Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away

**Petros** · November 13th, 2009

My home theater PC was great, but there was one problem: no way to get the network to it outside of wireless. The other problem I had was that the wireless was on the opposite side of the house. No problem, wireless N should get me the speed and signal I need, right?

After playing with it a while, I found that the fastest speed I could get was around 1.8 MB/sec, not even fast enough to watch a blu-ray rip over the network.

I read a guide online about making your own cantenna, and probably could do it, but didn't want to go to the effort and also risk screwing it up. I found an ebay seller that specializes in making them. He also encases them in PVC pipe, provides a 10 foot SMA cable, and supplies a tripod for $53 shipped (at the time I purchased it, anyway).

Just got it last night and it is GREAT. My wireless speed is now over 10 MB/sec (from the opposite end of the house, remember!), so I can finally watch blu-ray rips and copy files between computers on the network with a reasonable amount of speed.

Most people (including the seller and independent reviewers) say they can connect from a mile away with it, and I am pretty sure they're right. In case anyone wants to get one, this is the seller I bought from:
eBay Store - Bilco's Wireless Extenders: Cantenna, USB Cantenna 15ftCable Tripod, Cantenna 15ftCable Tripod

roirraW "edor" ehT · November 14th, 2009

Good to know about, thanks for sharing the info!

**perris** · November 14th, 2009

taking a look now, great info

I need to email a question to him but can't find his email address, do you have that?

**Petros** · November 14th, 2009

Originally Posted by perris

taking a look now, great info

I need to email a question to him but can't find his email address, do you have that?

http://myworld.ebay.com/wjamesford/

Here's his seller page. Also, his email is his ebay seller name @ hotmail.com (edited to help him avoid spam).

**perris** · November 14th, 2009

Originally Posted by Petros

http://myworld.ebay.com/wjamesford/

Here's his seller page. Also, his email is his ebay seller name @ hotmail.com (edited to help him avoid spam).

thanx petros, just mailed my question, looks like a great product

**perris** · November 16th, 2009

Originally Posted by Petros

My home theater PC was great, but there was one problem: no way to get the network to it outside of wireless. The other problem I had was that the wireless was on the opposite side of the house. No problem, wireless N should get me the speed and signal I need, right?

After playing with it a while, I found that the fastest speed I could get was around 1.8 MB/sec, not even fast enough to watch a blu-ray rip over the network.

I read a guide online about making your own cantenna, and probably could do it, but didn't want to go to the effort and also risk screwing it up. I found an ebay seller that specializes in making them. He also encases them in PVC pipe, provides a 10 foot SMA cable, and supplies a tripod for $53 shipped (at the time I purchased it, anyway).

Just got it last night and it is GREAT. My wireless speed is now over 10 MB/sec (from the opposite end of the house, remember!), so I can finally watch blu-ray rips and copy files between computers on the network with a reasonable amount of speed.

Most people (including the seller and independent reviewers) say they can connect from a mile away with it, and I am pretty sure they're right. In case anyone wants to get one, this is the seller I bought from:
eBay Store - Bilco's Wireless Extenders: Cantenna, USB Cantenna 15ftCable Tripod, Cantenna 15ftCable Tripod

just ordered this, thanx for your review, I wouldn't have even thought about ordering this if I hadn't heard someone who said ti worked as or close to advertised

thanx again

**Petros** · November 16th, 2009

Originally Posted by perris

just ordered this, thanx for your review, I wouldn't have even thought about ordering this if I hadn't heard someone who said ti worked as or close to advertised

thanx again

Awesome! Let me know how it goes. I'm thrilled with being able to stream 1080p and 6-channel DTS audio right over the airwaves!

**X-Istence** · November 16th, 2009

I've got a crushed cantenna sitting in a box somewhere, I made one not to long ago when I went war driving!

**perris** · November 19th, 2009

petros, my antenae landed yesterday, got it hooked up today, did yours come with a tri-pod?

