6dBi 2.4GHz Indoor Wireless Internet Router/LAN Card Antenna Booster with Stand $15.98 + $5.98

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  i0k-0RU2zd10c on 03/05/2010 - 08:53

  Just walk in to your local JayCar and get the 5dB gain for $20
  http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=AR3273

  or the 9dB gain for $30
  http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=AR3279

  or the 11dB gain for $40
  http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=AR3277

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    portmac on 03/05/2010 - 09:31

    +1

    or the 16db gain for $8.34 from ebay…..

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RP-SMA-2-4G-16-dbi-Wireless-Wifi-Ante…

    or just get a replacement antenna(without base) 10db for ~$3.30 .

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-4GHz-10-dBi-Wireless-WIFI-Antenna-B…

    I went with the second option on my router, and on my desktop based PC's wireless network adapters…. the result was effectively a doubling of the transfer speed….the cheapest way by far for extending your wireless range and speed.

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      muzzamo on 03/05/2010 - 09:53

      +1

      I purchased the first 16 dbi one and found it to be utterly useless.. Must have increased the noise floor or something (tries to remember back to my second and third year electronics courses)

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        stumo on 03/05/2010 - 18:17

        I second this.

        It actually gives WORSE performance than the stock shortie 1/4 wave whatever antenna that came with my router. This was measured with remote signal strength and raw data throughput. It halved both.

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      gm on 03/05/2010 - 12:20

      Probably because that is not anywhere near 16dbi. A 16dbi omni is a lot larger than that. That one is 7 at most.

      The second one also isn't a 10, it's a 5.

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  superkieu on 03/05/2010 - 11:33

  I am intending to buy the NB6+4w
  Brick house, modem is downstair
  laptop is 20m away and upstair.

  has anyone used NB6+4W and will I need a one of these booster ?

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  stumo on 03/05/2010 - 18:25

  Can someone please give me a recommendation for an antenna that actually is a booster rather than an attenuator. I've tried 2 eBay specials so far, but they have both attenuated by 15 to 20dBi vs the stock antenna on my router.

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    stumo on 11/05/2010 - 14:48

    Replying to myself…

    I just got the 10dBi one in the eBay link from above http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-4GHz-10-dBi-Wireless-WIFI-Antenna-B…

    I'm pleased to say that it does indeed give better performance than the stock antenna, finally. I'm getting a solid 50% improvement in transfer rates now.