Poor Wireless signal

I just bought a HP 20-2110d All-in-One Desktop PC. Had so much difficulty setting it up as it had a poor wireless connectivity. Always only showing 2 bars and connectivity cutting off every now and then.
Called HP support this morning and they led me to "device manager" and reinstalling network adapter. But it still showed a poor signal after that. As my neighbour's signal was showing up, the HP help staff suggested that it was due to signal overlap. He asked me to call my service provider and ask for isp signal channel to be changed.
My question is: why is it that other devices such as my handphones and laptops not have this problem? The signal shown is so much stronger and there have been no connectivity problems.

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Some wireless cards are not very powerful. It would be good if you could move the router closer to the computer to see if that helps the situation.
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Message Edited by Shadowz_O_Death on 08-27-2008 06:23 PM

Shadowz_O_Death wrote:
Hello everyone! I have a Linksys WRT54G v8 Wireless-G Broadband Router. I receive VERY poor wireless signals from it. There are no frequency interferences, physical obstructions, or anything like that. I have tried channels 1, 6, and 11 (non-overlapping channels), but did not seem to notice a difference. How can I adjust the Wireless -> Advanced Wireless Settings in order to improve the wireless signals? Thank you!
Message Edited by Shadowz_O_Death on 08-27-2008 06:23 PM
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U can even try channel - 9 !!
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Signal strength is only half of the story when you are looking for a good quality connection. Noise is the other half. For example, you could have very strong signal strength, but also have high noise on your network. You would have a poor, intermittent connection as a result.
It's also possible to have just fair signal strength with very low noise. This will yield a much more stable and reliable connection.
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