Do signal boosters really work to help pick up wireless signals?

February 14, 2010

I have a room mate that said they had one at one point and he said it didn’t do anything for a better connection. Suggestions?

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Roadman February 15, 2010 at 2:07 pm: mine works fine
PC_Tech84 February 16, 2010 at 10:05 pm: Depends if your talking about cell phone wireless or from a wireless router, if it’s for a cell phone or card I have used one and it really does a great job. i purchased it from here,
pender2112 February 17, 2010 at 3:40 am: A wireless repeater is generally a better option than an amplified antenna booster, except it is not mobile – it is intended for home use. There is no ethernet cable runnig between the router and the repeater, so you can position it where you need it in your home – equidistant from router and wifi clients or poor coverage area.

Router WAP Repeater WiFi client

You can buy a store bought repeater but I have never tried. Most people “build” their own for 802.11g networks. They get a Linksys WRT54GL (must be GL) and flash it with DD-WRT firmware and setup a repeater bridge using the web interface.

You can also get a few 802.11n routers that can be flashed with DD-WRT to function this way as well.
redeye069 February 18, 2010 at 6:40 pm: I’ll boost your signal baby!!!!! We can get crazy Wi-Fi!!