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KungFuKitty 31-01-2011 15:59

Wifi dongle?
 
Hi guys :)
Wanting to buy a Wifi dongle for my new laptop, preferably from Amazon UK.
Was wondering what you guys would suggest? I need one with good range and hopefully no more than £15? It'll be working with my upstairs router but want to be able to move around the house with it and hopefully out in the garden too during summer.

Router it'll be working with is WRT54GL, three story house, router on top floor running Tomato firmware on VM BB (20mb)

Any suggestions?
Thanks all :D

qasdfdsaq 31-01-2011 16:13

Re: Wifi dongle?
 
Most USB dongles (particularly small ones with internal antennas) have pretty bad range unfortunately.

Can't suggest anything in particular, but a quick search on Amazon will show you the ones with external antennas and/or "high power" ones that should provide a bit more range:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...reless&x=0&y=0

This and this look like they do what you want.

Hom3r 31-01-2011 19:07

Re: Wifi dongle?
 
Doesn't the Lappy have it?

KungFuKitty 31-01-2011 22:21

Re: Wifi dongle?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq (Post 35162758)
Most USB dongles (particularly small ones with internal antennas) have pretty bad range unfortunately.

Can't suggest anything in particular, but a quick search on Amazon will show you the ones with external antennas and/or "high power" ones that should provide a bit more range:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...reless&x=0&y=0

This and this look like they do what you want.

Thanks for the reply and the Edimax you suggested was on my shortlist also :) Seems pretty good review-wise looking around the web.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35162934)
Doesn't the Lappy have it?

Nope, lol?


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