Sorry, but I don't think there's much you can do. You can buy external antennae for wireless cards that do help bring in more networks - but the stated maximum range for Wireless N is about 820 feet. If you can find someone within that range and offer to maybe compensate them somehow if they'd let you share their connection you might be good. From what I've read (I've been trying to extend my range throughout my neighborhood too) you can't use a TV or Satellite Dish type antenna for wifi - they're not attuned to the same frequency (or whatever). There was a guy and his son in rural Virginia not too far from me, who were trying to start a business of bringing wireless broadband to them and their rural neighbors. They did it by installing a series of routers, set up as repeaters, in homes that were less than 820 feet apart. Apparently most routers have a "repeater" mode that lets it communicate with another router, which communicates with another router, etc. etc. etc. until you are in range of your own router.
I guess you've thought about satellite ISP's? But I think you said you do online gaming and there's serious upload lag with satellite. I would keep bugging the ISP to let you at least "try" their DSL. Beg them. Promise them you won't complain if the speed isn't perfect - as long as it's better than dial up. Good luck, Donk On 1/1/2012 1:35 PM, kevin19_89 wrote: > ok i live in country (i live 1/2 a mile away from a node or whatever for dsl) > and they say i cant get it. my grandma got it before she passed away. i got > her dsl modem and hooked up to our house and they said they cant turn it on > because we dont have it. we got a house up road from us tha thas it and > within a quarter of a mile. can i get an internal wireless card and instead > of the small antenna on them hook up a large antenna for like on the air tv > and get wireless miles away? i noticed the ends are different and id have to > buy an adapter of some sort. is that possible to do? i cant stand this dialup > anymore its driving me crazy. i used to download 4kbps now its messing up and > down to 500-600 bytes > > > > --- ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
