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damn comcast to hell, dirty hell...
okj, the title was an attention=grabber more than a serious thing, although it would be completely correct to say that many times over...
my son has a new x-1 infinity platform at his house that has a (one) modem as part of the setup... he moved it to his room because the wireless signal was too weak to reach 25 feet through 3 plaster walls... now his roommate whose room is in the front of the house can't access the wireless network anymore and wants to know what the best course of action would be (read cheapest)... should he just call comcast to come out and fix the problem or is there a better easier solution? |
Thats not a comcast problem. Thats a wifi having shit range problem. You need one of them wifi range extenders.
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those old walls with lathe and plaster and brick and shit are just the worst. |
Try changing your wireless channel. Too many people (routers) on the same channel bogs it. All surrounding routers are on the same (default) channel, most likely channel 1, same as you. There are 11 channels.
Also; repeater. Then centralize the router. Your son is a wifi whore. |
Comcast is trash though.
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Wifi reception issues are a big pain to deal with unfortunately. Depending on the situation, a repeater could help in whatever room is in between the room where the router currently is and where his roommate can't get reception. If the roommate happens to be using a desktop computer, a powerline network could be effective as well and would completely work around the wifi issues. |
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the other 3 roommates are considering sedition and treason... |
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can that be done without much expense? i'd love to stop screwing with their wifi issues... yeah, the roommate has a desktop, an old compaq... |
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http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA4...dp/B00AWRUICG/ |
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http://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Giga...erline+adapter As a couple have mentioned they work good. I installed a couple for a guy I do side work for that was having issues with his Wi Fi because of wireless security cameras screwing with the signal. Worked like a charm and he loves them. |
how do they work? do they pick up the wireless signal from the modem or do you have to plug one into to wired network and then plug another into the room needing the wifi reception?
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How about a long ****ing ethernet cable?
Im assuming they're gaming....gaming with wireless is dookie. |
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Wifi Router --(ethernet cable)--> Powerline Adapter --(electrical system in the house)--> Powerline Adapter --(ethernet cable)--> Roommate's computer |
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Keep in mind they say they must be plugged directly into wall, you can't have it plugged into a surge protector or anything else. Which is why I recommend the one that has a pass through so you can continue to use the plug in. Also I think some of them actually will block both plug in because they are a little bulky. Just read the comments. I think most people tell you in the comments on each one. |
Good info in this thread. I may try one of those power adapters as I'm having a similar problem except with my tv playing Netflix. It's constantly buffering when using wifi.
I'll state the obvious as well, Comcast is complete garbage coming from Google Fiber. I've spoken to Comcast reps more in the 4 weeks I've had them than I did the entire 3 years I was with Google. From flubbing the install date causing a 5 day delay in hook up, to service drops (I work from home through vpn), tuning errors when trying to change channels, and can't-do-anything-but-laugh customer service. Just a complete junk product in comparison. |
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