is it possible to use this phone to bridge my neighbors wifi signal in to my house?i have his permission to use it.in fact i put the router in his house and give him ten bucks a month.i can only pick up his wifi in my daughters room and garage.any apps or anything?
If you mean you want to have WiFi data in AND WiFi tethering out, no its not possible. As far as I understand it, WiFi tethering essentially turns your WiFi receiver into a transmitter, and both can not be active at the same time.
You could just get a range extender and put it in your garage or your daughters room, that would boost the signal in your house
Personally I've never liked those range extenders. While there is no way that I'm aware of to do it with the g2x, it can easily be done with a few pieces of network equipment. Get yourself a wireless ethernet bridge, and put it in your daughter's room. Connect it to the wireless network, and plug a wireless access point into the bridge.
Not a cheap or elegant solution, but it should definitely work.
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Personally I've never liked those range extenders. While there is no way that I'm aware of to do it with the g2x, it can easily be done with a few pieces of network equipment. Get yourself a wireless ethernet bridge, and put it in your daughter's room. Connect it to the wireless network, and plug a wireless access point into the bridge.
Not a cheap or elegant solution, but it should definitely work.
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yeah i was just looking to do a free-be way if it was possible.i know about the range extenders but never thought about your idea..why dont you like wireless bridges/range extenders?
I don't like them either but its a simple solution, I've tried them before and they seem to lose connection randomly.
Now I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think you could do this with a wireless router running custom firmware (DD-WRT).
Wireless router picks up the signal and bounces it back out. Maybe it's worth looking into
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is it possible to use this phone to bridge my neighbors wifi signal in to my house?i have his permission to use it.in fact i put the router in his house and give him ten bucks a month.i can only pick up his wifi in my daughters room and garage.any apps or anything?
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maybe if you have a usb wifi adapter set up a ad hoc connection then go back to network and sharing click on adapter settings then sharing and shared it with the usb wifi adapter thats one way to doing it
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Now I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think you could do this with a wireless router running custom firmware (DD-WRT).
Wireless router picks up the signal and bounces it back out. Maybe it's worth looking into
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Yes you can definitely do that, there are tons of "how 2'a" for this on the Web...
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PhantomRampage said:
Now I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think you could do this with a wireless router running custom firmware (DD-WRT).
Wireless router picks up the signal and bounces it back out. Maybe it's worth looking into
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yeah im going to look in to this.im not sure if i have the right router but i have a couple of old ones laying around here.also gonna check in to that usb adapter idea one of the other guys suggested.thanks all.
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I got a few question on a few topics related to each other.
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Does a cable provided. Wireless router work as good a aftermarket one?
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My G1 work faster on my Linksys router at my old house verses my G1 using my cable providers wireless router. Any one else notice this too?
Now for the second part.
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Will the cable companys wireless router reduce the performance of Wi-Fi versus aftermarket wireless routers, Regarding Wi-Fi calling.
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How can I improve my Wi-Fi calling while at home?
I know if kids are playing online games Wi-Fi calling quality is horrible, If I hear anything at all.
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The answer depends on how you had the linksys router setup verses the cable company provided one and on what IEEE 802.11 protocols are available from each router. Ignoring 802.11a, since the G2x does not support that protocol, 802.11n is the best protocol to be using, it provides the largest bandwidth, most distance, fastest speed, and most MIMO streams.
802.11g is almost as good.
I would also say that you want to be able to use wpa2 as your encryption protocol.
Can I turn off the wireless and use my Linksys and get better performance? I need more wired Ethernet ports.
By the way both are G.
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I do not think you will get any noticeable difference in performance between the routers. Using the Linksys router might safe you a few dollars per month on the internet bill, if you can return the provided router and just use a provided cable modem.
Does your current internet plan provide the same down/up speeds as the plan you had at your old house? Where I am you can get plans with speeds ranging any where from 5 mb to 50 mb and if you do not ask for a more costly higher speed plan you get the 5 mb speed plan by default.
