Internet connection keeps slowing down?

[Peter]

Sometimes when im using my Wi-fi it becomes really slow and has the yellow triangle pop up or it disconnects my laptop altogether. I keep turning off the modem and the router and waiting for upto 2 minutes before turning it back on, it fixes the problem but after sometime it goes back to being really slow. Also, places in my house that had very strong signal strength started to become weak. I was wondering if the problem would be fixed if I did a hard reset on the router? or do you think I would need to buy a new router or modem? Its a linksys router.

[Richard]

Peter,
Before you go and investigate buying a new wireless router I would try the following.
Sometime just moving the WiFi router a foot or two higher cures a lot of problems. If you have already tried this, move the router a foot or so in a horizontal direction. Generally WiFi routers in homes should be setup about 6 to 7 feet above the floor for best results. These two changes sometimes makes a big improvement. If you have Stone walls in your home or aluminum studs in the walls it may not help at all. In this case you may need a WiFi range extender. This range extender can be setup as a wireless unit or get it's signal over Ethernet cable.
I only use Netgear WiFi routers. I have tried almost all the rest and replaced many newer "N" WiFi routers that were faulty in recent years. I use a model Netgear WNR3500v2 and get great results. I install broken WiFi routers for my friends with Netgear WNR3500L and they work fine, are easy to set up and the price is right.