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I have a MB Pro and when i'm at work just in the office, i can't pick up any connections, seeing how im in downtown detroit in the market area. There might be alot of signals even less than a mile away and i dont know what the range is on the Airport that's built in. I don't think the Base Station will suffice. I think i might need an antenna, indoor. I know that there are some computer-knowledgeable people here, so please help. thanks |
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nice avatar |
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nice wisdom |
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I'm having a little trouble understanding what you want. You want to increase your range as much as possible so you can nick internet off of other people? |
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i want to extend the range, but not to nick, i mean if people leave a connection unprotected, that's their choice. Like a local panera bread or something you know? i know there's a starbucks like a mile away. But yeah i need a good long range device for a MB that's relatively cheap/affordable |
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Whats an MB? |
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macbook |
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why dont you just buy a wireless router its probably cheaper |
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unless your doin something on your connection that you dont want your work to know about i guess |
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isn't cheap. |
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i dont fully understand the situation |
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because the company won't allow it who i work for. but if you mean to setup separately, wouldn't i have to subscribe to an ISP? |
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they say raise your antenna |
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that seems pretty good, except what about this one, which one do you think is technically better? |
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For that price GO FOR IT. |
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that type of response is why i wanted a technical person to help me out |
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Well fuck you very much! |
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horses know their thing |
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anyone else? |
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cantenna. Basically a highly directional antenna to increase your effective radiated power. Doesn't boost the actual radio transmit power, but acts like a magnifying glass. Equally for reception it focusses in on the signal you want. Obviously you need to aim it in the correct direction. |
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Get a job in Starbucks. |
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no way jose. |
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well as of now my airport gets no signals where im at in my office. So i think i have to get an antenna that's has at least a mile long range. I've checked these antennas out, but they don't seem to connect right to a computer, how do you get it to work with your computer? do you need an adapter of some sort? maybe this one will work? |
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create a cup and string network across the world.!!! Today!! .i mean who can afford a cup n sum string?! im in. |
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Well, it might help. Omni directional means that it works equally well in all directions, which is the opposite idea to a cantenna. The 7dBi figure is the "intrinsic" gain you get from the antenna, i.e. the extra signal you get compared to a theoretical "ideal" antenna. The more dBi the better. Cantenna will give you loads of dBi gain but will make it more directional. The two go hand in hand. Think of it like a microscope, lots of zoom but only a small area vs normal zoom but larger area. Also, worth asking the people you work with if they can get any reception. Could be the building shielding you if it has lots of metal in its construction? In all honesty, if you want a decent network connection, use ethernet. |
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yeah i think it is the metal structure of the place, I work inside a cold storage warehouse facility. My "office" i was referring to is actually just a storage room where the refridgerator is and all the extra hose, mops, all that. and it's all got steel and metal infrastructure in it, but it's a pretty old building, so i don't see that being a great obsticale. but my coworkers who use their iphones get good signals, but i don't know if that's just a difference in signal type. Ethernet isn't possible because there are no outlets or "ports" anywhere in the area i'm in. No chance the boss will let me setup a personal router either. |
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Mobile telephones use different frequencies to wifi and the base stations transmit much more power than a wifi gizmo. You're best bet is to get a 3G datacard for your computer. That uses the cellular networks and is actually pretty good. The downside is it isn't as cheap/free as a wifi connection, however they can be reasonably priced (need to shop around). |
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wait, what's expensive, the 3G datacard, or the cost for the connection with the datacard in? I'm not sure what you mean. I might just get an iphone but that datacard sounds actually pretty perfect to what i want, cause i really dont need/want an iphone. |
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Some of the tariffs might be expensive. My friend has one and has used it to download oodles of gigabytes without it being expensive. I don't really know enough about them, having only used his one briefly. However, connection was fast, he praised it and I seen general good vibes about the things. Most of the negatives I've seen are about the cellular network providers being greedy, so best to avoid the costly tariffs. The very nice thing is that you can get high speed internet anywhere you have 3G cellular network coverage, which is very useful when operating away from home/work. |
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thanks man, the phone network sounds way better than this dinky airport. But i have knowledge bout it and this my first time hearing about it. thanks for the help |
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