Most of the routers they give you with "internet service" are garbage. Aftermarket will almost always work better, provided you bought yourself a decent router.
Second possibility, is your new house isn't as friendly for wireless. I do networking for a living, so I've setup plenty of wireless networks at all different types of clients. There are some building, (or sometimes, even certain rooms) that will absolutely never get a good wireless signal. If the house is particularly old, they might have the inside of the walls with chicken wire. In the right (or this case, wrong,) configuration this can create a faraday cage. (google it, I'm not going to explain it here ) Sometimes certain electrical conduits can cause enough interference to mess up a wireless signal. Hell, sometimes your neighbor can have something that's creating issues.
Only thing you can really do is play with router placement, the channel (I'd suggest staying away from 6, especially if you have a microwave), internal router settings. There is an app you can get from the market (free) called wifi analyzer. Use it, perhaps someone is using a wireless router on the same channel as yours in the area, and your getting collisions.
As for the second part, your kids playing games are saturating your available bandwith. If that didn't happen with your old router (and I'm also going to assume that your internet connection is the same speed/latancey. If it's not, well, then all this reply is worthless), I'd try to use that.
Just tossing out some ideas, got a few minutes to kill. Good luck.
Thanks you.
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Wanting to use a "hotspot' and my house to save on data..( I have 4gb a month).. Do I need to just get a wireless router?... I have Comcast for internet/tv...... Really don't wont to tether having to plug into my computer.. want the "freedom"... Is this possible?
Wireless router should be the only thing you need.
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Yes the wireless router will plug in to your cablem modem with an ethernet cable new routers come with a cd for easy setup with picture instructions verrrry easy
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Yes the wireless router will plug in to your cablem modem with an ethernet cable new routers come with a cd for easy setup with picture instructions verrrry easy
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Cool!.. Thank you!
So I'm thinking of getting that new badass Linksys N900 given the superb ratings & review and because I have like an 8 year old wireless router. So here are my basic questions.
1. Currently I have a 4 port Lynksys router connected to my cable modem and I have 3 computers hardwired to that. Off the final 4th port I have a Lynksys wireless router which is mounted up higher. I do this as my wireless router does not have enough ports to handle the 3 computers I want hardwired. SO I have always wondered ... am I losing wifi speed by having a wireless router connected to my router?
2. Should I cut that router on router setup out if I go to a new wireless router that has points for hardwired connections?
3. On this new Lynksys do you think it makes a difference - in terms if getting access to farther places in my home AND higher speeds all over the home - if I mount this way up high on a wall versus on my desk?
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So I'm thinking of getting that new badass Linksys N900 given the superb ratings & review and because I have like an 8 year old wireless router. So here are my basic questions.
1. Currently I have a 4 port Lynksys router connected to my cable modem and I have 3 computers hardwired to that. Off the final 4th port I have a Lynksys wireless router which is mounted up higher. I do this as my wireless router does not have enough ports to handle the 3 computers I want hardwired. SO I have always wondered ... am I losing wifi speed by having a wireless router connected to my router?
2. Should I cut that router on router setup out if I go to a new wireless router that has points for hardwired connections?
3. On this new Lynksys do you think it makes a difference - in terms if getting access to farther places in my home AND higher speeds all over the home - if I mount this way up high on a wall versus on my desk?
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Probably not the best forum to post this on (a networking forum would probably get you a much better answer, but:
1. No. As long as you're connected with 100/1000mbps, the WiFi radio itself is the limiting factor. Piggybacking two a router off a router won't have a noticeable effect on your transfer speeds.
2. To see the maximum benefit fron N900, you will need to be using clients (adapters) that support 3x3 spatial streams over the 5GHz spectrum, and that also clearly state they support '900'). These are not built into the majority of devices, and are quite expensive as far as adapters go.
