RangeBoost vs. antenna

Posted by Jeremy Jones

January 9, 2007

Well if you go to best buy or any other electronics store you see all the wireless devices that will extend your wireless connection. And a stronger wireless connection will provide faster data transfers. Well my solution is not to buy a range booster router but to get an external antenna. I bought a D-Link router that is nothing more than a router. It is the entry level model, wbr-1310. Well our house is really long so the wireless signal needs to go about 45 feet through lots and lots of walls to get to my bedroom. I thought about going and buying a more powerful router but they cost about $100. So I decided to go with a 4db antenna that plugs right into the router. It was only $20 on Newegg.com. I paid $23 for the router on sale. So you do the math but it was a lot cheaper and gave me really good results. The pictures below show the before and after on my MacBook Pro.

Before