wireless router/dsl modem with best signal strength.your opinions

fguihen

my phone line is in another room and the only way i can get the internet to my room is wireless. im using the netopia wireless router from eircom,but i hear thats rubbish( and i think it aint great).my signal has to go through a concrete wall and a chalkboard wall. i want to hear your recommendations on a wireless dsl modem/router that has good signal strength? thanks all

irlrobins

Does the netopia work for you at the moment? You don't say if you are experiencing any problems currently.

Linksys, Netgear and D Link make good quality modems/routers. Linksys is a personal fav of mine. Avoid Belkin at all costs. They are shit.

fguihen

no not expiriencing problems, just low signal. as low as 28mbps,and at times, low signal quality

irlrobins

28mbps is perfectly acceptable. Sure it's prob 14 times faster than what your broadband speed is so it's hardly creating a bottle neck. Unless you are experiencing loss in performance don't waste your money.

fguihen

but if the little icon on the taskbar tells me the signal strength is low, could that not be slowing things??

Esel

Your broadband is probably no faster than 3MB - so how could 28MB be slowing things down?

Ignore the little icon on the taskbar.

bushy...

If its a pc with a radiocard in it you have , you could try (maybe make) a better antenna for it , it should help

fguihen

bushy... wrote:

If its a pc with a radiocard in it you have , you could try (maybe make) a better antenna for it , it should help

make an antenna eh..... can anyone advise on this??the card is built into my laptop, so im not sure how much of an option this is

irlrobins

It's not really. As esel said ignore the low reading. It does not necessarily mean slow speeds.