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Signal Strength Knowledge Base

How do I get a good signal strength for my internet connection on my PS3? - I have been trying forever to get a good signal strength on my PS3! - I put in all my information manually. My IP adress, Subnet mask, Default Router, Primary DNS, Secondary DNS, and my SSID. - It seems that no matter what I do i cant get a signal strength higher than 37% and the signal strength is usually 25% or lower. Someone help me!
How do I increase the signal strength of a wireless internet setup? I have a wireless internet set up and my computer doesn't get good signal and due to housemates and a bad floor plan, neither the router nor the computer can be moved. So how do I improve my computer's wireless signal strength?
How good of a signal strength does the Xbox Wireless Adapter have? My dad kicked me out from downstairs with my wired XBL connection, and I haven't played in weeks due to no connection. If I were to dish out $100 for the Wireless adapter, could it go through two floors, and a little to the right? Just the floor and one wall to go through. How good of a signal strength will I get with it? Also, is there another way to get a wireless xbl connection, without the adapter?
How much tv antenna signal strength will I lose if I split the cable? I'm showing 75% strength on some channels with a preamplifier. If I insert a 4 way splitter into the line, will it drop the signal down too low for me to receive the channels? I don't understand how db loss translates into signal strength on my receiver. What would happen if used a two way splitter and then split one of those lines again with another two way splitter?
How can I improve wireless internet signal strength at home? Hey everyone, Does anyone know how I can improve wireless signal strength at home? I am using a Linksys WCG200 G-cable router, and I need to get a better signal from it. For my desktops it works fine, but on my new MacBook, I receive a very poor signal. How can I improve the quality of my wireless internet signal?
How do I improve the wireless signal strength of a wireless network that atleast 80 computers are on? I live in a fraternity house and the fact of the matter is our internet it terrible. As a computer science major, I need a decent internet connection to be able to do my homework. What are some ways to improve the signal strength? ps we have two networks, on different floors, and 2 routers per network.
What should the signal strength for my ps3 to be able to download updates? I cant download updates! I just got it connected to the internet. My signal strength keeps jumping from 67% to 70% to 80% and then back down again. What should the percentage be for it to work? It takes a very long time to update and then at about 28% done with the update it says "error". Im not sure exactly what it says. W
Signal Strength? Does anybody have any FREE solutions to help strengthen ot boost a cell phones signal?
How to improve cordless phone signal strength? I just swsitched corless phones for my house and the signal is pretty crackly. I was wondering if there is a way to improve the signal strength.
What causes Wireless Connection Signal Strength to vary? I've noticed, from an Icon in the Taskbar (bottom right of my screen), that the wireless signal strength seems to vary considerably throughout the day. The Hub is only a few metres from the wireless adapter in my pc, with no screening between them! Can anyone suggest what might be causing this please?
How do I check my wireless signal strength and signal quality? I am using the default windows wireless manager, can just see the very basic infos. But I want to know how strong my signal strength/quality are. how do I check that? thanks!
How can I increase the strength of the signal coming from my wireless router? Ive had the same linksys wireless router for about a year now and the signal strength used to be about 80% in my bedroom. However recently when ive been trying to connect to the internet in my bedroom the signal is only at like 2% and I cant connect. Is there anything I can do to strengthen my connection?
What cell phones have the highest signal strength? I currently have a Samsung Blackjack and the signal strength is poor. I would like to know which phones get the best signal strength OR if there is a way to boost my current signal?
Are there any ways to amplify the signal strength of my wireless internet ? My wireless router is pretty far from my ps3 and the signal strength isn't adequate for gaming without lag or watching movies on Netflix. Are there any products that can amplify the strength of my connection so I can play lag-free?
How much signal strength do you lose per splice? ...On the Coax line between my dish and the receiver with RG6 cable? Shouldn't I have at least SOME signal strength? Do I need a single line with no splices running? Distance > 100 ft
How bars signal strength can you get on iPod touch 2g? On the iPod touch 2g how many bars of signal strength can you get? I usually have 3 bars.
Does a simple Coax splitter split the signal strength even if only 1 wire is plugged in? I have two short wires coax wires that I want to connect into a long wire using a simple coax splitter. If I only have one wire plugged into the output side, will the splitter split the signal still, thus loosing signal strength?
