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Extend 01+ builtin wifi range
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11/06/07 + anthonyb

Does anyone know of a good OQO specific solution to extending the range of the builtin wifi antennea.

I have seen the USB solutions but was hoping there was something that is specific to OQO thats been done.

I need it because there is a free City of Chicago wifi I can connect to. From the location I am at, my friends Lenovo laptops work gets the signal but my 01+ does not.

Anything done before ?

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edited: Nov 07 2007 + ecsk2

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See WIRELESS folder:
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11/07/07 + 2disbetter

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but those things will not work with an 01+ as the ext ant port was removed on it. Those fixes only worked with the 01.

2d

11/07/07 + ecsk2

Oh yeah that's right, sorry I forgot though I've had them all now, and sold them all too

edited: Nov 08 2007 + jobjob

hi anthonyb,
don`t know a build in solution but when you are looking for other ways: i use the WLI-U2-SG54HG for my 01 and i`m very happy with it. especially about the long range capacity link

11/09/07 + anthonyb

Thanks jobjob. I think I'll check this one out.

Thanks guys.

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11/09/07 + 2disbetter

jobjob very awesome gadget. Thanks for linking it!

2d

11/12/07 + jobjob

It is realy a awesome gadget. Works very well and looks pretty good on the oqo (a little bit like james bond stuff;-)

11/13/07 + bhj1

jobjob,
do you have to be plugged in via the ac adapter on your OQO to use this WiFi adapter, or is it true USB powered? I'm asking as a few of my external USB hard drives work only when my OQO is plugged in, not via the internal battery. Thanks.

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edited: Nov 13 2007 + jobjob

I know the bug with the USB hard drives from my own 01. But the WLI-U2-SG54HG or the 01 needs no ac adaptor.
The stuff is perfect powered buy the USB port and realy made for working on the road (or for wardriving:-).
Only thing i had done is to buy a USB adaptor with a flexible hinge . link
It is not realy necessary but a little bit more confortable to put the usb cable down.

11/13/07 + anthonyb

jobjob, my usb harddrives work fine without help using the OQO usb ports.

The harddrive must be able to work with less than 500 milliamps. The 2.5 hitachi hardrives might this low power requirement and work well.

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11/13/07 + anthonyb

500 milliamps is a USB minimum power spec.

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