Airport Express range

Last night I unplugged my Linksys 802.11g and plugged in my new shiny white Airport Express 802.11n. While I was expecting a much faster experience I ended up disappointed in the range of the Airport Express. I suppose I should have done more research but is this common while using the Express as the sole wireless router?
Thanks for any feedback.

flag8r77 wrote:
Last night I unplugged my Linksys 802.11g and plugged in my new shiny white Airport Express 802.11n. While I was expecting a much faster experience I ended up disappointed in the range of the Airport Express.
What band did you configure the Express to use? The 5 GHz band may have faster throughput, but at the expense of shorter range. Try configuring it to use the 2.4 GHz band and see if that gives you better range. Two other things you can try with the 5 GHz band are (a) using one of the higher channels (149-161). In some countries that allows much higher signal strength. (b) In AirPort Utility's AirPort panel Wireless tab, click the button for "Wireless Network Options" and check "Use wide channels".

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