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why don’t they put external wifi jacks on laptops?
I have a motorhome and travel a lot. Many parks that I pull into, have “wifi”, but are usually very weak.
I would like to put a 2.4 ghz omni antenna on the vehicle roof (a Fold-down of coarse) and hook it up to a laptop inside. But I have searched and searched for any brand laptop that has a “Remote WiFi Jack”
and Best Buy, CompUsa, etc say they don’t make them. Why on Earth would they do that. I realize you can buy another usb wifi adapter, but even with a newer model (802.11 a/b/n) laptop which I tried, even dosent get the best signal. They (free wifi hotspots) still transmit, etc in the old
“G” mode 54mps. Is this a FCC ruling or simply an oversite on a very important option???
You’re looking at this the wrong way. The wireless adapter in your laptop (or one of those USB things) are nothing more than small transceivers. It’s not the purpose of the wireless adapter to increase the strength or direction of the signal. It’s job is simply to find an access point, negotiate a connection and stand exchanging data.
The strength of the signal is determined by your distance from the access point. I would think that sitting with your laptop inside a motor home (which is a giant metal shell) is going to have a detrimental affect on the ability of your laptop to find a strong signal. If the park is typical, they’re probably using some basic home internet router to provide wireless. They probably need to add access points to different areas of the park to make the signal more available to a wider range of visitors.
This isn’t an FCC oversight or an important option. You’re the first person I’ve ever heard mention anything like this, and I’ve been in this racket for 20 years. Complain to the people running the park. Your laptop isn’t the problem.
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