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#1 2013-09-04 07:00:41
- syamajala
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USB Wireless card with external antenna
I just moved into a new apartment and the only option for internet is wireless, but I can't connect to the access point because the signal is poor on my laptop. Would getting a usb wireless card with an external antenna help?
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#2 2013-09-04 07:35:41
- WonderWoofy
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
I guess that depends on what you are using currently.
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#3 2013-09-04 07:41:08
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
Yes, there are no guarantees but a good USB wireless card (like Cisco) can have a profound impact...
You didn't say if the router was in your house or whether you can get repeaters or even another router to act as a bridge.
However, there are no guarantees; keep your receipts. The short answer is: it can.
# mod edit: see, some punctuation and basic grammar improve both the legibility of the post for the OP, and is a courtesy to the rest of the community...
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#4 2013-09-04 07:46:37
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
rufus: please make more of an effort with how you post. You have now reached 100 posts, try and make the next 100 look less like texts sent by a drunken sailor.
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#5 2013-09-04 07:50:00
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
lol whatever!
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#6 2013-09-04 07:55:29
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
Lol: ban imminent...
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#7 2013-09-04 08:01:22
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
I am just trying to show support. I think Mr Wonderwoofy is petty and apparently you are too goodbye and get a life!
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#8 2013-09-04 08:14:50
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
I am using an intel 6205 in an thinkpad t530. The router is not in my apartment its in a hallway. The landlord said its 15 euro a month to connect. There is another option that is available through a cell carrier but it costs 15 euro for 5 days, thats around 90 euro/month. There is no wired internet either.
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#9 2013-09-04 09:19:21
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
Thank-you rufus, you can have a week away from the boards to reconsider the manner in which you contribute to our community.
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#10 2013-09-04 14:19:06
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
Is there anywhere in your apartment that you can get a decent signal? I'm thinking that if you have some small area that can get a decent signal, then you could get a wireless repeater to give yourself some better signal.
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#11 2013-09-04 20:53:14
- MariusMatutiae
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Re: USB Wireless card with external antenna
I have had a positive experience with Alpha USB antennae, touted to be large gain antennas. I am especially fond of the 036 family, (036NHR, 036NH,..). I am using one right now on my Raspberry -turned-router. The antenna with chip 148F:3070 (Ralink 2870/3070) works out of the box on Linux systems thanks to the rt2800usb driver. In any case, when in doubt, check WikiDevi. Cheers.
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