So there are a lot of people complaining about the WiFi on both consoles and the resulting download speeds. If there were first party upgrades that plugged into the back of the consoles would you buy one? 

What about an upgrade kit that had this device and a 2tb hybrid-drive and maybe an elite controller / limited ps4 controller? 

I don't think you understand the complaints about WiFi. WiFi doesn't actually kill the speeds of 95% of people that much. Even a G router gives you 54mpbs, and most ISPs are less than 50. The problem is with latency, dropped packets, and in general shitty signal. A higher speed wireless NIC would not fix this.

Anyone willing to pay out the ass for a faster wireless NIC, should be willing to/ smart enough to use ethernet.

NOTE: I referenced a wireless G router. Thes PS4 and XB1 both support 2.4ghz wireless N. Meaning you should be able to break 200mbps with strong enough signal. If you are asking about 5ghz or AC in general support... it'd be nice -- but ethernet is better.

As for a 2TB Hybrid drive... why the fuck would I pay a company more than the device is worth. Microsoft is a prime example of price gouging when it comes to hard drives. Sony and third party vendors would do the exact same thing.

NOTE: there still aren't many mainstream hybrid drives at that size.

I have honestly not heard of such complaints? People complain about 'poor Wi'Fi' because the network connection in general is poor. This is, as Sabvre rightly states, mostly due to internet-induced latency and dropped packets.

Having said that, the PS4 supports a 802.11n NIC that only has 2.4GHz capability (compared to XB1 2.4 and 5GHz). I imagine Sony will update this in the future but why it launched single band 2.4GHz is beyond me. They should both ideally support 802.11ac 2x2:2 but hey, we can't have everything right!?

I also think the consoles should come with hybrid-SSD drives as standard. As above, selling these separately would just give the manufactures an excuse to rip us off.

My problems were finally solved with a new wifi cable modem. The old one was garbage (thanks for selling me that one mr isp) Downloads are 10 times faster now on ps4, and laptops don't have to reconnect 10 times a day.

That's on standard 2.4ghz btw, the 5ghz connection did drop on the iPhone and didn't want to connect again. I switched that to 2.4ghz which has better signal strength. Is it normal that 5ghz has less signal strength? It works fine on my wife's laptop, hasn't dropped once on there. Perhaps iCrap was just in an iMood. Seems to switch to 5ghz fine now.

Ethernet.

Indeed, especially if you use Vita remote play you gotta go with Ethernet, just makes it so much smoother.

It's a single cable to run to your tv from the router/switch, shouldn't be that hard for most people to fit one in somewhat neatly.

I don't have download speed problems. I actually have something like 4mb/s which is relatively good (especially considering where I live). My real problem is the upload speed, which is something dumb as 200kb/s for some reason. I can't find anyway to fix it. If there was such Wi-fi adapter that could boost it, I'd buy it.

Yes. It is VERY normal for 5ghz to have less signal. A 2.4ghz signal can usually go for hundreds of feet (I can get signal about half a block away on my 2.4ghz network). Conversely, a 5ghz is designed to only go 30-50ft (depending on the grade of the router) and sucks at wall penetration (the shorter wave length).

You likely use DSL which is something like 968kbps. DSL companies try to convince people that their slow upload speeds are fine for normal person use....

2.4GHz has a longer wavelength due to the lower frequency which allows the signal to travel futher and through objects easier. 5GHz on the other hand is more susceptabl to attenuation and and does not travel as far. So, 2.4GHz will travel futher than 5GHz.

Having said that, there are many more sources of interference on 2.4GHz as opposed to 5GHz which is relevavely clean in comparison. So, if you can get an Access Point(s) that can service your needs in terms of signal strength on 5GHz, it will usually perform better than 2.4GHz. It's also worth noting that newer modulation techniques and performance 'enablers' such as 80-160MHz channels, Explicit Transmit Beamforming, 256QAM etc. only work in 5GHz (802.11ac is 5GHz only).

As for your laptop vs. iPhone, the laptop will have a more powerful Wi-Fi adapater. That extra output power can acheieve greater distances (and possibly performance) than your phone. Apple devices actually tend to have fairly decent chipsets. It's simply a matter of your Access Point being too far away from your phone (the laptop is able to compensate).