E2500 - Weak signal that fluctuates from weak to nonexistant

Question

This router is really easy to set up but requires a ton of tweaking to get any sort of decent performance out of.
Even with these tweaks the signal is very weak. My old WRT54G had a stronger 2.4ghz signal than the E2500 produces.
Sitting one room away from the router and the signal is very weak. Forget being across the house. The WRT54G could cover almost the entire house with a network connection wirelessly, this thing can barely get a signal outside the room it sits in (same room the WRT54G was in).
What's great about it: Easy to set up
What's not so great: Weak signal that fluctuates from weak to nonexistant
This product has...
Unreliable connection
Short range
slow connection
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
I use it in...:Large home

Answer 1

The performance of your new router depends on various factors apart from the router itself. The wireless devices in your network, are they wireless G or wireless N devices? If they're wireless G devices, you won't really see any difference, and in fact any N devices in your network would also suffer because of that. Apart from that, placement of the router also matters.
 Avoid keeping the router in a corner or under the table or something like that. Ideally you'd want to keep it at a higher location. The signal always travels better from a higher location to a lower location. Apart from this, you can also change channels on the router. Typically, wireless interference can cause poor signal strength and speed. Changing channels helps alleviate this problem to some extent. I'd suggest trying channels 1, 3, 6 or 9. You'll have to try each and observe which channel gives you the best performance. Every network environment is different, so what works for one network may not necessarily work for another. Please let me know if you need any further help with this.