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| Thread ID: 114752 | 2010-12-15 22:35:00 | Free wifi at McDonalds | nedkelly (9059) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1161997 | 2010-12-16 06:25:00 | Woah, scrap that idea, the 'extender' cables are expensive! | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1161998 | 2010-12-16 07:39:00 | Build your own with some coax, not too hard. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1161999 | 2010-12-16 07:50:00 | Thought I would download the speedtest app for my phone and take some tests on my break. Logged into the wireless, went into the app store and hit download, 15min later it was chugging along. Went back after my shift and it had timed out! I'll try it again when I work on Saturday! :D |
xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 1162000 | 2010-12-16 08:04:00 | So, could I use something like this (www.trademe.co.nz) and extend the aerial? I can physically see the roof of mcdonalds and line of sight it is less than 100m away. If I look from the side of the house I can see most of the back wall of the building. Yeah but I wouldn't use that one. Too cheap. Get something made by Alfa Networks from www.rokland.com They are recommended by Aircrack for their high TX power and good RX sensitivity, which is what you'd need for something that far away. Of course you would probably be more lucky if they use 802.11n... You could try sitting on your roof with a laptop for a trial run :thumbs: |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1162001 | 2010-12-16 08:07:00 | May have to go for a wonder in the next day or so -- walked past Mac's tonight -- "Free Wifi" sign on the window -- Step 1 -- find out what is called -------> | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1162002 | 2010-12-16 08:26:00 | Wonder how long before they shut it down like Telecom's Big Time? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1162003 | 2010-12-16 08:54:00 | At 50Mb per 'session' it won't exactly break the bank. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 1162004 | 2010-12-16 09:09:00 | They are recommended by Aircrack for their high TX power and good RX sensitivity, which is what you'd need for something that far away. Of course you would probably be more lucky if they use 802.11n.. Or just something directional ? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1162005 | 2010-12-16 09:09:00 | At 50Mb per 'session' it won't exactly break the bank. Considering how slow it was, I think anyone would struggle to get 50MB. |
xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 1162006 | 2010-12-16 09:52:00 | Or just something directional ? Maybe, but those adaptors are better than the others with an omnidirectional antenna anyway, so they're probably better with a directional one too... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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