Novel idea but, as a computer tech professional, I would not recommend trying this. Bluetooth is a very unsecured means of communication. Increasing your connection area only increases the area you have in which to be attacked, hacked, etc. But it will definitely work with any radio frequency transceiver device; phones, wifi routers/hotspots, or wireless microphones.
were you referring to how frequently one poops in a day? the sound it makes? or like, the resonant frequency of poop? you know, the frequency at which poop exists..
Adam J Well first you have to find the screws on your model cat, the ones on mine are inside the stomach witch are pretty hard to get to. Then unscrew them and their will be the solder points.
The antenna is built for the 2.4 GHz frequency range. It increases the range of the Bluetooth transmitter because of resonance. Each specific frequency has a “proper antenna length” this length of antenna correlates to the resonant frequency of the transmitter which makes the transmitter more efficient and can travel farther. This means that for other devices which operate on 2.4 GHz the antenna will increase their range. However if the device operates on a lower frequency like MHz-KHz then the small antenna will reduce the range. But you could get some success with devices which operate in the 2-3 GHz range.
To the people who don't seem to think this can work: ===================================== ● From my limited knowledge I know that the larger (or better) an aerial I put on my transceiver the further away I can send and receive signals. ● I also know that those further stations are not broadcasting at any higher power just because I changed MY aerial. So it must have been the aerial that was responsible for giving me the increased range. ● Further, if I add an aerial amplifier into my transceiving system I can increase the distance even MORE that I can get good signal. In other words: Your phone's Bluetooth power output is NOT the limiting factor. Active two way communication can take place as long as the controlling phone is within the Bluetooth device's transmission range. Or am I being thick? . . ,-)
You are correct, just note that even though the phone can read a signal from further away doesn't mean it can send anything back. Both devices would require the same effective range for 2 way communication.
Matthew Chiera Yep, indeed. Strapping on an arbitrarily long antenna will improve the catchment area but the signal quality will suffer. If it's a monopole antenna (most are that are readily available) then a length that is an odd number x wavelength/4 is best: (2n + 1)*Wavelength/4. Usually people just use wavelength/4 so appropriate antenna length here would be 31.25mm
***** Go to school and learn how the cellular network works. Then learn how BlueTooth works. Especially pay attention to the radiated energy of a Bluetooth radio compared to a cellular radio, its susceptibility to interference, and signal scattering effects at longer range. Then come back and explain again how a BlueTooth connection could be made at 3/4 of a mile.
Heres an analogy for whats happened here. Think of a lightbulb in your living room. Its designed to light up the whole room so that everything in the room is illuminated. Now swop out the lightbulb for a spotlight. Suddenly you get nice bright spot that can illuminate distant objects, but is useless for lighting big spaces. See where this is going? Adding this antenna will give you better range at the expense of omnidirectionally. In other words the pattern of the signal is being turned from a bubble into a beam.
@TheKorashen That's incorrect, but a common misunderstanding. The antenna is reciprocal, it's gain is used for both reception and transmission so the symmetry of the link is not affected. Adding another high gain antenna on the other side would of course further increase range. Basic radio transmission theory.
***** There isn't many that good hackers. And if there is they are doing more important things than listening bluetooth connection. And even more better hacker is needed to inject trojan trought it.
This just will not work. Two problems: 1 No way a phones bluetooth is sending a signal back 3/4 of a mile to the pc (lol) 2: the usb port on the pc would burn out in no time trying to supply the increased power demand. Seriously people, think this through; if increasing bluetooth range were as easy as using a more powerful antenna, don't you think the companies involved in this highly competitive sector would do it?
This does work, but this video is an oversimplification of it. A dipole or monopole antenna could do it over that range, but line of sight and on a band that is unpopulated with other devices, or a band lower down the spectrum. 2.4GHZ is easily attenuated by the most mundane of materials. Using a yagi will help and a stacked yagi will help by the factor of how many yagi's you have calibrated together and matched on both ends. You can easily get significant distance using this method and further still by raising high off the ground to defeat the curvature of the earth, but this is the limit of bands that are above 800MHz (and even some lower frequencies struggle to curve with the earth). ytsejam6891 There is no need to increase the power demand on the Bluetooth There is also no magic to it. If you want your signal to go further then you need to use a high gain antenna. Gain is achieved by focusing or directing the signal in a smaller area to the one you had before. EG a yagi is the weapon of choice if you really want rang you can stack them, feed them with same length Coax to limit matching issues. increasing the power to the antenna will increase the distance it 'could' travel but not by much, it's very exponential, doubling the power of the RF only increases the signal enough to move one S-point (relative to a decibel). There are other limitations such as the RF cannot bend around corners or follow the bend in the earth, but this can be cured by raising the antennas at both ends. I know some of my fellow radio hams that operate with the same power levels as a Bluetooth device who have worked stations all over the world, some using equipment that can only be described as primitive compared to Bluetooth. more power doesn't always mean more signal.
