Thread: Wireless Routers Signal Strength With The Fire
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Old 01-04-2012, 10:23 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by salsaguy View Post
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i would stay away from the signal booster devices. Before i got the new router i tried one and for the money it didn't help much and would disconnect every other time so it was more trouble.
Took it back the next day and ordered a new wireless router. Better to upgrade all the way instead of trying to patch/band-aide a bad signal to begin with.
The thing about wifi is it's a two-way street. Both router and client need to be able to hear each other, so boosting signal strength in one direction won't necessarily help unless the unit being boosted is emitting a weaker signal than the other. A signal booster will typically improve data throughput in the direction of the boosted signal (since throughput is proportional to signal strength) but it will probably not allow connections where none were possible before.
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