10dBi WiFi Antenna 2-Pack RP-SMA Male Dual Band 2.4/5/5.8GHz MIMO for PC

Cats broke antenna on one of the Wi-Fi routers and that prompted me to look at a way not just to replace broken antenna, but to make it better. I have opted for a hybrid solution, e.g. keeping two original antennas at 3 dBi, but swapping the middle one for a higher dBi, e.g. 8 dBi like the one I review. One needs to understand, because the power going to antenna doesn't chang, it doesn't give it a boost with power, but a higher dBi antenna changes a geometry of a signal making it a flatter, but a more far reaching doughnut. Immediately I noticed a better signal on my Wi-Fi enabled mobile phone while sitting in a room 3 walls away from WAP. Happy! Should have done this a long time ago. I use older Asus AC1900 routers. Unlike Cisco (Linksys) that were not reliable, these are workhorses that served me for over 10 years.

Bought for my spare compact desktop. They work and fit perfectly. The 5g channels are limited but I think it’s our router not the antenna. Good value and easy installation.

These are NOT male adapters as advertised. There are no pins coming out in the connector to connect to devices with female connectors.

There is no guarantee that these will increase wifi performance, in fact in some cases, they can make it worse, so research how they work first! I got them for an outdoor access point I built. They are great for that! They wpuld also be good for a router in the middle of a large open room. However, in a house that has multiple rooms, especially an older house (built with good materials unlike "McMansions") that cause signal interfere, it could make it worse. Think about jacking a stereo up super loud in a house compared to inside a large venue/open room/outside. The sound will be distorted and hard to hear clearly inside the house, but will be much clearer and less loud in the latters. Blasting a radio signal in tight spaces causes it to reflect all over and causes "noise". More strategic router placement would provide better signal than these. If you can't really move your router due to modem location etc, then maybe try a remote antenna array. They have SMA coxail leads that go from the antenna ports on the router to wherever you would like the antenna/s. They make ones with a si gle, double, and/or triple antennas etc to match your router. Also keep in mind that the signal radiates out from the dipole/omnidirectional antennas perpendicularly like a donut with the antenna through the hole. So if you tilt an antenna at like 45°, it will be aiming up and down at an angle. 3 antenna routers often recommend the "W" orientation, but those are best used between two floors so the signal will reach both. Higher isn't always better, it's usually better to have these kind of antennas in the center of a location so it radiate in all directions. Putting it up by a ceiling or in a corner will just end up sending a lot of the signal outside of the house, building, etc. Also there really isn't any more distance gained with these type of antennas between 7dbi and 10dbi antenna. In fact, it can start to collapse onto itself around 9-10dbi making it worse than 7-8dbi even in an unobstructed area. I got the 8dbi and they add about 50meters of range compared to my stock 5dbi antennas on the router outside. If you have a trouble area that is far away, you may want to look into a directional antenna like a panel, dish, yagi, or "cantenna" pointed in that area, as it will have better range than an omnidirectional like these. Pay close attention to the type of signal coming out of the router too. If each antenna is broadcasting 2.4ghz and 5ghz, you will need a dual band antenna, but if one antenna is 2.4 and one is 5ghz, then you may want to look for antennas optimized for each. I hope this is helpful to someone looking to increase their signal strength. I have had to learn a lot from scratch over the past couple years, so I thought this may be able to shorten that journey for others. Good luck!!

Used these on my wireless security cameras. Worked very well improving the signal of my far away security cameras. Bought a second set.

Added these to a Linksys WRT 1200AC and it absolutely helped my WiFi network that my security cameras are on! MAKE SURE YOU READ and look at what kind of antenna you need. There's a type with a pin in the middle and a type without. Take your antenna off your router/device and make sure you order the right one. Installation was of course super easy.

Ok

Work well on signal repeater. Had a dropping accident and original antenna broke. Easy, cheap fix.

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Die Standard-Antenne des Sonoff-Zigbee-Dongles war leider etwas zu schwach auf der Brust, um alle Bereiche abzudecken. Also kurzerhand diese Antenne auf Empfehlung gekauft und verbaut. Nun reicht das Signal bis ins letzte Eck.

Bought them to use on my wireless NVR cameras as the signal wasn't ideal and I would get drop outs, but didn't improve it at all. Same signal strength using the original antennas that are a third of the size! Gets 2 star because it does 'work', but not in the way described.