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Post by prof20 on May 29, 2017 17:23:02 GMT
Could I ask some advice before everybody does a runner. You're mighty thin on the ground since I posted last Thursday.
I have a clear unobstructed line of sight to the wifi aerials on the roof of the main complex on the site where I have my static, which is about a hundred or so yards away. I can access wifi in the owner's lounge via a password.
Are there wifi aerials on the market I could mount on the roof of my static to utilise the site's wifi. Has anybody experience of using such devices on their motorhomes, and can anybody recommend such a device?
Many thanks.
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Post by Barry B'stard on May 29, 2017 17:59:54 GMT
Several ways of doing it Roger. I presume you use more than one device? Tablet, phone, laptop? The best solution would be something like the iBoost which Motorhome Wifi sell www.motorhomewifi.com. Basically you have a directional antenna which you stick on the window or a pole although to be honest you could probably just stick it on the inside pointing towards the wifi. It then connects to a router which you login to, put in the sites wifi passwords etc and then all your devices login to the router like you would at home. I have one in the van and its superb. Its designed for 12v use so you would need to purchase 240v adaptor for about a tenner which I think they supply. Doing it on the cheap you could just get a USB Antenna (I might even have one) but it would only allow you to connect one device at a time. Some people on the Wildies have made their own iBoost type kits but to be honest I wouldnt bother trying. Depends how much you want to spend.
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Post by Sir Rowley Birkin on May 29, 2017 18:17:18 GMT
I have used (tried to use) a USB antenna but it's virtually useless. I would go with a powered one likes Baz's, Roger.
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Post by prof20 on May 29, 2017 18:23:37 GMT
Thanks for that, Boss. I'll have to do some measuring re the precise distance. Any idea whether 100 yards would be a problem? I'll have to experiment outside the main complex with my tablet to establish the area/distance covered by their wifi. The iBoost states '5 to 10 times the distance'.
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Post by Barry B'stard on May 29, 2017 18:48:35 GMT
100 yards line of sight should be no problem Roger but it also depends on where their actual router is or Access point. I would have thought though that a site like that wont just be using a BT router in an office but will probably have a proper more powerful external access point. Ive had connections line of sight over a couple of miles or so before and certainly 100 yards would normally not be a problem. Really if its going to be a permanent solution you want the best kit. Have a word with Addie at Motorhome Wifi, he might have something more suited to a static. Tell him I sent you.
There was someone selling an iBoost on the wildies for £80 earlier but I think it got snapped up quickly.
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Post by prof20 on May 29, 2017 19:00:54 GMT
There appear to be two aerials, maybe a yard tall mounted on poles on the roof of the office complex which houses the owners lounge, one single and a double. I don't want to start making any queries in case they get funny about you using it away from the lounge. I've not seen any other aerials on other statics so far, but there are a lot of statics.
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Post by Barry B'stard on May 29, 2017 19:18:18 GMT
Are you sure they are wifi aerials and not for onsite comms?
Dont matter anyway. See how far you can get with your lappy or phone even walking away from the lounge towards your static before you lose the signal. That will give us an idea. I have the Original Repeat it antenna I dont use any more which was originally designed for the Swedish Military I believe which I could send you but Im not sure it works with Windows 7 or 10 to be honest. Ill try it. Would have been a good test though. I bet someone will be using an antenna for sure though onsite.
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Post by prof20 on May 29, 2017 19:49:33 GMT
I'll make a few enquiries, (discretely). They have been promising wifi on the site for a while now according to other owners. The signal on my phone and Fran's in the phone is crap.
Thanks for the offer.
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Post by fatwelshbuddha on May 30, 2017 8:37:02 GMT
I agree with Bazza - the directional antenna that MHWiFi sell is probably your best bet. Once it's set up properly it should be fine, but won't be so good if the signal from the house isn't great.
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Post by Barry B'stard on May 30, 2017 10:19:40 GMT
Which is why I suggested Roger connects to the club house wifi with his phone or laptop but then wanders towards his static to see how far he gets before the signal goes. It could be that the club house access point is designed only to deploy over the immediate area in the lounge or that the access point or router if its is just a router are buried in the building somewhere and access beyond the lounge is very limited. If those aerials on the roof are indeed wifi aerials than I suspect he will have no problem. If you get a signal on the phone or laptop to the wifi say up to 20 yards down the path towards the van then I suspect you will have no problem either. In theory a distance of 100 yards for an iBoost should be no problem whatsoever. How fast it will be will depend on other factors as well. How fast is it in the club house? Do an ADSL speed test next time your in there Roger.
Its a pity I am not over there anytime soon before we go away as I could test it for you.
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Post by Dead Monger on May 30, 2017 16:44:57 GMT
Which is why I suggested Roger connects to the club house wifi with his phone or laptop but then wanders towards his static to see how far he gets before the signal goes. It could be that the club house access point is designed only to deploy over the immediate area in the lounge or that the access point or router if its is just a router are buried in the building somewhere and access beyond the lounge is very limited. If those aerials on the roof are indeed wifi aerials than I suspect he will have no problem. If you get a signal on the phone or laptop to the wifi say up to 20 yards down the path towards the van then I suspect you will have no problem either. In theory a distance of 100 yards for an iBoost should be no problem whatsoever. How fast it will be will depend on other factors as well. How fast is it in the club house? Do an ADSL speed test next time your in there Roger. Its a pity I am not over there anytime soon before we go away as I could test it for you. I don't think thats a pity for Roger at all ... More like a ruddy God send ... Lucky escape Roger ?
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Post by Barry B'stard on May 30, 2017 18:20:16 GMT
Which is why I suggested Roger connects to the club house wifi with his phone or laptop but then wanders towards his static to see how far he gets before the signal goes. It could be that the club house access point is designed only to deploy over the immediate area in the lounge or that the access point or router if its is just a router are buried in the building somewhere and access beyond the lounge is very limited. If those aerials on the roof are indeed wifi aerials than I suspect he will have no problem. If you get a signal on the phone or laptop to the wifi say up to 20 yards down the path towards the van then I suspect you will have no problem either. In theory a distance of 100 yards for an iBoost should be no problem whatsoever. How fast it will be will depend on other factors as well. How fast is it in the club house? Do an ADSL speed test next time your in there Roger. Its a pity I am not over there anytime soon before we go away as I could test it for you. I don't think thats a pity for Roger at all ... More like a ruddy God send ... Lucky escape Roger ? Actually I think you feckers should pay for it and for me to go and set it up. Expenses only of course. Never mind the fecking Donkeys I think we need a "Get Roger online" Fund. I am sure Roger (Who I have met before remember) would be delighted at the prospect of me coming to visit his static. Does it have a booze cabinet?
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Post by Dead Monger on May 30, 2017 18:23:53 GMT
I don't think thats a pity for Roger at all ... More like a ruddy God send ... Lucky escape Roger ? Actually I think you feckers should pay for it and for me to go and set it up. Expenses only of course. Never mind the fecking Donkeys I think we need a "Get Roger online" Fund. I am sure Roger (Who I have met before remember) would be delighted at the prospect of me coming to visit his static. Does it have a booze cabinet? Im sure Roger ( Who Ive met twice before while under caution ) really couldn't give a shit about you turning up at his static ... In fact I really do think he'd rather spend the afternoon drinking Tennents with Nicola Sturgeon
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