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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't believe the box for a minute...,
By Pinny (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hawking HAI7SIP HiGain 7dBi Indoor Omni Directional Antenna (Personal Computers)
I got this this antenna to attatch to my pcmcia orinoco wifi card (a MC->RP-SMA adapter, obtained off ebay, was required) in my laptop. The antenna cost me $30 after mail in rebates at CompUSA.
Testing it right next to my router, signal strength with: No antenna: ~32db the HAI7SIP: ~41db for contrast, a (highly directional) Cantenna: ~55db I then walked upstairs to my bedroom (the router is in my living room), closed the door and ran the tests again. This time signal strength with: No antenna: ~7db the HAI7SIP: ~22db the Cantenna: ~38db I want to comment that when I went to store the antenna, the way I did it was by bending down the the "blade" on to the base then wrapping the cord around the blade. On whim I plugged it back into my wifi card in this state, and I found that doing so increased my range tremendously. My signal about 10 feer from my router jumped from about ~41db to about ~54db. This is amazing and I hope it will act this way consistently. I just want to make one more comment that the build quality on HAI7SIP is first class. The antenna feels quite solid which is always a plus. So overall, I'm satisfied with the HAI7SP, and I think it was worth the money as it did increase my singal at rather distant ranges by a good bit, but at the same time I don't think it's anywhere near amazing, and I certainly don't think the 3x range increase advertised on the box could be achieved in real life conditions. Rather I feel it's an average buy, and thus I rated it 3 stars.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Hawking Hi -Gain 7DBI Omni-Directional Antenna (HAI7SIP),
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This review is from: Hawking HAI7SIP HiGain 7dBi Indoor Omni Directional Antenna (Personal Computers)
I purchased this antenna based on a article I read in a weekly magazine recommending it to improve weak signals from my router. I was disappointed with this antenna as it added little or no additional signal strength for my wireless laptop one floor above the router.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Did not help.,
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This review is from: Hawking HAI7SIP HiGain 7dBi Indoor Omni Directional Antenna (Personal Computers)
Purchased the HiGain antenna in an attempt to enhance the signal from an Actiontec router. Simple to install and up and running in a matter of seconds, however checking the signal strength at various locations showed absolutely no improvement over the 2dB antenna supplied with the router. I returned it and purchased a Hawking HWREN1 Range Extender from Amazon and "WOW" what a difference! I now have full signal strength throughout my entire house with no dead zones. The range extender is obviously more expensive and complex than just a simple antenna change, but it really solved all my signal problems. I had a LinkSys range extender for a while but it did not provide consistent signal strength and was difficult to configure. The Hawking was a snap to set up and has performed flawlessly.
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