Can I increase my WIFI reception by using a large aerial on my laptop? [closed]

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Published on 2010-05-22T13:33:30Z Indexed on 2010/05/22 13:41 UTC
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is there some device to make my laptop get wifi better (from a bigger distance)

Hi all,

I'm travelling with my laptop and need to hop onto wifi hotspots, sometimes the signal is too weak to be any good, can I purchase a big aerial to better pickup these signals?

Thanks

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