Post by momto4kiddos on Jul 1, 2014 15:13:59 GMT
We've been having issues with our wireless internet for awhile now and i'm just not sure what to do next or where the problem might be stemming from.
So we've had wireless forever. I'm not real savvy in this stuff and ds who is 17 will usually deal with it. We had a newer router maybe 2 years old, but we replaced it in April figuring that was the problem. It has 2 channels (or whatever they are called.) Dh talked to a local computer place and they sold him one of those wireless boosters.
We have a 2 story house and the wiring is at one end on the 1st floor. The thing of it is, we used to have good wireless throughout the house and in the yard. Now it's crap!
When we were originally having problems cable came out because it was spotty and they replaced an ancient box with a new one. We then replaced the router and added the booster. So the problem is ongoing. When I say we used to have great wireless that was probably last summer and before - we never had any issues.
I'll also add in case this makes any difference - we have added things that connect to the wireless over time so i'm not sure if that is stressing the system? Some think it does, but if they're not all connecting a the same time would it still cause a problem. We have iphones, a laptop or two, possibly ipods, the xbox as well as a wireless printer. We've hard-wired the xbox, the printer is used very little. The other devices depending on who is home might try to connect, but honestly one or two of us can be home and not getting onto it.
Dh says once the cable is to the box it's not them.... Do I call in a computer guy? Am I just going to have this problem because we have too many devices in the house? Does it matter that we have the devices as long as we're not trying to actively connect? I just don't know why the problem has come to be and who we call to solve it.
So we've had wireless forever. I'm not real savvy in this stuff and ds who is 17 will usually deal with it. We had a newer router maybe 2 years old, but we replaced it in April figuring that was the problem. It has 2 channels (or whatever they are called.) Dh talked to a local computer place and they sold him one of those wireless boosters.
We have a 2 story house and the wiring is at one end on the 1st floor. The thing of it is, we used to have good wireless throughout the house and in the yard. Now it's crap!
When we were originally having problems cable came out because it was spotty and they replaced an ancient box with a new one. We then replaced the router and added the booster. So the problem is ongoing. When I say we used to have great wireless that was probably last summer and before - we never had any issues.
I'll also add in case this makes any difference - we have added things that connect to the wireless over time so i'm not sure if that is stressing the system? Some think it does, but if they're not all connecting a the same time would it still cause a problem. We have iphones, a laptop or two, possibly ipods, the xbox as well as a wireless printer. We've hard-wired the xbox, the printer is used very little. The other devices depending on who is home might try to connect, but honestly one or two of us can be home and not getting onto it.
Dh says once the cable is to the box it's not them.... Do I call in a computer guy? Am I just going to have this problem because we have too many devices in the house? Does it matter that we have the devices as long as we're not trying to actively connect? I just don't know why the problem has come to be and who we call to solve it.
