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I used to live in one of those open floor plan apartments which are basically a square divided into 3 rooms - living/kitchen/dining, bedroom, bathroom. It wouldn't really matter where the wireless router was located and I got a good signal anywhere in the apartment.
Now I've just moved to an apartment which has a completely different layout - very compartmentalized. It basically looks like a long hallway running East to West with rooms off to each side and the kitchen at the end. The cable comes into the living room at the eastern end of apartment so the wireless router is located there. In the 'den' which is less than half way down the hall I get a weak signal which fluctuates in strength (usually good but sometimes drops out completely) and normally is 24Mbps. Text browsing is fine. Video/audio streaming works, but not very well. Trying to get a wireless connection to the kitchen and bedroom at the opposite (western) end of the apartment is a crap shoot - works sometimes, but can't be relied upon. The actual distance isn't that far but there are just too many walls to go through.
I was looking to getting a booster and placing it in the den to hopefully help send a strong signal through the western end of the apartment. However, should I be concerned that the wireless signal strength is 'iffy' in the den and the speed is slow? Does the booster need to be placed in an area where the signal is still strong and fast?
I might also try the parabolic tinfoil reflector mod, but I don't think the GF will like the looks of that.
Any other options I should consider?
Thanks in advance.
Now I've just moved to an apartment which has a completely different layout - very compartmentalized. It basically looks like a long hallway running East to West with rooms off to each side and the kitchen at the end. The cable comes into the living room at the eastern end of apartment so the wireless router is located there. In the 'den' which is less than half way down the hall I get a weak signal which fluctuates in strength (usually good but sometimes drops out completely) and normally is 24Mbps. Text browsing is fine. Video/audio streaming works, but not very well. Trying to get a wireless connection to the kitchen and bedroom at the opposite (western) end of the apartment is a crap shoot - works sometimes, but can't be relied upon. The actual distance isn't that far but there are just too many walls to go through.
I was looking to getting a booster and placing it in the den to hopefully help send a strong signal through the western end of the apartment. However, should I be concerned that the wireless signal strength is 'iffy' in the den and the speed is slow? Does the booster need to be placed in an area where the signal is still strong and fast?
I might also try the parabolic tinfoil reflector mod, but I don't think the GF will like the looks of that.
Any other options I should consider?Thanks in advance.
