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  Alfa High Power Desktop WiFi Antenna
  Alfa High Power Desktop WiFi Antenna


 
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Our Price: $59.95


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Product Code: WFB-DESKTOP

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The Alfa High Power Desktop Antenna was the best all-round portable WiFi booster from our recent Product Testing Review. When compared to the built-in WiFi of our Sony Vaio, the Alfa performed at about 3 - 6x the throughput, and the manufacturers claim up to a mile range although we haven't tested that yet. The beauty of this booster is it's size and versatility. The unit comes with a 6" folding and swivel antenna that is connected via a standard RP-SMA connector. That means that is you need more range, you can connect the unit to an externally mounted antenna or a larger internal antenna. In our testing however, we used the standard antenna with the unit velco'd to a window and got excellent results. One final note, when choosing an Alfa product, make sure you look for the ant-counterfeiting sticker to ensure you are receiving a genuine Alfa product.

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Drivers: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS (10..4 and 10.5)

The Alfa uses a RealTek driver which does not support 64-bit on Mac OS. This means that support on Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and 10.7 (Lion) is limited to systems that boot the 32-bit Kernel. If you are not sure, contact me for instructions on how to check if your system is booting 32-bit. 

If you still have difficulty or would just like some help, feel free to give me a call (866-324-7915) or email me.
Features
  • Includes 6" 5 dBi gain antenna with external RP-SMA connector and USB cable
  • Diagnostic LED indicator
  • Complies with 802.11g standard for 2.4Ghz Wireless LAN
  • High powered adapter- 1000mW output power
  • USB 2.0 and 1.1 compliant
  • Supports Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Mac OS (10.4 and 10.5)

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  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
WiFi antenna February 8, 2012
Reviewer: Stewart Fairless from Crestview, FL United States  
Antenna is working very well and only subject to my location.  Very few signals to pick up but I am getting a constant 4 bars from one nearly a mile away.Pity it is not an open signal!!  Seems as though I have to be more or less in sight line of source for the weaker signals to be picked and have the antenna outdoors.  I know that it is not meant for external use but it is dry here (near Quartzsite,AZ) and I do not leave it out. Overall very happy with the purchase and would recommend it to anyone.

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  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 
WI-FI BOOSTER WORKS GREAT October 6, 2011
Reviewer: Richard Lindemann from Trenton, Michigan  
The Wi-Fi booster works great. When we travel to Florida I use it at RV parks we stay at and I receive the signal when others near me don't. We are there 3 to 4 months and it saves me from having to subscribe to cable internet. I also use it when we travel from campground to campground and it improves the signal, even when we aren't close to the repeater. I let two of my friends use it and they were impressed and also bought one for themselves.

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Works better than advertised! January 22, 2011
Reviewer: Jim from Chico, CA  
I moved our laptop to another part of the house. Without the booster: 1 bar. After restarting the computer with the device hooked up 5 bars plus strong signals from all the neighbors. The key it appears, is having the device hooked into the computer before turning the computer on so the device gets recognized.Thanks again for you help. I think the device works better than advertised!

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