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  • nosugartonight
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2018
    • 107
    • united states

    #1

    Wifi signal

    Hay. Not sure if This post is in the right place but here it is. My neighbor said I can use his wifi. The signal is weak. I assume it's because of the distance. Approximately 150 feet. Also there are other open wifi but are weak also. Is it possible to extend the antenna wire out of the tv to the outside to a antenna to improve signal strength.
  • CapLeaker
    Leaking Member
    • Dec 2014
    • 7955
    • Canada

    #2
    Re: Wifi signal

    get yourself a ubiquiti oudoor AP or similar.

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    • nosugartonight
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2018
      • 107
      • united states

      #3
      Re: Wifi signal

      Not looking for gadgets was just wanting to know if its possible. All smart TVs I've been into. Only have a small piece of metal at the end of antenna wire. So could that wire be extended to the outside, maybe connected to an Ariel antenna or simply to so aluminum foil to pick up better. any thoughts will be appreciated.

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      • stj
        Great Sage 齊天大聖
        • Dec 2009
        • 30901
        • Albion

        #4
        Re: Wifi signal

        no, the losses in the cable will remove anything you gain from a decent 8dB+ antenna

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        • petehall347
          Badcaps Legend
          • Jan 2015
          • 4420
          • United Kingdom

          #5
          Re: Wifi signal

          antennas on the router might help

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          • nosugartonight
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2018
            • 107
            • united states

            #6
            Re: Wifi signal

            Ok. I have routers .Not on his network.

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            • stj
              Great Sage 齊天大聖
              • Dec 2009
              • 30901
              • Albion

              #7
              Re: Wifi signal

              maybe you can use a router in reverse to link to his router.
              some have that option, others can sometimes have better software installed.

              what routers do you have?

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              • madan1
                Badcaps Veteran
                • Nov 2016
                • 658
                • Bulgaria

                #8
                Re: Wifi signal

                Get a cheap tp-link 740, install dd-wrt and connect it to the other wifi network as a client. After that you can use cable to connect your TV ( and other devices ) to that router or add a virtual wireless network to which to connect your devices.

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                • Curious.George
                  Badcaps Legend
                  • Nov 2011
                  • 2305
                  • Unknown

                  #9
                  Re: Wifi signal

                  Originally posted by petehall347
                  antennas on the router might help
                  +42

                  Relocate the router closest to the neighbor's house. Add a "cantenna" pointed directly at his source. Use CAT5 to make up the distance to the router's previous location. (note "router" can also be a laptop, etc. acting as a bridge)

                  If neighbor really wants to cooperate, he can add a cantenna on his end pointed back to yours.

                  If you can't get close to a mile with such an arrangement, you're not trying hard enough!
                  Last edited by Curious.George; 04-11-2020, 12:17 PM.

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                  • televizora
                    ghettomodmaster
                    • Nov 2016
                    • 957
                    • Bulgaria

                    #10
                    Re: Wifi signal

                    This is neither smart, nor reliable. If you have money for smart TV, at least buy a cheap router with AP client function, waterproof junction box and put the router on your chimney and then connect it to the TV at your home. Second hand 5210G or M2 costs about 30$. Don't you have 30$ to save from cigarettes and whiskey? Even I have 3 AP's in storage - 2 TPLinks and one Bullet M2. Don't do stupid things if you don't want to be constantly frustrated with dropping connection. I used 5210G to connect to Repotec router on a 1.5km distance without issues. At least 15Mbps at any time.
                    Last edited by televizora; 04-12-2020, 11:51 PM.
                    Useful conversions. I don't "speak" imperial. Please use metric, if you want to address me.
                    1km=1000m=100000cm, 1inch=2.54cm, 1mile=1609.344meters, 1ft=30.48cm 1gal(US)=3.785liters, 1lb=453grams, 1oz=28.34grams

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                    • sam_sam_sam
                      Badcaps Legend
                      • Jul 2011
                      • 6018
                      • USA

                      #11
                      Re: Wifi signal

                      Originally posted by nosugartonight
                      Ok. I have routers .Not on his network.
                      I send you PM message

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                      • simitaktas
                        Member
                        • Feb 2020
                        • 21
                        • switzerland

                        #12
                        Re: Wifi signal

                        If youre not looking for a gadget, your best bet is to get your neighbor to reposition his/her router to accomodate you

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                        • simitaktas
                          Member
                          • Feb 2020
                          • 21
                          • switzerland

                          #13
                          Re: Wifi signal

                          Originally posted by simitaktas
                          If youre not looking for a gadget, your best bet is to get your neighbor to reposition his/her router to accomodate you
                          I did more research and found a list of practical solutions that may be of help of to boost wifi signal

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                          • llonen
                            Badcaps Veteran
                            • Sep 2014
                            • 495
                            • hampshire

                            #14
                            Re: Wifi signal

                            This was the setup I had when using someone else's wireless network, a D-link AP with detachable antenna arrangement and a small 2.4ghz dish. The AP once configured was sealed up in a box and stuck up the pole with dish, power over Ethernet completed the arrangements. This setup worked flawlessly for a few years until they rolled out ADSL thus rendering the setup redundant.

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