I want to know if I can get wifi to go approximately .5mi with out spending alot of money.
I have a TRENDnet wireless router with 3 antennas. I don't remember what model it is, but I bought it about a year ago and at the time it had the fastest speed at the greatest distance with N band.
I know the antennas on the router do not come off.
My mother has been using the router because I didn't need it and I am debating whether I should ask for it back or buy a new router.
I am currently using an all in one modem/router from verizon, but will be switching to comcast because my girlfriend is an employee and gets the internet for free.
I know I get better signal outback in my garage with the verizon equipment than I got with the TRENDnet router, but the signal was still usable.
I have a Dell inspiron 1525 with an internal n band network card.
My yard is 100'x150' with the house located in the front right corner and the garage in the back left corner. I definitely want good strong signal everywhere on my property. There is a park 2 blocks from my house. When I map out the route to the bar on the other side of the park it shows about .75mi so I guess in a straight line the park would not be any more than .5mi. I have been researching some things online and keep coming across outdoor wireless AP which I don't really understand and most are a/b/g bands. I found a review for one that said it was 400mW and it said it could reach more than a few thousand feet but I couldn't find that model for sale to get a price reference. Most of the ones I find online are 600mW and they are some sort of box that mounts outside and you have to buy antennas for it and I am not sure how it gets it's power or signal. I think it gets everything from an ethernet cable?
I want to know what should I use to accomplish what I want, and is there a simple device that already has the antennas that I can just hook up on my roof with a hardwired ethernet cable from my router into the box I buy for my roof.
What will I need, and about how much will it cost? Should I just buy a new router that will get around my property better? It would be cool to compute in the park down by the river, but it may be out of my price range.
I have a TRENDnet wireless router with 3 antennas. I don't remember what model it is, but I bought it about a year ago and at the time it had the fastest speed at the greatest distance with N band.
I know the antennas on the router do not come off.
My mother has been using the router because I didn't need it and I am debating whether I should ask for it back or buy a new router.
I am currently using an all in one modem/router from verizon, but will be switching to comcast because my girlfriend is an employee and gets the internet for free.
I know I get better signal outback in my garage with the verizon equipment than I got with the TRENDnet router, but the signal was still usable.
I have a Dell inspiron 1525 with an internal n band network card.
My yard is 100'x150' with the house located in the front right corner and the garage in the back left corner. I definitely want good strong signal everywhere on my property. There is a park 2 blocks from my house. When I map out the route to the bar on the other side of the park it shows about .75mi so I guess in a straight line the park would not be any more than .5mi. I have been researching some things online and keep coming across outdoor wireless AP which I don't really understand and most are a/b/g bands. I found a review for one that said it was 400mW and it said it could reach more than a few thousand feet but I couldn't find that model for sale to get a price reference. Most of the ones I find online are 600mW and they are some sort of box that mounts outside and you have to buy antennas for it and I am not sure how it gets it's power or signal. I think it gets everything from an ethernet cable?
I want to know what should I use to accomplish what I want, and is there a simple device that already has the antennas that I can just hook up on my roof with a hardwired ethernet cable from my router into the box I buy for my roof.
What will I need, and about how much will it cost? Should I just buy a new router that will get around my property better? It would be cool to compute in the park down by the river, but it may be out of my price range.