| Different Router or Booster  Help Me:I have a westell327 router that I have hooked up to my laptop.I do not have great range around 50 ft before I lose a signal. My house is 2600 Sq. Ft. I have been looking at the Amped R10000 wireless router and the Amped SR300 range extender,which would be a better choose for me. thanks in advance |
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| No experience with those since this is a DLink forum.
I would recommend a DLink DAP-1525 |
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| reply to dmike5249
If you haven't already, get a site survey done, or get Netstumbler / inssider onto a laptop and walk around the house.
My 00000010bits.
Regards |
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 Optimus2357Premium
join:2010-11-21
West Warwick, RI
kudos:1 | reply to BimmerE38FN
said by BimmerE38FN:No experience with those since this is a DLink forum.
I would recommend a DLink DAP-1525
Umm....no it isn't. ::grin:: Someone forgot which forum they were in. Heheh
Anyway, from your two choices given, I see your price point is about 70-100$? Also, the Westell327 is a ADSL wireless gateway, probably from Verizon right? Might want to ask them first if your allowed to replace the unit. The models they have listed are
»www22.verizon.com/Support/Reside···ing.htm#
Of those, I would suggest the D-Link 2750B which is probably about 70-80$ Now if Verizon (or whomever your ISP is) does allow you to replace the unit, you have 3 choices. Set the Westell to bridge mode, use it as a modem, and get a stand alone router. You can can get a normal stand alone modem and a standalone router. Or last, you can get a new ADSL wireless gateway. I prefer the 2nd choice for dependability and performance reasons, but first you have to call your ISP and see what your options are. Then I will give you my suggestion. |
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| The OP originally posted in the DLink forum. I replied to the poster then the entire thread was moved here. |
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 EdT
join:2009-06-12
Saint-Laurent, QC | reply to dmike5249
If your house is 2600Sq.Ft. then your router requirement is 50ft x 50ft where the weakest WiFi router on the market today should be able to handle.
I have the Amped Wireless series of routers, their advertisement is a bit misleading. Although the WiFi signal on their router are powerful, the data transfer rate on them are horrible and best used for only sharing internet on wireless devices. If you need a router for streaming media such as Netflix, look elsewhere for a router like the ASUS RT-AC66U or RT-N66U that provide all round performance on all these fronts. |
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