MarkDuffy - 3/11/08 at 12:24
Hi
Can you please advise me the best Dongle for my
laptop if I want to use the cloud at EG
McDonalds. I can use it in the restaurant but
not outside.
What is the best Dongle I can get which will
give me the best distance. Ideally I do not want
a cumbersome aerial / antenna. manufacturers say
100 and farther. I would like to get some
feedback here which I can trust.
I currently use windows XP though my machine
had Vista when I bought it and I may revert
to it soon.
Thanks
Mark
Fellsider - 9/11/08 at 12:27
Free WiFi vendors such as McDonalds, configure
equipment power levels, in general to provide a
service for client seating areas only.
Manufacturers often quote line-of-sight connection figures
which fall off dramatically when obstructions such as
walls, windows ceilings etc are encountered.
Use the sensitivity and output power figures to
find the best dongle for your budget.
Some dongles come with ReSMA connectors, which enable
a wide variety of Omni and directional aerials of
different sizes to be added.
You also might want to consider other USB devices
which have directional panel aerials built in -
like the one, which collapse down into something
that quite easily fits into a laptop case? http://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-wlu-805g.htm
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