[SOLVED] Looking for Wifi antenna, is dual-band important?

[EvilHamster]

Hi all. I am looking for a wifi antenna, since my reception is rather bad. (I am far away from the device). I know extenders exist, BUT, they are unusable for me. So, I decided to buy an antenna.
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B085L5T99V/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=ADECHBNFM2SLT&th=1

This seemed nice. But, a comment says that it is not dual band and apparently, it was problematic for him. Is it?
What should i look for?

Cheers.

 

[kanewolf]

Hi all. I am looking for a wifi antenna, since my reception is rather bad. (I am far away from the device). I know extenders exist, BUT, they are unusable for me. So, I decided to buy an antenna.
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B085L5T99V/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=ADECHBNFM2SLT&th=1

This seemed nice. But, a comment says that it is not dual band and apparently, it was problematic for him. Is it?
What should i look for?

Cheers.

What are you trying to connect to? Personal router? Public WIFI?

 

[EvilHamster]

Essentially public WIFI. I will elaborate on it, if it is important.

 

[kanewolf]

Essentially public WIFI. I will elaborate on it, if it is important.

Are you actually going to put the antenna outside?

 

[EvilHamster]

Ahh, no. I will put it at home.

I have connection at present, but it is better at places and it looses connection at others. Mainly where I sit, the connection is rather bad, and slow.

So I wanted to use an antenna to put it closer to where the connection is strong.

Unfortunately, I asked to internet service providers and a repeater will not work. So I decided to use an antenna.

 

[kanewolf]

Ahh, no. I will put it at home.

I have connection at present, but it is better at places and it looses connection at others. Mainly where I sit, the connection is rather bad, and slow.

So I wanted to use an antenna to put it closer to where the connection is strong.

Unfortunately, I asked to internet service providers and a repeater will not work. So I decided to use an antenna.

Will it work? Maybe. The device you linked, is a USB WIFI adapter with an omnidirectional antenna. It might be better, WIFI is difficult to predict.
The problem with 2.4Ghz is that there is so much interference. But it does transmit further.
For public WIFI, the best choice is to mount something outdoors which a directional antenna pointing to the WIFI source.

 

[EvilHamster]

hmm. Thank you. would something like this:
https://www.amazon.de/yotame-Adapte...ters&sprefix=usb+wifi+5,computers,515&sr=1-14

be better?

Thanks again for the help.

 

[kanewolf]

hmm. Thank you. would something like this:
https://www.amazon.de/yotame-Adapter-DualBand-Wireless-867Mbps/dp/B07S1F3WWP/ref=sr_1_14?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=2H60LFTY4BTCN&dchild=1&keywords=usb+wifi+5ghz+antenne&qid=1592830338&s=computers&sprefix=usb+wifi+5,computers,515&sr=1-14

be better?

Thanks again for the help.

Is your public WIFI on both bands? 5Ghz does not transmit through walls very well. Again, if you were putting it outside, it might matter, but inside. probably not.