The Desktop Antenna is an excellent solution for extending the wireless range of your 802.11b Wireless Desktop Network Card. It's an ideal solution for allowing you to re-locate... more
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Wireless Desktop Network Card. It allows you to re-locate the antenna for better signal quality and strength by extending the antenna to your desktop. The omni-d...
Wireless Desktop Network Card. It allows you to re-locate the antenna for better signal quality and strength by extending the antenna to your desktop. The omni-d...
...connect to it using my Belkin F5D7000, without moving my PC into the middle of the room. I read up on how to improve network connection and the Belkin F5D6900 seemed like a reasonable option.
The Belkin F5D6900 is a small omni-directional antenna that comes fitted to a base, so it sits on your desk, and a 1 metre length of cable. Installing it is simplicity itself, as you only have to unscrew the antenna fitted to your network card and screw on ... ...just a case of trial and error to find the best place to put the antenna. I was amazed to see how much difference the signal strength is affected by the positioning, considering the cable is only 1 metre long.
At the moment I have only got 42% signal strength but the nearest router is 20m away and has to come through 1 brick wall and 2 internal walls. Considering I couldn't even pick up the network where my PC is, I suppose that's not too bad. It ...
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...has not disconnected once.
Well worth the money if your having problems with your wireless network, it can only be used with the belkin f5d7000 and the wireless B card aswell.
got mine from www.overclockers.co.uk
very fast delivery, good service and it was £17.99 on there. well worth a look ...
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Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - lifetime
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Manufacturer's product description
The Desktop Antenna is an excellent solution for extending the wireless range of your 802.11b Wireless Desktop Network Card. It's an ideal solution for allowing you to re-locate the antenna for better signal quality and strength by extending the antenna to your desktop. The omni-directional design allows for uniform coverage area around the antenna. It simply attaches to the Wireless Desktop Network Card's built-in antenna jack and extends up to 12.7 cm away from the card.
DON'T BOTHER IF YOU HAVE VISTA!
I wish I'd read the reviews of this product before I bought, I usually do when purchasing new computer components but for some reason didn't this time... More fool me.
Firstly it looks cool, if a little on the large more
I bought this router from PC World for £29.99 about 3 months ago. (I also bought a new computer from PC World - so the manager used her discretion and reduced it from £44.99)
When I first plugged it up to the computer, I found that I could use my... more
Carrying over 1000 tunes in my bag and at the gym I found it a bit of a waste to be lugging cassettes around especially if I had recently downloaded new tunes. I want to listen to them in my car now! This product allows me the choice of all my music on more