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Post by fuji on Jul 24, 2014 1:50:13 GMT
We have been having major problems with getting internet on the second floor of our house. It's very sporadic. I even have problems getting it in my office, which is directly above the office with the router.
Do I need another router on the second floor or do I just need a better router?
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Post by formerpea on Jul 24, 2014 1:58:45 GMT
I am interested in the answers, as we have the same problem. I honestly did not know you could even have two - would the second one have to be hooked up to the first one? How would this work?
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Post by shevy on Jul 24, 2014 1:59:58 GMT
A booster is a better idea. There can be issues with 2 routers.
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Post by fuji on Jul 24, 2014 2:05:23 GMT
It looks like it is possible according to this source: two routersI just can believe I have trouble getting a signal in the room directly above the room with the router. DS just went over his data usage on his phone because he keeps losing our wifi connection in his second floor bedroom. It switches to 3G without him even noticing. So frustrating! |
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Post by mom2emilytaryn on Jul 24, 2014 2:05:27 GMT
Could it be your service provider? Or is it really only going out in the upstairs?
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Post by fuji on Jul 24, 2014 2:06:13 GMT
Hmm... I will check into a booster. I didn't even know that existed!
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Post by lovetodigi on Jul 24, 2014 2:07:26 GMT
Before we moved here, we lived in a 3 story house. The installer for our internet there said that it was better to have the router on the top floor so that the signal could rain down to the other floors. Not sure if he was right about that, but I do know that we did not have trouble accessing WIFI on any of the 3 floors. We are now in a 2 story house and have our modem/router upstairs. Again, no problem.
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Post by MichyM on Jul 24, 2014 2:08:03 GMT
Is this a new problem? If so, it might just be that you need a new router. My last home was three stories and we had no problems throughout the house as well as outside.
ETA, our router was on the second floor.
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Post by fuji on Jul 24, 2014 2:08:19 GMT
I was just trying to connect in my upstairs office and couldn't get a connection on my laptop or phone but could on my iPad. I brought my phone and laptop to the main floor office and connected right away, so I think our service is OK. Good thought, though!
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Post by Julie W on Jul 24, 2014 2:10:02 GMT
I've been having similar issues and have been researching new routers. This one on Amazon stood out with thousands of reviews and close to a 5 star average. I may be getting it soon. Good luck! |
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Post by Merge on Jul 24, 2014 2:13:29 GMT
We have two routers: the crappy one that U-Verse installed, that doesn't cover our entire house, and the new one I installed earlier this summer. It was suggested to me that a new router was a better solution than an extender because extenders can cause slower speeds or something like that. No problems having two routers. We had to leave the original one installed because the DVR downstairs will only work with it. We run all our other devices off the new one. Full signal no matter where in the house you are.
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Post by JBeans on Jul 24, 2014 2:33:44 GMT
We have two routers, one in the basement and the other is on the top floor. No issues so far.
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Post by momstime on Jul 24, 2014 2:34:16 GMT
I have my cable router in my basement. I installed a top the the line router on my middle floor to act as a booster. It was relatively simple to do. There are tons of youtube videos to walk you through the process. Works GREAT, and my house is very large.
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Post by pridemom on Jul 24, 2014 2:37:08 GMT
Have you done any updates on the router? We were having problems with router signal and called our DSL provider. The tech came and updated the router. Since then it has worked very well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 2:51:19 GMT
Our router is in the basement and my office is 2 floors up. We use a repeater and have it on the first floor. Works great.
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Post by fuji on Jul 24, 2014 3:13:00 GMT
Thanks for all the suggestions! This is why I freaked when 2Peas shut down. Who would answer all my lame questions?!?
Thanks again!
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Post by shanni on Jul 24, 2014 3:18:28 GMT
Thanks for all the suggestions! This is why I freaked when 2Peas shut down. Who would answer all my lame questions?!? Thanks again! ITA with the freaking out part, but NOT the lame question part. I have been wondering the same thing, so this thread was very helpful! |
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Post by gailoh on Jul 24, 2014 12:30:34 GMT
Our problem is our provider now...at times I can't get on
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Post by kellapea on Jul 24, 2014 23:38:08 GMT
I got a Wifi extender at Target that really helped.
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