There is a Starbucks about 1000 feet from my house.I do not get its signal at my house using either of two older 802.11B pcmcia cards.These have no external antennas except for the inch or so that the card extends outside of the pc card slot.
I'm wondering if a G card would have greater range or if a card with an external antenna would make the critical difference and allow me to connect to an AP 1000 feet or a little more away.How much extra distance can you expect to be able to receive signals with an external antenna?What would be the simplest card and antenna be for doing this?I realize if the Starbucks didn't have a G access point ,having a G card would not help,but if it did have a G AP would a G card have greater range than a B or is it just a matter of bandwidth?
If this worked I would get a monthly or year contract with T-Mobile with the idea of using it as my primary ISP i.e. serveral hours a day,every day.The monthly service is derscribed as unlimited access,but does anyone know if they have some limit since the idea is to connect when you're in an airport or coffee shop,so I'm wondering if my intended use would be deemed abuse.
Thanks.