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Stinky The Clown

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4. FIOS is different from cable. There is no common shared pipe.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 09:03 PM

Feb 2013

FIOS has a home run dedicated to each user. It only runs on fiber optic.

When we bought this property there was no fiber and we are too far for DSL. Cable would have been our only choice. Fortunately, since then, they brought fiber out here and when we decided to move here it was one less worry.

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Questions about/problems with home WiFi [View all] Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 OP

we actually experience the same thing - Time Warner Cable, good wireless signal - NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #1

FIOS is different from cable. There is no common shared pipe. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #4

Any cordless phones in the vicinity? RC Feb 2013 #2

Yes to microwave and cordless phones. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #5

perhaps the channel you chose is the issue grok Feb 2013 #3

I think this might be the issue. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #6

I agree with this advice. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #16

The old access point is g. The AEBS is n. Stinky The Clown Mar 2013 #21

Try all three of your possible radios and see if you can get a good connection with one of em Fumesucker Feb 2013 #7

I know enough tech to be a danger to myself and others. :) Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #8

I have a similar setup, but shitty charter cable, not fiber. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #9

So . . . . is this correct? Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #11

Yeah. That is the diagram. Works flawlessly. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #14

First, get a copy of inSSIDer ChromeFoundry Feb 2013 #10

I have a Mac. Will it work for me, too? Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #12

for mac there is this grok Feb 2013 #13

Yes, there is a Mac version ChromeFoundry Feb 2013 #15

UPDATE: Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #17

The Linksys is something I've played with quite a bit, I have three of them now Fumesucker Feb 2013 #18

Try this. With all AP's wired, set the same SSID, same security, different channels... DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #19

I like that! Stinky The Clown Mar 2013 #22

Right. All in all, it's best if you have the same model of radios DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #23

It's the cordless phone. RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #20