I was wondering if anyone has had experiences with the router you get with FIOS. my issue seems to be that the wireless signal does not broadcast very well. I can be sitting in the same room as the router with a clear line of sight and still be getting only 1 or 2 bars of service. the speeds when downloading through wireless also take quite a great hit as well. i understand that wireless is naturally always going to be slower then a wired connection but its like having dial up. anyone have any thoughts or work arounds to help improve the wireless signal? Thanks.

 

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i'd disable the fios wireless, then stick a wireless linksys router or wireless access point on one of the ports and just connect to that.

 

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would i need to make any special changes in the firmware of the fios router? i thought i remembered trying this a while back and not having any luck due to the 2 routers conflicting with each. any thoughts on a decent linksys router?

 

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all the config would need to be done on the new wireless router. disable routing (if possible), give it a static ip, disable firewall, etc etc etc

i haven't bought one in awhile, so i can't really suggest anything for ya :\ i'd start with newegg and sort by # of reviews.

 

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i will have to take a look. i've always had a linksys before we got fios so i know they are pretty decent. I am pretty sure my fios connection can support wireless N so i figure i would want to go with a wireless N router as well.

 

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Did you try different channel? Sometimes that clears up conflicts.

 

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i was reading that online after i posted this topic, i work at home so i don't have the ability to switch the channel during my shift but i will try it afterwards. any thoughts on which channels might work better? i know 1,6,and 11 are the most used but to the other ones work as well?

 

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on the new wireless router, connect it to the one of the ports instead of WAN

 

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Which router do you have? Verizon uses several different makes and models. I have not had any issues with mine and I've had FiOS for over 3 years. You might want to search the specific make and model of router to see if there is an inherent issue with it and then see if you can exchange it for something different.
The make I have is the Actiontec but since I am not home I do not have the model.
As far as channels are concerned I have always had good luck with channel 9 but it really is trial and error for your environment in the house.

 

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i think i have one of the newer models. it was listed as MI424WR (Rev F) on the router itself. i will have to play around with the settings to see which channel is best in my area. i was able to find a nice little tool that scans the wireless networks in the area and shows what channel they are on.

 

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