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12-03-2007, 01:04 PM
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As some of you know I am house sitting in France and the place where we are staying does not have broadband but I have permission to use the signal from next door. A house on the same property but the router is a good 70 yards away.
As a result I have had a very erratic signal. I searched the web and read about all sorts of do-it-yourself solutions This morning I went in search of a low cost wok as that seemed to offer the easiest solution but I could not find one so I purchased a 12 inch diameter plastic colander. I lined it with aluminium foil stuck in place with selotape. I cut a small hole in the middle of the bottom and inserted my USB wireless dongle. I then played around to find the best position and taped the contraption to my window. My signal strength is now 24mbps my previous best was 5 mbps and more normally just 2mbps. Netgear says my signal strenth now is 52% where before it varied between 3 and 7% It may look odd but I am able to surf again and use my VOIP phone. Total cost was under 3 euro. In UK money about £2 or in US about $4. 
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12-03-2007, 04:50 PM
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Yes it is true. I am no technical expert and the advice on the forums was to use a wok or strainer but as I could not find one I decided to experiment. Apparently it forms a 'directional parabolic antenna'
All I know is it works better than before.
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12-03-2007, 06:57 PM
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Ah yes I agree but it was broke and I fixed it. Now they say pride comes before a fall so if I am not on site for a few days you know I really did 'fix' it
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12-04-2007, 08:16 AM
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I want one. At that price. Where did you get it and do you know if they ship to Europe. Over here they cost an arm and a leg.
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12-04-2007, 01:17 PM
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Correction, it cost $1.28 with a $5.99 hipping and my sons say they are working great. My pc is hooked directly to the router and theirs are across the house. My youngest reports that his " gaming" is just as good with this antennae as it was when I was tripping on his lan cable. As far as where they ship you will have to enquire. I am hoping this works out brother.
http://cgi.ebay.com/For-7dB-WiFi-Boo...QQcmdZViewItem |
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Adventures with a Laptop and a Colander
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