[NBLUG/talk] Trying to pick up a WiFi signal

[jezra]

Do you have direct line of sight with the hotspot hardware? 
Do you enjoy the taste of Pringles? 

On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:47:37 +0000
Zack Gold <zg at nblug.org> wrote:

> Hello NBLUGers,
> 
> My university doesn't provide WiFi or Ethernet access to my apartment.
> They expect us to pay Time Warner Cable for Cable Internet, then they
> reimburse us for the semester, which equates to about 5 Mbps.
> 
> I am not very far from campus -- about 200 feet from the nearest
> hotspot. Would it be possible to pick up the signal using an
> antenna?  It would have to: a) be undetectable (I don't want ITS
> knocking on my door), b) fast (I want to beat 5 Mbps), and, most
> importantly, c) resistant to freezing cold environments (the weather
> in Rochester is AWFUL -- I'm moving to California when I graduate).
> 
> Please advise, and thank you.
> Zack