What is the best way to boost your Wi-Fi range?

I have seen cans put over antennas and I have seen after market antennas for your router. Are they worth the money, or would I be best off buying a better router?

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asked Jun 22 '11 at 21:06

ronsam
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edited Jun 22 '11 at 21:43

Fogarty ♦♦
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Simple: make parabolic wi-fi addons http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/

Change the wi-fi signal to an more open channel. Use something like inssider and check for an open channel, and go into your routers settings and change the channel. http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider. Also try it with your wireless home phone, it can cause a problem

Another way is installing 3rd party firmware (if your router supports it....So look at the list) like DDWRT/Tomato Router?OpenWRT/Etc... And boost the power of transmission.

Moving the router to the middle of the house.

Get Wireless N networking.

answered Jun 22 '11 at 21:10

kevin ♦♦
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