03-30-2012, 01:28 PM
AEBSen don't really have the extended range capability that other more robust antenna designed routers do.
A simple test with your existing setup may be to move your OOL modem (runs off cable TV line, right ? ) upstairs and put the router next to it. The only issue is that your cable TV line may have been tuned and split to control the level to the modem.. sometimes that's an issue. But it's worth a shot.
Wireless signals don't go through a lot of things.. mirrors (metal backing), aluminum siding, metal lath in plaster and lath homes, stone blocks, especially red granites (heavy iron content), tin ductwork, metal fireplaces, and so forth. You *might* have placed your wireless router so something interferes with the signal between your HTC phone upstairs and the router downstairs. Think about line of sight through walls and whatnots.
Sometimes just shuffling the router around fixes the problem.
A simple test with your existing setup may be to move your OOL modem (runs off cable TV line, right ? ) upstairs and put the router next to it. The only issue is that your cable TV line may have been tuned and split to control the level to the modem.. sometimes that's an issue. But it's worth a shot.
Wireless signals don't go through a lot of things.. mirrors (metal backing), aluminum siding, metal lath in plaster and lath homes, stone blocks, especially red granites (heavy iron content), tin ductwork, metal fireplaces, and so forth. You *might* have placed your wireless router so something interferes with the signal between your HTC phone upstairs and the router downstairs. Think about line of sight through walls and whatnots.
Sometimes just shuffling the router around fixes the problem.