Okay y'all, forgive my ignorance when it comes to this subject. I'm probably going to utilize the wrong nomenclature, so bear with me. I've done quiet a bit of research and all I've done is confuse the s&*t out of myself over the past few months. Hopefully some of you more "tech savoy" folks can give me some guidance. I've got a detached garage and my Wi-fi signal is super spotty out there at best. I'm trying to figure out how to get a better signal out there and I tried a "repeater". One of them things you plug into an outlet between the router and the area that lacks a good signal. Yeah, that did nothing for me. I tried upgrading my router to one that has 12 antennas with "mega-zoom signal" whatnot. Still nothing. My current router is an AT&T BGW210. I also have a Netgear WNR2000 that I tried, however it didn't help.
During my research I read that a Wi-fi signal is not effected by walls, however I found this to be complete gooplity glock. I can stand 15' from my router with direct line of sight and have a reading of 250-500Mbps. However I can step 1' to my right, which now has three walls in my way, and the strength drops to 80ish Mbps. I know I could move the router to a more central location, closer to the garage. However I'm hoping to avoid that, as its going to be costly, because I would have to pay someone to do it. I've done research on moving/adding/dropping wires. We live in a 2 story home and after getting in the attic thinking "I can do this"....LOL, not happening. So after all this hot wind, does anyone have some suggestions for me? Thanks.
During my research I read that a Wi-fi signal is not effected by walls, however I found this to be complete gooplity glock. I can stand 15' from my router with direct line of sight and have a reading of 250-500Mbps. However I can step 1' to my right, which now has three walls in my way, and the strength drops to 80ish Mbps. I know I could move the router to a more central location, closer to the garage. However I'm hoping to avoid that, as its going to be costly, because I would have to pay someone to do it. I've done research on moving/adding/dropping wires. We live in a 2 story home and after getting in the attic thinking "I can do this"....LOL, not happening. So after all this hot wind, does anyone have some suggestions for me? Thanks.