WiFi Extender Review from David Pogue
This guy is an easy-to-read/understand tech guy with a review of wi-fi extending. http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/wi-fi-for-every-room-in-the-apartment/?nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_20130307
Forum Discussion
Hi:
I've been thinking this range extender issue through, or maybe overthinking it through :h I'd appreciate comments if that is not hijacking the thread too much.
I decided to a highly directional antenna, the places I need this are are marginal enough an omnidirectional is just not going to be enough gain. I see kits to do this that meet my needs, except but all seem to leave me with the problem that they go to a USB plug, so that is fine for the one computer but what about the DW's computer and the phone(s)?
We dry camp for weeks from time so with an adhoc network as that means leaving one on all the time so I see that as an uncomfortable solution for the battery.
Is there anything out there that puts a highly directional antenna onto a WI-FI repeater style setup? Failing that has anyone tried changing the antennas on an existing repeater product themselves, the connectors seem to be standardized enough it *should* work but I would feel more comfortable if someone had already tried it before putting out the $300+ it is going to cost when all is said and done for repeaters and antennas.
Comments?
I've been thinking this range extender issue through, or maybe overthinking it through :h I'd appreciate comments if that is not hijacking the thread too much.
I decided to a highly directional antenna, the places I need this are are marginal enough an omnidirectional is just not going to be enough gain. I see kits to do this that meet my needs, except but all seem to leave me with the problem that they go to a USB plug, so that is fine for the one computer but what about the DW's computer and the phone(s)?
We dry camp for weeks from time so with an adhoc network as that means leaving one on all the time so I see that as an uncomfortable solution for the battery.
Is there anything out there that puts a highly directional antenna onto a WI-FI repeater style setup? Failing that has anyone tried changing the antennas on an existing repeater product themselves, the connectors seem to be standardized enough it *should* work but I would feel more comfortable if someone had already tried it before putting out the $300+ it is going to cost when all is said and done for repeaters and antennas.
Comments?
