Cellular signal boosters use big antennas to improve coverage ... I’m a Mobile Analyst at PCMag, which means I cover wireless phones, plans, tablets, ereaders, and a whole lot more.

The clever hack here is to use a metal strainer as a parabolic reflector, to capture signals and focus them onto the PCB antenna in a USB WiFi dongle. The strainer is drilled out, and a USB ...

If you want, you can also use aluminum foil to reflect and direct the Wi-Fi signal toward specific areas of your home. Just place a piece of aluminum foil behind the router's antennas and you'll have ...

So if you’re looking to tap into a distant WiFi network, this umbrella-turned-dish antenna might be just the thing to build. Stretching the limits of WiFi connections seems to be a focus of ...

and you can often get better call performance over your home’s Wi-Fi connection. The basic principle behind signal boosters is simple: A big antenna is better than a small one. Instead of ...