FWIW when I had Verizon FIOS in a house, I had the provided Router/WAP on the 2nd floor and it reached into the basement at about half signal strength, and reached a good ten feet outside the brick building as well.
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm considering setting up Verizon FIOS internet-only service (no TV or > phone) > in the house of a relative. The house is one story, 3 BR, < 2000 sq ft, > with > basement. > > There will be one desktop PC in the basement and one desktop PC in one of > the > bedrooms. Neither PC currently has a wireless adapter. > > Although I would prefer a wired network, at least one of the PC's will > have to > connect via wireless. > > Verizon requires that I rent or purchase a Verizon-branded router. AIUI the > Verizon routers are second rate. > > Q1: Please recommend a wirelss adapter (either USB or PCIE is OK) that is > well > suited to receive a weak signal from a second-rate Verizon-branded router. > As > described above, the signal would travel through a floor and multiple > walls. I > want to avoid having to purchase a second router to supplement the Verizon- > required router. > > Q2: Is it better to place the router in the basement or on the first floor > (for > best signal transmission), or does it not matter? > -- > Phenom II X2 550 | Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 | 2 x 4G DDR3 1333 | Maxtor 80G > PATA | > GeForce 210 > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > May 7 - Personal 3D Printing > Jun 4 - Samba: Can We All Just Get Along? > Jul 2 - Mad Science Fair IV >
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