Anyone use an external antenna for WiFi access?

[Armueller2001]

Thinking about getting a Yagi antenna and router setup like this


http://www.illumi-nations.com/cart.p...uct_detail&p=7

so I can get internet from my friend's house a block down the street and pay him a few bucks a month for it... this way my roommates can use it and pitch in as well... anyone have experience with how well these work?

[James Hart]

That would break your neighbor's Terms of Service and be considered theft by the Internet provider. "Neighborhood Internet Signal" refers to some areas/cities that have public Wifi accessible.

[fenderhutz]

Originally Posted by James Hart

That would break your neighbor's Terms of Service and be considered theft by the Internet provider. "Neighborhood Internet Signal" refers to some areas/cities that have public Wifi accessible.

+1000

[Armueller2001]

Originally Posted by James Hart

That would break your neighbor's Terms of Service and be considered theft by the Internet provider. "Neighborhood Internet Signal" refers to some areas/cities that have public Wifi accessible.

I see I see... well our city has a free wifi system set up as well, and I'm only a few blocks from downtown... Maybe I'll try it. Better than paying effin $50 a month for internet.

[Ericman197]

Originally Posted by Armueller2001

I see I see... well our city has a free wifi system set up as well, and I'm only a few blocks from downtown... Maybe I'll try it. Better than paying effin $50 a month for internet.

Yeah, just do it.

[warnergt]

I recently picked up a USB/WiFi adapter that uses an external antenna. It works pretty well -- definitely better than a built-in antenna. I got it on ebay.

At the WiFi frequencies (2.4 GHz for the more common WiFi band; 5 GHz for the other), there is a lot of attenuation in the cables feeding the external antennas. So, a long cable may reduce or even cancel out the effects of a high gain antenna. Keep your cable as short as possible.