On Fri, 1 Jul 2011, Bob Nogueira wrote:
> Ibve been trying to use my laptop in the garage so I can listen to the ball
> game while working. Problem I am having is the garage is right on the fringe
> of our wifi network.
> What I have noticed is that the strength will vary from 1 mbps to 11 mbps
> without moving the computer or anything changing. When it falls to the low
> side I loose the broadcast.
> Any simple tricks to increase the signal strength that tiny bit I need to keep
> it from dropping out right in the middle of a great play? Why does the
> signal strength change when noting else has changed?
That severe a drop suggests interference, to me. Do you happen to have
a cordless telephone? If it's a 900 Mhz model, I wouldn't be surprised to
find that your signal drop corresponds to phone usage. When we used to
have a 900 Mhz phone, it was mutually exclusive with wifi... you could use
either, but not both.
Depending on your property, it might even be your neighbor's phone.
If not, I third the recommendation on upgrading to g or n. I have been
nothing but pleased since I did.
--
David Hillman
PS Or, buy one of these things called an "AM Radio". Never seen one in
person, but I'm told they can pick up ball games on 'em ;)
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