by David Hakala
The distance record for wireless Internet reception based on 802.11 technology is 125 miles, set in June 2005. You probably don’t need that much reach, or all the hundreds of icons that would show up in your “available WiFi networks” list if you could reach out that far. But you may be struggling to get a strong, consistent signal from your home WiFi network. You may also have heard there is free WiFi available in your neighborhood, but can’t seem to find it. Solutions are at hand.
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