Using the Amped UA2000 Directional Antenna in a Noisy Office Environment
Wifi hotspots have changed the way people connect to the Internet with their own devices during the work day. Many companies have restrictive Internet policies to protect the corporate network and to manage employee productivity. Wi-fi hotspots are andy in these situations providing connectivity for personal laptops and tablets. This also applies to contractors who need certain kinds of external connectivity when working with their laptops on-site I work in a building where you can only get 3G or 4G reception when you are within 5 feed of the windows with "good" reception available only at certain locations. The closest spot is about 50 feed from my cube. Hotspots are great because I can put my $35/mo Virgin Mobile Overdrive at the window and use my laptop wifi to communicate with it. I get about 2Mbps-3-Mbs when wi-fi to the Overdrive in 4G mode. This works great until about 9:00 AM when everyone comes in with their laptops, phones and ...