What would cause my wireless internet connection to vary in speed and signal strength? So I have a Dell and connect through high speed internet cable, broadcasting wireless through the house. When I log on, the speed is usually very low (24 Mbps) and the strength is low. Eventually it makes its way up to 56 (?) Mbps and a Very Good signal strength. Is this my issue with the computer/wireless or an issue with the cable company? It's very frustrating.
How can I maximize the signal strength of my wireless router? My wireless router is on the 2nd floor of my house, and my PS3 is in the basement, connected to the router wirelessly. The signal is usually good enough for playing games, around 50-60%, but sometimes it dips to 20-30% and I experience lag and connection problems. What are some things I can do to increase the maximum signal strength, something like adjusting the antennas or moving it around? What should I do?
How do you check your signal strength on your xbox 360? I have a wireless adapter on my xbox 360 connecting me to my router, but I would like to check and see how much of the signal my adapter is receiving. In other words, what is my signal strength. Does anyone know how I can go about seeing it?
How do I get better signal strength and speed from a wireless router to my wireless card on my desktop PC? I have a Linksys wireless card on my desktop pc in my room and the router is at the other end of our house. Sometime I'm not able to use the internet because it has low signal. Any hardware that I can buy to fix this? Anything at all I can do to get better strength and power so I will always be able to use the internet? Any suggestions? Thank you in advance for whoever can help me out
Is it possible to improve Cable TV signal strength to get high quality picture? I recently purchased 40" HD LCD TV.I have a cable connection.But tv signal is not enough sufficient to watch the quality picture on my TV. Is there any device to amplify the signal strength?
Why do I get very good signal strength but 0% signal quality in my receiver ? I got a Hivion 9090x receiver recently but for 2 days I couldn't watch any sattelite channels .. the signal strength is 99% while the signal quality is 0% .. I tried to move the sattelite dish but it's always 0% for signal quality .. where could the problem be ?
Does Network Magic give different signal strength's to different types of devices? Will switching the devices type on network magic give it a higher priority giving it better signal strength? If so what is the order? Will an other details affect the signal strength? Thanks
What cell phone gets the best signal strength? Motorola? Nokia? Samsung? Sony Ericsson? Other? What exact cell phone have you had the best signal strength with?
How can I increase signal strength from an unowned WiFi? I get WLAN signal from home, the dish is not mine. How can I increase signal strength from a nearby interent satellite dish? Stealing yes, but useful at home.
Does the age of the phone make any difference in signal strength? I have a Razor V3 that's about a year old. Would getting a new Blackberry increase the strength of signal reception? Would I be able to use it in more places with better sound quality?
do the cellphone signal repeaters actually work well to improve your signal strength? right now my cell signal is very poor inside or out and i would like to know if it would be worth the money to invest in one to improve my signal strength?
Tmobile Users - Is there anything you can dial to update your signal strength or network? I know for Verizon you can dial *228 and update your "roaming capabilities" which just updates your signal strength basically. Is there ANYTHING like this for T-mobile that I can without having to call them directly and talk to a tech? Thanks!
What is the standard minimum signal strength that should be provided to WLAN networks? What is the standard minimum signal strength to be provided on a WLAN? For B/G and A. Is it -75db? -70db? Or is there a standard at all? thank you
Why does the signal strength received from geostationary satellites changes rapidly? What causes the signals coming from the satellite to be changing rapidly in signal strength?
Why does wireless signal strength change on a stationary desktop? I'm really just curious. What affects the signal from day to day? The router is stationary, the desktop is stationary, and I know exactly how many computers and wiis are online at any given moment. You'd think that with just my computer on, the signal strength would be constant!
How do I Increase Wireless Signal Strength? I have a Netgear wireless router. It's plugged into to our cable thing connected to the desktop. I have great signal on the 1st floor, where the router is located, but just upstairs to my room its extremely weak. Is there any way I can increase the signal strength? Also, a cell phone constantly searches for service till it connects. Is it possible for my laptop to do that? Because when it disconnects I just have to click networks and my weak signal comes back.
Is there a way to increase the signal strength from my wireless router? I have a linksys wireless router in my apartment. It seems the signal has been decreasing. The computer in the living room about 10 feet from the router has great strength, but the computer in my room about 50 feet away is getting about 70% strength. Any ideas? Or is it maybe my wireless card.
How do you increase internal wi-fi signal strength on a laptop? I have an internal wi-fi. The signal strenght is always low. How can I increase the signal strength?
