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:16 PM

I think, i have to use many years a usb modem to be certain... that you lose lots of internet speed, if you use it via a usb port... Ethernet port is the best though

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:23 PM

I'm referring to the USB->Ethernet adapter. Not plugging a USB modem directly into the Wii U. This is the one I'm using that I've had since my Wii days a couple years ago.

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#5 Jehuty

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:25 PM

Using wifi right now. i have several devices on my router and no hiccups so far (ps3,wiiu, laptop, 2 cell phones). Played BLOPS2 and TekkenTT2.

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:26 PM

you can get 10/100/1000 ethernet to usb

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#7 naadofett

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:27 PM

Has anybody tried internetspeedtest.com on the Wii U? I'm not sure if this site uses flash or not though.

#8 Jehuty

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:32 PM

Has anybody tried internetspeedtest.com on the Wii U? I'm not sure if this site uses flash or not though.


Just did a test on speedof.me (speedtest.net doesn't support html5). I got 1.38 Mb/s for download. It got stuck on upload. www.bandwidthplace.com I got 3.1Mbps on D/l and again upload got stuck.

Edited by Jehuty, 20 November 2012 - 06:37 PM.


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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:47 PM

I'm using Wifi. All mobile speedtests give me below 3Mbits when my connection is 30Mbits. On a laptop, I can get my 30Mbps on my Wifi but I did download the 1.73GB NSMU in about 30-35 minutes. So I suppose I get something like a 700-800 KB/s on a max of 3.8MB/s (actual tested download speed I get).

So, it's pretty speedy, imo. The first update must been something like 4 GB because it took like 2 times the time NSMBU took...
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Posted 21 November 2012 - 12:59 AM

I love my Wi-Fi it's ssssooooooooooo fast.

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Posted 21 November 2012 - 12:59 PM

Has anybody done a straight, wifi - usb ethernet comparison at their own home using the same internet?
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Posted 21 November 2012 - 01:10 PM

I don't have my Wii U yet as I live in the UK but when I do I'll be using Wi-Fi. I didn't do a lot of downloading on my Wii and it will likely be the same on my Wii U so an Ethernet connection isn't really neccessary for me. It's far more important for me on my PS3 and Xbox 360. Plus all four Ethernet connections on my router are already in use for my PS3, Xbox 360, Mac Mini and surround sound amp.

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Posted 21 November 2012 - 10:28 PM

My WiFi connection in my bedroom is crud (most low end laptops would have a hard time), but the speed on the browser was quite surprising. It matched that of my laptop, so no need for Ethernet. I've only tried Video Chat so far, when I try online, I guess I'll update.. (I'll probably forget).




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