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    How can I use a Router for three laptops in my house?will be the signal weak?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by xueyuan, Mar 17, 2014.

  1. xueyuan

    xueyuan Newbie

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    How can I use [REMOVED BY MOD] for three laptops in my house?will be the signal weak?Do you have any tips to strength wifi signal?
     
    xueyuan, Mar 17, 2014
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    youve posted in wrong thread of the forum as this is for buying laptops. a mod will move the post.

    only way is to try it and see.
    my god daughters family has 3 laptops,4 phones and 2 tablets all running at the same time of the same wifi and theres no problem but they are just brousing the web or playing flash games.
     
    MrDJ, Mar 17, 2014
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  3. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    You should be perfectly capable of using a WiFi router to connect three laptops to your ISP connection. That's what happens at my house when all of us are home (plus, the router also has to deal with an Xbox360, two Rokus, a tablet, some phones...).
     
    Jarhead, Mar 17, 2014
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  4. raptir

    raptir Notebook Deity

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    A Wireless-N router (or even G for that matter) should have no issue with handling 3 devices. The signal strength is not going to be affected by the number of devices connecting, only the throughput. And that is going to be bottlenecked at your ISP in most cases, not the router. I wouldn't expect to run into any issues unless you're trying to download large files or stream something like Netflix to multiple devices at once. Basic browsing or even online gaming would be fine.

    I run...

    • Two smartphones
    • Two laptops
    • Tablet
    • PS3
    • Chromecast
    • Ouya

    All hooked up to my wireless router. The only time I have an issue is if I'm downloading a game on Steam on one laptop and trying to stream to my Chromecast or something.
     
    raptir, Mar 17, 2014
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  5. Tybalt39

    Tybalt39 Notebook Evangelist

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    Also, if you haven't yet purchased the router, buy a simultaneous Dual-Band (2.4 & 5Ghz) model. That way, you can run non-bandwidth-critical systems on 2.4Ghz and bandwidth-critical systems on 5Ghz. These routers are available for less than $80 these days (with 802.11ac no less!)

    Chromecast and many phones will not be able to run at 5Ghz, but most newer tablets and laptops will. Even if you get a weaker signal at 5Ghz, your high-bandwidth applications (Netflix, XBMC, streaming video, etc) will run better there.
     
    Tybalt39, Mar 17, 2014
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