WiFi Range booster

should have saved your money and use a Pringles can

 

What's the best way to go to try to catch wifi signals, a USB range booster or an external antenna? Any suggestions of a good unit? I want to buy the right thing the 1st time for a change!

 

Personally, I prefer the external and directional antenna. But to each his own.

The USB is a lot less intrusive, and whole lot less work.

 

I'm sure the USB range booster is easier but I am more interested in performance at a reasonable cost. I'm concerned that the USB unit will be inhibited by the metal of the cab? What antenna are you using? Thanks

 

A direction panel, such as seen on e radio labs website, turn to tune.




But if you have some time on your hands, and about $2. You can try this idea. looks funny as #### but...

http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html

 

Thanks, that cantenna is a real gem!

 

Well Im assuming this thread is in regards to getting signals in trucks...but what the heck, lol...

At my apartment, we use a wireless router. When we moved to Vegas, we bought a Linksys router and a wireless adapter and have used it ever since. At our current apartment, the adapter (external antenna thing) is being used for my computers internet access and is connected via USB cable.
When we moved to the town we currently live in...we connected to the net via hoping on someone elses network. I don't know the range of the antenna, but we were able to get good signal from someone in our area (there are a couple of apartment buildings nearby us...figured I got on someone elses network).

I figure that if worse gets to worse, you can always find a hotel to park nearby or an apartment complex and get online that way. This weekend Im in Denver and staying at a hotel...their wireless network isn't password protected, so I could be out in the parking lot and get access if I wanted to.

 

Im a college dropout, I couldnt figure that out

 

I am buying what is basically a directional antenna on steroids. It was 90.00, but has a 2 mile range. A friend of mine had one on his truck, he was able to see MY router at MY house from the walmart 1 exit up o.0 hence why I decided I needed one.