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ieldingson

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Posted: 01/20/25 10:01pm

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liamricci wrote:

Wifi adapters is often waste of money from my experience. We always carried them around and it never worked properly. In one of the campsite i had to finish a big project but without a good internet connection it wasn't even possible. AT the end i found paper writing company, who did the job for me. At the end i was actually happy that i can enjoy my vacation and not to spend time in front of my computer.

I had a similar experience on a trip! Wifi adapters often end up being a disappointment, and when you're in the middle of nowhere, it's frustrating to rely on something that just doesn’t work.

liamricci

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Wifi adapters is often waste of money from my experience. We always carried them around and it never worked properly. In one of the campsite i had to finish a big project but without a good internet connection it wasn't even possible. AT the end i found paper writing company https://domypaper.com/, who did the job for me. At the end i was actually happy that i can enjoy my vacation and not to spend time in front of my computer.

* This post was edited 09/22/23 03:30am by liamricci *

JimBollman

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Posted: 09/06/23 06:04pm

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I made one years ago with one of those add on WiFi thumb drive WiFi adapters and an old collapsable colander for a reflector.

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I realize that it's 5Ghz in Wi-Fi, but anybody who truncates that to 5G is just asking for misinterpretation.

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joebedford wrote:

5G and wifi are not related in any way.

Well, there are some terms between celular and wifi that are similar and perhaps adding confusion. 802.11 does define both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies. So there technically is a 5G wifi protocol which is 802.11AC. 5G in cellar means fifth generation while Wifi means gigaherz. As you said, the are not related in any way.

So a wifi extender from 10 years ago or tomorrow for 2.4g or 5g should still work today.

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Pringles can antenna? It's a real thing.

5G and wifi are not related in any way.

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DancinCampers wrote:

I have the system in this thread

David Bott Tutorial

I haven't used it for the past several years because we have had good coverage on our Visible and Verizon phones. But it did work well when I used it. I mounted it on a PVC pole I bungeed to the ladder on the back of the coach. I could point it toward the access point, the ethernet cable ran inside to the wifi and power supply. Mine was only for 2ghz, but I think the new models are also 5ghz.

David Bott's website which has updates.
https://www.outsideourbubble.com/secure-private-rv-wi-fi-and-making-a-better-park-connection-for-under-100/

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I use a CampPro Wifi extender from Amazon and clamp it to the edge of the slide and the cable from the antenna runs thru the rubber of the slide to the router inside. It picks up free Wifi signals in the area you can tap into. You set up a password for your router. It has been working well so far.

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Is there a long range Wi-Fi Adapter

Why yes. there is
Ubiquiti has Many long range Devices.. I had a Nano Station loco M2. But the larger one is even better than they have some DISH units.. LIke a sat dish but for Wi-Fi

Also there is a video pod cast Amateurlogic.tv Episode 3 they built a directional Wi-Fi client based on a Linksys WGA ( made it it works.. Sometimes, more on that later) And later they married it to a genuine Sat Dish for even greater range.

The problem with "Sometimes" is my WGA-54G is a very old device and the modern Security protocols it does not understand.. But work it does. Bigly.

The nano station outperformed it however.

Here is the web site https://ui.com/wi-fi

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