Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:19:13 +0000
Reply-To: rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Todd Last <rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: wi-fi extenders
Why not just build your own...?
It would be more fitting to the Vanagon list spirit.
<http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html>
Todd
'88 westy
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
> Nope zero research, don't trust 'em on my say so! They did seem overpriced,
> I just wanted to provide listees with an example of what I'm looking for...
>
> Christopher
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > dear christopher
> > have you actually done business with this cell america bunch
> > the web site sure looks cobbled together ...
> > the item looks interesting enough but to send out 500$ to a site that has
> > little awareness of how the barker page will render ... i am only speaking
> > here from my spidy sense tingling ..
> > i would love to hear others input .. seeing as i use wifi a lot when on the
> > road ...
> > thanks for the info ...
> > yours
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> There is so much free Internet out there, I was wondering if any Vanagon
> >> Volks were successfully using a device to boost an incoming free hot spot.
> >> I
> >> found a couple of solutions online:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.cellamericas.com/MotorhomeWiFi-Antenna-with-Link-Gauge-FREE-SHIPPING-
> pr-16424.html
> >>
> >> http://www.fjcomm.com/generated.asp?id=100
> >>
> >> I like the idea of a bridge, where the device connects to the Internet
> >> through wi-fi, and also allows devices to connect to it directly grabbing
> >> that connection. So if you had several wi-fi devices they effectively
> >> share
> >> the antenna.
> >>
> >> If someone has already done the legwork I'd love to hear from you....
> >>
> >> Christopher
> >>
> >> P.S. Would these thing work THROUGH an AW or Westy top?
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > roger w
> > There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
> > Picking up garbage and telling people things.
> > Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > View the growing list of video work at:
> > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners
> > and ... older work at
> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257
> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364
| 
