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AaronE

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Dec 31, 2006
393
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North Carolina
So I just got a PowerBook G4 but the wifi is horrible. It works okay in my room, but once in my living room I cant even find the router...
 

rikers_mailbox

macrumors 6502a
Sep 27, 2003
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LA-la-land
check Airport card

You say you just got the 12", presumably bought used...

Were any of the internals replaced at some point in the machine's history? New harddrive, mayhaps? I would check that the Airport Extreme card is properly seated and that the antenna is securely connected. Just a thought.

The airport signal on my 12" 1.33 GHz is solid. Has been since day 1.

edit: link to ifixit airport page
 

AaronE

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Dec 31, 2006
393
78
North Carolina
I know this is old, but I was messing with my AirPort card the other day for the first time in months.

I was in the living room the next day and noticed the WiFi was connected with full strength. I don't know what I did or how I did it but the WiFi now works great on this laptop. No more having to use a USB WiFi adapter. :)
 
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