I had the same problem and unsuccessfully tried: 1. the linux-firmware package from yakkety 2. kernel-4.6.3-yakkety 3. kernel-4.7.4 4. sudo modprobe rt2800pci nohwcrypt=Y 5. sudo iw reg set NL
While the newer kernels seemed to alleviate the problem, they didn't fix it. Then I reverted all the previously listed changes and turned the card's power management off. That fixed it. However, since power management would turn on every time it would connect to a network, I made a simple NetworkManager script, that you can find at http://askubuntu.com/a/825976/349291 The following are some relevant info about my system: $ uname -a Linux precision390 4.4.0-36-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 11 18:01:55 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ iwconfig wlp5s5 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"<edited>" Mode:Managed Frequency:5.18 GHz Access Point: <edited> Bit Rate=270 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:off Link Quality=42/70 Signal level=-68 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:133 Invalid misc:781 Missed beacon:0 $ apt list linux-firmware Listing... Done linux-firmware/xenial-updates,xenial-updates,now 1.157.3 all [installed,automatic] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1623022 Title: Very slow wireless with rt2800pci To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1623022/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs