Comments on: Verizon Fios Router Signal too weak? http://verizonmininotebook.com/verizon-fios-router-signal-too-weak/ New Verizon Mini Notebook Tricks & Reviews Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:20:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt M http://verizonmininotebook.com/verizon-fios-router-signal-too-weak/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Matt M Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:52:56 +0000 http://verizonmininotebook.com/verizon-fios-router-signal-too-weak/#comment-306 <a href="http://www.verizonmininotebook.com">Verizon Mini Notebook</a> Did they use MoCA (TV cable) or Ethernet? If it's MoCA you can move the router to any TV jack - inserting a splitter behind the set-top-box, if neccecary. Ethernet is a bit harder, but cable isn't too hard to run and is fairly cheap. Before doing anything drastic, try just moving the router. Verizon wanted to put our router on the floor, behind the computer - I had them put it in a better place. Put your wireless router as high up as you can and as far from electrical and metal things as you can, that'll give you the best coverage. Try to put it in the middle of where you expect to be (usually the middle of the house). If you have 2.4GHz cordless phones you may want to replace them with 5.8GHz, 900MHz, or the new DECT6.0 phones that won't cause interference. Also, wireless video senders, or wireless cameras that run on 2.4GHz should be set to the farthest channel from your router (e.g. set video sender to 1 or A and put the router on channel 11). Channels 1, 6, and 11 are preferable because they don't "overlap" with each other. The Verizon antenna is actually a good antenna for the router - but make sure it's screwed on completely, and pointed UP (toward the cieling). If you really need more range after positioning your router as best you can, some companies sell "WiFi Repeaters" that re-transmit the information stronger to boost the signal. If you can run wires to (or near) the location where you have weak signal, get an "Access Point" or a router that can be configured as an access point (a second router would cause problems) and set it to the same SSID (name) and Encryption key (security) - then computers will pick whichever is strongest. Since your computer has a "N" adapter in it, you could get a Wireless N router and configure it to act like an access point. I suppose you could always try making one of these, it will decrease the range on one side but increase range wherever it's pointed. I was able to get from 60 up to 85 percent in my basement. For free...well ok, a sheet of cooking foil, some glue, and cardstock or photopaper...it's worth a try! Even if it doesn't help, it sure looks cool :) Verizon Mini Notebook

Did they use MoCA (TV cable) or Ethernet?

If it’s MoCA you can move the router to any TV jack – inserting a splitter behind the set-top-box, if neccecary. Ethernet is a bit harder, but cable isn’t too hard to run and is fairly cheap.

Before doing anything drastic, try just moving the router. Verizon wanted to put our router on the floor, behind the computer – I had them put it in a better place. Put your wireless router as high up as you can and as far from electrical and metal things as you can, that’ll give you the best coverage. Try to put it in the middle of where you expect to be (usually the middle of the house). If you have 2.4GHz cordless phones you may want to replace them with 5.8GHz, 900MHz, or the new DECT6.0 phones that won’t cause interference. Also, wireless video senders, or wireless cameras that run on 2.4GHz should be set to the farthest channel from your router (e.g. set video sender to 1 or A and put the router on channel 11). Channels 1, 6, and 11 are preferable because they don’t “overlap” with each other.

The Verizon antenna is actually a good antenna for the router – but make sure it’s screwed on completely, and pointed UP (toward the cieling).

If you really need more range after positioning your router as best you can, some companies sell “WiFi Repeaters” that re-transmit the information stronger to boost the signal. If you can run wires to (or near) the location where you have weak signal, get an “Access Point” or a router that can be configured as an access point (a second router would cause problems) and set it to the same SSID (name) and Encryption key (security) – then computers will pick whichever is strongest. Since your computer has a “N” adapter in it, you could get a Wireless N router and configure it to act like an access point.

I suppose you could always try making one of these, it will decrease the range on one side but increase range wherever it’s pointed. I was able to get from 60 up to 85 percent in my basement. For free…well ok, a sheet of cooking foil, some glue, and cardstock or photopaper…it’s worth a try!
Even if it doesn’t help, it sure looks cool :)

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