not sure how to tag this, #tech help?

I have a friend who gets his wifi from his aunt two houses away, and he's wondering if by purchasing a more powerful pcie wireless adapter as opposed to his usb one, he could get better and more consistent signal? or if that's gonna depend mostly on his aunt's router?

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@LoMakesComics A better antenna on his computer and a batter local router might help, but the best solution i think would be improvements to the whole system, so upgrading the aunt's wireless router and antennas along with his local gear would show the most improvement.

@kelseyhusky gotcha. I figured that might be the case. sadly, modifying anything on the aunt's end is not an option. thanks!

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