hymer1942 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I have a Fujitsu/Siemens laptop. I have heard some talk about a device/ areial which can increase the range for hotspots, can anyone tell me what I need to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 This one works very well apparently.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer1942 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 It must be me, but I dont find that funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 You could always use a dongle. I made the mistake of buying one mainly to use when touring abroad. I used it for less than 5 minutes in Germany and got charged about £25 extra on my monthly bill. Needless to say it now resides in a cupboard at home. And will be done away with a soon as the contract expires. A very expensive mistake. Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 hymer1942 - 2009-10-11 1:48 PM It must be me, but I dont find that funny. Agreed - it must be you then - cos I found it very funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 If you google wi fi antenna there are several. I bought an omni antenna recently from wifi-link.com and it works very well. Roy Fuller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 M'Lord, I thought it was funny, perhaps they should keep trying and it will happen! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I've got one of these - http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=32&FamID=60&ProdID=379 which I use in weak signal conditions, it works very well, the only minor drawback is that it is highly directional and has to be moved to find the strongest signal. I use a hotspot finder to do this, if necessary, even though the dish has a built in signal strength detector. Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaleg Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hi, Download this from file hippo or similar ;Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector, This is free from cisco systems, and not only does it show all wifi it can be used to trouble shot any connection problems that you may have, it also shows, what protection the hot spots have. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopesy Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 hymer1942 - 2009-10-11 1:48 PM It must be me, but I dont find that funny. I thought it was funny! But perhaps it's me :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer1942 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 But its not you looking for info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshague Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 thought it was funny am i on the wrong site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Its OK, Hymer owners can be a likle like Mercedes drivers....:-D Actually I did TRY and search but got so confused I gave up*-) but have seen a small wi fi dish mentioned on here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 JudgeMental - 2009-10-11 6:01 PM Actually I did TRY and search but got so confused I gave up*-) but have seen a small wi fi dish mentioned on here before. it must be me, but i didnt find that funny :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer1942 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Well thats me on both counts, Hymer on a Mercedes 416. No Judder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 hymer1942 - 2009-10-11 6:18 PM Well thats me on both counts, Hymer on a Mercedes 416. No Judder See! I'm always right......... but its a bit lonely *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hymer, I have replied and it is sitting in my outbox. It may go when you next login or you'll get it when I get home on Tuesday. The campsite wifi does not allow outgoing emails so it may be stopping the reply. I bought it in Maplin about £50. Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I thought it funny but mine is a Merc. Am I faulty or something. Sorry can't help the OP. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer1942 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Phil, came through fine thanks. Barrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 JudgeMental - 2009-10-11 1:26 PM This one works very well apparently.... saw one of those on fleabay but i could not get it home in my mini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libby Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I thought a hot spot WAS the best spot. Perhaps one gets better reception closer to the large scanner which is perhaps why Judge offered it in all his humourous wisdom.. Nothing wrong with dongles, just don't get into a contract. ANY contract! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 JudgeMental - 2009-10-11 6:01 PM Its OK, Hymer owners can be a likle like Mercedes drivers....:-D Actually I did TRY and search but got so confused I gave up*-) but have seen a small wi fi dish mentioned on here before. Come on Judge, don't tar all Hymer owners with the same brush. I found it highly amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Philman - 2009-10-11 7:50 PM Hymer, I have replied and it is sitting in my outbox. It may go when you next login or you'll get it when I get home on Tuesday. The campsite wifi does not allow outgoing emails so it may be stopping the reply. I bought it in Maplin about £50. Phil. You can only send emails from an email client via the SMTP server of the network you are connected to. You just need to find out the ISP you are connected to & change the SMTP server settings in your mail client. Alternatively you can set your PC up as a mail server, a good freeware mailserver is hMail, once configered set your SMTP server to localhost IP (127.0.0.1) you then never need to worry about what ISP you are connected to. Forgot to mention you will need a domain name for it to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer1942 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Why I did not find it funny is, someone does what Judge did and it turns the thread into a joke when asking a serious question, surely jokes are for chatterbox, this is not the first time for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hi Lenny, thanks for the info. I have stayed on at least 10 campsites in the past couple of months where wifi was available on site. My emails have always been sent with no problem. This is the first site I have been on where my emails do not get sent. Very strange. Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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