Banding occurs using gradient overlay on shape

I have a shape with a #ffffff to #f6f6f6 gradient overlay applied. It looks fine in PS but when printed on the laser printers at Kinko's becomes horribly banded. Strangely, when printed on my inexpensive ink jet it looks normal.
I need to fix this before sending the file off to print. I don't usually use PS for brochures and such (usually AI) so I'm not sure what to do expect give the entire shape a color overlay or just go with nothing at all, which would be a shame.

This article explains the problem. Apparently there are simply too many "steps" the printer has to make so that printing such a subtle gradient becomes impossible:
http://blog.imagesmith.com/2013/05/17/new-40/
The problem is I basically have a 400px high parallelogram with a 90 degree gradient from top to bottom, #ffffff to #f6f6f6. I am not sure how to use the dodge tool precisely in such a small area.
Would adding noise help?

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