Wireless antenna?

onceagain · 11-21-2012, 06:59 PM

Does anyone know of any device I can use with my Mac that lets me get better reception on a wireless network? Basically, something that is going to get better reception than my MBP, and then let me access that stronger signal from the MBP?

If it matters, this is a public wireless network that I do not control and requires you to "accept" the T&C periodically to stay connected. It seems I am just barely on the fringe of connectivity and it fades in and out all the time, which is quite annoying.

DeltaMac · 11-21-2012, 07:42 PM

Google does help with that:

http://www.google.com/search?client=...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

but
Quickertek is a specialist company that has been around for most of the time that wireless has been available.
Here's one from them: http://www.quickertek.com/products/Q4Dual.html
or - maybe your own "enhanced" access point can help: http://www.quickertek.com/products/AntennaExpress.html
That's not quite as portable as a simple antenna booster, but might be worth looking at...
Quickertek is not the only company that does these types of wireless products, but they do a good job, and (I think) are well respected for their products.

onceagain · 11-21-2012, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeltaMac


	Google does help with that: http://www.google.com/search?client=...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Google can be used for pretty much anything someone is going to ask on here....I was trying to be conversational, esp. given the general lack of traffic as far as I can tell.

Quote:


	Quickertek...

That looks just like what I had in mind. Now I just hope it works. I'll have to check their return policy and see what they say, but from the quick look, that looks promising. Thanks for the link (:

11-21-2012, 06:59 PM	#1
onceagain All Star Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 662	Wireless antenna? Does anyone know of any device I can use with my Mac that lets me get better reception on a wireless network? Basically, something that is going to get better reception than my MBP, and then let me access that stronger signal from the MBP? If it matters, this is a public wireless network that I do not control and requires you to "accept" the T&C periodically to stay connected. It seems I am just barely on the fringe of connectivity and it fades in and out all the time, which is quite annoying.

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11-21-2012, 07:42 PM	#2
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,941	Google does help with that: http://www.google.com/search?client=...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 but Quickertek is a specialist company that has been around for most of the time that wireless has been available. Here's one from them: http://www.quickertek.com/products/Q4Dual.html or - maybe your own "enhanced" access point can help: http://www.quickertek.com/products/AntennaExpress.html That's not quite as portable as a simple antenna booster, but might be worth looking at... Quickertek is not the only company that does these types of wireless products, but they do a good job, and (I think) are well respected for their products.