Sorry for a dumb question.. does it help increase wifi signal? my laptop has poor connection 'cause it's so far from the router.
1726431
No it does not. For your issue you need to look into a WiFi repeater or range extender.
1726432
It might improve the signal a bit more just because the wireless adapter has a high gain antenna but is not the most recommended method to increase the signal since your laptop has a built in wireless circuit. Your best bet will be a wi-Fi range extender or a more powerful wireless router. Hope this helps...JR
1715651
Sorry to say that in general it won't help with an antenna signal. I have read some reviews where people said it helped some, but that is not its intended purpose.
1117332
I'm not sure it would help you much. Range extenders must get a good signal from a wireless router to work properly. If they receive a good signal from the router they rebroadcast it and thereby extend the range.
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There are too many factors for anyone to give you a good answer regarding a possible increased range. For example; Is there a device nearby that may be degrading wireless signals in general? Poor electrical connections, a fridge capacitor failing, etc all can create problems.
135465
yes, however!!! this device will only boost up your signal strength for phone calls, NOT THE INTERNET signal. 2 different things.
569143
If you are presently getting a weak signal, I think this would make a stronger signal. If presently no signal, I don't believe it would help. You also need to take into account if router you are trying to get signal from is near a window(which would help), or if there are trees etc, that would interfere with signal.
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If we assume that the difficult time you have connecting to the public router is because you have a weak signal, then absolutely this will help. If you already have a strong signal then chances are you're having an issue of a different sort. Public routers are typically open with no security (or perhaps a simple password like some businesses utilize), so consider how far away you are from the public router when you're trying to access it. If the signal is weak you can have trouble getting and keeping a link. In this case, this antenna will definitely help. If the trouble you're having is with encryption settings, then depending on the age of your laptop, with this being potentially newer technology, then this *could* help.
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What if you live in a rural area, and even if you move your laptop or android phone near the router you still only get 1 bar on the phone and 2-5 on the laptop but only 54mbps speed on laptop. How does one boost the signal and the speed? I live in an off-grid rental (solar power, etc.). Not sure what to do, but I need to be able to stream videos and upload/download files FAST for my freelance work. Thanks for any help!
623323
no, the device picks up you wifi signal from your router and retransmits it to extend your range. i have one and it works great
1147096
If you can see a signal now, this will almost certainly improve it. If you can't see his signal at all, this may not help. I have a small shop that is across the road from my house. The total distance is only about 150' but the signal has to pass through 5 walls and a tree line. With my laptop at the door of the shop, I could get a signal strength of 1 bar. With the Alpha plugged into a USB port on the laptop, I can move it to the back of the shop and I still have a signal strength of 4 bars.
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I read the answers to this and tried using mine with one port. It worked, so I attached it to a USB extension cable, raised the adapter, and my WIFI signal increased 15%.
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Yes, it works well generally. But when the wifi connection is once limited, the laptop can hardly connect to the wifi again until I restart the laptop. It's odd...
1500079
This is for extending the range of your wireless router for a stronger Internet signal. No matter where your Internet connection comes from, if you use a wireless router in your home this should work.
256007
No I don't think it will. I had difficulty getting it to extend my Wifi. It's only as good as the signal it gets from the other router. I sent it back.
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Dear Donna. From my experience with this product so far, it does not work as advertised. I live in a hilly area, about 4 miles from a tower. I get average bars of signal at my house without the unit. The only thing the unit seems to boost is the Wi-Fi strength if my wireless internet in the house. It dies nit seem to boost my cell signal whatsoever. Sincerely, Ken W.
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HI, this is a power line adapter, IT does not have a wifi repeater or AP function. Your wireless signal will not be increased because this is a pure wired solution to extend your network range. If you want a power line solution to extend your wireless, I suggest something else. A powerline adapter that extends your wireless range, check out this kits on amazon: TP-LINK TL-WPA4220KIT ADVANCED 300Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender, Repeater, AV500 Powerline Edition. Search for that
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No. Think of this thing as being like a wireless adapter for a laptop. If you put a wireless adapter into your laptop, connected to your home network, and then drove away with your laptop, you'd lose the signal.