Sony VAIO SVF1531C5E - Broadcom BCM43142 Wireless Network Adapter KNOWN ISSUE

YorkyUK — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:36:15 GMT

I have a Sony VAIO SVF1531C5E which has a Broadcom BCM43142 Wireless Network Adapter.

The issue is everytime I wake the Laptop from Sleep mode the Wireless Network Adapter does not connect to my network and I have to disable the adapter and then enable it for it to connect again. The Wireless Network Adapter also fails intermittently during web surfing.

I have been in contact with sony support many times over this and have never been able to fix it.

A quick google search shows many sony vaio users with the Broadcom BCM43142 Wireless Network Adapter have had this issue. I have tried all the suggested settings and still the issue is there.

Examples:-

http://community.sony.com/t5/VAIO-Hardware-Networking/VAIO-Fit-slow-wifi/td-p/143697/page/140

http://www.techspot.com/news/53879-widespread-reports-of-sony-vaio-notebook-wi-fi-issues.html#commentsOffset

It is clear that this Broadcom BCM43142 Wireless Network Adapter is not fit for purpose and has known issues.

Sony gave me a new driver (6.30.223.201) but it didn't solve anything.

Sony Support please advise what my options are now?

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