onboard wireless laptop question

Is there any way and/or portable device to improve reception with a laptop
that has build in wireless other than the following ideas; a removable
wireless card with adapter to add an antenna or adding a USB
wireless/antenna combo. The goal is to use present equipment in order to
connect to various wireless networks/hotspots while on the go.

I'm just wondering if such a device exists since most new laptops are coming
with built in wireless. I'm thinking of maybe a USB type connection to a
portable antenna. Although I'm not sure how you would configure such a
device with the onboard wireless.

TIA, I'll be checking the board.

"Sponge BoB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is there any way and/or portable device to improve reception with a laptop
> that has build in wireless other than the following ideas; a removable
> wireless card with adapter to add an antenna or adding a USB
> wireless/antenna combo. The goal is to use present equipment in order to
> connect to various wireless networks/hotspots while on the go.
>
> I'm just wondering if such a device exists since most new laptops are
coming
> with built in wireless. I'm thinking of maybe a USB type connection to a
> portable antenna. Although I'm not sure how you would configure such a
> device with the onboard wireless.
>
> TIA, I'll be checking the board.
>

Disassemble the laptop and solder an external SMA connector to the mini-PCI
WiFi card

> with built in wireless. I'm thinking of maybe a USB type connection to a
> portable antenna. Although I'm not sure how you would configure such a
> device with the onboard wireless.

How about just disabling the onboard wireless and use a USB nic with an
external antenna?

David.