Does the signal strength of a wireless router vary based on the the time of day? I have a wireless router that is connected to two computers and a PS3... the one computer is off most of the time and the other computer and PS3 are very close to the router... yet I go to use the PS3 and one time the signal strength is 95% and the next time its 73% and some of the games wont connect?? Whats the deal?
How do I enhance signal strength of my Nokia Phone? I have a Nokia 7610 phone and the signal strenth in my room is pretty bad. I would like to know if there is any special procedure to enhance the signal strength. I do not want to use any special hardware.
How do you get the wireless internet icon in Windows Vista to show signal strength instead of the default icon? I've seen screenshots of Vista where the wireless icon shows signal strength instead of 2 computers with an Earth, showing it's connected to the internet. Also, when I had no connection to my wireless network, it showed all gray bars instead of green, and instead of the usual icon with 2 computers and a red "X". I would prefer to have it show signal strength, as that's more useful to me that just simply showing me that I'm online.
How can i increase mobile phone signal strength? I wanna increase my tata docomo signal strength. Inside the room there is no signal. Im using nokia 2730 classic set. Is there any other method than signal booster. Help plz...
When you put cell phones close together are you able to use the other phones signal strength ? Need help in solving a dispute. When phones are close together are you able to use/take their signal strength to make yours stronger ?
How do I make the signal strength stronger for my WiFi? The signal strength for my linksys set up is very low. It sometimes even goes away completely. The receiver is not very far at all from the router, yet I can't get a strong signal strength. Please help! And nothing is wrong with the router, b/c other computers in the house can get a strong signal strength. Something is wrong with the receiver.
Will the over-the-air digital TV signal strength increase when they turn off the analog? I recall seeing the timelines in the legislation that said they must be up to "full signal strength" a few years ago, but it seems the signal is still weak. Even in town, I get occasional signal problems during wind, precipitation, or sometimes no reason at all. What's worse, a bad digital signal just cuts out altogether rather than just get snowy. Anyone know if at least the networks will increase the over-the-air digital signal even more once they cut off the analog?
What do the two arrows above the signal strength indicator mean??? I just bought the new Motorola Q9m. Sometimes over the signal strength indicator, there are 2 arrows facing opposite direction. The instruction books has no information about it that I can see. Any thoughts? It seems to stay there even when I'm not downloading or receiving a message. Could I just be download software updates and not knowing it???
How do I increase my signal strength with T-Mobile? I used to have Alltel and we where able to call this number and it would update our phone service with all the satellites- increasing our signal strength. I have been with T-Mobile for 4 years- I used to get a signal when I would go back home to visit with family. Now, when I go back - I do not get one bar. What do you suggest?
How can I improve the Signal Strength of my BT HomeHub? After much messing about I finally managed to get my Hub to run broadband wirelessly, via resetting the hub and a whole lot of luck! However, I can't seem to get the signal any higher than "very low" or "low". I have delved into the BT site and tried adjusting channels manually but to no avail. The hub is sat a foot away from my desktop currently so distance isnt the problem and Ive tried removing all equipment such as cordless phones, speakers etc from the immediate vicinity. I had the power removed from the hub and tried again last night but the signal strength is still pants. Any help or other routes to try would be greatly appreciated! Good luck dudes! To clarify, i had the desktop upstairs but had to bring it down to install with the ethernet, and dont want to carry the monolith desk and all upstairs untill ive got a quality reception from a foot!
How can I increase my signal strength for my wireless internet? I have a desktop which has the wireless router connected to it. and my laptop (which is the next room over) is running off of this wireless connection. However the signal stength is very low to low. How can I make my signal strength strong?
How can i improve signal strength from my wireless network? I am using a public connection, can i have improve my signal strength, now I'm using a laptop it is built in wifi
distance between transmitter and receiver is 5KM such that the signal strength is maximum? It is given that the distance between transmitter and receiver is 5KM such that the signal strength is maximum. What would be the distance between transmitter and receiver for which the signal strength is reduced by 3dB from the maximum? Is there any formula for finding the distance between transmitter and receiver and the signal strength? If so please mention it..
what is the different between receive signal strength and receive power? what is the different between receive signal strength and receive power? and how are each measured (in equation in terms of frequency, transmitted power, and/or distance)?
