Can any of you compare this product to the High Power Signal King 48DBI USB Wireless Adaptor Antenna 150Mbps by Etekcity? Which do you recommend most?
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Taping a stray cats tail toyour laptop is better than the SignalKing cause its one of the most fraudulently advertised things in the entire history of things. 48decibels with two Omni antennas is dubious to start until you measure their length in FEET OR METERS. Since their boldy stupid claim of 48dbi didn't compel you to drop the phone, the cars or even the nursing baby and just press Buy the moment you saw it for sale, then it hints your too smart to believe such audacious assertions and your instinct served you well and you might have been suspicious of the few positive reviews they have where people use "my bars gotten a widdle hwigher up". This pic on a usually decent forum of WiFi device drivers shows a signal king's sophomoric improvement over an internal WiFi card and the numbers alone quantifies crap.
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Both this adapter and the "Signal King" wireless adapter use the same type of chipset, and performance is largely the same. Because this dual-antenna version supports 300Mbps, however, it will provide higher transfer rates for many LAN environments.
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Sorry, I don't know. I just plugged mine in, a few years ago, and have used it ever since with no problems at all. I might add that the antenna it's attached to is an outside HD antenna. I can say with certainty that quite a number of channels, from the antenna, come in far better with the booster (without which some don't come in at all), but I suspect that its amplifying capabilities may not be enough to help much with a much weaker signal than one gets with the outside antenna. ....You might try Googling the model number, though; there might be something available on-line. Good luck.
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If you are trying to increase your connection to weak wifi signals on a laptop, I would suggest a wifi adapter with a high-gain antenna. Something like this: 1000mW 1W 802.11g/n High Gain USB Wireless G / N Long-Rang WiFi Network Adapter - Dongle With Original Alfa 5dBi and 9dBi Rubber Antenna *Strongest on the Market* This is basically taking the approach of improving your reach, instead of trying to increase their output, which I think is what you really want to do.
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Get the Extreme with the amplifier, it works great at those distances. You may need to place in a window towards the transmission tower in your area. Use the included power adapter, as it produces a bit more current and seems to work better. I have used the Extreme at those distances, and I am receiving 40 plus channels.
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Hey I also should have mentioned it in my last response to your question. If you want the best signal with these to order yourself one of the panel antenna to go with it, you won't be sorry. I found that to be the best one for multiple signal issues. I actually order two more of them for myself after buying the first one. I'm using it right now with a shared internet connection over a hundred feet away with buildings and walls in between for around two years or more now. Great connection and speeds. It also works better than either one of my laptops internal wi-fi. Good luck :-)
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Hi, it is slow.. I did not use any other to compare, but this one is slow and every time you lose the signal, you need 4-5min to connect again.
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Better than average, but as with all things this depends on how thick the wall is, is the wall reinforced with rebar, etc. It will certainly do a lot better than your standard WiFi hardware, especially if you crank the power up. If that's not enough, replace one or both antennas with directional antennas that focus the signal in the direction you need...
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Yeah, you need two and two adaptors. I'd look for a better antenna setup if I were you. I have this and it really didn't do much at all (I'm a ham radio operator too, so I know what a 9 dBi boost does...) It might be fairly cheap and easy, but is not much gain. a planar setup with booster would be light years better.
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I don't know. Most of these Wifi modules use the same PCIe physical interface. Usually the difference is the number of antennas. The dimensions can vary in depth as well ( but not width ). Honestly, I would recommend disabling the bad internal radio and using one of these really short USB Wifi modules. NETGEAR G54/N150 Wi-Fi USB Micro Adapter (WNA1000M)
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USB 2.0 can go much further, and the power rating has been listed everywhere from 7 to 14db, I would estimate it's around 10 to 12. I get full signal off a hotel that is 1/8th of a mile away. And I can connect to several that are a bit further out. It isn't super high powered, but it does an excellent job of beefing up the signal. I got 1 to 2 bars without it, full with it, and that is inside my home, outside I can find several wifi hotspots I can't even see without it.
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Hi,I have used the simple rabbit ear antenna or you can order one of the not so pricey HD antenna`s, either one works really well.
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This device is a just a signal booster so the antenna type shouldn't matter even thought the instructions show an omni-directional antenna. The unit comes with a very short RP-SMA female to female cable to connect to a wireless signal source. The output cable you will need to get to connect to the antenna also needs an RP-SMA female connector. Just remember the length of the cable decreases the power.
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Try looking into repeaters. I'm guess that would be your best bet.... Or you can go with the Alfa 1000mW 1W 802.11b/g USB Wireless WiFi Network Adapter With Original Alfa Screw-On Swivel 9dBi Rubber Antenna. I've used it and your distance shouldn't be any problem for this puppy.
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Hi Marc, maybe it is just the item model # but it is the same one I have that is the RNX-N300RT and paired it with the Rosewill Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 2T2R / 2x 5 dBi External Antenna (RNX-N250UBE) and they work great. This allows my wireless to be much faster since the router is about 12 feet away behind a wall. My IT guy recommended it and it is much faster than my Verizon FIOS 50/25.
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I initially had the same issue as McKinney, but called my ISP and they found that the lack of signal boost was in my wiring, and fixed the problem. The antenna works great and attached easily to the standard actiontek PK5000 modem I bought through them. The TL-WA701ND looks to have the same antenna attachment and should work fine for you!
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The D-Link DWA-125 150Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. I got a refurb and it was about $11.
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I saw a decent speed increase from 142Mbps, at the farthest reach in my house, to 260 to 330Mbps on the 5GHz band when I switched from the stock ASUS antennas to the Super Power Supply 3 x 6dbi Dual Band set. I have not tries the longer Super Power 3 x 9dbi Dual Band antenna set.