Stuck with a crappy AT&T Router...

I signed my mother up for AT&T dsl internet (i'm renting a house accross the street from her and have no interest in getting a land line phone), and I am very satisfied with the quality of the service and the price I'm getting it at. Just like my title states though, I was stuck with a very crappy wireless router. The signal only has to travel maybe 80 feet max with nothing in the way (I can literally see the router from my computer room), and I just barely get a signal.

Just wondering what my options are for this. Could I buy a better router and bypass the AT&T router? The phone line plugs directly into the router, so its like a modem and router all-in-one unit. I know some people talk about flashing certain routers and basically making range boosters, but I wouldn't know where to begin with this (would this even help anyway?)

 

If your the only user, get a high gain beam antenna and point it at your house, Provide you can replace the antenna.

You can request a modem only and provide your own router. When I set my mother-inlaw up with AT&T DSL she had to buy her own equipment. I had them just get the modem, and I provided a router. That was 3 yrs ago.

 

dont call them for support you will be getting a company in fort lauderdale florida called the answer group and will charge you 139 for the lack of help they have 30min call times you should get another company for your dsl or if you can go get cable. at&t is not a good company they do not support there own stuff they outsorce it all

 

you can buy your own...i have had a linksys wrt54g on sbc (at&t) dsl for about 4 years now.