HP Envy Network adapter issues / wifi issues

[Time Waster]

A few years ago I got a nice envy laptop that had a decent chip and specs, although it was a HDD one as SSD were still high end only is that old. It started as a guide computer but after 6 months the connection to Internet started to be shaky. One evening no problems the next I had to keep knocking off the WiFi network adaptor off and back on or troubleshoot it. Eventually it just stopped connecting at all. I gave up in the and bought a smaller laptop with a SSD.

Is this likely to be readily fixed? Is it worth paying for it to be fixed? Should I bother considering it's 3 or more years old now? It was a nice keyboard, screen and sound too.

Any views?

 

[classic33]

Why not search out one of the older mobile/WiFi dongles.
Use that to connect to WiFi.

 

[Trickedem]

I would look at getting it repaired. Some laptops have replaceable wifi adpators, but this will depend on the model of course.
Alternatively you could get a cheap wifi dongle like this

 

[Time Waster]

Thanks! Might get a dongle for a fiver. Worth a try.

 

[DaveReading]

Not HP, but I had similar problems recently with the Intel WiFi adaptor in my laptop losing the connection to my server and to the Internet (once in the middle of a Zoom call!). Disabling and re-enabling the adaptor worked, but didn't cure the issue.

Eventually I uninstalled it, removed all traces of the old driver, and downloaded/installed the latest driver from the vendor. Touch wood, seems to have fixed the problem.

 

[Trickedem]

I would look at getting it repaired. Some laptops have replaceable wifi adpators, but this will depend on the model of course.
Alternatively you could get a cheap wifi dongle like this

You could replace the internal card too...Bit more expensive and will require some dismantling...link

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Why not search out one of the older mobile/WiFi dongles.
Use that to connect to WiFi.

Not HP, but I had similar problems recently with the Intel WiFi adaptor in my laptop losing the connection to my server and to the Internet (once in the middle of a Zoom call!). Disabling and re-enabling the adaptor worked, but didn't cure the issue.

Eventually I uninstalled it, removed all traces of the old driver, and downloaded/installed the latest driver from the vendor. Touch wood, seems to have fixed the problem.

I did both, and it may be psychological, or a result of other bits of housekeeping I did at the same time as suggested by loads of youtube things, but with them both connected, it seems to be better than ever.

 

[Time Waster]

I updated drivers. Not sure if I deleted it before downlo current driver. Whatever solution I got from Internet didn'twork or not for long. It's frustrating when it appears to work well whatever I tried for a few uses or even just that one day's use only to fall exactly at before.

 

[ColinJ]

A very long shot but... are you definitely trying to connect to your own wifi?

If you have somehow been connecting to a neighbour's insecure wifi instead of yours then it wouldn't be surprising if it were not reliable.

 

[Time Waster]

I've tried but my neighbour's WiFi is password protected. We had a limit on ours which we easily passed. No free rides unfortunately. 😕

 

[fossyant]

I've got a 17" Envy of similar vintage. Pretty sure the wifi cards are swappable in these. I swapped my HD for an SSD and being a big case, the old HD became a second drive.

Notebookrepair.co.uk are really good. Just had them replace my keyboard and fix the hinge on my Envy