I thought it would since that's featured in the picture, mine came without

even without the tripod it's very nice and quite a value, you get a wireless card as well as the antenae

I sent an email off asking about the tri pod, otherwise very happy

roirraW "edor" ehT · November 19th, 2009

It looks to me that they all have the same photo (with the tripod) but the descriptions are different.

The cheapest one is just the cantenna for $19.99. The next cheapest one comes with a three foot cable and the tripod for $34.99. There's then one for $39.99 with a ten foot cable and tripod. And the most expensive is a USB model with 15 foot cable and tripod for $64.99. Which one did you get?

**perris** · November 19th, 2009

Originally Posted by roirraW "edor" ehT

It looks to me that they all have the same photo (with the tripod) but the descriptions are different.

The cheapest one is just the cantenna for $19.99. The next cheapest one comes with a three foot cable and the tripod for $34.99. There's then one for $39.99 with a ten foot cable and tripod. And the most expensive is a USB model with 15 foot cable and tripod for $64.99. Which one did you get?

mine was 64 bucks plus shipping, really shouldn't have gotten such a long cord but I did want the usb network adapter, no use for it and it gets in the way

**Petros** · November 20th, 2009

Originally Posted by perris

petros, my antenae landed yesterday, got it hooked up today, did yours come with a tri-pod?

I thought it would since that's featured in the picture, mine came without

even without the tripod it's very nice and quite a value, you get a wireless card as well as the antenae

I sent an email off asking about the tri pod, otherwise very happy

Wireless A,B,G,N Cantenna with 15ft Cable/Tripod - eBay (item 270308625740 end time Nov-20-09 17:42:29 PST)

This is what I bought that comes with the whole package. He pictures tripods in each one, but some listings say that tripod is not included (something along the lines of "This listing is only for the cantenna").

I didn't get the one with the USB adapter, though. I just hooked it up after unscrewing an antenna on my HTPC adapter. Loving this speed, too. I still have yet to do any stationary war"driving" from my living room.

If he sells a dozen, maybe 15 of these a week at $60-$70 a pop, maybe $35 profit after materials and shipping, that would be a pretty good side job. Maybe I should break into this market.

**American Zombie** · November 20th, 2009

I guess you did not know but you can buy these at places like Wal-Mart, J&R, Fry's and they come with the tripod.

Here is one at Fry's.

Originally Posted by Petros

Just got it last night and it is GREAT. My wireless speed is now over 10 MB/sec

Megabytes or megabits per second?

You typed MB which would be megabytes.

**Petros** · November 20th, 2009

Originally Posted by American Zombie

You typed MB which would be megabytes.

I sure did! I'm getting about 80Mbits/sec over the air.

That was the first one I considered before checking ebay. They get great signal, but I like the guy on ebay's design...he encases them in PVC pipe so you can't bend them easily and seals the ends so they're watertight. I am sure my cats or dog (or I, myself!) would find a way to ruin anything flimsier.

**perris** · November 20th, 2009

Originally Posted by Petros

If he sells a dozen, maybe 15 of these a week at $60-$70 a pop, maybe $35 profit after materials and shipping, that would be a pretty good side job. Maybe I should break into this market.

I was thiking the same petros, I think it's a good idea

**Petros** · November 20th, 2009

Have you tested file transfer speeds yet?

**perris** · November 21st, 2009

Originally Posted by Petros

Have you tested file transfer speeds yet?

have not, just using it when I'm in the park so far

**perris** · November 21st, 2009

he sent the tripod out yesterday and apologized for the oversight

**dreamliner77** · November 23rd, 2009

Sounds like great customer service. If I needed one, I'd order

**perris** · November 28th, 2009

well, the tripod wasn't even worth the aggrivation of writing to get it;

the screw didn't fit the tapped hole so I had to self tap it, then the weight of the antenae sheared the leg, it is literally made out of metal about as strong as tripple foulded tin foil, that's not an exageration

