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New Desire Yesterday - Very Disappointed With Internet

dude the problem is not router or really the phone. this phone does not like routers using DD-WRT firmware and if you are not using that then the firmware on the router is not compatible with the phone, the phone is picky on which router you use and security settings.

I had a problem too took me a while to realise, i figured it out by using a old netgear router.

try your phone with a friends wifi (different model router then urs) and it should work fine. i speed tested wifi and i get about 16mb.

hope it helps
 
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That was one of the things I did too, as well as changing the security from WPA to WPA2... My channel was set to 6, think it's 8 now, but not seen any comments about which is best.

what you could try and do is to go to your default internet browser on desire and press menu button.then go to more and settings and untick Mobile View in settings and then try to load web pages.
for me it had major difference especially with some websites.
or another thing is that some app is blocking or using your data connection.
also you could try and do factory reset as maybe something wasn't set up right.
 
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I've just had to change my router channel thanks to a load of new BT hubs popping up. They can all fight over ch1-7. I'm now on ch13, and nothing else near me using any nearby channels to interfere with me.

Noticed the PC is better too, but until the Desire acted up, had no idea I had a channel issue. The N96 must have coped with it well, as had to change channels when I first got the Desire.
 
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