ytsejam6891 I don't think you understand how usb or wireless signals works. Increasing the length of the antenna wont affect Tx-power, or increase overall power usage of the device. Also, USB spec devices are able to supply 2 amps, which is MUCH more than any standard usb bluetooth adapter will use.
Also, bluetooth dongles aren't a "highly competitive sector" at all. They do sell bluetooth dongles with antennas that stick out, but they have higher manufacturing costs and aren't as common for mainstream use. This mod is simply for adding an antenna to a cheap bluetooth device that you may have lying around.
So we remove the existing antenna from the unit and replace it with this new super antenna? OK. Lets look at some hard facts. The original antenna is matched for the device with a VSWR of 1.2 to 1, the gain of the antenna is 3 dbi. The new "HACK" antenna now installed has a VSWR of 1.7 to 1 and a gain of 3.5 dbi. Yes, the new antenna has a higher gain But...... the VSWR went up due to a mismatch and the coax cable has a loss of .7 db. Bringing the new antennas efficiency down to 2.5 dbi. or lower. Sure, you might receive a signal 3/4 of a mile away, but can you send a signal back? I have done experiments like this, and the improvement is negligible.
lol, the ps3 controller can already get used through 3 walls and 2 stories, just tested it and I turned the PS3 on from about 70 feet away through all that
do the same thing as shown here. what i would do to get some serious range with it is: unscrew the antenna, attach the input of an UHF amplifier, and connect that to a directional antenna, and same for the receiving end.
Hi @KipKay could I use this to increase WiFi range all throughout my home? I'm having issues with WiFi dead zones around house and WiFi is also 2.4ghz like Bluetooth? Thanks
That is actually what the antenna is designed for and if you have the right adapter, the antenna will attach using the connecter and you don't need to solder or take anything apart.
@doctorcatron True but the biggest factor especially for a transmit/receive system is antenna gain. If you just increase the power alone you will get out quite far but will not be able to receive anything from that same distance. Plus most Bluetooth devices are designed to operate on 5 volts DC as per the output of a USB hub on a computer.
I extended my Wlan with a modified sat disc. Its amazing how far away you can be. The only problem, it has to be pointed at you and kind of high up otherwise it blocks the signal. My friend and i share internet this way. Hes about 3km away.
The db loss at 2.4ghz of the coax cable connecting the external antenna, will likely cancel any gains compared to the directly soldered stubby antenna.
@XxLeurxX A bluetooth connection is usually a two-way connection, which means that the paired devices are not just an emitter and a receiver (like TV for example), but both devices are transceivers. This means that for the connection to be successful both devices would have to have extended range. In this video the mobile device can "see" the dongle but I doubt that data sent by the mobile will be successfully picked up by the dongle. It will be nice of @kipkay to show the two devices pairing.
think about it. to download, your computer connects to the router and would receive that signal, but, to be able to load a site a laptop needs to send a request, and your laptop doesn't have a transmitter strong enough to match the hacked one.
If this can be done with the Miccus BluBridge Mini-jack - Bluetooth wireless audio transmitter it would be awesome! Instead of getting a monitoring system like the Shure P9TR-K1 PSM 900 System, that costs over $1000, one could get the BluBridge audio transmitter and receiver for about $35 each, and just enhance the range with this hack!
You cab use that for your rifle scope webcam. All you do is buy a Bluetooth webcam make the device then your ready to go! You could make multiable webcam scopes and set them all around your house, then sinc them all to your computer. Then you would have cheap and affective security cameras! You could even make it better by hooking your computer to a tv! Then you could see what was happing around your house any time you want or any were you want! Thank you kipkay!
