So we recently moved to a house we are renting, and decided to continue our contract with AT&T U-verse because we were very happy with the quality of the service we were getting at our apartment. When we moved into our new place and got the service added we have noticed a very obvious change in the quality.
We primarily use our wireless for our AppleTV and game consoles. And supposedly we are getting the same speed as we had before. There are definitely some house issues, as I think the walls in our new house are a lot sturdier than in our apartment, and the router had to be placed on opposite sides of the house from the TV.
Whenever we try to watch something it seems to have difficulty displaying in HD. Even my Apple TV doesn't seem to give HD as an option anymore on shows/movies we have purchased even though we purchased the HD quality versions. However I'm not even sure if distance is that much of an issue. I also connected my DS to the router signal, walked right up to the router, and could still barely get it to download quickly and correctly.
We are looking into upgrading to the fastest service available in our area, but I'm wondering if it's even worth it. Will speed help these matter or am I completely missing the real issue here? I've attempted reading various net articles on the subject, and I haven't gleamed much from them that make much sense. Some think that the layout of the house is a problem (and it could be, but doesn't explain why a DS can't communicate well when it's right next to the router). Some mention interference from other wireless signals in the area and suggest swithing network channels, although I have no idea how to do that with this router.
Am I missing something simple here?
We primarily use our wireless for our AppleTV and game consoles. And supposedly we are getting the same speed as we had before. There are definitely some house issues, as I think the walls in our new house are a lot sturdier than in our apartment, and the router had to be placed on opposite sides of the house from the TV.
Whenever we try to watch something it seems to have difficulty displaying in HD. Even my Apple TV doesn't seem to give HD as an option anymore on shows/movies we have purchased even though we purchased the HD quality versions. However I'm not even sure if distance is that much of an issue. I also connected my DS to the router signal, walked right up to the router, and could still barely get it to download quickly and correctly.
We are looking into upgrading to the fastest service available in our area, but I'm wondering if it's even worth it. Will speed help these matter or am I completely missing the real issue here? I've attempted reading various net articles on the subject, and I haven't gleamed much from them that make much sense. Some think that the layout of the house is a problem (and it could be, but doesn't explain why a DS can't communicate well when it's right next to the router). Some mention interference from other wireless signals in the area and suggest swithing network channels, although I have no idea how to do that with this router.
Am I missing something simple here?