I'm not going to try to get another, just saying if you'rs comes without the tri pod forget it and go get one from best buy for the few bucks it's gonna cost

November 13th, 2009	Top \| #1
Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,197 Reputation: 1525 Power: 130	Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away My home theater PC was great, but there was one problem: no way to get the network to it outside of wireless. The other problem I had was that the wireless was on the opposite side of the house. No problem, wireless N should get me the speed and signal I need, right? After playing with it a while, I found that the fastest speed I could get was around 1.8 MB/sec, not even fast enough to watch a blu-ray rip over the network. I read a guide online about making your own cantenna, and probably could do it, but didn't want to go to the effort and also risk screwing it up. I found an ebay seller that specializes in making them. He also encases them in PVC pipe, provides a 10 foot SMA cable, and supplies a tripod for $53 shipped (at the time I purchased it, anyway). Just got it last night and it is GREAT. My wireless speed is now over 10 MB/sec (from the opposite end of the house, remember!), so I can finally watch blu-ray rips and copy files between computers on the network with a reasonable amount of speed. Most people (including the seller and independent reviewers) say they can connect from a mile away with it, and I am pretty sure they're right. In case anyone wants to get one, this is the seller I bought from: eBay Store - Bilco's Wireless Extenders: Cantenna, USB Cantenna 15ftCable Tripod, Cantenna 15ftCable Tripod
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roirraW "edor" ehT Builder/Installer Joined: May 2008 Posts: 530 Reputation: 742 Power: 35	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Good to know about, thanks for sharing the info!
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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away taking a look now, great info I need to email a question to him but can't find his email address, do you have that?
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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,197 Reputation: 1525 Power: 130	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Originally Posted by perris taking a look now, great info I need to email a question to him but can't find his email address, do you have that? http://myworld.ebay.com/wjamesford/ Here's his seller page. Also, his email is his ebay seller name @ hotmail.com (edited to help him avoid spam).
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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Originally Posted by Petros http://myworld.ebay.com/wjamesford/ Here's his seller page. Also, his email is his ebay seller name @ hotmail.com (edited to help him avoid spam). thanx petros, just mailed my question, looks like a great product
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November 16th, 2009	Top \| #6
perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Originally Posted by Petros My home theater PC was great, but there was one problem: no way to get the network to it outside of wireless. The other problem I had was that the wireless was on the opposite side of the house. No problem, wireless N should get me the speed and signal I need, right? After playing with it a while, I found that the fastest speed I could get was around 1.8 MB/sec, not even fast enough to watch a blu-ray rip over the network. I read a guide online about making your own cantenna, and probably could do it, but didn't want to go to the effort and also risk screwing it up. I found an ebay seller that specializes in making them. He also encases them in PVC pipe, provides a 10 foot SMA cable, and supplies a tripod for $53 shipped (at the time I purchased it, anyway). Just got it last night and it is GREAT. My wireless speed is now over 10 MB/sec (from the opposite end of the house, remember!), so I can finally watch blu-ray rips and copy files between computers on the network with a reasonable amount of speed. Most people (including the seller and independent reviewers) say they can connect from a mile away with it, and I am pretty sure they're right. In case anyone wants to get one, this is the seller I bought from: eBay Store - Bilco's Wireless Extenders: Cantenna, USB Cantenna 15ftCable Tripod, Cantenna 15ftCable Tripod just ordered this, thanx for your review, I wouldn't have even thought about ordering this if I hadn't heard someone who said ti worked as or close to advertised thanx again
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November 16th, 2009	Top \| #7
Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,197 Reputation: 1525 Power: 130	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Originally Posted by perris just ordered this, thanx for your review, I wouldn't have even thought about ordering this if I hadn't heard someone who said ti worked as or close to advertised thanx again Awesome! Let me know how it goes. I'm thrilled with being able to stream 1080p and 6-channel DTS audio right over the airwaves!
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X-Istence * Joined: December 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,392 Reputation: 2617 Power: 190	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away I've got a crushed cantenna sitting in a box somewhere, I made one not to long ago when I went war driving!
