Need Solutions for More Wireless Range in Apartment

**mastavic** · June 17th, 2011, 07:50 AM

Hello, I hope you are doing well.

Simply put, I need more wireless range in some parts of my apartment.

My ISP is Comcast, and I have their 20-25Mbps cable service. I am connected through a Motorola SURFboard SB5101 cable modem. Currently, I am using a Airlink AR430W Super G™ Wireless Router. Everyone in the apartment uses Windows computers.

Unfortunately, half of my apartment barely gets any of the wireless signal, and therefore, has very, very slow connection. Part of the reason is that there are walls between the wireless router and the computers. I would like to state that the connection is very fast when I'm close to the wireless router.

What is the best and cheapest solution so that everyone can get a decent connection and speed? Is there anything I can do at the moment to help boost the signal? I do have another wireless router (it's a Verizon VZ7501ROUT 802.11g Wireless Router), but do not think there's any way to make use of two routers with just one modem.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Vic

**GroundZero3** · June 17th, 2011, 07:55 AM

Can you remove the antenna off the wireless router?

**mastavic** · June 17th, 2011, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by GroundZero3

Can you remove the antenna off the wireless router?

Yes, I can. It screws on and off quite easily.

Are you thinking that I can purchase a better antenna and use it for my current router?

Thanks for the prompt reply!
Vic

**GroundZero3** · June 17th, 2011, 08:30 AM

Depending on the connector you can go to best buy or some other store on the internet to purchase a different antenna to give you better coverage.

**mastavic** · June 17th, 2011, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by GroundZero3

Depending on the connector you can go to best buy or some other store on the internet to purchase a different antenna to give you better coverage.

Thanks again! I will start looking into that.

If anyone else has other possible solutions or recommendations, please let me know.

**GroundZero3** · June 17th, 2011, 09:44 AM

Well you asked for the cheapest solution and that is it. If you want to spend the money you can get a MIMO router that has better coverage but you will be spending up to 100 bucks for something like that.