I need a USB wifi eating device for my PC.

[copacetic]

To, you know, eat the wifi and give me access to the internet.

What am I looking for?

 

[Fudzy]

Your meds?

 

[marine1]

Drugs are bad for you..... Mmmmkay

 

[xera]

The opposite of a wifi jammer, a wifi absorber?

 

[HavocXphere]

http://www.wootware.co.za/d-link-dw...-4ghz-802-11b-g-draft-n-300mbps-wireless.html

I'm inclined to agree with the above posters though...

 

[copacetic]

Awesome. Thanks.

 

[bin3]

I put it to you that you are looking for the terms "usb wifi dongle"

 

[copacetic]

I put it to you that you are looking for the terms "usb wifi dongle"

Yes, but I derive pleasure in making up slightly obtuse phrases for common things.

 

[CamiKaze]

D-Link DWA 140.

 

[copacetic]

In any event, I got this:

http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/connect/adapters/dwa-121-wireless-n-150-pico-usb-adapter

It kind of sucks (in relation to my laptop's signal strength level) - A speedtest with the D-Link gets ~60 KB/s, and the laptop ~500 KB/s.

The issue is certainly that the router is too far away - I have a spare that I will use to extend the range, when I have time, and manage to find some Cat5 in this festering maze of a city.

 

[PhireSide]

I bought myself the DWA-132, not dual band (only 2.4GHz) but it is Draft N-300 compatible and so far I have had no issues in our place

Cheap as chips, too

 

[HavocXphere]

In any event, I got this:

http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/connect/adapters/dwa-121-wireless-n-150-pico-usb-adapter

It kind of sucks (in relation to my laptop's signal strength level) - A speedtest with the D-Link gets ~60 KB/s, and the laptop ~500 KB/s.

The issue is certainly that the router is too far away - I have a spare that I will use to extend the range, when I have time, and manage to find some Cat5 in this festering maze of a city.

wifi signal shouldn't affect speedtests tbh. Even the slowest type of wifi with bad signal should easily carry 500KB so it should cause a bottle neck.

Still...windows and networking sometimes does weird stuff so who knows.

 

[Electric]

I just bought a pci-e wifi card.
Works perfectly.

 

[AfricanTech]

In any event, I got this:

http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/connect/adapters/dwa-121-wireless-n-150-pico-usb-adapter

It kind of sucks (in relation to my laptop's signal strength level) - A speedtest with the D-Link gets ~60 KB/s, and the laptop ~500 KB/s.

The issue is certainly that the router is too far away - I have a spare that I will use to extend the range, when I have time, and manage to find some Cat5 in this festering maze of a city.

I keep forgetting that you're in CT now.

Cheapest CAT5 is a place in Woodstock called Communica (http://www.communica.co.za/)

108 Albert Road
Woodstock
7915 - Cape Town
South Africa

Phone: +27 (021) 447 0949
Fax: +27 (021) 447 0959
Sales: salesct (at) communica [dot] co.za

 

[Eskomisaloser]

I just bought a pci-e wifi card.
Works perfectly.

+1 I can also say Wifi PCI cards are waaaaaaaaaaay better than USB One thing I also did was upgrade both the wireless modem and the WIFI PCI's screw on antennas.

 

[manu55]

I use this:
D-Link Dwa-160 Xtreme N Dual-band Usb Wi-fi Adapter (works very well)

go on to price check for prices (search: usb wifi adpaters)

 

[copacetic]

wifi signal shouldn't affect speedtests tbh. Even the slowest type of wifi with bad signal should easily carry 500KB so it should cause a bottle neck.

Still...windows and networking sometimes does weird stuff so who knows.

Well, then I am not sure what the hell is going on. Will test over the weekend.

 

[copacetic]

I keep forgetting that you're in CT now.

Cheapest CAT5 is a place in Woodstock called Communica (http://www.communica.co.za/)

108 Albert Road
Woodstock
7915 - Cape Town
South Africa

Phone: +27 (021) 447 0949
Fax: +27 (021) 447 0959
Sales: salesct (at) communica [dot] co.za

Awesome, thanks.