Boost your Wi-Fi signal with a beer can...No really!

grnidone · October 18, 2011, 09:59:34 PM

The question becomes: what type of beer will you drink?

dsc.discovery.com/gear-gadgets/boost-your-wifi-signal-using-only-a-beer-can.html

Rupert · October 19, 2011, 06:42:57 AM

As I read it, I was thinking about doing it, how it will be shielding the signal from the road as well.......

Then I thought Naw, Sue will never agree to that,

Rooftop · October 19, 2011, 08:20:14 AM

Pringles cans used to the the favourite of the phreak/hack community to make directional antenna. Same principal.... and gives you some munchies to go with the beer.

Zwart · October 20, 2011, 12:52:06 PM

I am actually using the well-known FIY* wifi antenna booster/reflector at home, and it works quite well. It's easier to cut, and to shape into a smooth-ish parabola, than a beercan...

* fold-it-yourself

Drastic · October 20, 2011, 01:05:34 PM

I use a coffee can cut in half myself, it's pretty close to the correct shape before tweaking it.

grnidone · October 20, 2011, 04:35:27 PM

Do you not have to "skin" the wifi router antenna to remove teh rubber cover? I't think the rubber cover on the antenna woudl interfere.

Drastic · October 20, 2011, 06:37:16 PM

No, don't need to do anything to the antenna, except maybe replace it with a better one.

Rupert · November 08, 2011, 12:41:14 PM

How about this, using a baking tray for focusing the transmitted signal:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/advice/8870961/Weak-wifi-Use-a-baking-tray.html