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Attach high gain antennas to your Linksys Wireless Broadband Router or Access Point and boost network performance.
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Product Reviews Summary
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
4 stars
(based on 17 reviews)
85% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Easy to set up(11), Highly compatible(4)
Best Uses:
Home networks(9), Small offices(3)
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user(10)
Primary use:
Personal(12)
 
Good gain for the price...
By Ernesto from Texas on 7/22/2008
Pros:
Compatible with WRT54G, Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Home Networks, Small Offices
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Product was easy to install on my 2 Linksys WRT54G routers. Got 6 dB gains. See my blog post about it. [@]

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WRT54G with antennas installed

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Great Product For It's Price
By ScottVerified Reviewer from Conway, SC on 7/17/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Highly Compatible
Cons:
Bulky
Best Uses:
Home Networks, Small Offices
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I recommend this to all home users wanting to get more out of their wireless access point or wireless router.

Pros:
Extends range, my original WAP54G antennas were repeating a signal at roughly ~1% (Signal: -94, Noise: -95). After installing the new antennas I got ~8% (Signal: -87, Noise: -97). If the AP I was repeating had the same antennas, and was relocated, I'd expect another similar increase (if not more after relocation, I don't know who's AP it is).

I bought them from my local Radio Shack for 8 bucks and some change.

Cons:
They don't seem to be of the greatest quality, but for the price you'd expect that. I have not broken any yet and do not expect to.

They are bulky and could be easily damaged because of the length. They are over double the length of my original WAP54G antennas. Make sure your AP and antennas are secure.

 
Excellent Product !
By Ian C. from Lincoln, CA on 7/17/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Highly Compatible
Best Uses:
Home Networks
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

My neighbor shares my wifi but he kept getting dropped because of the stucco walls of our homes. I put these antennas on the linksys router then checked the signal on his PC...Presto ! A dramatic improvement. His PC describes the signal as "Very Good" with 4 bars whereas it was previously "Poor" with 1-2 bars. Throughput has gone up too. A great value. Highly Recommended.

 
Great product, works well
By drewgarrett from Weatherford, OK on 7/11/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Extended Network Range
Best Uses:
Home Networks
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I have the wireless router in my office and I wanted to get that signal in my RV about 150 yard away. I had line of sight, but the signal would get lost about half way. I flashed dd-wrt on my WRT54G v6, turned up the transmit power slightly, and added these antennas. I now get a strong, usable signal- even going through one wall in the office, and one wall in my RV. These antennas gave me the little extra UMPH to get the signal over 150 yards through a couple walls. And for only [$], GREAT PRODUCT!

 
Cheap Fix
By Frank E FartagainVerified Reviewer from Syracuse, NY on 7/5/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Home Networks
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I was thinking of buying a range extender but I found these while online. Enhanced my range by at least 30%, I can now go out on my porch and the router is in the basement behind some thick walls. Absolutely not the best environment but that is where I can put it so these helped greatly

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Tricked-Out Router
By Torrent Fiend from MKE on 5/2/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Highly Compatible
Best Uses:
Home Networks, Small Offices
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I'm using this on a Linksys WRT54GL router that is running DD-WRT firmware. This allows me to dial up the wireless power. with the higher gain, it's like increasing the transmit power of the remote devices, balancing the transmit and receive better.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Worked for me...
By John from Wisconsin on 2/20/2008
Pros:
30-40 percent improvement, Added 1 room to reception
Cons:
None
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I switched from Netgear to Linksys router and was surprised to get a 20% improvement. The new antenna improved reception and bandwidth on top of that. I'm very pleased with this product.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Works well!
By Dr. MVerified Reviewer from Springfield, OR on 2/20/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Highly Compatible, Secure
Best Uses:
Highly Secure Networks, Home Networks
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Increased the reception for both our laptops in a concrete home. Also added some speed for the system in terms of getting printing going from our wireless print router. (You can't attach these to that print router, but the transmission for documents to print have sped up.)

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Not that great
By Chris from Miami, Fl on 11/4/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I have a PS3 that recieves around 50% singal strength from my router. I purchased this item expecting around 15 to 30% more signal strength, all I got was 5% more. I dont recommend this product.

 
Great for extending the range.
By Thwyter from Southern NJ on 9/1/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Home Networks
Describe Yourself:
Low bandwidth user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I got this and my range extended so I can use my laptop from across the house. Note, it does NOT increase the speed of the router, it increases the range of the signal .

 
Great Value At [$]
By FredVerified Reviewer from West Caldwell, NJ on 8/11/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Home Networks
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Great product for the money. Can now communicate from second floor bedroom/office to basement router with one bar short of excellent. I could only get three bars at most before and usually only two.

 
Greatly Increased
By MikeVerified Reviewer from NC on 7/22/2007
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This has greatly increased the range on my linksys g router. I used to not be able to leave my house more than 20 feet. I can now take my lap out to my building which is a good 100-120ft away and still get signal.

[0 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
No faster then what I had....
By Internet Fool - It Seems.Verified Reviewer from Ishpeming Michigan on 7/15/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Range might be better, Slow
Best Uses:
Perhaps the trash..
Describe Yourself:
High bandwidth user, Pretty worthless
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I purchased this thinking it was going to speed up my wireless....but it runs at the same speed. Now maybe the range has increased since I haven't checked then again it is imported so who knows?

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Very pleased with ...
By Thomas B from Illinois on 6/20/2007

Very pleased with product. I hooked up to a WRT54GS and noticed improvement on signal levels throughout the house. They were not bad to begin with, but good to see maximum signal strength. May even try outdoors now that summer is here.

[1 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
Saw no improvement over ...
By Aaron C from Laurel, Delaware on 6/6/2007

Saw no improvement over standard antenna

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
For this price you can't ...
By koan 0 from DC on 4/21/2007

For this price you can't go wrong. I replaced the tiney antennas on my WAP54G access point, and instantly got another 5-10Db gain in signal on a laptop downstairs. Simple Setup, good performance, great price!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
This product greatly ...
By Ed D from Lovell on 2/11/2007
Pros:
Easy to use, Good performance, Good Value, Reliable

This product greatly exceeds my expectations. Highly recommend.

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