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How to boost wi-fi range? What products to buy....
Have money- ready to buy..// Here's some history..
I'm an online student, currently with an iPhone and Verizon with hotspot. I can't afford it much longer, and would like to be prepared so I can get internet access someway. I have laptop with Vista (yuck) and intel adapters. My ability to see networks is not good. Can't even see iPhone when it's right beside it. I guess i want to have stronger wifi ability. about 1/2 mile, i have a friend that let's me use his signal. I have to walk there. I need to extend my range? I'm really just a few blocks down the road. If i had his signal at my house.....I have a D-Link DI-604, my intel wireless card 2200BG. I am ready right now to buy something online. so, what should i get?
--have a dell laptop that needs adapters, should i get bluetooth, internal card, usb device,???--
but for an extender, what would be the best option? THank you for helping.
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Hi there,
What you are asking for may be quite expensive. A half mile in the city is a very hard thing to achieve without directional antennae and a clear line of sight between the two antennae.
Before I could begin to answer this, I would need to know if you have:
1) a clear line of sight between both places
2) a friend who is willing to put up a highly directional antenna on the outside of his house, and change his router location to suit your needs
3) a minimum of $500
4) a qualified installer willing to aim and align these antenna placements.
You see, to go beyond the 150-300' range offered by an off the shelf reange extender, you need to chain them or get very serious about your hardware.
I don't know what basic internet costs where you are, but here I could pay for 18 months of internet for the cost of the hardware you are going to need.
Now, you can TRY a cheaper alternative, and see what you get. The iTurboTenna is about $100, and a good place to start if you want to throw a hail mary and see if you can get signal from where you are.
Here is an eBay search you may find helpful:
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If you want to set up a wireless hotspot in your location as an extension of his wireless connection you are going to need something a little more specialized:
"Wifi repeater with Yagi antenna"
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Good luck, and before you do ANYTHING about this, make certain that this is legal, and not against the rules of your donor's ISP. You could get him permanently banned from his ISP for sharing his connection. That wouldn't be very nice.
Let me know, directly, if you need anything else.
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