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June 5th, 2008, 07:42 PM
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What makes one WiFi card more effective than another?
Stayed in a hotel this week and brought my desktop. Used my wireless Linksys wireless G PCI adapter. The most I could ever get was 2 bars and it was inconsistent. The manager of the hotel came into my room using his laptop and got a full 5 bars no matter where he put his laptop. Ok how come? Is my Linksys card old? I need a newer one? Seems from reviews of WiFi cards some folks have trouble with some .. some with another? What does a person have to do? Try one card after another or ?
Thanks for any advice. DT
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June 5th, 2008, 08:28 PM
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just buy a usb wireless adapter. that's what i always use. pci cards are a thing of the past (according to me--i have no facts to back that up
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June 5th, 2008, 09:32 PM
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Most of it is the antenna, followed by the hardware used to receive and amplify the signal.
If you are going to use a PC-Card, then get one with an external antenna for best reception. For a mini-PCI card, try routing your internal antennas differently, or hack an external antenna into it.
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