Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Programs: UA 1MM 0P, AA, DL, *wood, Lifetime FPC Plat., IHG, HHD
Posts: 6,912
I need a WIFI signal enhancer to access a hotspot .5 mile away
So, I'll be actually only about 500 feet from a hotspot for the next couple weeks. I know, I KNOW just go OFF the grid already.
But, in this market it isn't an option.
In the past, think eight years ago, I managed to fabricate an early cantenna, YES using the pringles can, and it got me access to a starbucks type place that was about .75 miles away. Granted, I was on the top floor of a building and pointing OVER A park to the building where the AP was.
Now, I need something similar, but don't have a great deal of time.
Are there better solutions for this? I have seen a couple on ebay, that look much improved for about 50$ but I don't have time to have it shipped.
Does anyone have any tips, or products that one could gather relatively easily?
Is the cantenna still the best cheap solution for this?