Airport Extreme - very poor signal upstairs - only around 15 linear feet away

[Sean Dempsey]

I have an AEBS in my kitchen. My bedroom is above and off to the side. It's quite a walk away, down the house and up the stairs. But strictly linear, it's only about 15 feet away.

What happens, is that in my bedroom, even though I have 40/20 internet, I only get about 1.5 meg of INTERNET. If I move out of the bedroom or around, it goes up to normal.

I am not aware of anything strange that could be interfering with the signal, but maybe there is. Not really sure what the problem could be. What could be causing this sort of strange behavior?

 

[waw74]

But strictly linear, it's only about 15 feet away.

not really...

there's walls and floor in between, and depending on construction of your house, sometimes 1 wall is enough to kill it.

the angle the signal goes through the walls affects it too (think about a loaf of bread, slice it straight through, it's one size, slice it on an angle, it gets bigger)

it's a kitchen, so there could be a fridge, oven, cabinet full of pots, or any number of large metal objects in between which will also cause signal drop.

 

[JForestZ34]

Not sure what firmware your running but I had a similar issue last week. I downgraded my firmware to 7.4 and I haven't had a problem. I can go anywhere in my house and even in my backyard and have full speed with various iPads iMacs and iPhones all at once. Check your firmware. I've read a lot of issue las with the 7.6 firmware update


James

 

[GirosD]

Buy a mount

If you want to increase wireless range and coverage try mounting it on the ceiling or wall like with this product:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IRSDKX6
Usually if you put it in on the ceiling in the middle of your use you'll get better signal.
It optimizes the 11n/ac speed and throughput so that you can get great performance from your Apple Extreme throughout the entire house!

 

[SVTmaniac]

Ever since I switched to the 5GHZ band my range has almost been cut in half. I'm about to pick up a second one to extend the range. My house is so big I need two WiFi routers... first world problems

 

[GirosD]

That is a major first world problem but maybe you should try mounting it before buying a new one?

 

[SVTmaniac]

That is a major first world problem but maybe you should try mounting it before buying a new one?

I may attempt to move it.

 

[phositadc]

Or consider getting a router with superior range and power, such as the top end asus or netgear.

 

[brentsg]

I can't think of a worse place to put it than the kitchen.

 

[Altemose]

Ever since I switched to the 5GHZ band my range has almost been cut in half. I'm about to pick up a second one to extend the range. My house is so big I need two WiFi routers... first world problems

That is why the AirPort by default uses the same SSID and negotiates with your clients what is the best channel and band to use. When far off, it uses 2.4 but close range is 5 GHz which is faster but doesn't penetrate walls and other structures as well...