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 repeater, a quick trip to the kitchen may be in order. You'll need a baby bottle, a mesh ...

Most readers will be aware that a good way to extend WiFi range is to use a better antenna for those 2.4 GHz signals, but at the same time such high frequency hijinks have something of a reputation of ...

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 ...

A 2006 Product of the Year Award winner, the Ultrasphere in-building wireless antenna from Laird Technologies (St. Louis, MO) owes its success to its small size—it can be hidden almost anywhere to ...

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 ...

Are you a wizard at antenna design? Chances are you’ve never even given it a try, but this tool could change that. Most home-made WiFi signal boosting antenna plans around the Internet share one ...

Boosting your wireless signal to a nearby building is possible, but requires the implementation of additional hardware to make it stable enough for use. Directional antennas and range extenders allow ...

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 ...

To solve poor in-building cellular service, building owners have increasingly turned to distributed antenna systems as a way to ensure both coverage and capacity. But with different variations of DAS ...

Researchers have succeeded in using ionized gas in a common fluorescent light tube as an antenna for a Wi-Fi Internet router. Researchers at Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia have succeeded in ...