Newbie Question

Dec 02, 2004 3 Replies
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ok...i understand...maybe im not good in electronics but i want to learn



it...because i didnt work with something wireless...i found some



antenna building sites and i know that i can build them...anyway..i



just want to learn what kind of antenna i have to build..i will try to



build...or i will buy it..i need some helpfull information...maybe im



very new user in this forum..but im reading the questions and im trying



to be helpfull...like some of the users did.i dont understand why no



one is writing something helpfull?? is it illegal or something?? im



living in North Cyprus and everything is illegal here..everyone is just



tellin me that i cant...ok..im not going to do anyting...thanks for



everyone who write something


coffee can and a USB dongel type wireless adapter.

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Bob

Most people who build their own antennas usually start out with something like the cantenna you mentioned. If you'll search on Google for cantenna or wifi cantenna, you'll get lots of information there.

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also has some info about building your own. There are websites out there to help with other wireless projects and industry news. Look at:

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Nice page. About the mentioned up/down speeds, in my area Verizon caps the upload at 128Kb, 1.5Mb down. The total bandwidth is what costs money, most people don't really notice it if their upload is slower than their downloads. Much more data is downloaded by most people than uploaded.

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