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fastguy91

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I know this is not a good comparison for the Rogue set-up some of you guys use but...We have free wifi at the marina I am at, although it does'nt reach my dock. I bought an antenna from Comp USA from a company called Ubiquiti. $42.00 and I am picking up over 17 wifi networks I never saw before. One of them is a resort hotel that is 2 miles away. Might be a cheaper alternative for some of you on a budget. Have a great day.
 
That's nice to know but how many of those networks can you actually access? Aren't most of them password secured?
 
Of the 17, 5 are unsecured. I happen to live in a resort town (Ft Myers Bch) and most, if not all, passwords are their phone number.
 
Similiar to what I did, bought a wifi system designed for RV's.
It's an antenna with I think 15db gain, cable, and I flashed a router to make it a repeater.
I pick up lots of signals and drop them down into cabin of boat asnd wirelessly send it out in boat. Range is about 2 miles. Signal is strong. Cost me $80.
 
Bought a similar system on Ebay, an Alfa 1 watt USB adapter with 5" antenna. $27 shipped and works everywhere we have traveled. Not a Rogue, but for the money works great.
 
I also purchased a poor man's Rogue wifi set-up including an Alpha USB adapter ($37) and a TP-Link exterior antenna ($40) and a pigtail cable ($19), and can now see many more wifi signals than with just the laptop's internal antenna.

- Alpha USA adapter model AWUS036NH 2.4GHz
- TP-Link TL-ANT2412D 2.4GHz 12dbi outdoor omni-directional antenna
- TP-Link TL-ANT24PT pigtail cable

A router inside the boat would allow multiple computers to connect to wifi, but with this set-up only one computer can connect via USB.

Unsecured networks are rare, but there's one in the marina beside mine that I can pick up, and anyway I installed the set-up primarily to be able to get a strong signal at marinas in my boating area.

Works for me.
 
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