To anyone who is confused the remote and controller don't work because they send a beam of infrared light with certain wave lengths that the tv/console reads not radio wave so the antenna won't work
Hmmm... Through walls, with an omnidirectional antenna? Could be fine, but probably worth caution and maybe someone who knows some advanced D&M calculating how strong that might be. (Also, I think all the FCC does is notify you if you're running interfering equipment. This would fall under a certain section of allowably-untested devices, where tests aren't mandatory because they know we don't have access to that kind of equipment.)
kind of. a bigger antenna doesnt always mean "more" it reaches a point. it just works with these blutooth things because they come with just a crap one to start with, though this distance is a bit ridiculous in the vid. Your router will get a bit better with a bigger one, but half a mile nope. Because the one in your phone is still tiny. Simply, your phone might hear your router, but your router wont hear your phones signal. It needs to be both ways.
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"Why would you want to be a half mile from your TV?"
Because Jersey Shore came on?
Hello 10 years ago....so that you can buy a cheap TILE and use it as a GPS unit
Wow, the Hypergain antenna goes for less than 5 bucks, this one sounds like a real winner! Thanks Mr. Kipkay!
I vote for increased kitty range
ditto.i think?
cast390 Meow
**plugs in new intenna**
MEOW!
+cast390 I will call u wubby face
cast390 yes
This is Kipkay, Helping you microwave the shit out of yourself!!! Lol
Dualshock 3=bluetooth
Cordless phone=RF
Tv remote=iR
Kitty=KF(kitty frequency) ;)
i thought we were talking about bluetooths.how did we go from that to kitty cats!!!!! lol
Ps5 DUALSENSE
@@KILLA219 If you notice, that comment is from 6 years ago. There's no DualSense back then
I think I need a increased kitty range!
:D
I need increased doggie range.
Kipkay man, i hope you never stop doing this. I love it.
Too soon.
Your tips are so simple, yet so effective. AWESOME!
Novel idea but, as a computer tech professional, I would not recommend trying this. Bluetooth is a very unsecured means of communication. Increasing your connection area only increases the area you have in which to be attacked, hacked, etc. But it will definitely work with any radio frequency transceiver device; phones, wifi routers/hotspots, or wireless microphones.
"almost 3/4 miles down the road" *laughs*
Will this increase toilet paper dispensing range?
+Pickled Onion Probably yes.
+Pickled Onion i prefer my pickles onioned..
were you referring to how frequently one poops in a day? the sound it makes? or like, the resonant frequency of poop? you know, the frequency at which poop exists..
I cant find the solder contacts on the cat please help?
Adam J This is funny without context
Adam J Well first you have to find the screws on your model cat, the ones on mine are inside the stomach witch are pretty hard to get to. Then unscrew them and their will be the solder points.
Adam J Use rectal probes. Warning! This can be very dangerous! To you, AND the cat.
directions unclear, cat pregnant...plz help!
+jimsvibrator
So is your username
u r awesome kip kay
The antenna is built for the 2.4 GHz frequency range. It increases the range of the Bluetooth transmitter because of resonance. Each specific frequency has a “proper antenna length” this length of antenna correlates to the resonant frequency of the transmitter which makes the transmitter more efficient and can travel farther. This means that for other devices which operate on 2.4 GHz the antenna will increase their range. However if the device operates on a lower frequency like MHz-KHz then the small antenna will reduce the range. But you could get some success with devices which operate in the 2-3 GHz range.
"Half mile TV remote? No why would you would a half mile from your TV?" Lol time infinity
I vote increased kitty range!
you can increase the range of your Bluetooth up to billions of miles away !
T.V remotes actually use infrared l.e.d's to transmit the signal.
+wynnful the tv remote for ps3 doesnt
+weeowey not the controller, the actual bd remote accessory.
weeowey what does this guy show in this video????????????? T.V Remote control. read before you comment.
That's what I thought but I can use my tv remote to operate my ps3 and ps4.
wynnful Some don't use infrared. Some use UHF or that stuff. *Turn your brain back on.*
hey how about increasing wifi range
"snicker"
you can transfer internet over Bluetooth connection
see what NASA did , NASA increased the range of her WIFI up to billions of miles away !
Yeah... It will!!!!!
12 years later, and this is still awesome
WOW, you mean if you put a bigger antenna on anything you get a better signal? You are amazing! Der!
Tried this on my cat and it ran away....
Well, you should have been able to locate i with the antenna... I found mine in a bush.
Jeff AKA Slinger hahahaahhaa
you can increase the range of your Bluetooth up to billions of miles away !
