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Meanwhile I am using my laptop as access point (NOT HOTSPOT)....//so that it can work on android phones etc....//
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Now use whatever tools you have on your laptop to tell us the technical details of the connection.
Background:
Wifi comes in various flavors, usually lettered (b, g, n) and each of them are variable speed.
Independant of the bit speed, Wifi can use several different types of securing the connection (including encryption) - that can also effect the overall speed.
I don't know what tools you may have on your laptop to diagnose its acess point operating conditions - you'll have to look.
Things that will help:
What band? (b, g, n) - - The K5 does b/g IIRC, pretty sure not n.
What channel? - - There are as many as a dozen different channels, if you (and all your neighbors within range) let the a.p. use the default (often channel 6) then you will have a lot of interference (and packet re-trys).
What speed setting? - - Each band supports multiple bit speeds and some a.p. will automatically scale the speed depending on connection quality (and interference).
What connection type? - - Both type of authentication and type connection. Some of the various encrypted version can be a heavy processing load for both or either end.
What - - <insert anything else your tools will tell you>
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In general, your correct to question that connection - that sounds way too slow - it isn't your imagination.