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Billj89
Ello right where do i start i not long ago bought a laptop with wifi built in and i got it all connected with my wireless router and things were fine....... Problem is its only fine in my bedroom when i move into any other room the signal shoots right down and i cant get no connection, at first i thought it might be my router so i bought a new one but still the same thing happens. Anywayz i no its not my laptop because the same thing happens with my wii its fine in my room and soon as i move it to any other room i cant get no connection. So i was just wondering wat the problem is and if there is any way of boosting the signal of the router....... o yeh by the way i live in a bunglow so it makes it even more confusing why i cant get no connection in other rooms.
frenat
Depending on the age of the house and exactly how it was constructed some houses will block the wifi signals more than others. There are higher powered routers out there and they may help as well as signal repeaters but you may get better results if you can move the router to a different location in the house. Other than getting new equipment or changing the location the other thing to do would be to go with a wired setup.
Billj89
Awww crap..... ok thanks for the help anybody have any other ideas.
Episteme
That pretty much sums it up. Bum deal too, we run ours through two layers of brick. If you consider amplifiers or recievers, be sure to read plenty of reviews. Some of them aren't worth the plastic they're made from.
frenat
to expand a bit. I've had good luck in homes built with wood and drywall. Older plaster walls or brick and concrete tend to block the signal more. Not too much you can do about it. You could try powerline networking though.
SkepticDood
Try a signal booster? as epstibe said

also, Wifi works interestingly, its not a signal strength that matters as much as the signal to noise level, have any heavy appliences running? or some other devices that use radio freq?
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