To the people who don't seem to think this can work:
=====================================
● From my limited knowledge I know that the larger (or better) an aerial I put on my transceiver the further away I can send and receive signals.
● I also know that those further stations are not broadcasting at any higher power just because I changed MY aerial. So it must have been the aerial that was responsible for giving me the increased range.
● Further, if I add an aerial amplifier into my transceiving system I can increase the distance even MORE that I can get good signal.
In other words: Your phone's Bluetooth power output is NOT the limiting factor. Active two way communication can take place as long as the controlling phone is within the Bluetooth device's transmission range.
Or am I being thick? . . ,-)
You are correct, just note that even though the phone can read a signal from further away doesn't mean it can send anything back. Both devices would require the same effective range for 2 way communication.
The wavelength is 12.5cm so having an antenna that is not of tuned length is of no advantage.
Matthew Chiera Yep, indeed. Strapping on an arbitrarily long antenna will improve the catchment area but the signal quality will suffer.
If it's a monopole antenna (most are that are readily available) then a length that is an odd number x wavelength/4 is best: (2n + 1)*Wavelength/4. Usually people just use wavelength/4 so appropriate antenna length here would be 31.25mm
Maybe make an old pair of headphones Bluetooth?
I love these videos because they make life less of a hassle, and the companies know this.
Thanks. I've been looking for enhanced kitty range solutions for years.
Even if the phone could detect the signal from 3/4 mile away, it could never send a signal back. Useless.
It also increases receiving range genius...
Jonathon Gay It doesn't work that way. The signal from the phone would never radiate far enough to be picked up.
***** while your reasoning is sound, I think cellular signals are not the same as bluetooth
They're all different forms of radio waves and work the same way.
***** Go to school and learn how the cellular network works. Then learn how BlueTooth works. Especially pay attention to the radiated energy of a Bluetooth radio compared to a cellular radio, its susceptibility to interference, and signal scattering effects at longer range. Then come back and explain again how a BlueTooth connection could be made at 3/4 of a mile.
... What if i hook that up to my router... hmmmmmm....
MaliciousShipBuilder The Antenna is used for the Antenna of a wifi router
So anyone in a 3/4 mile radius can connect to your device. And what about the tv remote ain't it infrared signal?
some are UHF instead of IR
Heres an analogy for whats happened here. Think of a lightbulb in your living room. Its designed to light up the whole room so that everything in the room is illuminated. Now swop out the lightbulb for a spotlight. Suddenly you get nice bright spot that can illuminate distant objects, but is useless for lighting big spaces. See where this is going? Adding this antenna will give you better range at the expense of omnidirectionally. In other words the pattern of the signal is being turned from a bubble into a beam.
If that were a directional antenna.
@TheKorashen
That's incorrect, but a common misunderstanding. The antenna is reciprocal, it's gain is used for both reception and transmission so the symmetry of the link is not affected. Adding another high gain antenna on the other side would of course further increase range. Basic radio transmission theory.
Bluetooth is short range because it is very insecure... don't use extenders for Bluetooth and only have it turned on while your are using it
The connection has to be password protected. Then It's okay to use it.
***** There isn't many that good hackers. And if there is they are doing more important things than listening bluetooth connection. And even more better hacker is needed to inject trojan trought it.
This just will not work. Two problems: 1 No way a phones bluetooth is sending a signal back 3/4 of a mile to the pc (lol) 2: the usb port on the pc would burn out in no time trying to supply the increased power demand. Seriously people, think this through; if increasing bluetooth range were as easy as using a more powerful antenna, don't you think the companies involved in this highly competitive sector would do it?
Then why don`t they design Earplugs which stay in your Ears?
This does work, but this video is an oversimplification of it. A dipole or monopole antenna could do it over that range, but line of sight and on a band that is unpopulated with other devices, or a band lower down the spectrum. 2.4GHZ is easily attenuated by the most mundane of materials. Using a yagi will help and a stacked yagi will help by the factor of how many yagi's you have calibrated together and matched on both ends. You can easily get significant distance using this method and further still by raising high off the ground to defeat the curvature of the earth, but this is the limit of bands that are above 800MHz (and even some lower frequencies struggle to curve with the earth).
