Only 2 Wi-Fi bars when sitting right next to my router

It goes to 3 bars now and then for a minute but 90% of the time it's only at 2 bars. I'm sitting right next to the router also. My laptop picks up the signal with full bars. What could be the issue? It's an old linksys router, but if it works for my laptop it should give my iphone full connection. Thanks.

This could be my problem as well, as I am having the same issues with my router, works great with my iMac, my girlfriends dell laptop and the PS3, but the Iphone only gets its every once inawhile and only for about 1 min. I thought maybe it was a security issue, a iphone techie helped me upgrade the firmware, but still no luck. But honestly, I suppose if there are things I really truly want to have on my Iphone, it's as simple as putting them on my iMac and synching them.
Thanks for your insight!

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Orwalsh89 wrote:
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> I only have the right to create new folder but not to create new
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http://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc753992.aspx
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Orwalsh89 wrote:
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Only 2 Wi-Fi bars when sitting right next to my router

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