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Q: How can I improve Wifi reception of MacBook Pro?

I have just bought an external display to use with my MacBook Air and MacBook Pro (17") on the second floor of my house. My modem/router is on the first floor on the opposite end of the house, no more than 55 ft. away.

 

My MacBook Air gets a strong full Wifi signal (all 5 bars are showing)—so strong that I can easily stream Netflix movies without interruption, but my MacBook Pro gets one so weak (only 2 bars are showing) that I can hardly surf to any webpage at all. And this occurs even though both computers are in exactly the same location.

 

I have AT&T U-Verse, which uses a model 3801HGV modem/router. No computers in my house are connected via ethernet; all through wireless.

 

My question: What can I do to improve my MacBook Pro's signal strength? Relocating the modem/router is not an option. Do I need to boost my router's signal somehow? If so, how? Or can I improve the reception of my MacBook Pro?

 

I do have an idle AirportExtreme that could be used in a solution, but I am not sure whether, or how, I could use it.

 

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4 GHz), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 22, 2014 9:03 AM

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