ytsejam6891 There is no need to increase the power demand on the Bluetooth There is also no magic to it. If you want your signal to go further then you need to use a high gain antenna. Gain is achieved by focusing or directing the signal in a smaller area to the one you had before. EG a yagi is the weapon of choice if you really want rang you can stack them, feed them with same length Coax to limit matching issues. increasing the power to the antenna will increase the distance it 'could' travel but not by much, it's very exponential, doubling the power of the RF only increases the signal enough to move one S-point (relative to a decibel). There are other limitations such as the RF cannot bend around corners or follow the bend in the earth, but this can be cured by raising the antennas at both ends. I know some of my fellow radio hams that operate with the same power levels as a Bluetooth device who have worked stations all over the world, some using equipment that can only be described as primitive compared to Bluetooth. more power doesn't always mean more signal.
ytsejam6891 I don't think you understand how usb or wireless signals works. Increasing the length of the antenna wont affect Tx-power, or increase overall power usage of the device. Also, USB spec devices are able to supply 2 amps, which is MUCH more than any standard usb bluetooth adapter will use.
Also, bluetooth dongles aren't a "highly competitive sector" at all. They do sell bluetooth dongles with antennas that stick out, but they have higher manufacturing costs and aren't as common for mainstream use. This mod is simply for adding an antenna to a cheap bluetooth device that you may have lying around.
Hung Wang Can you explain what I'm wrong about?
So we remove the existing antenna from the unit and replace it with this new super antenna? OK. Lets look at some hard facts. The original antenna is matched for the device with a VSWR of 1.2 to 1, the gain of the antenna is 3 dbi. The new "HACK" antenna now installed has a VSWR of 1.7 to 1 and a gain of 3.5 dbi. Yes, the new antenna has a higher gain But...... the VSWR went up due to a mismatch and the coax cable has a loss of .7 db. Bringing the new antennas efficiency down to 2.5 dbi. or lower. Sure, you might receive a signal 3/4 of a mile away, but can you send a signal back? I have done experiments like this, and the improvement is negligible.
How abot making another one on the back of your phone and wire that up into the charge port and add another friccin super antenna? XD
your hacks are the best. I just increased my kitty range to 1 mile!
I miss watching your videos! You're my fave and your videos are Fantastic, creative and inspiring!
WAKE UP AMERICA!
why wouldnt it work with a ps3 controller?
It would
lol, the ps3 controller can already get used through 3 walls and 2 stories, just tested it and I turned the PS3 on from about 70 feet away through all that
+The Brink of Destruction good for you, now just need x-ray eyes to see the TV that PS3 is connected to :P
do the same thing as shown here. what i would do to get some serious range with it is:
unscrew the antenna, attach the input of an UHF amplifier, and connect that to a directional antenna, and same for the receiving end.
Hi @KipKay could I use this to increase WiFi range all throughout my home?
I'm having issues with WiFi dead zones around house and WiFi is also 2.4ghz like Bluetooth?
Thanks
+Ben Braunstein you can get wifi in either 2.4 or 5, I used to have both, now I just have 2.4
This is a relic of an older time
This is ridiculously good for 2010
That is actually what the antenna is designed for and if you have the right adapter, the antenna will attach using the connecter and you don't need to solder or take anything apart.
Yeeeees!!! - the increased kitty range!! Lol
start your music on your phone that's charging home while you listen to it at school lol
@doctorcatron True but the biggest factor especially for a transmit/receive system is antenna gain. If you just increase the power alone you will get out quite far but will not be able to receive anything from that same distance. Plus most Bluetooth devices are designed to operate on 5 volts DC as per the output of a USB hub on a computer.
Well, This guy has a point about not being half a mile away from your TV. It would look like just 1 Pixel if you actually had that.
@SonenBlomOf course, the antenna is mainly for WiFi. (but just for b/g/n standart, 802.11a is 5Ghz).
Increased kitty range xD LOL
finally! I've been searching everywhere to find a way to increase the range of my cat
oh kipkay you're a god of the tecnology!
I extended my Wlan with a modified sat disc. Its amazing how far away you can be. The only problem, it has to be pointed at you and kind of high up otherwise it blocks the signal. My friend and i share internet this way. Hes about 3km away.
I already increased my kitty's range
The db loss at 2.4ghz of the coax cable connecting the external antenna, will likely cancel any gains compared to the directly soldered stubby antenna.
Not if there's any truth in his "3/4 mile down the road" claim.
