Signal strength isn't an issue, and I'm running a G network... so maybe I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill. I recall hard wired as being ZOMG AMAZING but my only real issue is the occasional dropped signal, but that could be expected I guess. Re-wiring is what I'm thinking, at minimum I'd like to fish 2-3 cat5 cables from the attic to the basement, putting the wire down from the attic into the 2 bedrooms is no biggie, that can be done easily.