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Dropped Wireless Signals
My family uses a WRT160Nv3 Router for our home. The router has been going strong for the 2 1/2 years we've had it. Starting two months ago, I started experiencing connection issues, thinking my Wireless USB Adapter was having software issues, I reinstalled the software about two weeks ago. That whole day, the connection issue disappeared, then after that the connection issue was back. I would loose my connection for about two minutes, then my Wireless USB adapter would pick up the signal again for a random amount of time again before loosing the connection again.
Then tonight my dad starts to experience the same thing on his laptop, drawing my attention to the router itself. My dad is obviously frustrated and said he will be looking into upgrading to a new Dual-Band router. My questions are:
1) Is the Router the main cause of the connection issues?
2) If so, is there a fix or is getting a new router the only solution?
3) Is a Dual-Band router worth the money?
Thank you in advance!