Agree with White Out 403's recommendation of getting your own router. Call Shaw and have them put your modem/router into bridge mode, and it will become a plain old modem. Then you can have your own router handle the work, and it will almost always do a better job than anything Shaw will give you. I have had good luck with Asus.
A few other considerations:
- 2.4 GHz band has better range than 5 GHz, but is more prone to interference. My 2.4 network is usable in my detached garage at the back. The 5 is useless. Inside the house, however, the 5 GHz is the preferred band.
- Placement within your house. In the furnace room isn't ideal, but sometimes it is hard to find a place that has a coax/cat5 plug and isn't on full display.
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