Internet speed vs. wireless range extender?

Leprichon · 01-05-2008, 10:50 PM

Id like to know if internet speed can be improved by adding a range extender to the wirless signal - it would increase my wireless signal strength from "very week" to (hopefully) "excellent"...a second option might be to add another modem. I have RoadRunner. Do they typically do that kind of thing???

Trizoy · 01-05-2008, 10:59 PM

Cant add another modem. Yes the signal strength being increased will make your connection faster.. OR make it wired.

Leprichon · 01-05-2008, 11:16 PM

having a wired connection isnt feesab le (unfortunately)...but I have run a coax cable to the location (my neighbor has internet and I can "borrow" his signal)...is there any other way around getting a wired conection and not using cat5 but by using coax??

01-05-2008, 10:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Leprichon New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5	Internet speed vs. wireless range extender? Id like to know if internet speed can be improved by adding a range extender to the wirless signal - it would increase my wireless signal strength from "very week" to (hopefully) "excellent"...a second option might be to add another modem. I have RoadRunner. Do they typically do that kind of thing??? Last edited by Leprichon; 01-05-2008 at 10:54 PM.

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Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,664	Cant add another modem. Yes the signal strength being increased will make your connection faster.. OR make it wired. __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

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01-05-2008, 11:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Leprichon New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5	having a wired connection isnt feesab le (unfortunately)...but I have run a coax cable to the location (my neighbor has internet and I can "borrow" his signal)...is there any other way around getting a wired conection and not using cat5 but by using coax??