<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br>> also, you can try different frequencies/channels in case you are experiencing<br>> interference.<br><br>Hmm, can I? I thought the access point controlled that.<br>--<br><br>Yes, but sometimes you can help the local non-chain coffee shops out on that ;-)<br><br>> Let us know what works Dan.<br><br>The $9 usb adaptor I mentioned earlier, plus a 5dbi whip, did let<br>me connect to TWCWifi from the corner of Washington and La Brea,<br>which was not possible with the laptop's built-in antenna. (The hotspot<br>is just over the hill south on La Brea.) The majority of major intersections<br>I've tried in my area are now ok, so I'm
probably happy.<br>-------<br><br>Now, this one looks like it may work ( depends on how good the current antenna is ), tho you will need to take apart your<br>laptop to install it...<br><br><a href="http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/704268/210514442-346797505/2x-wifi-Antenna-For-Laptop-Wireless-Mini-PCI-pci-e-Card.html">http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/704268/210514442-346797505/2x-wifi-Antenna-For-Laptop-Wireless-Mini-PCI-pci-e-Card.html</a><br><a href="http://compare.ebay.com/like/260790474816?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y">http://compare.ebay.com/like/260790474816?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y</a><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Notebook-Bluetooth-Broadband-Internal-Antenna/dp/B0030D2KB6">http://www.amazon.com/Notebook-Bluetooth-Broadband-Internal-Antenna/dp/B0030D2KB6</a><br><br><br>Good Luck<br>matti<br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>