@XxLeurxX A bluetooth connection is usually a two-way connection, which means that the paired devices are not just an emitter and a receiver (like TV for example), but both devices are transceivers. This means that for the connection to be successful both devices would have to have extended range. In this video the mobile device can "see" the dongle but I doubt that data sent by the mobile will be successfully picked up by the dongle. It will be nice of @kipkay to show the two devices pairing.
funny you say that, I ordered a new dish network dvr, the "Hopper" which uses a 2.4 ghz remote. Kinda cool actually
Congrats on a million subs
I'm mostly interested in the kitty range upgrade!
Think I'm going to use a full wave 10' whip antenna, damn, could get into the next county with that one.
Antenna's are the reception unit, but since it says 2.4 ghz specifically, I was wondering if it was some sort of amplifier circuitry in it?
love the stuff u upload keep them coming
increased kitty range LOL
The dude who makes these vids... Really, really loves his cat. Seriously >.>
1:29 LOL , extend your kitty range
If we get a new cat, I'm soooo adding kitty range!!!
think about it. to download, your computer connects to the router and would receive that signal, but, to be able to load a site a laptop needs to send a request, and your laptop doesn't have a transmitter strong enough to match the hacked one.
KipKay: Lifehack level?
OVER 9000
If this can be done with the Miccus BluBridge Mini-jack - Bluetooth wireless audio transmitter it would be awesome! Instead of getting a monitoring system like the Shure P9TR-K1 PSM 900 System, that costs over $1000, one could get the BluBridge audio transmitter and receiver for about $35 each, and just enhance the range with this hack!
You cab use that for your rifle scope webcam. All you do is buy a Bluetooth webcam make the device then your ready to go! You could make multiable webcam scopes and set them all around your house, then sinc them all to your computer. Then you would have cheap and affective security cameras! You could even make it better by hooking your computer to a tv! Then you could see what was happing around your house any time you want or any were you want! Thank you kipkay!
on the next episode of kipkay he turns himself and his cat into super inteligent flying robots
awesome! i knew my kitty was lacking some range
I like how you include your cat in your videos!
To anyone who is confused the remote and controller don't work because they send a beam of infrared light with certain wave lengths that the tv/console reads not radio wave so the antenna won't work
haha yay for increased kitty range :D
Tried the kitty hack, now my cat can hear the can-opener from 500 yards away!
I've been needing to increase my cat range ever since i got him.
Sphero+this hack = Ultimate epicness
Range is based on power output not only on the gain output of an antenna. what did you do, plug the bluetooth into a 110 power socket?
Love the cat idea
Have to increase my kitty range!
I am pretty confident his laptop stands exactly near to him.
you know that ps3 is beast when kipkay plays it
Yay! Extended kitty range!!
increased kitty range Yea Lol
@BrOsKy981 a bluetooth is a little "chip" that you put in your ear. It make it easier to talk while driving
searching...searching...searching,,,,,,,,and off with its head hahahaha
Nice vid but, I think you must change antenna in second device to boost both tx and rx
0:41 So OFF WITH ITS HEAD! XD
XD
Increased kitty range.
Could this be used to connect to a wifi connection that is far away ?
I would have left the connector on and found a matching one for the existing antenna as well as the add on.
w00t+wtf,increase the kitty range...lol hahahahaha
Hmmm... Through walls, with an omnidirectional antenna? Could be fine, but probably worth caution and maybe someone who knows some advanced D&M calculating how strong that might be. (Also, I think all the FCC does is notify you if you're running interfering equipment. This would fall under a certain section of allowably-untested devices, where tests aren't mandatory because they know we don't have access to that kind of equipment.)
Interestingly, this is the same frequency range as WiFi which breeds other mischievousness ideas... Keep on hacking Kip!
Kitty range?!? HAHAHAHA thts so funny!!
Lol that TV remote thing was funny
kind of. a bigger antenna doesnt always mean "more" it reaches a point.
it just works with these blutooth things because they come with just a crap one to start with, though this distance is a bit ridiculous in the vid.
Your router will get a bit better with a bigger one, but half a mile nope. Because the one in your phone is still tiny.
Simply, your phone might hear your router, but your router wont hear your phones signal. It needs to be both ways.
it should.
I think an antenna is just a piece of wire, depends on how well its done or something?
I dont know, but it should. Give it a go! :D
i thought he was serious until he said "increased kitty range"
i would use the tv remote like the kid from home alone 3. that would make everyone in your house mad! haha