Using phone as tethering device causes slow download speed

[Mattzzz]

So I have a really old laptop, the internet card is broken so only tethering works, I use my phone to connect my laptop to wifi, this causes download speeds to go from 5mb/s to 0 in a matter of seconds, downloading a simple 2gb patch takes hours because of this, can anyone help me figure out a way to fix this?

Here is a link to a screenshot to make you understand what the issue looks like:

https://imgur.com/N8bWXFz

As you can see my internet connection cuts in and out

[[GW] Darling]

Yes, you simply go to www.google.com and use the search term "buy laptops"

[Mattzzz]

Originally posted by GW Darling:

Yes, you simply go to www.google.com and use the search term "buy laptops"

Very helpful comment

[WarmedxMints]

Have you tried a usb wifi dongle?

[Mattzzz]

Originally posted by WarmedxMints:

Have you tried a usb wifi dongle?

I haven't thought of it, that's a good idea

[Tev]

Well, PAYDAY 2 is actually notorious of this, because the updates are heavily compressed.

Funny thing is, I just downloaded GTA5 back using my phone tether as it's 9 megabytes per second on that.

[Mattzzz]

Originally posted by Teutep:

Well, PAYDAY 2 is actually notorious of this, because the updates are heavily compressed.

Funny thing is, I just downloaded GTA5 back using my phone tether as it's 9 megabytes per second on that.

It happens with every download, i followed the other user's advice and ordered a wifi antenna thingy that plugs into my usb port, it should arrive in about a week