>>>If i was to upgrade my internet service plan to more mbps will it affect my wifi signal strength to being stronger or will it not matter?
Upping the plan (speed) should have no effect on the wireless aspect of your connection, especially in range/strength.
The flakey NTGR router I referred to earlier is a dual-band, N300, ADSL2+ Modem Router (DGND3300), that should blow the doors off the WPN 824 it was to replace.And for the moments it connected, it did. But it had a persistent tendency to drop signals and go offline. The range went from the entire house at better speeds to barely covering the room it was in. I swapped it back out - I am of the philosophy that moderate consistent connections are better than any form of intermittent ones.
Sounds like you want some form of range extenders (separate units that are placed strategically around the house. Remember, masonry and metal block 100% of radio waves (though MIMO enables them to "bounce around" some objects; dual-paned windows (especially those which are coated) reflect 90% of radio waves, and wood blocks 40%. Think refrigerators, stoves, ducts, fireplaces. I don't seem to notice a lot of difference between lathe and plaster and sheetrock, at least in our place. Oh, and your neighbor could be hogging the airwaves (or not).
Making this work is a time vs. money issue (isn't everything?). You may want to pick up a couple of Airport Express units to extend the range. They're easy to use, but they cost a bit more and don't cover an entire floor. The 2.4 Band (G and B) usually has better range, but lower speed than the 5GHz band signals such as N (a physics thing).
