| Wireless Garden SCB10 12 dBi Super Cantenna |
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| Features: |
Works with most wireless devices
Directional 2.4 Ghz Wireless Network Booster Antenna
Compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networks
Precision engineered for maximum signal strength and distance
Use it with your wireless router, access point, or client card |
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| Description: |
| Extends range of WiFi Wireless Devices / RPTNC and RPSMA Connectivity / Looks like an ordinary can but is extraordinary |
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| User Reviews (9 total): |
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Wireless Garden SCB10 12 dBi Super Cantenna, March 24, 2007
By Barbara Borland (Harrison, Arkansas)
really wasn't powerful enough for me. I think it would work alright if i were closer to the house.
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No Better Than traditional types....mostly hype., January 8, 2007
By The Moose (Greenwood Lake, NJ USA)
I have a long range (between houses about 200 ft) network. I was hoping to improve my network speed performance. I found this antenna worked no better than my desktop Hawking 6db antenna which is non directional and didn't work as well as my Hawking Corner antenna which is directional. This antenna is large, tips fairly easily and has a relatively short cable. I installed it on my computer not on my access point (which has an outdoor mounted d-link stick antenna. I have found this can-antenna has a lower reception as indicated by the computers signal strength meter. Skip this and go to either a higher powered network card or a powered signal booster both are more expensive but in my experience showed clear improvement in signal strength & network speed.
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SWEEEEET free internet, December 8, 2006
By L. Abair
We got our cantenna last month and were able to directly connect it to our belkin wireless modem on the back of our desktop computer. all it took was unscrewing the tiny antenna the card came with and screwing on the cable to the cantenna. While weather and the direction you have the cantenna does affect the reception you recieve it over all is a great product.
The only thing that sucks about the cantenna is the length of the cable it comes with. since ours connects towards the bottom of the back of the computer tower it doesnt leave much room to adjust where the cantenna sits on the desk.
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Excellent, November 10, 2006
By Steven Whiting
This is an excellent product, but the company needs to design it so that it can be mounted outside and be able to withstand any weather condition possible. when exposed to the outside weather it will rust after time goes by.
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Too much hype, in my opinion, October 19, 2006
By Larissa F. Seay (USA)
I bought this with the expectation that I would pick up much stronger signals than I had been receiving with my regular PCI network adapter, but come to find out, it didn't seem to deliver a better signal at all. I did eventually find one specific (and very touchy) direction to point it that offered a better signal, but overall I have not been impressed thus far.
I also feel that it is worth noting that the cable is far too short to really get the most out of the cantenna--it can't be manipulated very much in any direction because the cable is ridiculously short. It's a dirty tactic to charge so much for the extension cable unless you want to pay more for the other Super Cantenna with the longer cable....
So for that, I give it 2 stars.
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An excellent buy for wireless enthuiasts, September 7, 2006
By Michael Dennis Jordan (Stone Mountain, GA USA)
I've been dealing with wireless connectivity issues professionally for years.
This big hollow can won't be everyone's cup of tea in terms of portability but it's great for static placement where you've got to link two buildings. face two of these things at each other in the open air and it's like a 800 feet of virtual cable.
I've owned one of these for three years. I've mounted it on a tripod facing out of my second floor window and my neighbors are picking up signal on their little USB adapters in their BASEMENT. I haven't seen any other antenna succeed like this one.
The manufacturer has one failing: they've been in business about four years and still haven't come up with a weatherproof version. This deceptively simple can could really work in outdoor industrial environment.
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Disappointed, but maybe I expected too much, December 3, 2005
By Sam (California)
I purchased the Cantenna at a Black Friday sale. I have a Linksys WRT54G. Nowhere on the box do they tell you that if you're going to use the Cantenna with the Linksys WRT54G, you're going to have to flash 3rd-party firmware onto your router b/c you need to select a right or a left antenna to do your transmitting and receiving. I successfully flashed the 3rd party firmware and experimented - essentially trying to boost the signal to an upstairs corner room that's not really within line of sight. Yes, I can boost the signal to the upstairs computer a bit (definitely not 12 dbi), but b/c the cantenna is strongly directional, the signal to the computer that's five feet away from the router degrades quite a bit. In truth, I got the best results by slightly boosting the transmission strength using the 3rd party firmware (which I'd been too chicken to try before being forced to by Cantenna) and using a couple of paper and aluminum foil parabolic reflectors from w-w-w-freeantennas-dot-com. I'm not returning the Cantenna b/c I didn't spend that much $$ on it, suspect it does what it's meant to do (provide a strong directional signal) and I figure I might have a use for it some day (if nothing else I can use the tripod for my camera). And they gave me the push to flash the 3rd party firmware, a procedure that was utterly painless. But don't pay full price for a Cantenna before trying the EZ12 (windsurfer) reflectors from freeantennas-dot-com. Even before I was able to boost my signal with the 3rd party firmware, I'd been using the the reflectors to boost the signal and got about a 6-7 dbi improvement to the upstairs room that's not within line of sight of the router.
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Excellent Service., March 29, 2005
By Dale R. Kreider
When we had trouble with delivery throught the US Mail, This seller responded immediately and sent a second unit at no extra charge. I appreciate their integrity.
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WiFi user, March 18, 2005
By Yid Kid
I purchased this item in hopes of connecting my house to my work building. I was disappointed by the quality of the item. The metal is very thin and dents easily. Also, it was not weather resistant and so I wasn't able to mount it anywhere to achieve a good signal. The N connector is also very cheap.
There are better cantennas on the market. I went to www.EtherDesigns.com and found a better quality unit that is weather resistant and much more durable. I am able to mount it outside to get the signal I needed. It was a much better value and the tech support and customer service was excellent!
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