After reading through this thread I actually looked at my Sierra Wireless Aircard 875 (Cingular/AT&T Service) for my laptop and noticed that there is indeed a port for an external antenna. At the risk of covering old ground: Do the external antennas help? Is there a preferred model/manufacturer or setup for such an antenna? Anything I should avoid?
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BackroadNiagraFamily wrote: After reading through this thread I actually looked at my Sierra Wireless Aircard 875 (Cingular/AT&T Service) for my laptop and noticed that there is indeed a port for an external antenna. At the risk of covering old ground: Do the external antennas help? Is there a preferred model/manufacturer or setup for such an antenna? Anything I should avoid?
Thanks.
External antennas will give you a stronger signal. You will be able to connect in weak signal areas and and in places you had no signal at all previously. Wilson electronics has antennas for magnetic mount and roof mount. Since there is no standard for the antenna connectors there are several types. Wilson has adapters that connect their antennas to your external antenna connector. The adapters are about 12 inches long and end in a female antenna connector. So, get an antenna that ends in a male connector.
It can be as easy as putting a magnetic antenna on top of a truck or permanently mounting an antenna on the roof of the RV.
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