0phoi5 Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 Hey all, Is this product any good for long-distance use of an open WiFi hotspot? https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/nanobeamm/ There are around 10 houses between me and the Open Wifi hotspot, however this thing states it can do 15km and the hotspot is only around 2-3km away. I could probably raise it high enough to see over the top of a few of the houses. Ta. Quote
barry99705 Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 Long range needs to be both sides. You'd need one on each end. They are great devices, but not for this implementation. Quote
0phoi5 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) How far would one be able to connect to an Open WiFi if they could only set up hardware on their end? It's a local pub, I can't set up equipment there unfortunately. I know the landlord and they are happy for me to connect, but I can't go setting any equipment up there. Is a Yagi the best bet? Edited April 18, 2016 by haze1434 Quote
barry99705 Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 How far would one be able to connect to an Open WiFi if they could only set up hardware on their end? I can't set up equipment there unfortunately. It really depends on what the hardware is at McD's or whatever has the open wifi. I used to live about a mile from one, could see it, but couldn't make a connection, even with a high gain [cough]illegal[/cough] powered antenna. Might be able to work a couple houses down, might only work from across the street. Quote
barry99705 Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 You can try it, but don't get your hopes up. If I were to try it I'd use one of these. They're a little less expensive. Make sure the free wifi is 5ghz though! Quote
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