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Weak wireless signal? Boost it for free with aluminum foil!

Posted on Jan 13, 2010 in All Blogs, IRL, Tutorials | 48 comments

I had always heard it was possible to increase the range of my wireless router using tinfoil but I never really needed to try. That need has suddenly arisen: since setting up my home office (which the modem and router is in for the strongest possible signal on my work computer), my wifi signal to the living room is pretty weak and has frequent dropouts. Since my gaming/video computer is in the living room hooked to my 1080p 52″ Sanyo, it’s kind of a big deal when you keep getting booted from Left4Dead servers or have problems seeing pics in Facebook.