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llcoolvadI am such a lazy moron sometimes! I've been having wifi connectivity issues in my bedroom since I moved in here. Prior to this evening, my signal strength was commonly between 35% and 50%. Occasionally would get as high as 60%. Mostly would disconnect sporadically. And I have the spiffy new monitor, so I like to sit at my desk now.
Our apartment is in a big old Victorian with really thick walls, a giant chimney, pipes everywhere, and our added problem of really tall bookcases. Not a signal paradise! But I got to thinking, maybe if I could put another antenna/something right in the sight line of my desk, I might have better luck.
After having hours of issues last night and being hugely peeved, today I went to Microcenter on my lunch hour and bought a repeater. Or, more specifically, a Hi-Gain Wireless-G Range Extender.
Tonight, after two hours on the phone with Hawking Technology tech support somewhere in Mumbai, I have signal strength of 100%!! Should have done this months and months ago! Why do I procrastinate??
ETA:
Aw yeah. 100%!
Our apartment is in a big old Victorian with really thick walls, a giant chimney, pipes everywhere, and our added problem of really tall bookcases. Not a signal paradise! But I got to thinking, maybe if I could put another antenna/something right in the sight line of my desk, I might have better luck.
After having hours of issues last night and being hugely peeved, today I went to Microcenter on my lunch hour and bought a repeater. Or, more specifically, a Hi-Gain Wireless-G Range Extender.
Tonight, after two hours on the phone with Hawking Technology tech support somewhere in Mumbai, I have signal strength of 100%!! Should have done this months and months ago! Why do I procrastinate??
ETA:
Aw yeah. 100%!
