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Posted at 10:48 AM on Thursday 08/21/08 by
Ben
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NewEgg.com has the Hawking Hi-Gain HWU8DD USB Wireless-G Dish Adapter for $48 - $8 rebate [Exp 9/30] + $9 shipping = $49 shipped. Hi-powered USB wireless-G adapter for your Desktop or Laptop PC. [BizRate]
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    Sparty0n - Posted 11:52 am PDT 08/21/08 (248 Posts)  Report Spam

    does this require an ISP?

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    sk8erboy - Posted 12:02 pm PDT 08/21/08 (306 Posts)  Report Spam

    #1 - No, you don't need an ISP. You just plug it into your brain and the wireless waves convert to brain waves that fill the useless void called your head.

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    madmartigan - Posted 12:06 pm PDT 08/21/08 (338 Posts)  Report Spam

    I think they took this right off the back of Stephen's motorized wheelchair.

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    dave_c - Posted 1:53 pm PDT 08/21/08 (16738 Posts)  Report Spam

    Oh look, a tabletop rectal pacifier.

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    Crash And Burn - Posted 2:39 pm PDT 08/21/08 (3054 Posts)  Report Spam

    So in other words we won't be hearing from you for a while #4?

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    btc909 - Posted 4:07 pm PDT 08/21/08 (2658 Posts)  Report Spam

    These do work well as a directional antenna. Ulgy as all hell.

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    Chrisman - Posted 4:19 pm PDT 08/21/08 (3166 Posts)  Report Spam

    Nicely done, #3... he's dead now, so you're safe.

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    sombec - Posted 5:07 pm PDT 08/21/08 (330 Posts)  Report Spam

    Don't waist your money, this will improve your reception maybe 10%.

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    effenfish - Posted 6:13 pm PDT 08/21/08 (2190 Posts)  Report Spam

    hey #7, when did that little whore-chaser croak?

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    dave_c - Posted 6:51 pm PDT 08/21/08 (16738 Posts)  Report Spam

    Crash And Burn wrote:
    So in other words we won't be hearing from you for a while #4?


    You're thinking of the hand-held mechanical model, Iiii cannn tyyypppe juuuussst fiiiine.

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    johnnylately - Posted 7:08 pm PDT 08/21/08 (1018 Posts)  Report Spam

    #7 used his time machine to go into the future and read Stevie's obit.

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    whoster69 - Posted 8:59 pm PDT 08/21/08 (269 Posts)  Report Spam

    So many punks with too much time on their hands. Can someone please post what this does and how well it works? Or are you all just going to keep trying too hard to be something you're not?

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    Sparty0n - Posted 12:12 pm PDT 08/22/08 (248 Posts)  Report Spam

    #2 where can I get the adapter to plug into my brain?

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    dave_c - Posted 1:19 pm PDT 08/22/08 (16738 Posts)  Report Spam

    whoster69 wrote:
    So many punks with too much time on their hands. Can someone please post what this does and how well it works? Or are you all just going to keep trying too hard to be something you're not?


    I would've thought if you were interested in it, that'd be because you knew. It's a USB network adapter for 802.11g/b (used by the client PCs). It has a dish instead of the typical rubber ducky or strip antenna so that it can be directionally aimed at a signal for better concentration and more noise rejection (from other background signals).

    That's the theory of how dishes work, in practice a cheap little one doesn't make much difference unless the airwaves were very noisey and these days those looking for longer range would usually be better off moving to 802.11n but that might mean replacing more than one piece of networking gear while some already have 802.11g gear.

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