One key point though is the antenna is removable and can be replaced with a higher gain version. Out and about, the unit is small enough to clip to the screen of your laptop and power consumption is low so it will not drain your battery. This allows me to position it inside the caravan for the best signal. I have tried it with a 5 metre long USB lead and it works fine. It was originally designed by students at Berkley California to enable them to connect reliably and over a further distance with the University’s WiFi network called “AirBears” The unit its self is only tiny and connects to your laptop via a standard USB lead. I use Mac’s exclusively and from one of the Mac forums I was put on to a product called ‘ Bear Extender n3‘. The WiFi unit is often compromised by being built down to a cost and the fact the antenna has to be integrated in to the body of the device. Almost all Laptops now come with inbuilt WiFi access, but there are limitations. There are a couple of ways of accessing the internet… you can either go the ‘dongle’ route and connect via the mobile phone network or you can go the WiFi route and rely on a growing trend for places to install WiFi hotspots that you can connect to. One of the biggest growth areas in recent years for anyone touring has been mobile internet access.
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