• Raltoid@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Indeed, although this type of thing was more common with older wifi generations, so I’m not surprised kids these days wont know.

    For example: We cut the top off an old beer can, poked a hole and stuck it onto the antenna to have stable download speeds across a courtyard.

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      5 days ago

      I remember like 15 or 20 years ago the popular thing was printable papercraft doohickeys that you’d cut out and glue together with aluminum foil on the backside that were like little satellite dishes that mounted on the antennas that were supposed to boost/aim your wifi signal. I gave them a try, but if they made a difference it wasn’t big enough to be noticeable.