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    Cool want to speed up your internet?

    hi guys

    i live in northern ireland which has pretty crappy broadband at the best of times, now, my wireless router is also downstairs, so i get a pretty poor signal on top of it already being crap

    so surfed around the internet for some help, did some blue peter'ing and built myself 2 Parabolic Reflector using cardboard and tin foil, (yes i was that desperate, porn was taking way too long to buffer)

    i was pretty amazed with the results, place them on the router antenna pointing at your computer, i got a increase of 15% am well chuffed

    here is the link to the template i used http://www.freeantennas.com/projects...te2/index.html

    i did the same as the picture in the link, but i wrapped the back part in tin foil

    give it a go
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rafiki View Post
    hi guys

    i live in northern ireland which has pretty crappy broadband at the best of times, now, my wireless router is also downstairs, so i get a pretty poor signal on top of it already being crap

    so surfed around the internet for some help, did some blue peter'ing and built myself 2 Parabolic Reflector using cardboard and tin foil, (yes i was that desperate, porn was taking way too long to buffer)

    i was pretty amazed with the results, place them on the router antenna pointing at your computer, i got a increase of 15% am well chuffed

    here is the link to the template i used http://www.freeantennas.com/projects...te2/index.html

    i did the same as the picture in the link, but i wrapped the back part in tin foil

    give it a go
    I actually did this last year..Made no difference
    I have no antenna now anyway with the newish sky router..lol



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    i'm in norn iron too, we got bt fibre optic which gives me 20meg and the wireless reaches my growroom at the back of the garage!
    time you changed its only £7.50 for 1st 3 months and £18 a month after with no limits. gives you access to 2 million wifi hotspots in the uk if u surf on the go.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Long John Silverhaze View Post
    i'm in norn iron too, we got bt fibre optic which gives me 20meg and the wireless reaches my growroom at the back of the garage!
    time you changed its only £7.50 for 1st 3 months and £18 a month after with no limits. gives you access to 2 million wifi hotspots in the uk if u surf on the go.

    fibre optic is only available in some area's. plus i am selling this house soon and moving back to England,, fibre optic only helps so much, still have to go through the old copper wiring crap from the exchange

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    This really answered the drawback, thanks!








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    informative!!! i followed your tips and it worked for me. now my inernet speed is good and i even checked my speed through speed checker like Ip-Details.com

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    or you could try one of these if they fit your socket

    http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=8138

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    Buying this will solve your internet problems. I hate the stock Sky/TalkTalk routers every 5 minutes blinking on and off.

    http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPa...duct_Id=582178

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