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Review on ๐Ÿ“ถ Alfa AC1900 WiFi Adapter - High-Speed Long-Range Dual Band USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Network Adapter with External Antennas by Tim Beckett

Revainrating 3 out of 5

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No difference to those with two antennas. Same signal level as dual modules. At least this one stayed on and didn't turn off from time to time. I have a WiFi cable right in front of my house and I'm looking for a solution to connect it! I can literally go beyond 50 feet from my location and intercept a very strong Wi-Fi cable from my phone, but Wi-Fi modules with large antennas can't do anything but pick up a weaker signal or drop a better connection. My building paid a flimsy telecom company (Frontier - HORRIBLE!) for exclusivity which I hear is illegal so I don't have the pleasure of getting cable that is cheaper and MUCH, MUCH faster! Instead I should be held hostage by this company who raise prices at will without explanation and they do whatever they want! All I needed was Wi-Fi to accommodate it. This one claimed to work up to 500ft, but it took me 100ft at best and nothing! Tried extension cords but they weaken the signal. I tried powerful PCIe cards, the signal is the same. I tried big dbi antennas - it helped but nothing. I tried HD antennas but extending the cable ruined everything. My last try will be to get a dual antenna again, but this time try a long USB 3.0 cable! Since I can't improve the signal with an antenna extender, I try to place the module closer to the source instead. Unless Frontier installs something to interfere with the signal (I know they have a habit of blocking or unplugging the cable when people get their "service"), there shouldn't be any reason I can't get that signal can! This impressive looking device with 4 antennas could not be realized and was too expensive to maintain as it was no better than half the price - at least for MY needs.

Pros
  • So far satisfied
Cons
  • Will write later