Will using an Adapter on a Laptop increase signal stability?
1973167
These are UB3 adapters. My laptop has only USB2. But the adapter worked and worked well. I experience no problems with signal quality. The two I purchased have rather stiff cables with them, this may or may not be important but the cable certainly are awkward in use.
1973168
The antenna is better on this adapter than the laptop's built in antenna so yes. However for the best results, it needs to be paired with the asus ac router
1973169
It greatly increased signal stability when paired with my Asus ac1900 router.
112912
I haven't tried, but everything I've read indicates it won't. It produces static with 5.1 signal.
501529
Yeah I agree with Danny, but with some creative engineering you can still boost the signal distance. The only way to boost the signal of something like this would be to utilize the interrupt pin and have it trigger from a read on the external antenna, Which would actually be pretty interesting to code and build. Hope this helps!
1824639
Use an inline "powered" amplifier to boost the signal. Many have two or more outlets. Radio Shack has them, probably Amazon, Best Buy, eBay, or your local hardware store, will have them too. They're cheap no frills and do the job.
338876
Yes. "N" adapters are almost always downward compatible with a, b & g signals. You shouldn't have any problem. And, when you eventually upgrade to an "N" or even "AC" (pending new standard) wireless router, it will send/receive at much faster bit rates.
2208068
Any component will degrade signal quality to some degree, and add some noise. The real issue has to do with perception. I switch between a TV, a CD deck, and a tablet. I have not perceived any degradation or noise. It sure beats switching cables. I would give it a try. You will be pleased.
2074406
I just tried this with antennas from a dual-band router. I got a 20-25% drop in signal, but it still worked fine. It is important to note however that my desktop is a true desktop i.e. it is located on my desk's surface, and not the floor.
1161735
When you attached this device you will turn off your internal card, and rely solely in this to receive you're wireless connection. So the range should be consistent across all devices. It will not combine with your other wireless signal to boost that one. I don't remember the effective range of this one specifically, but when I was using every day with my MacBook Pro, it was far better than the internal card. I eventually upgraded to newer better versions, that are obviously more expensive, but I loved this adapter. I hope that helped.
446987
Im not aware of that... The ones I have seen, use a ribbon style connector and a standard +/- adapter connection. You possibly could rig something up, but the signal requires multiple wires/connections to function.
676453
I don't know for sure. It doesn't work with any computers that ask for signal converter.
1203046
Honestly, I'm not 100% sure since I have not tried this. But I cannot see any reason why it would not work, but having said that, I would not be my preference to do such a setup for two reasons: assuming that you are using the adapter encryption, that would introduce more latency on the system, meaning slower speed. Also, these adapter units are susceptble to interference on the powerline. My desktop monitor kept on putting EM interference on the powerline that killed the connection. That's why I stopped using these adapters. I guess it would be ok if you are using laptops.
755960
A friend of mine used this adapter with another computer (not Lenovo) and it works. Just remember that there isn't sound.
1569806
No it won't. It is 99% passive. (Note: anytime you add connectors or cable to any installation you can suffer signal loss. However this is not even measurable on this device).
641273
Yes, the drivers for the wireless adapter need to be updated (from the acer site) so you'll need to hardwire it to do that. I've had no problems with ths laptop after that.
1552967
I paired this with an ASUS RT-N66U and used it as an Ethernet Adapter - this is its default mode. It detected the 5 GHz band as the having the best signal strength. I had quite a time getting this device to function properly. The instructions are quite lacking.
607429
This device is used mostly to get rid of noise (hum). I use it between mixer output and input of power amp to get rid of coupled AC noise and it works. Output signal (audio) from laptop should be clean and connecting to mixer using mini plug to RCA is OK.
1334356
No. Adapter loses connection and drops in and out intermittently. Not usable at all.