Wireless enthusiasts have been repurposing satellite dishes for a couple years now. This summer the longest link ever was established over 125 miles using old 12 foot and 10 foot satellite dishes. A ...

If you need a signal boost and want to get a little creative, the U.K. site Heise Online has a detailed post on creating a homemade Cantenna for 802.11b/g routers. (802.11a routers require antennas of ...

February 17, 2015 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Living with weak Wi-Fi is no way to live, and if you're not in a place where you can just add a bridge or ...

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While iPhones can operate on cellular networks, it is better to use their data features on a Wi-Fi network, if one is available. Not only is Wi-Fi data typically faster than cellular data, but it is ...

Often believed to mean “Wireless Fidelity,” where the word “Wi-Fi” comes from remains a mystery. Still, most people agree it’s much better than using the name “IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence.” A ...

WiFi was the killer technology that made home networking easy. No more messing around with hubs and cables and drilling holes in walls, simply turn the devices on and hit connect. Over time the speed ...

I'm standing in the middle of the some of the most congested airwaves on Earth, and I'm watching Russell Crowe in 1080p like I just don't care. If you opened your laptop to log on to the net here, you ...

You may have heard of the Pringle tube antenna, which was on the right tracks, but this is the science-perfect version. From what we've read wireless networks use ...