[X-Newbies] Wi-fi range extenders

[Mark Taintor]

Thanks for your reply. Do some computers seem to have better built in 
antennas than others? When my son has been at a friend's apartment, the 
friend's computer(Don't know what kind) picks up the wifi signal in the 
apartment  just great while my son's MacBook gets nothing. In our home 
wireless network, his Macbook works great. Any thoughts about what 
would cause the difference in reception?
Thanks again.
Mark

On Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at 06:31  PM, W Lane wrote:

>
> On 07-Jan-17, at 5:10 PM, Mark Taintor wrote:
>
>> Do any of you have experience with wi-fi antennas/range extenders? My 
>> son is living in a house with no internet access and is not able to 
>> "borrow" any neighbor's access. He's wondering if adding something to 
>> his Macbook would help. Leaving aside the moral issues of doing this, 
>> do these things work?
>
> Only from the sending end. I'm not aware of anything that will pull in 
> more networks, at least, not cost effectively.
>
>
>> Any recommendations?
>
> Someone needs to get online 'inhouse'
>
>
>
>> Thanks very much.
>
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