The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Is this even possible?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by kuksul08, Jan 29, 2007.

  1. kuksul08

    kuksul08 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    15
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    kuksul08, Jan 29, 2007
    #1
  2. otakuoverlord

    otakuoverlord Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    23
    Messages:
    420
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I guess? His explanation is a little too star-trekkey for my taste. Is he just using the incoming and outgoing signal from the phone to catch 11g signals? From what he says a 3g phone is always grabbing and pinging the 2.4ghz band which I think is incorrect, but in theory you could make this work...
     
    otakuoverlord, Jan 29, 2007
    #2
  3. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    4,370
    Messages:
    2,182
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    56
    There are no wireless networks other than my own for about 6 miles here, so that'd be pointless for me.

    =P
     
    JM, Jan 29, 2007
    #3
  4. duud

    duud Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I don't think it's impossible - but image yourself doing this at home :)
     
    duud, Jan 29, 2007
    #4
  5. Reezin14

    Reezin14 Crimson Mantle Commander

    Reputations:
    365
    Messages:
    934
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I think it would work, simply because anything traveling through the air can be intercepted.
     
    Reezin14, Jan 29, 2007
    #5
  6. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,020
    Messages:
    3,439
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Wrapping the nic cable around the phone does nothing. What he did not show was how may connection were there prior to plugging it in. So yes plugging it in vs not will make a difference. And of course a dish will boost signals. If not done right noise.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 30, 2007
    #6
  7. otakuoverlord

    otakuoverlord Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    23
    Messages:
    420
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yeah, I mean if you just throw together a basic parabolic antenna you'll get signal gain. I just don't believe the part about 'if you see a network connection that sounds like your phone number you did it right'.
     
    otakuoverlord, Jan 30, 2007
    #7
  8. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,020
    Messages:
    3,439
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    It's a marketing scheme to run up your sell phone minutes, by using the more expensive wifi service. Signal quality will be very poor if the dish is not design to focus the signal at a specific point. If not you will have scatter noise which greatly degrade the signal quality.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 30, 2007
    #8