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by: kybattey December 27, 2008 2:53 PM PST

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cfield's wi-fire wireless internet range extender

by kybattey - 12/27/08 2:53 PM

I need a mobile wireless range extender for my laptop. Has anyone had any experience with cfield's wi-fire wireless internet range extender?


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What is cfield?

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 12/28/08 6:46 AM

In Reply to: cfield's wi-fire wireless internet range extender by kybattey

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cfield%27s+wi-fire+wireless+internet+range+extender&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq= found 4 posts so I can't guess what that is.
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cfields wi-fire wireless internet range extender

by kybattey - 12/28/08 8:48 AM

In Reply to: What is cfield? by R. Proffitt Moderator

Sorry. Must have had a senior moment there. It's hfield, not cfield.


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Wi-Fire

by roho2453 - 2/15/09 11:53 PM

In Reply to: cfield's wi-fire wireless internet range extender by kybattey

Used it on a new, out-of-the box, Panasonic CF-F8 in various locations. Result=No improvement. Tried it on an older Sony Vaio and got 0-8% variable improvement. Conclusion=Not worth the money on newer 2008 laptops.


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Wi-Fire

by mjsmith1982 - 2/25/09 10:26 AM

In Reply to: Wi-Fire by roho2453

I use my Wi-Fire on a 2005 HP LS2000 notebook with XP SP2 to connect to university network from my off campus house. With my internal adapter, I can only pick up my neighbors' networks, all of which are encrypted. With the Wi-Fire, however, I am able to get a very strong connection to the school network and bypassed having to sign up for a monthly service plan with the cable company. From my understanding, the real benefit of the Wi-Fire is reached when connecting from farther away from your access point. From closeby, you'll probably get about the same connection strength as your internal.

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