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Signal boost+re-broadcast

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  • 27-07-2008 11:56pm
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    pogrom2008
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi all, I'm lucky enough to live near a free internet hotspot with open public access - but the signal is quite patchy at times. How would I boost the signal to my laptop/house and how could I re-broadcast it around the house to make a wireless network in the house? What would I need to buy? Thanks, from a hapless tech-less hopeful

    PS Mean to say laptop has an inbuilt wireless card no external aerial or thingy to connect to (I read the other posts - as much as I could understand)


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    My best guess is can't be done. Apart from anything on the technical side bear in mind that you would nearly always be sharing the signal with other users thus weakening the quality available to you.

    Also to me this would go against the free hot spot 'philosophy' (unless you are talking about the Eircom phonebox type thing) They are not meant to provide free internet service to those living nearby they are meant as an add on for customers of the establishment providing the service. And there is always the possibility of a password system being introduced to exclude people like yourself who otherwise would be worsening the service for customers.


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    A range extender may be what you're after. This is a Hawking unit I've used for just this purpose recently.

    ZEN


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    pogrom2008
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭pogrom2008


    Thanks Zen for your useful and helpful suggestion. Dub sorry but your post was of no use to me but thank you for taking the time to offer an opinion. I know little about this area so I'm grateful to find an expert in Zen.


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    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Some Linksys Routers can do that I believe. WRTG54 I think its called.


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