When my laptop barely picks up a hotel room's wi-fi signal, can this attach to my laptop & improve its reception?
343517
It is possible to connect if you have an N type adapter built into your wifi card. Sadly, this tends to prove unlikely, it is more likely with a desktop, but even that is uncommon.
343518
This would likely not be a good product for improving laptop connectivity while traveling. It is a bit bulky to carry around, about 15"X3" in size. You would have to also get an adaptor from "N" connector to USB.
343519
It didn't work that great for me. I would suggest looking at something that you can attach to your laptop.
1181128
I use it with a laptop 2+ rooms away, and also use it with tablets. No problems with reception. I live on the 4th floor and get wifi reception from the ground level (although it's only 2 bars)
2025125
I cannot answer your question 100%, but I can tell you that this device is a simple wireless signal amplifier. If you attach it to an antennae, it will boost the signal output and purportedly increase the range of reception of that same antennae.
1274114
Try connecting a cord to line-in or the headphone jack (even if nothing is connected to them). This can apparently act as an antenna to improve reception.
1005476
Yes, as long as you can get a signal it will help for a stronger signal. It did for me.
1836647
No, it will pick up the WiFi signal, amplify it and resend it. However, I am not satisfied with this product. It did not solve my weak signal problem and then I couldn't get it to make a connection at all. Both Netgear support and my router mfg. support said it is the others problem. I now have it disconnected and remain with very poor and weak WiFi signal 80 feet away from the router.
1715651
Sorry to say that in general it won't help with an antenna signal. I have read some reviews where people said it helped some, but that is not its intended purpose.
1161733
It certainly did increase my laptop reception distance. I used it on my Yacht when at anchor so its a big boost since I am often a good bit of distance from theshore antenna.
1039434
Unfortunately the extender requires a signal strength of at least 70% from the source in order to function correctly. If the signal from the hotels WIFI is too low than the unit will not connect. Also, please keep in mind that some public WIFI networks, for reasons of security, do not allow extenders to connect.
1783297
No, this will not help a weak Bluetooth signal, you need to get a different Bluetooth device.
251122
It will. If a signal is in the area, it will pick it up . Just follow directions in the manual. Try WiFi calling if your mobile allows it.its a plus for me.
307887
I can't answer that specific question since I'm full time in a motorhome and used it to pick up weak RV park WiFi signals. I would expect, however, that is you can pick up a weak signal at all then this device should give you a good connection. Note, however, that the driver software works for this purpose only on Windows. The Mac OS is not supported for this use.
1550178
I have plugged the antennae directly into a computer, into a hub, a wi-fi access point. I can't say for sure, but I think you could do that.
1147096
If you can see a signal now, this will almost certainly improve it. If you can't see his signal at all, this may not help. I have a small shop that is across the road from my house. The total distance is only about 150' but the signal has to pass through 5 walls and a tree line. With my laptop at the door of the shop, I could get a signal strength of 1 bar. With the Alpha plugged into a USB port on the laptop, I can move it to the back of the shop and I still have a signal strength of 4 bars.
125751
Not sure about this, working for my Laptop but signal drops when I move my Laptop to another room in my apartment
1846341
There is a good chance it will because the external antenna has a greater range than internal antennas on Laptops. If you already have good signal (bottom right in windows) then this probably isn't going to fix your problem.
1490048
Better than average, but as with all things this depends on how thick the wall is, is the wall reinforced with rebar, etc. It will certainly do a lot better than your standard WiFi hardware, especially if you crank the power up. If that's not enough, replace one or both antennas with directional antennas that focus the signal in the direction you need...