Wireless Hell

So I finally decided to move my sister's computer to wireless. However, the internet connection speed was incredibly slow, painfully slow... 52k modem slow. I checked the quality of the link and it was excellent, but for some reason I was only limited to 1Mbps connection. 802.11g is theoretically rated at 54Mb. I read up online and sure enough apparently interference can cause the wireless signal to suffer. So I started the arduous task of switching between channels and checking to see any speed improvements. I also noted that my cordless phone was a big source of interference. It doesn't help that the phone designer thought they will be smart and have the phone hop channels, making my job of finding a suitable channel a painful one. :( Anyways, I finally ended up with a livable internet speed and left it alone. Here is to hoping that no other resident in the apartment complex starts broadcasting more wireless signal and complicating the mess. Speaking of bleeding, the office from across the street has a real strong signal, my scanning revealed that they are at 100 % strength and I am about half a block away. I really don't want to know what kind of signal they must be getting indoors.