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Reddit mentions of BrosTrend 1200Mbps Long Range USB WiFi Adapter for PC, Desktop, Laptop of Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP, MAC, 2.4G/ 5GHz, w/ 2 X 5dBi Antennas, USB 3.0 Cradle
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Reddit mentions: 17
We found 17 Reddit mentions of BrosTrend 1200Mbps Long Range USB WiFi Adapter for PC, Desktop, Laptop of Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP, MAC, 2.4G/ 5GHz, w/ 2 X 5dBi Antennas, USB 3.0 Cradle. Here are the top ones.
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- ULTIMATE WI-FI SPEED: You Can Get 867Mbps Wireless Speed on 5GHz WiFi Band or 300Mbps Speed on 2.4GHz WiFi Band, Excellent for Online 4K Video, Gaming, High Quality Music and Facebook by Using this Dual Band USB WiFi Adapter
- BOOST YOUR RANGE: Comes with 2 pieces of 5dBi High Gain Wifi Antennas, this Long Range WiFi Adapter Ensures Range Extended WiFi and Superior Stability on Your Desktop, Laptop, PC
- FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT: Equipped with a USB 3.0 Cradle with Extension Cable of 5 Feet, Connect it to Any USB Ports of Your Desktop, Laptop or PC and Put this USB WiFi Network Adapter in Spot with Optimal WiFi Signal Reception; Or You Can Also Plug this USB WiFi Dongle Directly to Any USB Port of Your Desktops or Laptops
- USB 3.0 PORT WITH GOLD PLATED: Comes with USB 3.0 Port which Works 10 Times Faster than USB 2.0; USB Port with Gold Plated Ensures More Stable and Solid Internet Connection; And it is Backward Compatible with USB 2.0 Port; Your Best WiFi Adapter for PC of Desktop and Laptop
- UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY: This Wireless Adapter Works with Any WiFi Routers; Support Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7; *To Get OPTIMUM WIFI SPEED, Please Download Latest Driver on BrosTrend Official Web; Offers 7X24 Technical Support
- ADVANCED WPA3 SECURITY: Secure Your Devices and Network Privacy by Supporting the Latest Wireless Encryption: WPA3-SAE, WPA2/WPA/WEP, AES/PSK/TKIP, 802.1x. Note: The chipset model number is Realtek RTL8812BU or RTL8822BU
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Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 6.9 Inches |
| Length | 3.7 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.15 Pounds |
| Width | 3.9 Inches |
I would recommend a USB one instead because those can be moved up high like onto your desk which makes a huge difference than a PC adapter near the ground, possibly obstructed by your case which is made of metal and metal does not play nicely with RF signals.
This should be good, but it doesn't come with a dongle cable
Or maybe this
I have a Netgear brand one and it is really good. It's the ac1200 and it is great. It maxes out my internet connection at 140mbps. I have it behind my second monitor on my desk
Some additional photos can be found HERE. Full specs are below:
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>As for a Rasberry Pi with a wifi dongle, the reception would not be acceptable for the size of my home,
why not
And again, at 20Mbps I would argue even a raspberry pi is overkill for your needs but the most power efficient and again safe from unnecessary complexity (because all those pci slots are additional connectors waiting to eventually be shorted out by debris floating around in the room)
With OpenTPCast you can run with AC mode and it works fine, unlike with stock TPCast, so that shouldn't be a problem. With AC mode you can even use a hack to enable the camera and it works more or less. (Ultimately I didn't feel like the startup routine was worth the hassle for the camera though.)
That being said, when I tried using my own router, my problem was every few minutes my connection would get dropped, causing the TPCast to totally disconnect and have to go through the reconnection process. That made it not viable for me. Basically because there's other traffic on your router, that can cause problems sometimes with the TPCast.
However, the ultimate solution I found was to just use a wireless USB dongle, set it to A mode only (although Open TPCast works with AC/N, it doesn't work when using a dongle), and then run a hosted wi-fi network. This eliminated the need for the router entirely, while still not having to connect to my normal wi-fi network. It won't work with any dongle: they have to be able to run a hosted network in the 5 GHz range (more adapters are probably technically capable of it but their drivers don't allow a 5 GHz hosted network). I've personally verified that this can be made to work with any of these:
BrosTrend 1200Mbps Long Range USB WiFi Adapter
BrosTrend 1200Mbps USB WiFi Network Adapter
Wavlink AC 1300 Wireless Adapter
Wavlink AC 1200 Wireless Adapter
Wavlink AC 1200 Wireless Adapter with extension/cradle (not personally tested, but should be the same as above but just with the cradle so it can be moved from the back of your PC).
