Free Wifi Antenna

just wanna do it...maybe I can get enough people to pitch in to it to stick it to the nasty cable company and what they charge for wifi? Internet should be free? This is out of the kindness of my heart!! 100k or so...or more! I am talking about 15-25 square miles...or If i bought a radio antenna and fitted it with wifi...

i think you have to talk to the FCC for something like that and the FAA

2009-01-10 11:18:11 by bobthesun

Cut and past your way to better WiFi reception? It costs pennies and takes the fabrication skills of a kindergartner... then bend a 6dBi Omni and ...

Hello
What type and length of antenna would i need to be able to connect to a free wifi hotspot a mile away.

The free wifi hotspot is a local library
thanks

do some google search on Cantenna, you could make your own an awesome antenna. However, there are some commercial Direct Omni Wifi allow you to establish the connection several miles away.... it only cost about $2-3k (still think about free wifi :)

Cantenna probably give you access to free wifi around your neighborhood.. :)

Hey, have fun & use responsibly.

2008-05-01 00:55:49 by jon

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Across the streen from me is a library with free WiFi, and there are several locations a few blocks away. But I can't get the signal in my apartment. I know most Wifi Antennas are for broadcasting, is there a recieveing version I could use?

If you have an expansion slot or something like that, they usually sell cards which can increase your signal. But if the wifi signal is a couple of blocks away, you might not get the type of performance you want.

I mean, I don't get the type of wifi signal I want, and the wifi signal is from my own home, so you have to imagine what kind of signal your going to get from a signal that is being shared by many people at the same time, which is also coming to you from a couple of blocks away.

2007-08-27 15:26:29 by melodious_guile

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Antenna Wifi Ribbon Signal Flex Cable for iPhone 4S

networks? I'm confused about DSL. Should I just sign up with a DSL provider? I'm in an RV park and there are strict limits to useage of free WIFI and I have Netflix and want to watch instant online movies any and all info really appreciated.
Wow look who answered me! Thanks so much. Now to find affordable DSL....

Your laptop already has a WiFi antenna (and no means of installing an external antenna).

If you can't pick up any wireless where you're at, that means the WiFi signal isn't strong enough (it's only good enough for about 300' typically) and the only option you have is to try picking it up from a different location.

DSL will probably give you a better connection (especially for streaming video) by the sounds of it.

2008-09-22 13:49:45 by pattycake

If I sit on my porch with my laptop I can get the signal and several others , what I want to do is get a wifi Antenna that will bring the signal indoors and that can be hooked to my router so that my desk tops may also get the signal . Is there anyone who can set me in the right direction. I have been reading into it online just wondering , if someone can give me some advise.
Thanks to all that answer

I'd suggest the cup and string method.

2008-07-22 09:41:18 by keith h