[Jerry]

I am looking for a outside antenna for my t-mobile broadband stick, cant find one anywhere...if anyone has an idea or know where i can get one please let me know...i live in the country and there is no way to connect to the internet other than laptop broadband stick or dialup...hughes satellite is wayyy to expensive a month.. please help me i am desperate for a reliable connection.

[GadeTerbob]

Jerry, on 14 January 2010 - 08:12 PM, said:

I am looking for a outside antenna for my t-mobile broadband stick, cant find one anywhere...if anyone has an idea or know where i can get one please let me know...i live in the country and there is no way to connect to the internet other than laptop broadband stick or dialup...hughes satellite is wayyy to expensive a month.. please help me i am desperate for a reliable connection.

I'm missing something here. This site has dozens of antennas that will work the way you want.

[Jerry]

i am not that computer savvy.. i looked at alot of the antennas and to me they semed like they were just for cell phones not laptops..please suggest one for 59-69.00 dollars for me.. i sure would apppreciate it...

[GadeTerbob]

Assuming your usb stick has an external antenna jack like mine, I've had very good service with the trucker's antenna located here:
http://www.wpsantenn...e-antennas.aspx

I've mounted mine on a 15' mast and it stands outside my back door. Portable, etc.

I strongly suggest you call these people. Their phone support has served me well. Tell them what modem you have and they'll (honestly) tell you what you need to buy. You'll probably need an adapter and perhaps a coax extension. I did.

And, no. I don't work for them.

PS: I struggled with HughesNet for two years. Run, I repeat, RUN from them unless you can afford the corporate level service.

[Jerry]

[quote name='GadeTerbob' date='15 January 2010 - 02:06 PM' timestamp='1263586014' post='5359']
Assuming your usb stick has an external antenna jack like mine, I've had very good service with the trucker's antenna located here:
http://www.wpsantenn...e-antennas.aspx

I've mounted mine on a 15' mast and it stands outside my back door. Portable, etc.

I strongly suggest you call these people. Their phone support has served me well. Tell them what modem you have and they'll (honestly) tell you what you need to buy. You'll probably need an adapter and perhaps a coax extension. I did.

And, no. I don't work for them.

PS: I struggled with HughesNet for two years. Run, I repeat, RUN from them unless you can afford the corporate level service.
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I noticed that my usb stick doesnt have a external antenna port...guess i am screwed now...lost as to what to do next..

[GadeTerbob]

Jerry, on 15 January 2010 - 02:20 PM, said:

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I noticed that my usb stick doesnt have a external antenna port...guess i am screwed now...lost as to what to do next..

Are you sure? It can be hidden by a small round plug. Read your owner's manual or google it and see. If it really doesn't have an external antennal jack, then you MIGHT want to consider the bigger bucks required for an amplifier. Again available here, and amplifier's advantage is that it will improve ALL your cell phone's service in the house.

Downside: Bigger, more bucks. But still a HECK of a lot less bucks than HughesNet.

Good luck. This has been a problem for me since 1998!

[Jerry]

GadeTerbob, on 15 January 2010 - 02:33 PM, said:

Are you sure? It can be hidden by a small round plug. Read your owner's manual or google it and see. If it really doesn't have an external antennal jack, then you MIGHT want to consider the bigger bucks required for an amplifier. Again available here, and amplifier's advantage is that it will improve ALL your cell phone's service in the house.

Downside: Bigger, more bucks. But still a HECK of a lot less bucks than HughesNet.

Good luck. This has been a problem for me since 1998!

well i have to go outside for any cell phone service at all...repeat cell phone antenna or amplifier is not what i want or looking for... i want that for my laptop only...nothing to do with cell phones, other than my stick is for internet connection on my laptop...

[GadeTerbob]

Jerry, on 15 January 2010 - 02:46 PM, said:

well i have to go outside for any cell phone service at all...repeat cell phone antenna or amplifier is not what i want or looking for... i want that for my laptop only...nothing to do with cell phones, other than my stick is for internet connection on my laptop...

Sir, that "stick" for the internet connection to your laptop IS cell phone service! Unless you've made magic or have signal pigeons flying out the back. An amplifier hooked to external antenna will provide every cellular device (phone, laptop) in your house with cell signal.

Now, in the worst possible case scenario, you'd have cell (phone) service from a gsm carrier (att or t-mobile) and your laptop data connection from cdma carrier (sprint, verizion, etc) or vice versa. In that case, you'd just have to buy a more expensive amplifier to cover both cdma and gsm data.

I understand this is complicated, but cell data is cell data. Doesn't matter if you're talking on "phone" or surfing on a laptop.

[Jerry]

[quote name='GadeTerbob' date='15 January 2010 - 03:20 PM' timestamp='1263590437' post='5363']
Sir, that "stick" for the internet connection to your laptop IS cell phone service! Unless you've made magic or have signal pigeons flying out the back. An amplifier hooked to external antenna will provide every cellular device (phone, laptop) in your house with cell signal.

Now, in the worst possible case scenario, you'd have cell (phone) service from a gsm carrier (att or t-mobile) and your laptop data connection from cdma carrier (sprint, verizion, etc) or vice versa. In that case, you'd just have to buy a more expensive amplifier to cover both cdma and gsm data.

I understand this is complicated, but cell data is cell data. Doesn't matter if you're talking on "phone" or surfing on a laptop.
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well told ya i wasnt savvy on this sort of thing...and i do appreciate your input and information...i just wish you lived close to me to come help me with all of this.. thank you sir..

[GadeTerbob]

Well, I've lived in rural Texas, Missouri and now Kansas. When you leave cell phone coverage, it's gone!

Here's an article I posted a couple of years ago: (almost self serving link follows)
http://www.farmbox.c...-range-extender

You might find something useful there, but seriously, these people (wpsantennas) have served me very will over the years.