will a cell phone or laptop be able to transmit to this at 500ft? Also, since it's omni-directional, is 800ft radius or diameter?
765929
Honestly, It's probably diameter because companies always find a way to promise the outside edge of performance. BUT, we use it in a quarry, with no interference, and I can connect my Android phone, iPad, Surface tablet and various other communications devices we use from distances pretty close to 750 ft from the antenna. I have no complaints.
917229
on high power 25watts. you can transmit maybe around one hundred miles. it is line of sight however and atmosphere has a lot to do with it.
1769497
i have used it about 12 feet away and it worked fine. It will go further then that.
2123625
I would say yes. While it will transmit 600 feet (maybe I'm guessing) your device might not transmit back that far. The problem is your devices. An iPad might "hear" the ap that far away but it isn't strong enough to transmit that far. With a portable device or standard laptop I have seen maybe 200-250 feet in open air. You will need 2 to make a wireless link between each other then put another ap in the barn that your devices would connect to.
1497884
"Pretty darn good"....I tested it for you. About 30 feet with clear reception through one stucco wall, then breakup and disconnect 40-50 feet away and through another stucco wall. I was connected to my PC in my office. I am able to go outside in my yard and tool around.Hope that helps.Additionally: it works well with A2DP in that I connect to my PC and my phone audios separately, so if I have my cell phone on me, and am in my office then leave, I can let it disconnect from that music source and have it switch automatically to my phone's music. Not losing my phone connection, which is most important. I use a similar configuration with my MOTOACTV device and my phone and headset. Works great. "Pretty darn good"....I tested it for you. About 30 feet with clear reception through one stucco wall, then breakup and disconnect 40-50 feet away and through another stucco wall. I was connected to my PC in my office. I am able to go outside in my yard and tool around.Hope that helps.Additionally: it works well with A2DP in that I connect to my PC and my phone audios separately, so if I have my cell phone on me, and am in my office then leave, I can let it disconnect from that music source and have it switch automatically to my phone's music. Not losing my phone... » Read More "Pretty darn good"....I tested it for you. About 30 feet with clear reception through one stucco wall, then breakup and disconnect 40-50 feet away and through another stucco wall. I was connected to my PC in my office. I am able to go outside in my yard and tool around.Hope that helps.Additionally: it works well with A2DP in that I connect to my PC and my phone audios separately, so if I have my cell phone on me, and am in my office then leave, I can let it disconnect from that music source and have it switch automatically to my phone's music. Not losing my phone connection, which is most important. I use a similar configuration with my MOTOACTV device and my phone and headset. Works great. « Show Less
1143688
It has a long range. I can get 200-250 ft from the phone before it disconnects
103426
this is a 5 watt radio. line of sight transmission would be limited by curverture of the earth or about 30 miles for two people holding the radio 5 ft off the ground. however trees and buildings interfere quite a bit. you can expect good comms within 5 to 10 miles.
1545766
My friend down the street has his system 850 feet "in a straight line" away from the router and works great! I guess some folks live in very small homes and are unsure of capable distance.
441051
I live in a rural area. My range is double - maybe triple - of other standard USB antennas that I tried. I can pick up signals from much further than that but not connect to them. About 300 yards and at a weak connection is the best I've done with mine. Full strength at 100 yards.
154295
It will work from 30 to 40 feet from your computer or phone. Through walls 20 to 25.
737007
Its possible to answer this only for direct distance with no objects between them. What range do you need and what kind of walls/ how many r u planning to have between the transmitter and receiver?
1550242
The cell phone (connecting via blue tooth) needs to be fairly close to the base--10 feet or less. I have had the hand set out in the yard about 30 - 40 feet from the base and it worked ok--but that is only 1 wall (the house) - I am not sure how a second wall (the shop) would affect reception. Not really a definitive answer but about the best I can do.
733586
I can only offer some real world experience, I have 3 of these, In an office building it works fine for about 100 feet then starts to drop off at 150 though walls it does not work well. I found a second unit 100 feet away is a good solution. In open air 350 feet work fine. You have a power setting and you can turn it up. You also have a range setting and it goes up to Kilometers, This issue is there is a compromise of the speed and bandwidth as you turn this up. So I am sure it will work at 2,500 meters but you wont be getting 100MB though put.
1289118
I do not know for sure, but do not think it has enough power to transmit very far. But am quite happy to have my HR available at a glance within a 12-15 inch distance.
733585
I have one of these deployed in an outdoor environment. Good strong signal in buildings up to 1500 feet away. One key note. Unless your trying to reach more than a km don't turn the distance setting up. That only changes timeout settings.
569146
not sure about 500 feet away , but it works great any were in my home and out side in my yard area, and if it work with a Mac computer, couldn't tell you.
162931
unless you make a duplex directional wi fi transmitter antenna and duplex receiver or have a few signal boosters along the way 2,640 feet is a little far for wi fi no matter how good the equipment. If you go line of sight no obstructions at all I have been at 400 feet. but i will not leave equipment out side to have that range.