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October 7th, 2006 19:00

Wireless Signal Boosters

Hello.
I have an Inspiron 8600 with a TrueMobile 2300 router and TrueMobile 1400 Dual Band WLAN Mini-PCI Card.  The lap top is used about 50 to 60 feet from the router.
 
Normally, the signal strength is "very low" and I have recently been getting dropped more frequently.  It seems that the dropped signals has increased somewhat since I installed Service Pack 2.  I have tried changing channels to no avail.
 
Any suggestions (other than moving closer to the router lol ) ?
 
Has anyone had any experience with a signal booster with the TrueMobile? 
 
I'm looking forward to you replies and help.  Thank You.
  • jmwills

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    Posted October 8th, 2006 09:00

    There are signal repeaters available that should work with most any model router.
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    Posted October 11th, 2006 03:00

    Either get an amplifier, or just get an external antenna for the TrueMobile card. If I recall, that's a PCMCIA card OEM'd by Dell with an external antenna jack. If so, go to: fabcorp.com and have them price out the equipment.
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    Posted November 8th, 2006 18:00

    hello:
     
    Or you can try updating your firmware and any other updates that are required for your computer.  This usually works.