Feb 15 2005
Wireless ADSL
I’m borrowing a Netgear Wireless ADSL router this evening to test out whether on not my parents house is any good for using a wireless network.
The problem with my parents house is that I’m currently living in an extension wing that runs out from the back of the house whilst the rest of the family is in the main part of the house. This is made worse (for wireless networking) by the fact that the walls that seperate the extension from the main house are solid granite.
I’m taking home the router tonight to see where I can place the route to get good coverage throughout the house.
My aim for getting broadband is so that my sisters and nephew (FYI there are six/seven of us living in the house) can access the internet without kicking me out of my room, and so that I can get on with doing some work at home rather than having to stay late at or like I am atm.
Do the sensible thing… as your room is networked… run a cable to the wireless box in the main house. Repeaters are also an alternative!
Well, I tried the wireless router last night and (as I thought it would be) the signal strength was shockingly s**t.
I’ve decided that the trouble of trying to lay a network cable to the main part of the house and also sorting out a router (wireless or otherwise) as well as the ongoing cost of ADSL would be far greater than the benefit gained.
So I’ve decided to save the money that I would have paid on the wireless gear and the ADSL and save for a holiday to Mauritius
But what about the other members of the family? Would they not get any benefits from it?
My parents don’t use the Internet and they’re not bothered about it.
My sister doesn’t want to use ADSL (don’t ask me why) and my other sister doesn’t want my nephew to waste all his time using the internet (its bad enough trying to get him to switch off his PS2).
So its not like there’s a demand for ADSL in our house.
And I suppose if you are happy sitting at the office then bargain… peace and quiet!