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    Broadband Card and External Antenna

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by M1I9K8E9, Aug 2, 2008.

  1. M1I9K8E9

    M1I9K8E9 Notebook Geek

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    I have been looking for someway to get a broadband connection for a while now, i cant get dsl or cable in my location and from what i have read satellite internet is crap. Also i have pretty poor cell coverage at my house, I can only get about one bar of cell signal if im lucky when im out on the front porch, but i was wondering if i could buy some type of external antenna to help pick up the cell signal better and then use a broadband card from verizon. Does anyone know if this could work? I really hope someone can give me some suggestions, thanks.
     
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  2. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    Yes,
    That will work
    I use an ext ant on my sierra wireless card on my boat
    You just have to choose an adapter cable to go into your card , and pick an antenna.
    I use a 13.5 db directional yaggy, and a 9 db omni.

    Alex
     
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