Wireless Signal Boosters

Question

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 · Answer

There are signal repeaters available that should work with most any model router.

utahlanman · Answer

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.

unknown webcraw · Answer

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

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Wireless Signal Boosters

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