Thanks again for kind replies and help. Just to post the follow-up in case someone experiences similar problems. Once I concluded that hardware is operational, I have tried to experiment with wi-fi analysers and different router settings, as suggested, and for now it seems that channel 6 is the best option for relatively steady wifi connection. It's still slow and erroneus, as you can see, but at least it is usable and relatively consistent
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--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
164 packets transmitted, 84 packets received, 48% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 11.738/16.529/49.804 ms--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
164 packets transmitted, 84 packets received, 48% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 11.738/16.529/49.804 ms