How can improve my bt home hubs signal strength? Is there anything i can buy to improve the signal strength. Its for my ps3 thanks
How can I improve my internet signal strength? The router in my house is something like 15 metres away from my room but i only get one bar signal strength. My sister's room (which is the same distance away from the router) gets the full five bars. I don't think this has anything to do with the laptops since she also gets weak signals in my room, but i was wondering if there's anyway to increase the signal strength. Looking forward to any suggestions. (: Oh, and when i move my laptop closer or next to the router, i get excellent signal strength.
Is signal strength on a wireless router the same as bandwidth? For example, if my signal strength is low, does that impact my download speed or bandwidth? I'm getting a low connection even if I'm in the same room as the wireless router, is there anything I can check to help the signal strength?
How can I make my Netgear WG111v3 adapter extend farther so that I can get better signal strength? I recently bought an adapter for wireless internet on my computer. I've noticed the signal strength is a little bit low and maybe on a really bad day I will start losing connection. My router is not far away at all from this computer I'm using right now. Anybody got any Ideas?
How can i boost my signal strength? I have a D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapter and my router is a RangeBooster N 650 Router (also D-link) the only problem is that on my desktop, i frequently loose connection or have bad signal strength (which is weird and annoying because my laptops don't have this problem and they have worse network cards). The computer is upstairs in my house and the router is downstairs (no phone line up here <_< does any one have a tip on how to boost my signal strength?
How does diffraction cause loss of signal strength? My question is "Find out how diffraction causes loss of signal strength from a Satellite transmitter dish" Any websites or answers would be really helpful!
Does having low signal strength decrease the speed of internet? I have an office wireless network that only gets low strength from my wireless router. Does this affect the speed of internet? Or as long as I have some signal, speed is not affected? It seems to be working fine and quite fast.
what is the least signal strength you will need for ps3? im only gettin freakin 30% signal strength off my wireless router. whats the least I need to get a decent connection. Also I cant seem to get my ps3 to obtain ip adress (keeps saying it timed out) ughhhh this sucks!
How Can i increase the signal strength and range in my Wifi enabled modem? Guyz i have broadband in my dad's comp nad it has a wifi enabled modem,i recently bought a netgear wifi card and set up a wireless network and i got internet in my comp too but there's a problem!!the signal strength is very weak and sometimes it is poor! i sometimes lose my link too....... my comp is 10 meters away from the modem and i have two walls in between ans many furnitures inbetween too!!! plz can someone give me an idea on how to increase my signal strength or range??
My mobile phone does not gain enough signal strength? When I am in my office, my mobile phone receives minimum or no signal and I end up losing many incoming calls. How can I improve the strength of the signal?
How can I boost my router's wireless signal strength? I have a Linksys router that has low signal strength (even though the computer is right next to the router). How can I boost the wireless signal strength?
How is Sprint / Helio cell phone signal strength in Northeast Ohio? I live in the Cleveland area and am currently looking at switching from AT&T to Helio (which uses Sprint towers). Just wondering if anyone out there has anything good or bad to say about the signal strength. My brother use to have Sprint and said it wasn't very good, but that was 8 years ago. Just wondering if they've gotten better. Thanks!!
Is there a way to increase my wireless signal strength to my desktop computer? I've tried moving the router to within a few feet of the computer and all it does is DECREASE the signal strength to "very low" from "low". There is nothing between the computer and the router, and the router supplies my laptop with a "strong" signal.
How can I boost my wireless signal strength? downstairs is where the router is plugged into the internet and my computer is up in my room. I got a netgear rangemax router downstairs and a dynex adapter in my room connected to my computer. Im only getting 3 out of 5 bars for my signal strength on my computer. How can I boost this to 4 or 5 bars for signal strength?
why is the signal strength of the wireless connection good but the speed is slow? My uncle is trying to use my internet, and he lives next door. Why is that the signal strength is good but the speed is slow?? somebody please answer! thnx :)
The signal strength of a Sony Ericsson W580i is poor compared to an old nokia 3100, am I the only one? I'm am having some signal strength issues with a SE w580i, which works correctly, except for the keypad that cracks... i've tried my sim card in my old nokia 3100, which can hold a call easily somewhere my SE w580i can't hold for more than 20 seconds. Same problem somehow downtown montreal... What should i do?
How to improve Sony ericsson 550i phone's signal strength(antenna bar)? The signal strength(bar) is very very weak and most of the time it could not find network. Please help me to resolve this problem. The signal strength(bar) is very very weak and most of the time it could not find network. I am with AT&T GSM Service. Please help me to resolve this problem.
