True Home Wifi Increase Distance

[bobbie13]

I need to increase the coverage of my router by about 50 m. Anyone know the best way to do this.

[Soutpeel]

Buy a router with a bigger range

[bobbie13]

Buy a router with a bigger range

Can I just change it for the True router?

[Soutpeel]

Buy a router with a bigger range

Can I just change it for the True router?

Cant see any reason why not

[cdnvic]

Make sure you have a router using "N" protocol, not "G".

[bobbie13]

Buy a router with a bigger range

Can I just change it for the True router?

Cant see any reason why not

Thanks for that. I thought that I would have to change settings etc.

[Spoonman]

Alternatively you can purchase an "extender antenna", the one I purchased from Tukom was 800baht, it is an 8DBi one and I can now connect my netbook to my home wifi from the swimming pool that is about 60m away.

[Spoonman]

Buy a router with a bigger range

Can I just change it for the True router?

Cant see any reason why not

Thanks for that. I thought that I would have to change settings etc.

Most have a set-up wizard these days, you will need to know your username and password for your true connection though.

[bobbie13]

Thanks everyone.

[lopburi3]

If you buy another router, I would from personal use recommend TP-Link W8960N, the key setting for TRUE (different than most) is VPI=0 and VCI=100

[junkofdavid2]

Make sure you have a router using "N" protocol, not "G".

1) How do I know what protocol my router is using?

2) What is the "usual" range of the standard True-issued home router inside an apartment with rooms/walls?

[wpcoe]

Alternatively you can purchase an "extender antenna", the one I purchased from Tukom was 800baht, it is an 8DBi one and I can now connect my netbook to my home wifi from the swimming pool that is about 60m away.

How do those work? Do you replace the existing antenna on the router, or do you attach the extenders some other way?

My router has fixed, i.e. non-removeable, antennae, and I was wondering if there were a way to use such an extender.

[Spoonman]

Alternatively you can purchase an "extender antenna", the one I purchased from Tukom was 800baht, it is an 8DBi one and I can now connect my netbook to my home wifi from the swimming pool that is about 60m away.

How do those work? Do you replace the existing antenna on the router, or do you attach the extenders some other way?

My router has fixed, i.e. non-removeable, antennae, and I was wondering if there were a way to use such an extender.

Every wifi router/modem/AP I have encountered has a removable antenna, these extenders simply replace that antenna.

[wpcoe]

I asked that question while I was away from home, thinking about my Zyxel router that I thought didn't have removeable antenna. Now, I'm home and realize I forgot I replaced it with a Belkin modem/router that doesn't even *have* an external antenna, much less an antenna jack. So, "never mind..." <sigh...>