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Jmac · 12-09-2011, 09:45 AM

It's okay, certainly better than D-Link's last attempt, but don't expect miracles as it seems like your signal strength issue is likely due to interference on the 2.4 GHz band.

I personally run a DIR-655 and my neighbour 2 houses away can pick it up at 50-70% on the opposite side of her house. I just installed another DIR-655 into my parents' new 3-floor, 4500 sq. ft. house (w/ 3/4" hardwood floors) and, again, they get great reception everywhere in their house except one corner in the master bedroom (drops to 20-40% in that one corner).

Both locations are in far less population-dense areas than anywhere in Greater Vancouver and radio interference is far lower. When I lived in Burnaby in a condo using the same router, I would sometimes drop under 50% 2 rooms away (and this was a 740 sq. ft. condo, so pretty small).

Going to a simultaneous dual-band router would likely help you w/ the iPad, but your PS3 will only operate on 2.4 GHz.

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Jmac Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Duncan, BC Posts: 10,128 Thanked 5,568 Times in 2,107 Posts Failed 231 Times in 90 Posts	It's okay, certainly better than D-Link's last attempt, but don't expect miracles as it seems like your signal strength issue is likely due to interference on the 2.4 GHz band. I personally run a DIR-655 and my neighbour 2 houses away can pick it up at 50-70% on the opposite side of her house. I just installed another DIR-655 into my parents' new 3-floor, 4500 sq. ft. house (w/ 3/4" hardwood floors) and, again, they get great reception everywhere in their house except one corner in the master bedroom (drops to 20-40% in that one corner). Both locations are in far less population-dense areas than anywhere in Greater Vancouver and radio interference is far lower. When I lived in Burnaby in a condo using the same router, I would sometimes drop under 50% 2 rooms away (and this was a 740 sq. ft. condo, so pretty small). Going to a simultaneous dual-band router would likely help you w/ the iPad, but your PS3 will only operate on 2.4 GHz. Last edited by Jmac; 12-09-2011 at 09:53 AM.