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Increase your Wifi signal for less than $5

 

By: Brad Globe 

When I say less than $5, I mean it.

            About a year ago I bought myself a shiny new IPod touch. I wanted to be able to lay in bed and surf the net before I drifted off from the cyber world into dream world. So when buying it I purchased a router. A really cheap one. $20. It was all I needed really, just one strong enough for my house, (more importantly so neighbours couldn’t steal my signal).

            A month after that I bought a PS3. For some reason, the PS3 wouldn’t pick up the signal as well as the IPod did. I was getting a 50-65% reading and often I was kicked off the online games I enjoy so much. Then I did what I normally do to solve problems. I went online but all the suggestions I could find were to “buy a better router”. Further research found these router’s cost $50-60. No way.

            Then I came across this little device.

http://www.napoliwireless.net/images/varie/www.freeantennas.com.windsurferUSB.jpg

or check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTT8wdN_VA

           It simply re-directs the wifi signal to where you need it to go. I built one and installed it:

Even though it looks ugly, it works. My signal exploded to 90%-100%. Tipping the PS3 on its end vertically will guarantee a signal strength of 92% or greater. Now I bought the lowest-end router, so that means any router could yield these results. So give it a try, spend $5 on tin foil and tape and see for yourself..

By: Brad Globe 

When I say less than $5, I mean it.

            About a year ago I bought myself a shiny new IPod touch. I wanted to be able to lay in bed and surf the net before I drifted off from the cyber world into dream world. So when buying it I purchased a router. A really cheap one. $20. It was all I needed really, just one strong enough for my house, (more importantly so neighbours couldn’t steal my signal).

            A month after that I bought a PS3. For some reason, the PS3 wouldn’t pick up the signal as well as the IPod did. I was getting a 50-65% reading and often I was kicked off the online games I enjoy so much. Then I did what I normally do to solve problems. I went online but all the suggestions I could find were to “buy a better router”. Further research found these router’s cost $50-60. No way.

            Then I came across this little device.

http://www.napoliwireless.net/images/varie/www.freeantennas.com.windsurferUSB.jpg

or check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTT8wdN_VA

           It simply re-directs the wifi signal to where you need it to go. I built one and installed it:

Even though it looks ugly, it works. My signal exploded to 90%-100%. Tipping the PS3 on its end vertically will guarantee a signal strength of 92% or greater. Now I bought the lowest-end router, so that means any router could yield these results. So give it a try, spend $5 on tin foil and tape and see for yourself..

By: Brad Globe

When I say less than $5, I mean it.

About a year ago I bought myself a shiny new IPod touch. I wanted to be able to lay in bed and surf the net before I drifted off from the cyber world into dream world. So when buying it I purchased a router. A really cheap one. $20. It was all I needed really, just one strong enough for my house, (more importantly so neighbours couldn’t steal my signal).

A month after that I bought a PS3. For some reason, the PS3 wouldn’t pick up the signal as well as the IPod did. I was getting a 50-65% reading and often I was kicked off the online games I enjoy so much. Then I did what I normally do to solve problems. I went online but all the suggestions I could find were to “buy a better router”. Further research found these router’s cost $50-60. No way.

Then I came across this little device.

http://www.napoliwireless.net/images/varie/www.freeantennas.com.windsurferUSB.jpg

or check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTT8wdN_VA

It simply re-directs the wifi signal to where you need it to go. I built one and installed it:

Even though it looks ugly, it works. My signal exploded to 90%-100%. Tipping the PS3 on its end vertically will guarantee a signal strength of 92% or greater. Now I bought the lowest-end router, so that means any router could yield these results. So give it a try, spend $5 on tin foil and tape and see for yourself..

By: Brad Globe 

When I say less than $5, I mean it.

            About a year ago I bought myself a shiny new IPod touch. I wanted to be able to lay in bed and surf the net before I drifted off from the cyber world into dream world. So when buying it I purchased a router. A really cheap one. $20. It was all I needed really, just one strong enough for my house, (more importantly so neighbours couldn’t steal my signal).

            A month after that I bought a PS3. For some reason, the PS3 wouldn’t pick up the signal as well as the IPod did. I was getting a 50-65% reading and often I was kicked off the online games I enjoy so much. Then I did what I normally do to solve problems. I went online but all the suggestions I could find were to “buy a better router”. Further research found these router’s cost $50-60. No way.

            Then I came across this little device.

http://www.napoliwireless.net/images/varie/www.freeantennas.com.windsurferUSB.jpg

or check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTT8wdN_VA

           It simply re-directs the wifi signal to where you need it to go. I built one and installed it:

Even though it looks ugly, it works. My signal exploded to 90%-100%. Tipping the PS3 on its end vertically will guarantee a signal strength of 92% or greater. Now I bought the lowest-end router, so that means any router could yield these results. So give it a try, spend $5 on tin foil and tape and see for yourself..

Brad Globe

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