Why does my laptop keep dropping off our wireless network even though signal strength is excellent? It will drop off the network (and therefore off the internet) for no apparent reason. Signal strength is great, but suddenly, no connection to the network. After awhile I get a message saying "This computer is no longer connected to the network..." Then, a few minutes later (sometimes longer) it reconnects automatically. Sometimes it doesn't, and I have to manually reconnect, and/or go through the "repair connection" procedure. This is becoming very frequent (sometimes every few minutes) and very annoying. Any ideas? Thanks...
does putting up security on your wireless router improve signal strength? I play battlefield bad company online and when i first started playing it the there was no lag. now when i play i cant go 15 seconds without lag. i think it is because my wireless router doesn't have security. when i checked the signal strength i kept changing form 91 to 67 to 87 and so on. Please Help! My Playing has suffered since the lag became an issue.
When digital TV broadcast becomes mandatory in February, will the networks increase their signal strength? With my old antenna, and my new converter box, the signal strength I receive is fairly weak, and I can not get all the major networks.
Is there a way that i can improve my signal strength for a dtv converter box? i need a good way to improve signal strength on a converter box, i have an outdoor antenna to hook it up to, but until i get enough time to hook it up, is there anything i can do to get more channel, at the moment, i have 4, and they are all WOUB, i tested it at my neighbors house, and at the moment, there are two more channels that i can get, but i need the signal strength, any solutions?
Why is my internet connection speed only 11mbps when my signal strength is Excellent? ok, my internet connection is a very slow 11mbps. my signal strength is always excellent or very good. is there a reason that my speed is only 11mbps and can anyone help me change that? i use an old Netgear MA111 USB Wireless Adapter and a Linksys Modem
How to find Signal Strength on mobile phone? Is there any code to determine the signal strength in percentage or digits on GSM handsets of Nokia or Samsung. I am not asking about the bars indicating signals, but the digits e.g 73%, 88% etc
in cellphones can we increase the signal strength? In certain areas - inside buildings- the signal strength is rather weak. Can the signal strength be increased by any means?
Can the wireless signal strength be weakened we use more than one computer? If we are using more than one computer to surf the internet at the same time in the household, and if all computers are receiving internet from the same wirless modem would that weaken the signal strength each person gets?
How can i improve my bt home hub's signal strength? Hi i have a ps3 and a BT home hub the internet works but it struggles to download things very fast and regularly loses connection is there a way of improving the signal maybe without moving the router such as buying something that can improve the signal strength. Thanks
How to see the signal strength of wireless network on vista? how to see the signal strength and what network name of the network on windows vista
How do I get Netgear Router signal strength better? OK look ... i bought a netgear router to hook my ps3 up to.. I would like to somehow get the signal strength better because.. sometimes it wont log me in ... or I get kicked off of games because the signal strength is too low... The room my ps3 is located in is approximately 32 ft from the router. Is this normal??? What can I do to make the signal stronger?
How do I increase signal strength of my wireless connection? It was working fine until one day, the signal strength all of sudden became consistently low. The speed was horrendously slow and it would disconnect every ten minutes. This is torturous. I've tried adjusting positions, nothing. I think I might have a virus..
Do I lose signal strength when connecting multiple VGA Cables? I am trying to connect 3 VGA Cables together and I want to know if I am going to lose signal strength.
Why do I get a "low signal strength" message since installing a new splitter on my TV cable? I installed a two-way splitter on the TV cable outside my house and neither TV cable digital box will boot saying "low signal strength". When I circumvent the digital boxes, both TVs work, but only get analog channels.
How can increase my DTV Signal Strength? I am using just cheap antennas that work really well... Sometimes the signal just goes bad... How can I increase the signal strength?
Does signal strength effect the speed of my wireless internet? Hi guys, if I'm on the other side of the house, and only getting half the signal strength of the wireless router, will it make my internet slower? Thanks
how do i find out phone signal strength? i work in a chilling unit, i lose my phone signal a lot and lose out on calls and texts i need a phone to maximise my chances of receiving a phone call or texts, is their a site i can check this out and what is the terminology to describe the signal strength, my relative is unwell and i don't want to miss the call if i can help it, thanking you in advance. i live in Ireland. thanks for your efforts guys, i know what the problem is, thats not what i need to know.
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