Wanadoo Livebox

Have set up wanadoo wireless broadband.

I'm trying to get a stronger signal to where I'd ideally use my laptop.

Its at 36 mbps if I have the adapter ( that plugs into the USB port) above
my head and round a door frame!!! otherwise its only at 1 or 2 mbps.

So being a complete novice at this sort of stuff, what I'm wondering is
this.... if I put the Livebox on an extension phone cable ( so the signal
travels one wall less) wlll the signal be better- or doesn't it work like
that.?

Thanks for your help.

Jan

S I'm assuming that if I managed to get the

On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 17:33:11 +0100, "Jan" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> if I put the Livebox on an extension phone cable ( so the signal
>travels one wall less) wlll the signal be better- or doesn't it work like
>that.?

walls and stuff will attenuate the signal,m tipping aerials and
rotating laptops 45 degrees can all help too

Phil
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Jan wrote:
> Have set up wanadoo wireless broadband.
>
> I'm trying to get a stronger signal to where I'd ideally use my
> laptop.
> Its at 36 mbps if I have the adapter ( that plugs into the USB port) above
> my head and round a door frame!!! otherwise its only at 1 or 2
> mbps.
> So being a complete novice at this sort of stuff, what I'm wondering
> is this.... if I put the Livebox on an extension phone cable ( so the
> signal travels one wall less) wlll the signal be better- or doesn't
> it work like that.?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Jan
>
> S I'm assuming that if I managed to get the


I'll repost this as it appears to have tagged on the end!!

Jan