WiFi booster?

I use the BearExtender for my PC. I have tried a few WiFi adapters and this one has worked the best for me.

MrWizard wrote:

Marv Hoag wrote:
With everyone using smartphones the available bandwidth is almost nothing Getting on line with a computer is getting harder. Is there something out there to boost available signal? Eventually will buy a smartphone and create my own hot spot, but not today.

If your not buying a smart phone and using cellular bandwidth

what is the question about

smart phone bandwidth has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with campground wifi, cable dsl or fios or satellite internet

what is your question

In order to not use cell data, phoners switch to WiFi for data use. Thus using WiFi bandwidth on smartphones. Just trying to get my fair share of the WiFi bandwidth pie.

My question is what devices really work to enhance WiFi signal?

Tom_M wrote:
I use the BearExtender for my PC. I have tried a few WiFi adapters and this one has worked the best for me.

I will look into this. I see they have a Window 10 update. Thanks!

Marv
at home yeah, at college yeah
out.camping No..
the connection is usually too iffy

Marv Hoag wrote:

MrWizard wrote:

Marv Hoag wrote:
With everyone using smartphones the available bandwidth is almost nothing Getting on line with a computer is getting harder. Is there something out there to boost available signal? Eventually will buy a smartphone and create my own hot spot, but not today.

If your not buying a smart phone and using cellular bandwidth

what is the question about

smart phone bandwidth has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with campground wifi, cable dsl or fios or satellite internet

what is your question

In order to not use cell data, phoners switch to WiFi for data use. Thus using WiFi bandwidth on smartphones. Just trying to get my fair share of the WiFi bandwidth pie.

My question is what devices really work to enhance WiFi signal?

Marv,
First, understand that a "booster" will only make the signal available to your phone or computer stronger. If the campground internet service is slow or overloaded a booster will not change that. If you are only seeing 1 or 2 bars of signal from their WiFi broadcast, go to where the signal is strong and see if this improves anything. If it does then a booster will help. If it does not then you have run into the typical RV park internet service.
I happen to be in a park where there IS good WiFi but a bad signal at my location. For less than $100 I added a NanoStation M2 and an Air Gateway (so all devices could share) and I now have an excellent connection (went from -100dB, unusable, to -40dB, excellent) in the coach shared by the phone, the computers and the Kindle.
There are step by step instructions available on how to setup the system but you do need a tiny bit of computer knowledge to get the right settings during the initial setup. Let me know if you are interested and I can get you a link to the youtube video.

We use a booster and repeater which helps with basic internet reception at most campgrounds. It doesn't guarantee TV streaming since a lot of campgrounds don't provide the bandwidth for that, but it has definitely improved our ability to use a campground's WiFi. I wouldn't travel without it. Our cell plan is too expensive to not use free WiFi whenever we can! WiFi Booster and Repeater

Bill, I'm getting sick of replacing the usual cheap ebay boosters as they fall apart after a couple of months, AND I need something that will allow both of us to access the wifi signal so I wondered if you could confirm the model numbers of those two components you mentioned - or maybe model numbers of anything you feel might have superceded what you have installed.

Be getting the MH out of mothballs early next week and heading down south from LA so now would be a good time to place an order with Amazon

Also - if possible that utube link for the set up

Thanks

Ah, don't bother with the utube link - found it.

If you found the YouTube video by David Bott then you also have all of the information about the hardware. I just relocated and it took about 2 minutes to lock the booster to the campground and bring it from weak to strong and a solid 5MB download.

Yes, ordered the stuff I need so it should be waiting for me on Wednesday morning. We tend to be travellers rather than stayers so I suspect my ebay special el-cheepo booster will still get plenty of use when I need to stop for a minute to check mail in Main Street, Anytown. There if the signal is a bit weak, I can just move a bit until it is usable.

Bill, you might know the solution.

Everything set up and seemingly working EXCEPT that although I can connect to the antenna or the gateway via my browser and select the local wifi and enter the security code and connect to it, I can't get internet. Says access is "limited"

What doesn't seem right is the signal strength meter on both the antenna itself and when looking at the signal strength via the browser - is blinking on and off - about 1 second on and one second off.

Any clues please?