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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away petros, my antenae landed yesterday, got it hooked up today, did yours come with a tri-pod? I thought it would since that's featured in the picture, mine came without even without the tripod it's very nice and quite a value, you get a wireless card as well as the antenae I sent an email off asking about the tri pod, otherwise very happy
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roirraW "edor" ehT Builder/Installer Joined: May 2008 Posts: 530 Reputation: 742 Power: 35	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away It looks to me that they all have the same photo (with the tripod) but the descriptions are different. The cheapest one is just the cantenna for $19.99. The next cheapest one comes with a three foot cable and the tripod for $34.99. There's then one for $39.99 with a ten foot cable and tripod. And the most expensive is a USB model with 15 foot cable and tripod for $64.99. Which one did you get?
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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Originally Posted by roirraW "edor" ehT It looks to me that they all have the same photo (with the tripod) but the descriptions are different. The cheapest one is just the cantenna for $19.99. The next cheapest one comes with a three foot cable and the tripod for $34.99. There's then one for $39.99 with a ten foot cable and tripod. And the most expensive is a USB model with 15 foot cable and tripod for $64.99. Which one did you get? mine was 64 bucks plus shipping, really shouldn't have gotten such a long cord but I did want the usb network adapter, no use for it and it gets in the way
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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,197 Reputation: 1525 Power: 130	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Originally Posted by perris petros, my antenae landed yesterday, got it hooked up today, did yours come with a tri-pod? I thought it would since that's featured in the picture, mine came without even without the tripod it's very nice and quite a value, you get a wireless card as well as the antenae I sent an email off asking about the tri pod, otherwise very happy Wireless A,B,G,N Cantenna with 15ft Cable/Tripod - eBay (item 270308625740 end time Nov-20-09 17:42:29 PST) This is what I bought that comes with the whole package. He pictures tripods in each one, but some listings say that tripod is not included (something along the lines of "This listing is only for the cantenna"). I didn't get the one with the USB adapter, though. I just hooked it up after unscrewing an antenna on my HTPC adapter. Loving this speed, too. I still have yet to do any stationary war"driving" from my living room. If he sells a dozen, maybe 15 of these a week at $60-$70 a pop, maybe $35 profit after materials and shipping, that would be a pretty good side job. Maybe I should break into this market.
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November 20th, 2009	Top \| #13
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,797 Reputation: 2421 Power: 121	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away I guess you did not know but you can buy these at places like Wal-Mart, J&R, Fry's and they come with the tripod. Here is one at Fry's. Originally Posted by Petros Just got it last night and it is GREAT. My wireless speed is now over 10 MB/sec Megabytes or megabits per second? You typed MB which would be megabytes.

November 20th, 2009	Top \| #15
perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Originally Posted by Petros If he sells a dozen, maybe 15 of these a week at $60-$70 a pop, maybe $35 profit after materials and shipping, that would be a pretty good side job. Maybe I should break into this market. I was thiking the same petros, I think it's a good idea
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November 20th, 2009	Top \| #16
Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,197 Reputation: 1525 Power: 130	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Have you tested file transfer speeds yet?
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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away Originally Posted by Petros Have you tested file transfer speeds yet? have not, just using it when I'm in the park so far
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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away he sent the tripod out yesterday and apologized for the oversight
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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 4333 Power: 263	Re: Cantenna gets 6 times wireless speed, connects from a mile away well, the tripod wasn't even worth the aggrivation of writing to get it; the screw didn't fit the tapped hole so I had to self tap it, then the weight of the antenae sheared the leg, it is literally made out of metal about as strong as tripple foulded tin foil, that's not an exageration I'm not going to try to get another, just saying if you'rs comes without the tri pod forget it and go get one from best buy for the few bucks it's gonna cost
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