Better range notebook antenna available?

I live about 2 -3 blocks from city provided wireless access point. I
can pick it up on my laptop but the signal is just short of being able
to get on to the net. Is there no easy attachable, maybe USB type
antennas that would give me better reception?

This works good and is easy to use.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I live about 2 -3 blocks from city provided wireless access point. I
> can pick it up on my laptop but the signal is just short of being able
> to get on to the net. Is there no easy attachable, maybe USB type
> antennas that would give me better reception?
>

"Ed Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>This works good and is easy to use.
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

The OP should be aware that Mr. Williams has demonstrated to
everyone in this newsgroup that he cannot be trusted in regard
to the products he sells. His marketing claims cannot be
verified. He will not produce requested information. And has
done *nothing* to convince anyone here that his product is
anything other than a functional USB device with a mediocre
antenna that will work, but in no way will out perform other
similar and in some cases less expensive solutions.

There is not a single poster to this newsgroup other than
Williams who recommends his product. The one person who has
actually seen one of them returned it for a refund due to poor
performance.

A google search for past threads will be a money saver if you
are considering such a purchase.

><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I live about 2 -3 blocks from city provided wireless access point. I
>> can pick it up on my laptop but the signal is just short of being able
>> to get on to the net. Is there no easy attachable, maybe USB type
>> antennas that would give me better reception?
>>

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Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

Give me a break Floyd. What more can I do. Look at all the other can type
antenna's. Where did they get there information. I can do the same as them.
All I can do is show you comparisons. And show me where I can't be trusted.
You have even seen customers in here that I have refunded money if they were
not satisfied. This unit performs well look at my feed back you jerk. What
white horse did you come in riding on. Show me some business you do with the
public that we can all see the results, let us judge your practices.

"Floyd L. Davidson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Ed Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>This works good and is easy to use.
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
>
> The OP should be aware that Mr. Williams has demonstrated to
> everyone in this newsgroup that he cannot be trusted in regard
> to the products he sells. His marketing claims cannot be
> verified. He will not produce requested information. And has
> done *nothing* to convince anyone here that his product is
> anything other than a functional USB device with a mediocre
> antenna that will work, but in no way will out perform other
> similar and in some cases less expensive solutions.
>
> There is not a single poster to this newsgroup other than
> Williams who recommends his product. The one person who has
> actually seen one of them returned it for a refund due to poor
> performance.
>
> A google search for past threads will be a money saver if you
> are considering such a purchase.
>
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed) roups.com...
>>>I live about 2 -3 blocks from city provided wireless access point. I
>>> can pick it up on my laptop but the signal is just short of being able
>>> to get on to the net. Is there no easy attachable, maybe USB type
>>> antennas that would give me better reception?
>>>
>
> --
> Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

"Ed Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>What more can I do.

Note that this isn't phrased in the form of a question. You know
exactly what you can do, Ed, but you consistently refuse to do it.
Just to refresh your memory, please start with the FCC ID of the
device, so we know it's even legal for you to sell it.

>>What more can I do.



> Just to refresh your memory, please start with the FCC ID of the
> device, so we know it's even legal for you to sell it.
>


That requirment no longer stands:


http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/...cts_white_pape
r0900aecd801c4a88.shtml

THIRD-PARTY ANTENNA USAGE


While the requirement for unique connectors remains, the regulations for
certification of antennas have changed with the new rules introduced in
October 2004. These new regulations permit any user to install any
antenna that is of the same family or style, and equal or lower gain,
than any certified antenna. For example: if a 10-dBi patch antenna is
certified for use with a specific WLAN transmitter, any patch antenna
with a gain of 10 dBi or less may also be used, regardless of its
manufacturer. Or if a Yagi directional antenna with a gain of 13.5 dBi is
certified with a transmitter, any Yagi antenna with 13.5 or less gain may
be used with that transmitter.


Ed

I have told several people FCC ID:NHPWLB1500. Does this help.

<William P. N. Smith> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Ed Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>What more can I do.
>
> Note that this isn't phrased in the form of a question. You know
> exactly what you can do, Ed, but you consistently refuse to do it.
> Just to refresh your memory, please start with the FCC ID of the
> device, so we know it's even legal for you to sell it.
>

"Ed Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Give me a break Floyd.

Blatant advertizements are bad enough. But your marketing hype,
which is *clearly* both false and fabricated, is way too much.

>This unit performs well look at my feed back you jerk.

The feedback you fabricated? I did look at it.

>What
>white horse did you come in riding on. Show me some business you do with the
>public that we can all see the results, let us judge your practices.

You are quite welcome to read the articles I post in this
newsgroup. It's public information.

--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

Ed <Huckleberry_REMOVE_@bigvalley.net> wrote:
>>>What more can I do.
>
>> Just to refresh your memory, please start with the FCC ID of the
>> device, so we know it's even legal for you to sell it.
>>
>
> That requirment no longer stands:
>
>http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/...801c4a88.shtml
>
> THIRD-PARTY ANTENNA USAGE

Fine. How does that apply to the device in question? He is selling
a transmitter device, and until now has refused to provide the
ID number. He just did post it though, so someone will shortly
have comments on what it actually is.

>While the requirement for unique connectors remains, the regulations for
>certification of antennas have changed with the new rules introduced in
>October 2004. These new regulations permit any user to install any
>antenna that is of the same family or style, and equal or lower gain,
>than any certified antenna. For example: if a 10-dBi patch antenna is
>certified for use with a specific WLAN transmitter, any patch antenna
>with a gain of 10 dBi or less may also be used, regardless of its
>manufacturer. Or if a Yagi directional antenna with a gain of 13.5 dBi is
>certified with a transmitter, any Yagi antenna with 13.5 or less gain may
>be used with that transmitter.
>
> Ed

--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) (E-Mail Removed)

Ed Williams wrote:

> I have told several people FCC ID:NHPWLB1500. Does this help.
>

http://makeashorterlink.com/?J41C2110B
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=2789

I was having trouble confirming, but the top photo here seems to show
that it is indeed a Trendnet USB device.
http://www.trendnet.com/downloads/info/tew-229ub.htm

They're available from tigerdirect.com for $19.99 with a $10 rebate.
Didn't shop around very much.