EA2700 - disappointing wireless range, can I improve it?

My new (30 days old) EA2700 has probably less than 40 feet of usable range without obstructions. Is this normal?
I've got the router sitting at the end of the hall, and I'm at the other end without anything between and I'm at 11.0 mbps/'Low' on my laptop.
What gives?

You may need to adjust your router's wireless settings. To read more about this and hopefully find the best way to improve the performance, please click the link below:
Title: List of common issues with Linksys wireless-N routers
http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=266cc1c7b97c458fb04c2da21f985828_List_of_Common_Is...

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