Latest and Greatest WiFi Booster?

Dennis M M wrote:
We have had good luck with the Bear Extender to pick up distant RV park signals.

The DW uses the 1200 for Mac

I use an older model that has worked great for several years.

Good price as well.

I sure would be interested in the Bear extender edge for iPad that is coming soon. Is there anything comparable out now?

wintersun wrote:
I cannot get DSL out where I live as the service provider is AT&T and they are focused on building more cell towers where they make more revenue (ain't it great when the private sector with their monopolies is in charge of telecommunications). I use a 4G wireless with Millenicom for internet access and paid $$450 for the equipment we use and pay $180 for the Millenicom ISP fees.

You can start your son and daughter off for $100 for the Mifi device and the lowest monthly rate plan from Millenicom. First you need to find online a cell tower map to see which provider has leased space on the tower closest to their home. In my case the only tower that has line of sight to my house is one with a Verizonwireless transceiver.

I am glad that so far the Republicans have failed with their ongoing efforts to privatize the US Postal Service or I would be having to drive 15 miles to the nearest post office to pickup my mail.

No one forces you to live in the boonies and no one should be forced through tax redistribution to subsidize your choice to do so.

I cannot get DSL out where I live as the service provider is AT&T and they are focused on building more cell towers where they make more revenue (ain't it great when the private sector with their monopolies is in charge of telecommunications). I use a 4G wireless with Millenicom for internet access and paid $$450 for the equipment we use and pay $180 for the Millenicom ISP fees.

You can start your son and daughter off for $100 for the Mifi device and the lowest monthly rate plan from Millenicom. First you need to find online a cell tower map to see which provider has leased space on the tower closest to their home. In my case the only tower that has line of sight to my house is one with a Verizonwireless transceiver.

I am glad that so far the Republicans have failed with their ongoing efforts to privatize the US Postal Service or I would be having to drive 15 miles to the nearest post office to pickup my mail.

This is my answer to long distance WiFi.
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/23833682.cfm

Richard

We have had very good results with THIS ANTENNA MADE BY C.CRANE.

It's actually a network card and antenna that plugs into a USB port. It enables us to connect to a wifi network that can be quite a distance from the camper. In fact, at Myrtle Beach State Park, we were several rows over from the office where the wifi signal was transmitted, with thick trees between us. The wifi signal was quite acceptable.

In parking lots with no obstructions, greater range is possible, even from a source across the highway.

Even though this antenna is waterproof, I decided to use some central vacuum cleaner piping and end cap as an enclosure. Here's a pic of my simple setup:

Google "Ideaworks WIFI Antenna". This antenna works for me in a situation like you describe (1/4 mile distance, wooded area, etc.). Inexpensive to purchase too!

I do not know the range of the Wireless Game Adapter i slightly modified (No internal mod) but it does very well in most campgrounds..

I have heard of open field distances in the miles by folks who did some serious antenna work. And there are a few tricks I can do with Wireless Game Adapters in some cases.. (I only have the one though)

One option.. WGA near the park office, mount it in a weatherproof box.. CAT-5 through the woods,, Router (Another Weatherproof box) at that end. More or less how I am sending this to you

(WGA atop flagpole outside of RV, cat-5 to Belkin router INSIDE, to Laptop.)

This does require some knowledge of Wi-Fi to set up.


Suggestion: At the office mount an outside antenna.

At the Client site, Try mounting an adapter, I really like the Wireless Game Adaper (Too bad they do not make it any more) at the focal point of a Sat Dish (C-Band is better if you have one but those are a tad... Large, get the largest one you can scarf up) and point it at the outside antenna.. Monitor the WGA's status page (192.168.1.250 by default on the Linksys unit) and adjsut for peak signal.... Im seeing 30% limiting and I'm well over a block from the router INSIDE the park office.

We have had good luck with the Bear Extender to pick up distant RV park signals.

The DW uses the 1200 for Mac

I use an older model that has worked great for several years.

Good price as well.

This guy had some interesting solutions for increasing wifi range:

http://www.technorv.com

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