These adapters are all basically the same thing in a different shell. They're all using the RealTek 8812AU chipset (my PC even identifies them as the same thing).
The BrosTrend Long Range might be the best option, just because it comes with a cradle, doesn't really cost more (be sure to apply a coupon on the Amazon page) and the large antenna can't hurt anything (doesn't seem to increase transfer speed in good conditions, but it does improve connection quality/range).
The one shortcoming of this is you can't control the band the dongle hosts on. It always uses channel 36. So if that channel is very congested in your area it might be a no go.
So, anyway, go ahead and give your own router a shot, but if that doesn't work you may want to consider giving a hosted dongle a try.
If you have the PCIE slot to spare, I highly recommend using that instead. You can get much better performance in both power and speed over the USB option. That being said, here are four recommendations based on your needs:
Personally, I have the PCE-AC68 that I bought for $75 3 years ago and it's still rocking.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LwxfrH/trendnet-wireless-network-card-tew805ub
this one is decent and small
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IEU7UZ0/
this one offers strong signal but of course there are more expensive options with possibly better results.
All of those will have the same issue as the card you have. Do verify the antenna wires are snapped in place. For speed and signal strength I suggest something like this or even better this.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IEU7UZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$24. Worked well with gaming.
Hey, so I bought and installed
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01IEU7UZ0/
It's defo connecting via ac instead of n and it's using 5GHz and internet is much faster so thanks!
But- I notice that the link speed between my pc and router is only 86M. This doesn't seem very high to me. Do you know how I can improve it? Especially since fibre in my area is meant to go to 100M but I'm not going to upgrade unless I can actually use it. Do you have any advice on how to increase the link speed between my pc and the router?
this is the adapter i bought. i figured it would work no problem because the reviews seem pretty good... and no, thats not what i paid... when i bought it, it was much cheaper.
https://www.amazon.com/BrosTrend-1200Mbps-Wireless-Antennas-Raspbian/dp/B01IEU7UZ0
i got this one and i get 100mbs/sec and i'm pretty far away from my router. its big and weird looking but it does the job really well.
Would that one be good? Link
the rtl8812au and rtl8814au are now both supported / have drivers that support injection and monitor mode, opening AC networks to the world of kali.
This one is pretty skookum https://www.amazon.ca/Alfa-AC1900-Wifi-adapter-Long-Range/dp/B01MZD7Z76/
This one is cheaper and has reviews and questions explicitly stating chipset and use with kali https://www.amazon.ca/BrosTrend-1200Mbps-Adapter-Wireless-Antennas/dp/B01IEU7UZ0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
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Replacing the whole PC just for WiFi isn't necessary. Even if a standard PCI or PCIe WiFi card isn't compatible with Dell's proprietary crap, you still have other options:
If your current Dell doesn't have a USB 3.0 port, you won't be able to use a USB WiFi ac 1200Mbps adapter. If your Dell's ethernet port is only 100Mbps and not 1Gbps, you won't be able to use the router or powerline adapter at full speed.
I feel you if you don’t mind spend a little money I got the brosTrend I got it off amazon
Since your router only supports 2 spatial streams, the MU-MIMO feature would only be useful if you had two 1-stream MU-MIMO clients operating at the same time. A 2-stream adapter like the WUSB6400M would fully saturate both streams negating the "multi-user" aspect of MU-MIMO. You're better off using both streams than choosing a 1-stream adapter just so that you can use MU-MIMO.
Pretty much any 2-stream USB adapter would probably be fine but you might have better results if you pick one with larger antennas or one with a cable that allows you to adjust the placement of the adapter for better reception.
Here are a couple examples of cheap options that should work fine.
https://www.amazon.com/Netis-Wireless-Long-Range-High-Gain/dp/B00I604M00
https://www.amazon.com/BrosTrend-AC3-Wireless-Antennas-Supports/dp/B01IEU7UZ0
I personally just got this one for $35 US as a warehouse deal and it works amazing. It has the same speed as wired with almost the same ping. And it has better speed/ping than using a powerline adapter. Although this is using my old router's antanaes. Not sure how it performs with the stock ones. Probably almost exactly the same.
As far as what you actually need/want I would assume something like this would probably suit you just fine and would likely work just as well. Or this one which may get better performance.
Edit: Put in Amazon.ca link for first one