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MWave has the Premiertek ANT-9dBi 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz 9dBi SMA OMNI-Directional High-Gain Screw-On Swivel Antenna for Routers or Network Card Adapters for $4.50 with free shipping. Can boost wireless signal from a standard 2dBi to 9dBi.
$4.50
Antenna won't help that much. If you want to improve wireless signal strength, WDS is better.
These are huge.
Depends on how bad the problem is #1. With a WDS you're typically limited to at most half the peak throughput, and if it isn't a perfect link, even less than that. IF this give you enough addt'l gain to stay connected or improve a connection you could end up with a higher speed.
Of course, in a really bad situation you'd want both, set up the WDS and put a few upgraded antennas on everything.
However, a carefully aimed directional antenna may be the better solution for stationary clients.
"Hello, Mars?", "Dang! this antennae works well...."
can you hear me now?