Recent content by sonavogel

sonavogel said: Was that you (both) wanted? Hah!! If you don't count dropped words such as "what"!:D So: I managed to get to Staples before the snowstorm, and I've placed my ASUS 10-inch netbook in its spot. It's the only device (prior to the MSI) that picks up 5GHz WiFi, and it's doing well...

Was that you (both) wanted? To connect your building to theirs, and vice versa, with respect to WiFi? Do you work together? When I lived in NYC, in a brownstone, I had TWC for everything--back when it cost a reasonable monthly (so reasonable that I can't even remember what it was; but I...

:D Nope. It makes perfect sense, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating. Too bad they didn't design a dual-cable architecture--one for down, one for up. Probably someone did...but got bumped off and dumped into the Hudson. Also, @Klueless...that cable Spectrum connected to the cabin...

Hi, @Klueless! Or as in USB extension cable and simply move the N600 dongle a little closer? Yes, that's what I meant. If I can buy an extension cable that will allow me to move the dongle across the room downstairs, the dongle will be directly under the Ubee...and that might ("might" being...

Welp, the Netgear N600 USB adapter arrived yesterday--and just in time, too, because we're going through a major snowstorm (have been since 4:00 a.m.); nothing's going to get here on time now. But I hooked up the N600 to my desktop (sorry, FatherLandDescendant!); that was something even I could...

Awesome! Your husband the town hero! Well, the neighborhood hero, anyway. For now. Brother-in-law (rural, just a few miles west of us) had to pay TWC $6,000 cash up front just for the privilege of becoming a customer. His share of the cost of pulling cable. (City; 1 mile cable = 100...

It's the Prime--Amazon Prime. They tell you it saves money because you don't pay for shipping, then they slap a 20% markup on the merchandise and get you that way. But in general I've found that an Amazon purchase arrives more quickly than one from any other merchant. And under normal...

<sigh> Oh, @FatherLandDescendant, you do make it sound simple--and my desktop absolutely needs a dusting (inside and out). But experience is almost everything, and clearly you have that. I do not. Some years ago, when we lived in NYC, my stepdaughter's desktop went wonky on her for some reason...

Hiya, @Klueless! :D Anything faster than our Internet will be "capped" at 118 Mbps. Do you mean Spectrum is throttling me at that speed because of the plan we have? Or could it be the kind of cable they used? I don't recall seeing a Spectrum Internet plan that started at/offered...

@avtella, you are right that the card would be the "better" alternative, but @FatherLandDescendant has me pegged: I don't have the skill set (or the nervous system) to swap out the cards on my own. BUT: I've just confirmed with the Staples techies that they can swap out the card for about $70...

But he's working on an Inspiron 15R--that's what I have. Wouldn't I (or a techie) have to do what he's doing if we've got the same PC model? At any rate, I think changing the wireless card is inspirational, and I will have that done! ;)

Hi, @Klueless, what speeds were you seeing at 2.4GHz on your new ultra laptop in the cellar? Did you run one from the cellar window yet? Just curious ... My MSI defaults to 2.4GHz, probably because the signal is easier for it to get hold of. I moved the laptop over to the window and held it...

Hi, @avtella, I think you posted how easy it is to replace the wireless card just as I was posting how unbelievably difficult it was! Not sure if moderators allow a YouTube link, but this is what I was able to watch only to the part where the guy starts to take off the keyboard:

@avtella, hi! The routers are beginning to sound more appealing every day, although I still have extender reading to do. In the meantime, I wanted to thank you for this suggestion: Also for like $15 you can replace the Centrino card in the Inspiron 15R for an Intel 7260ac mini pcie card for...

G'morning, Rochester, NY! :D With the money from a thruway sign, I would have Spectrum run cables through all walls on both floors that would enable me to connect with ethernet anywhere--even in the bathroom if I wanted to; I'd also hire a specialist to router/AP up the place properly, for...