+9dBi 15" Booster Antenna for Linksys WET11, WET54G, WMP11 PCI Card, WPS11, WMP54G, WMP54GS, WRT54GC

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 1.2 x 0.5 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000SEN9U6
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• Item model number: ARS19
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (101 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #994 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 22, 2007

Product Description

Replacing your WiFi antenna with our booster will significantly increase the range and strength of your WiFi signal. Our quality built omni-directional antenna is a direct replacement for the antenna that comes standard with your router, access point, VOIP device, or PCI card. Because it is omni-directional, no aiming is equired - it can send and receive WiFi in all directions. Our antenna is stronger then the less powerful booster antennas offered by major manufacturers (Linksys HGA7S and HGA7T.) Installation is very easy - just twist off the factory antenna and twist on our Booster Antenna and you'll experience an instant jump in. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INCREASE IN SIGNAL STRENGTH DEPENDS MOSTLY ON YOUR ROUTER OR ADAPTER THIS HELPS TO BUT IT CANNOT TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE POWER THAT YOUR MODEM OR ADAPTER DOES NOT HAVE!!! IT JUST GIVES MORE RANGE NOT STRONGER POWER!!

Customer Reviews

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47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't reach hype, but surprisingly works, September 5, 2008

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Christopher L. Canfield (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: +9dBi 15" Booster Antenna for Linksys WET11, WET54G, WMP11 PCI Card, WPS11, WMP54G, WMP54GS, WRT54GC (Electronics)

Generally, I find external antennas to be a waste of time. Not only do they never live up to their claims of range increases, but they usually provide no noticeable benefit over stock.

This antenna is actually quite a bit better than stock. While it hasn't come close to the listed "up to 4x the signal strength and range", I would say it has probably boosted signal range in the ballpark of 50%. Rated signal "strength" has strangely dropped, which I suspect is related to the base station attempting to cover a wider area, but the actual speeds have increased overall.

Do note that the antennas here actually have SMA connectors, not TNC ones. As such it is compatible with the listed brands of router (which are all SMA) but not other TNC ones.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comically Oversized, May 23, 2010

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Ryan Herzer "Ryan2258" (Castro Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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I ordered two of these for my good old d-link dir-615 wireless n router. It came equipped with two 2dBi antennas included that get the job done but are somewhat lacking in the range department. I simply unscrewed those and screwed these 2 behemoths to the back of my router. The range is much improved at my desktop two floors up and I'm enjoying speed increases up from around 9mbps to speeds in excess of 15-20 Mbps. They definitely work. If you aren't afraid of a funny looking router that looks like it can communicate with other galaxies you will not be disappointed with these antennae.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does much of what it promises to do, November 7, 2007

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Jerry Saperstein (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: +9dBi 15" Booster Antenna for Linksys WET11, WET54G, WMP11 PCI Card, WPS11, WMP54G, WMP54GS, WRT54GC (Electronics)

I had to locate a computer in a rather poor location in terms of WiFi. This antenna replaced the antenna on the Linksys PCI WiFi card. Connectivity went from low to good. Not anywhere near the miracle the advertising seems to promise with its nebulous "4X" promises, but it does do what it promises to do - and that's enough for me. It is also less than half the price of the Linksys antenna.

Jerry