wifi 450-500 feet, almost line of sight, anyone done this?

[Jamon Camisso]

On 14/08/2009 5:39 PM, ted leslie wrote:
> i have a need to use wifi 450-500 feet away from the base station,
> and the point 500' away is almost line of site, just a few bushes in between.
> i googled and saw some units claiming as much as 600'
> but others , in practice, not getting that much.
> Anyone done 500' confirmed? doesn't matter if its 'g' or 'n' or whatever,
> i just need basic solid connection, not blazing speed.
> as a last resort i know i can get a repeater and put it in the middle,
> but thats messy (i.e. leaving a repeater, hooked to battery, outside).
> i also saw a "dish" wifi, that is supposed to double range,
> but thats sounds fishy,
> i have often wondered about these range boosters,
> given, you have to get the signal back to the unit from the pc,
> so I find these booster hard to believe.

Don't write off the colander or cantenna solutions just yet:
http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/
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