Wireless A

My apartment building is pretty crowded with wireless B/G signals (I count about 20 SSID's that I can see in my living room) and my connection is frequently dropping. Would it be worth it to invest in a wireless a/g router, and a wirless A/G card for one of my desktops? I'm not sure if my current router is going bad (Belkin 54G, and after I save a setting on it, I have to unplug the power to get it to respond again), but I'm thinking of replacing it with something else.

 

I am Not a finance adviser so I can not tell you if it worth you while.

However 802.11a does help in cases of crowded 802.11b/d airway.

 

In your case it would be beneficial since the wireless A standard operates on the less crowded 5.0Ghz range compared to the 2.4Ghz that G/B/N operates on. I don't remember exactly, but there are about 10 or less channels to operate those G networks on. Couple that with that many other devices (such as cordless phones) operate in the 2.4 GHz band, and I would recommend investing in some wireless A hardware. It sounds like your current router is going bad and it doesn't make sense to invest in a new router that will still leave you competing for airspace with your nieghbors.