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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 5:34 pm
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Originally Posted by osamede
<SNIP> If you have a wireless router that can accept 3G models that is one thing. Otherwise, I would do some reasearch into whether you want to be sitting 6 inches away from your laptop with a cellular receiver on - and radiating - for extended periods of time.
If that’s a concern, a magnet mount external antenna would accomplish the same thing while being easier to pack (just not in the laptop bag).

Just stick it on the metal housing of the HVAC unit in your hotel room so you have a ground plane, or a cookie sheet at home.
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