FIXED!!!   Check it out guys.   I was messing about with turning off all network card resources, add-ins etc in hopes of narrowing this down...including Bluetooth.   I have a Microsoft Bluetooth Sculpt Comfort Mouse ( [View:www.microsoft.com/.../sculpt-comfort-mouse:550:0]  ) I turned it off and BOOM...all was fine.   I noticed also when it was on, the speedtest would dip dramatically when I actually moved the mouse during the test.   See below for the test result with the mouse off.   I can't post one with the mouse on because the test wouldn't even complete with it on. [IMAGE] Hmmmm....so it turns out it could be a problem with a MS product...go figure.
The story: I just bought a Dell Inspiron 7347 tablet/laptop (exchanged for another unit, see below).   Having issues maintaining a solid network connection and when it is connected, it's very slow.   When connected to the wireless router, it holds a connection (slow) for about 3 - 5 minutes and then craps out (limited connection with the yellow "!" over the wifi signal in task bar).  It then comes back up 1 - 3 minutes later.  It's a consistent ongoing cycle.  I've tried resetting the router to factory defaults with no luck. All other devices on this router (desktop, phone, IPad) all hold the connection no problem at the same time this unit doesn't. Notable:   Before I bought this tablet/laptop I had bought an Acer Aspire tablet/laptop that had the exact same issue on my network.  I returned that unit for other reasons (build quality etc) but it had the same OS (Win 8.1).  I don't know if it had the same network adapter installed.   What I've tried:  Cycling the router - Cycling the modem - Resetting the router to factory defaults - Disabling U-APSD on the network adapter - Slapping myself hard - Offering small animals to the gods... What I tried to try:  Attempted to update the drivers for the Intel adapter using the Intel Driver Update Utility ( Intel PROset wireless adapter and drivers for Win 8.1) but it kept timing out during download because...THE NETWORK ISN'T STABLE! (ugh!)  The setup: Dell Inspiron 7347OS Win 8.1 all updates run Network adapter: Intel dual band wireless AC 7265 Router: Linksys Wireless-B Broadband BEFW11S4settings:   I'm stumped.   Driving me CRAZY!
Network Dropout (intermittent and consistent) - Dell Inspiron 7347, Win 8.1, 
Linksys BEFW11S4, Intel dual band wireless AC 7265 adapter