PDANET wifidirect tether to laptop. speed is crippled when my phone locks/screen turns off

[JDLSTORM]

i just noticed today why my internet speeds seemingly vary all the time and sometimes stay very slow. i noticed that speed is ok on my laptop if my phone does not lockscreen or timeout while using PDANET . but once my android galaxy 7 screen locks and/or timesout my speed is cripled to less than a mbps. it this intentional? i have been using PDANET for 2 years and never noticed that it could be my phone being locked that is the cause of the slow downs

 

[Laura Knotek]

What carrier do you use?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! You could also try asking here: PdaNet+ Help

 

[JDLSTORM]

verizon

 

[hallux]

Does it work as expected when you use WiFi tethering?