How far does the average Wireless Gateway DSL/Router work?

Question

I have purchased a Wireless Gateway from At&t so that i can have Internet on my laptop. I was wandering on average how far does the wireless work like can i go outside.

Answer 1

 my airport express sends it 250 feet out to the patio

Answer 2

the stated distances are 300 feet inside / 1000 feet outside

What matters is obstructions of dense material (metal doors , bricks , metal pipes etc)

Generally you can get through 3  walls

Placement is important

The router should be high and not cluttered

If the setup allows change the channel from the default channel 6 to anything else of the 12 channels

channels 1 and 11 are first picks

Intererference from neighbours can drift in out of blue.  You will get a good signal but no internet

change the channel

Answer 3

mine works all the way down my road!

The majoirty of modern wireless routers can work far beyond the boundary's of the house!