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will this work?

hi all,
heres the situation.....if im downloading or surfing the net my pc runs fine but my wifes laptop runs slow on facebook takes ages for things to load+change pages.
ive got v***in b/band.my pc is connect to the router direct feed from the cable, the laptop is wireless.
if i put another router upstairs+connect the laptop to it will it run any quicker?(ive got another b/band cable in bedroom thats not used).
thanks.

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  • lucylucky
    lucylucky Posts: 4,908 Forumite
    Try connecting the laptop to the router to see what, if any, difference it makes before spending any money.
  • kduffy101
    kduffy101 Posts: 399 Forumite
    i have a brand new router that came with laptop,its never been needed as weve used the router from v***in.
  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    kduffy101 wrote: »
    (ive got another b/band cable in bedroom thats not used).
    thanks.

    Are you sure you have a 2nd b/band connection available? what type is it? are you really paying for two separate internet subscriptions?

    ...and why is virgin blanked out?
  • kduffy101
    kduffy101 Posts: 399 Forumite
    the 2nd cable is for virgin tv box which i dont use as ive got freeview in bedroom+if i put my pc in there it also runs b/band.im only paying for 1.
  • KillerWatt
    KillerWatt Posts: 1,655 Forumite
    The second cable is simply tee'd off the main one, you won't be able to put 2 routers/modems on the line and have them working at the same time unless you have 2 seperate accounts.
    Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.
  • kduffy101
    kduffy101 Posts: 399 Forumite
    ok thanks very much.
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