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digp

a wireless router with maximum range ...... any suggestions, please?

nickmack

What is maximum range?

What materials will the signal be passing through?

Look for MIMO G routers for the current longest available signals.

albertross_2

As nick said a mimo router gives the best range, but you may not need to go to that expense, normal ones work in most houses, old houses with thick walls are a bit more problematic.

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mcwarre

digp wrote:

a wireless router with maximum range ...... any suggestions, please?

To increase range buy one of the items mentioned and then carefully place it (with an antennae booster if possible). I usually locate them in the centre of the house or in the loft (phone line extension permitting).

digp

i've been told to get an "n" router . (?) i want to use the internet a few doors away from its base ........ anyone done this?

nickmack

It may work.

It depends on various factors such as the total distance, the materials in the wayand any interference from cordless phones etc.

You could really do with testing a wireless router first to see how strong the signal is at any given place. Netstumbler is a useful free utility that reports information about wireless signals.