I share internet with my neighbor but have poor reception. If I plug this in at my house will my wireless reception be improved?
648441
What this device does is to take a signal and retransmit, No matter if it is poor. I just installed two of these in my house that is concrete made and resolved signal problems.You should note that to connect to your neighbor you have to have his SSID and password. When you have configured the device, it will create a new SSID (JSMITH-RPT1 for example). This will be your new connection.Papdm
648442
Yes, in fact thats the whole idea. The thing is that you need at least a 30% signal strength in order for the repeater to work. What the repeater does is pick up the signal and regenerates it. Good luck, hope it was useful.
648443
it will improve if configured correctly. My modem and the repeater shared the same home web address so it was awkward to configure following directions but it seems to be working now that I added it to my trendnet wi-fi routers page.
648444
I don't recommend buying this one. This is a No-Brand knock off. No support. I bought it then returned it, signal goes on and off.
648445
Yes it would but this product worked for 2 month and then stoped working, bad product and bad retailer cya
648446
If the wireless reception from your neighbor's house is strong enough it will work, if not it will continually drop out and loose sync. This device might be hard to configure in this situation and tech support is miserable. It gave me a strong signal but never let my devices connect to the internet. Sent it back. I purchased a Linksys RE1000, hooked it to the computer and the CD did the rest. Excellant quality signal.
648447
It all depends on how far it is from the wifi router that is connected to the internet. If you can place the repeater somewhere around midway between your computer and the router, that would probably give you the best odds of good reception. I'm assuming the router is at your neighbors house? If you can position the router at their house as close as possible to your house, but still within a range that gives them adequate reception, then placing the repeater midway between the router and your computer would increase the quality of the signal you recieve.
1625868
Absolutely and it should significantly improve reception but I suggest that you disconnect it when not using the radio to prevent damage from lighting or static charge.
701555
Absolutely, mine picks up neighbors signal from three houses away. Just aim the antenna towards the router.
579118
It will strengthen the signal that you are distributing through you house. I do not know how well it will work in your situation, but it should make marginal signals better..
2156082
Yes, definitely you will get great signal. Your speeds will be very similar as if you had your wireless needing device next to the router. Hopes this helps
1195962
No it would not work due to the fact that each house has its own breaker, and essentially its own "closed" circuit. Because they are two separate circuits and systems they cannot interact with eachother using this. If you wanted to allow your neighbor to use your internet, then I suggest picking up a few routers, placing one in your house at the closest point to his, and one in his at the closest point to yours. After that set the one in his house as a repeater for the wifi frequency from yours, and his house should be covered for the most part.
226050
Look for a wireless booster for your signal, if you can string up a LAN cable it's much better and faster. Cheers
144085
I am not sure how to answer your question because it plugged in easily to my router, but the antenna was useless. I was told by my internet provider that a longer antenna would help with the internet reception in parts of my house that were not near the router, but it had no effect. I eventually had a booster router installed at several hundred dollars' cost for the unit and installation, and that works fine.
461103
I don't think that will be a problem for you at all. We have a smaller house but live on several acres and I have been probably 20-30 yards away and still had reception. Just watch the battery. Keep it plugged in unless you need to walk off
975684
I don't see any difference in my wifi signal. I don't know if I am using it correctly because there is no improvement in reception. The directions that come with it are very confusing.
1953076
There is no way to avoid neighbors from using it. As long as your Wi-Fi is protected they can only use the antenna's signal to boost their Wi-Fi power.
1026469
It will probably help with your issue. The Netgear N900 Dual Band Wi-Fi picks up signals as far away as my neighbors houses. With other receivers I only can see my own Wi-Fi. I would recommend this product.
1195963
It won't work, as there is a limitation for transmitting the signal over power line. but you could share the wireless signal if you could get the neighbor's signal or if they could get yours.
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
648969
I would estimate the range to be a few houses away. So you can have the wifi modem inside and use the adapter to pickup clearer signal outside. It's not as far as most people say though.
1471045
Patrick is correct, see below.... This will boost your wireless signal only (to improve wireless range) has nothing to do with your operating system.
203601
Depends. I bought mine and installed it. I live in coral springs, fl, a relatively flat area, so the signals come in crisp from the local stations. the type of house you live in shouldn't matter. it's the topography of the area you live in. hills, tall buildings, etc... will effect reception.