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India, New Delhi
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Review on πŸ“‘ High gain directional panel antenna - Alfa APA-M25 Dual Band with RP-SMA Connector (10dBi) - Compare to Asus WL-ANT-157 by Evan Burnside

Revainrating 5 out of 5

This antenna is only 8dBi at 2.4GHz

This product works well but is marketed as a "10dBi" antenna but you only get 10dBi gain at 5GHz and 8dBi at frequency 2. 4th GHz frequency. If you don't read the fine print, you can skip this. Also, many photos of this device are somewhat misleading. In fact, it's the size of a regular cell phone and not those depicted in most of the photos. Overall, this is a powerful, dual-band, highly directional antenna that has really improved the quality of my wireless network (no signal loss beyond 200 meters). Although I did notice a slight drop in speed compared to my 8dbi omni (which tended to drop off intermittently over the same distance).

Pros
  • Elegant design
Cons
  • Price