Puteri’s World

I finally found a USB extender cable that works with my laptop. It’s 5 meters long and and a good thing I got one that is that long!

I paid RM 25 (about US$8) for the cable and didn’t feel like spending RM 27 for a metal strainer for the wok-fi! How come the strainer costs more than the cable?

Anyway, I started with a metal strainer (from my mother’s kitchen drawer) that was about 6 inches in diameter and which I lined with aluminium foil, and strapped onto the rails of the upstairs balcony at my parents house. It increased the signal strength by about 13% to about 36%, which I thought was quite good.

Today, I scrounged around the house to see if there was something I could use that was wider than 6 inches in diameter. I found the cover of an old table fan, and it was about a foot in diameter. I attached it to a piece of wood, wrapped it in aluminium foil, strapped it onto a metal rod and strapped that rod to the rails of the upstairs balcony facing the closest wi-fi hot spot in the area.

Ta da! The signal strength has increased to 60% and it hovers between three and four bars! And the wi-fi is is not from a neighbour! I was able to connect to the free wi-fi service from the city! Woohoo!

This is how the contraption looks like! Ya, ya, I used the aluminium foil from the previous pot lid. I should put a new one around it, and who knows the signal received will be much stronger, eh!

Who knew the metal cover of an old table fan could double as a wi-fi signal booster!

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