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8/11/2009 5:12:14 AM EDT
Sitting in my living room using my laptop I see 4 bars for signal strength of my wireless connection. Minutes later, it drops down to three or maybe even two, then goes back up to four a few minutes later.

Pardon my ignorance, but what affects your signal strength if you don't move further away or closer to your wireless router?
8/11/2009 6:22:38 AM EDT
[#1]



Quoted:


Sitting in my living room using my laptop I see 4 bars for signal strength of my wireless connection. Minutes later, it drops down to three or maybe even two, then goes back up to four a few minutes later.



Pardon my ignorance, but what affects your signal strength if you don't move further away or closer to your wireless router?


I'm not the guy who knows that answer.



I had a Verizon rep tell me once that it was caused by the wind blowing somewhere between my USB modem and the cell tower.  For the record, I have no faith in Verizon tech reps.



 
8/11/2009 6:48:12 AM EDT
[#2]
Solar flares....  Did someone turn on a microwave somewhere? Anything around the same band that your wireless runs on can affect your signal strength by interjecting interference.
8/11/2009 9:43:49 AM EDT
[#3]
Yes it is possible for other appliances to interfere with your signal.

Things like Microwaves, Cordless phones, Baby Monitors... Anyone of those in your signal path?
8/11/2009 9:48:02 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Sitting in my living room using my laptop I see 4 bars for signal strength of my wireless connection. Minutes later, it drops down to three or maybe even two, then goes back up to four a few minutes later.

Pardon my ignorance, but what affects your signal strength if you don't move further away or closer to your wireless router?


Everything in the world, practically, uses 2.4GHz.
8/11/2009 11:01:00 AM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Sitting in my living room using my laptop I see 4 bars for signal strength of my wireless connection. Minutes later, it drops down to three or maybe even two, then goes back up to four a few minutes later.

Pardon my ignorance, but what affects your signal strength if you don't move further away or closer to your wireless router?


Everything in the world, practically, uses 2.4GHz.


I know. It's just weird that this has just started happening within the last week.

8/11/2009 12:24:25 PM EDT
[#6]
cell phone could do it.

you can change your channel to 6, 11 , or some other one.

or you can google netstumbler, it has a prog in it so you can see S/N and strength as well as interference (in red) this is how I found what was killin mine.