• Phi@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Well… WiFi is bidirectional. It may be faster receiving but the device sending… Other story than the tcp handshakes…

  • iamnotdave@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No because the fan that is boosting the Wi-Fi to you would prevent your computer requests to the Wi-Fi box.

    So while it’ll be easier for you to get a YouTube video It would be harder for you to actually type a search. 👍

    • Holzkohlen@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Just use an electromagnet instead. Invert the polarization to attract or repell all those pesky wifi particles. This way it boost botb up and download speeds.

    • 9point6@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Funnily enough this may actually have a positive impact

      People used to create tinfoil, tin can or wok based reflectors for WiFi to guide the omnidirectional signal into becoming a directional one.

      I think the reflective part of some mirrors is essentially tin foil, so it probably would have a mild boosting effect in the direction of the mirror

      Edit: in fact if OP’s fan has a rounded metal cage on it, you could take the front half off and you’ve basically got a WokFi setup there, with added danger

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The wifi beams come out in all direction. You can help boost the wifi by placing a mirror behind the router. Then the rays will be reflected back to you and not wasted.

    • kase@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m about 62% sure this is a joke…

      Please help, I’m clueless about this kind of stuff.

      • NicolasVerdi@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        It’s the same principle of al satellite dish and it works, but I’m 86% sure that mirrors won’t affect wifi, so we’re still not at 100% but getting there.

        • pedro@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Depends on what frequency your “mirror” mirrors.

          A traditional one reflects higher frequency of electromagnetic rays (visible light) than what you need for wifi (in the microwave frequencies)

          • Bene7rddso@feddit.de
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            1 year ago

            If it’s a silver layer on a glass/plastic pane (like basically any mirror) and it’s big enough (more than idk, let’s say 20 cm to be safe) why wouldn’t it mirror the lower frequencies too?

  • Gladaed@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    May work in niche cases where passive cooling is insufficient and overeating causes Instabilität.

  • mifan@feddit.dk
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    1 year ago

    No - but you can connect to two routers at the same time, because then the waves will amplify each other making the signal stronger.