I need some help figuring out what's wrong with my wifi signal/strength in my house. I have a pretty old router (Linksys 24 GHz, 54 Mpbs, Model WRT54G V. 4), and it's all the way on the south end of our house (a little over 2500 sq ft home). I also bought a wireless booster (of course, I didn't write down the model number with me, so I can't explain which one it is right now) this summer, and placed it more in the center of the home which I thought helped--at least, for my devices it seemed to. However, we have an HP 4500 printer in my son's room located on the far NW end of the house, and it ALWAYS registers a "low signal" and takes forever to print. Obviously--this makes doing homework a bigger pain in the *** for my kids than it already is.
If I got an updated router, would that help? Do I have to move the damn printer all the way into another side of the house (where it's not convenient at all and will be in some random spot?)
I'm really surprised the wireless booster didn't seem to help much with overall connections, and my boys and wife still complain about "the wireless sucks in this house," but my iphone and ipad never seem to have the connection issues they once did before I bought the booster. I'm not sure if this matters, but any at any given time, we would have the following devices connected to our wireless (most likely not "on" all at once, but on occasion--nearly all of them!): 4 phones, 3 ipads, 2 computers, 1 PS4, 1 PS3, smart TV, and 1 printer (to say nothing of friends' phones if they're over).
I thought about calling a Geek Squad person, but I honestly don't know about their qualify of service as well as knowledge vs. just trying to sell me something I may not necessarily need. So--I thought I'd turn to you knowledgeable folk.
ANY help would be MUCH appreciated!
If I got an updated router, would that help? Do I have to move the damn printer all the way into another side of the house (where it's not convenient at all and will be in some random spot?)
I'm really surprised the wireless booster didn't seem to help much with overall connections, and my boys and wife still complain about "the wireless sucks in this house," but my iphone and ipad never seem to have the connection issues they once did before I bought the booster. I'm not sure if this matters, but any at any given time, we would have the following devices connected to our wireless (most likely not "on" all at once, but on occasion--nearly all of them!): 4 phones, 3 ipads, 2 computers, 1 PS4, 1 PS3, smart TV, and 1 printer (to say nothing of friends' phones if they're over).
I thought about calling a Geek Squad person, but I honestly don't know about their qualify of service as well as knowledge vs. just trying to sell me something I may not necessarily need. So--I thought I'd turn to you knowledgeable folk.
ANY help would be MUCH appreciated!
