I have an iPhone and AT&T and no reception at my house. What are my options? [more inside]
posted by nevercalm on Aug 9, 2009 - 10 answers

Ham Operators: In the event of the apocalypse, how long will satellite-based repeaters last? [more inside]
posted by jsonic on Jul 24, 2009 - 10 answers

I have an Apple AirPort Extreme that is about one year old and recently our wireless network has been experiencing connectivity issues. We've played with some settings...are some settings better for connectivity than others? Do we need a repeater? [more inside]
posted by bodgy on May 18, 2009 - 7 answers

i live two floors above the wireless router, and my powerbook can't get a strong enough signal. what's the most cost-effective solution? [more inside]
posted by twistofrhyme on Jan 22, 2008 - 12 answers

Looking for some tips on how to extend a wireless network in a rural area. Computer savvy but getting lost in the technicalities of repeaters and access points and tin cans. [more inside]
posted by Smegoid on Aug 10, 2006 - 9 answers

Can Plutor make his own cell phone repeater? [more inside]
posted by splatta on May 23, 2006 - 13 answers

Is it worth it to get a cell phone signal repeater in my house? How much should I expect to spend? [more inside]
posted by thewiseacre on Dec 7, 2005 - 9 answers

My sister lives in a small town in NH that started offering free wireless access in the center of town. I'd like for her to be able to connect to the internet from her house, which is about .5 miles away from the antenna but with tall buildings (church steeples) in between. She has a desktop, her husband has a Centrino-equipped laptop, and I visit with a 802.11-able laptop. My brother-and-law and I are thinking of building a cantenna or the like and mounting it on the roof . But what do we attach the antenna to? All the routers/"access points" I've looked at so far assume a cable (ethernet) connection as input signal which is then output as wireless or ethernet or both. But we want to both receive and dispense wireless. I know there are "repeaters" that can do this but all the affordable ones I've studied only output using proprietary protocols, not 802.11(g), which would require buying proprietary equipment for all the computers in question. Any inexpensive solutions?
posted by TimeFactor on Apr 17, 2005 - 8 answers