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I took my Ipod and stepped outside my front door. I had thrown my money away. After installing, I did the test. I have been using it now for a week and am really pleased.
The antenas did nothing at all. The router was in my house, in the living room, with no foil insulation and I could not get online with my ipod touch outside my front door. I took the antenas off and researched Tomato firmware, installed it and followed the suggested settings, and I can not only step outside my front door and get online with my ipod touch but go nearly 100 feet to the other side of my property without losing my signal. I bought this antenna after reading some of the reviews, believing that it would help. I have a WRT54GL and did not want to install a third party firmware to help with the distance that my signal was reaching on my property. I could step inside and be online. I bought the one with the brace to hold the antennas vertical and parallel. I still could not get online.
Of course they say, "use this firmware at your own risk". What's all the hype with this antenna. This was on the same level as the router. No signal.
Far better range and performance. All junk in my experience. When I realized how little these do (zip) I expected to find a manufacturer label on them that reads "Fisher Price". I buy no linksys gear anymore. By D-Link stuff.
The new antennas extended the range of my Linksys cable modem by maybe 10-15 feet, enough to allow my PC -- but not my wife's Mac -- to get service in a corner room that had previously been out of reach. I live in a not-huge NYC apartment with solid plaster walls. A modest improvement, but (barely) worth the modest price of a set of second-hand antennas.
I can't say I've noticed a huge difference, but there is a slight difference.Other than that they work and fit perfectly, but due to their heft, the router becomes a bit unbalanced.If you load Tomato firmware or DD-WRT on your WRT54GL router (which this product is used with), then you can increase your radio transmit power.That in conjunction with these antenna do have a noticeable difference in range and signal quality.
Easy install and my wireless coverage has greatly improved. i can pick up my signal from my neighbors house now (.25 acre away)
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