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Boost Your Wi-Fi Antenna for Less than a Dollar

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After taking apart a $30 "extender" Wi-Fi antenna, one intrepid video blogger posted a guide to making the same thing with remarkably cheap stuff. If you’re not afraid of a soldering gun or taking apart your antenna, a small amount of copper wire, a drinking straw, a wood screw and black marker should get you (according to the video creator) roughly twice the range and power. The standard warnings about potentially damaging your hardware apply, so those skittish about soldering should check out Gina’s Top 10 Wi-Fi Boosts, Tweaks and Apps.

MacGyver Tip: Boost Your Wi-Fi Antenna for Less than a Dollar

date Posted on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Category Geek, Hack.
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