Best wireless solution for a oddly designed apartment

defuse

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Jan 22, 2014
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Hi, I have an issue accessing a wireless signal in my apartment. The layout is kinda odd. I current have a modem/router combo from Time Warner that's currently in the hallway. I can only access the wireless signal from one side of the apartment, which is above the red line. I would like to access my wireless signal in all parts of the apartment.

What would you guys recommend in this situation? I was thinking of adding a router to the mix and disable the wireless signal for the router/modem combo.

I'm also concerned that just having a better wireless router still wouldn't solve the penetration issue.

Here is a layout of the place.

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More then likely getting a better router would solve the problem, the modem/router combos combine a barley adequate modem with a barley adequate router all for $10 less then decent ones would cost added together.

For a router in an apartment complex you should get a dual band one so that you can be on the 5ghz band when all of your neighbors are saturating the 2.4ghz band. Look for one with external antennas that you can upgrade if needed. The ASUS N ones are nice but pricey, I have a TP-Link WDR-3600 but I had to put aftermarket firmware on it to make it stable and not require a reboot every couple days. The buffalo models have a built in amplifier in them to up the signal strength from an average 50 milawatts to 200 mw.