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    Looking for a long range wireless card, but don't know what I should be looking for?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ericyp, Oct 1, 2007.

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    ericyp Notebook Consultant

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    Output power? Receive sensitivity? I read that receive sensitivity allows you to get signals from a further range, but people seem to focus a lot on output power as well. What does output power do on a wireless card? I want to be able to connect to the wireless on the marina while I'm on my boat, and to my school's library while at my dorm. Right now, using dells basic wireless card on a vostro 1500 and I barely get 1 bar that occasionally fades in and out at both places. Got any suggestions for a better card?
     
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    Waveblade, Oct 1, 2007
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