Pick up Verizon Hot-spot from 1 mile

I am looking for a recommendation for an antenna to solve a special
problem. I live in a high rise building with a clear view of wall
street across the east river. I can receive very faint (10-15%)
Verizon signals. I know they are coming from Manhattan because there
are no Verizon hotspots in Brooklyn yet. Sometimes, I even connect
for just a momment.

Anyway, I can receive the verizon signal, but obviously my setup is
not powerful enough for the hotspot to see me. I am upgrading to a
netgear wge100 bridge and would like to add a high-gain antenna. Do
you have an antenna that would be effective at about a mile, can sit
on my window sill and penetrate the double glazed windows. Any help
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Panel 18dBi, 4.1km pie shaped radiator


"Chuck Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am looking for a recommendation for an antenna to solve a special
> problem. I live in a high rise building with a clear view of wall
> street across the east river. I can receive very faint (10-15%)
> Verizon signals. I know they are coming from Manhattan because there
> are no Verizon hotspots in Brooklyn yet. Sometimes, I even connect
> for just a momment.
>
> Anyway, I can receive the verizon signal, but obviously my setup is
> not powerful enough for the hotspot to see me. I am upgrading to a
> netgear wge100 bridge and would like to add a high-gain antenna. Do
> you have an antenna that would be effective at about a mile, can sit
> on my window sill and penetrate the double glazed windows. Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks

(E-Mail Removed) (Chuck Daniels) wrote:

>Anyway, I can receive the verizon signal, but obviously my setup is
>not powerful enough for the hotspot to see me. I am upgrading to a
>netgear wge100 bridge and would like to add a high-gain antenna. Do
>you have an antenna that would be effective at about a mile, can sit
>on my window sill and penetrate the double glazed windows. Any help
>would be greatly appreciated.

Directional antennas with gain up to 16dB are available. In fact, several
suppliers offer them with suction cup antenna mounts. To go above 16dB, you'll
need a grid type antenna, wich will be too large for a window mount.

(E-Mail Removed) (Chuck Daniels) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I am looking for a recommendation for an antenna to solve a special
> problem. I live in a high rise building with a clear view of wall
> street across the east river. I can receive very faint (10-15%)
> Verizon signals. I know they are coming from Manhattan because there
> are no Verizon hotspots in Brooklyn yet. Sometimes, I even connect
> for just a momment.
>
> Anyway, I can receive the verizon signal, but obviously my setup is
> not powerful enough for the hotspot to see me. I am upgrading to a
> netgear wge100 bridge and would like to add a high-gain antenna. Do
> you have an antenna that would be effective at about a mile, can sit
> on my window sill and penetrate the double glazed windows. Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks

Chuck, Can you be more specific as to where in Brooklyn you live?
Believe it or not, you may have a neighbor living on the 28th floor of
a nearby apartment building trying to do the EXACT SAME THING! You
may be able to use his WiFi signal. Go figure. Me