You will notice some improvement in range regardless of whatever clients you connect (more powerful radio in the router), but if you're using single stream N clients (smartphones, iPads, cheap laptops etc.) You won't see any improvement on actual throughput at all assuming your old router was 'N' capable. If it was 'G' only, it's worth upgrading to N if you do a lot of local transfers, if you have a lot of clients, or if you stream audio/video a lot.
I hope this kinda helps and doesn't confuse you more, sorry but it's really not my strong suit. There's an excellent Australian forum called Whirlpool which is dedicated to networking and ISPs, although the regional stuff may not be relevant you may find a better answer there.
Good luck!
Have you considered flashing your Linksys router with DD-WRT or Tomato? There are lots of "how-to's" with a quick Google search; and it may solve your problems...particularly #3.
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Have you considered flashing your Linksys router with DD-WRT or Tomato? There are lots of "how-to's" with a quick Google search; and it may solve your problems...particularly #3.
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I do not.. I will look into it as I am not even sure what his means.. but if it is in Google, I will research
Edit... BEFSR41 router not supported, WRT54G wireless is supported.. now to find out more
Maybe my stuff is not as old as I thought and still useful? Or is it in fact dated like I think and I am losing out?
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I do not.. I will look into it as I am not even sure what his means.. but if it is in Google, I will research
Edit... BEFSR41 router not supported, WRT54G wireless is supported.. now to find out more
Maybe my stuff is not as old as I thought and still useful? Or is it in fact dated like I think and I am losing out?
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Ah the old WRT54G. One of the best and most customisable routers ever made. Unfortunately, in this day and age it'll also be your bottleneck. G wireless maxes out at 54mbps. Even single-stream N wireless (common on phones and tablets) maxes out at 72mbps. Even budget implementations of N in laptops, desktops etc. generally use 150mbps max throughput. There are all theoretical numbers, and don't include overheads or anything like that.
The other thing you need to consider is whether you are aiming to boost file transfer speed, or internet browsing/gaming/streaming speed. Boosting your wireless gear will get all your clients talking as fast as they can, but there'll be no benefit in it for you at all if you're on a 2mbps ADSL connection. Even B wireless can handle that.
If it's LAN transfers and LAN gaming you're going for, then the wireless upgrade is a winner. If it's internet-side speeds you want to boost, you may be better off putting the money into a higher-speed broadband plan
Hey all, i havent been on this fourm in awhile and I thought Id come on here to talk about an idea i have. Iv been looking for a way to have a better wifi signal on my phone, not just at home but also for public wifi spots. Then i thought of those usb Wifi adapters you can hook into your computer. Is it possible to use your cell phones usb charging cord and plug a wifi adapter into it and increase your cell phones wifi capabilities. I have a new samsung galaxy note , so i was hoping that this phone would be able to do the job. This phone is like a mini computer so i am considering trying it but just wondering if anyone else has had success with this or has any opinions.
a mod on the phone would also be required
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a mod on the phone would also be required
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what about using a external antenna ? anyone had success with this ?
So my house doesn't have very good 4G signal.... I have to FORCE 4G and either be outside or top of a window. That being said, I want to find a spot with 4G and leave my phone there.
Is it possible to connect to a router to extend the wifi signal? Or should I get a long usb cable for tether? Any tips on getting a better signal? Thanks!
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It is "possible" is it real feasible?? not really.... It would still require a long usb cable a computer and a router... You would need to USB tether the internet to a computer than bridge that connection the the ethernet port on the computer then run that ethernet to the input of a router... Like I said not real practical.. Look into a Signal repeater... They are a little pricey but work really well in most cases...
Something like this, http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wireless/ss/wirelessgear_7.htm , would be your only wireless option. Like dr12volt said tho, it's around 100 bucks for something like that.
Also(taken from above website):
However, due to the nature of this technology, most wireless range extenders work only with a limited set of other equipment. Check the manufacturer's specifications carefully for compatibility information.
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