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Non Life Sciences => Geek Speak => Topic started by: RD on 31/05/2012 19:18:17

Title: How can I boost the range of my home wifi for free?
Post by: RD on 31/05/2012 19:18:17

well for the price of a square foot of aluminium (kitchen) foil and a bit of cardboard ...

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admittedly coverage is directional with this Blue-Peter style (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/makes/) addon, (previously omnidirectional).

Title: Re: Boost the range of your home wifi for free
Post by: CliffordK on 01/06/2012 00:24:56

On the other hand, if you need a highly directional WIFI antenna for making a bridge, then it will cost about as much as a can of Pringles.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/

Title: Re: Boost the range of your home wifi for free
Post by: RD on 01/06/2012 07:15:41

another simpler, but less directional, pringles can option ...

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freeantennas.com%2Fprojects%2Ftemplate%2Fpringles.JPG&hash=b123a7077879c85bcde3e25a85920c1c)
http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/index.html