Boost a Weak 3G Modem Signal, With a Saucepan 146
modeca writes "Using only commonly available kitchen equipment this guy demonstrates the amazing powers of an ordinary metal pan to boost the 3G reception of his USB modem. It really seems to work, check the right hand side of the graph in the video."
It's not that crazy: cheap antenna boosting (for USB WiFi dongles, Bluetooth, and more) has been elevated to a fine art in New Zealand.
very scientific (Score:2, Funny)
Who knew? (Score:5, Funny)
Who knew that tinfoil hats actually _boosted_ reception. It's a government conspiracy I tell you.
oh, nice. (Score:5, Funny)
a pantenna.
New Zeland (Score:5, Funny)
Moola! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm gonna buy up 10,000 of those pans and sell them on Ebay as a "Hi-tech USB modem booster" for $69.95. That is until IBM patents the pan.
Re:Who knew? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:oh, nice. (Score:5, Funny)
hmmm yes i can see the pot-ential.
Now I am torn (Score:5, Funny)
Between my liking for my wife's prawn crackers and my need for a good 3G signal.
Hats off too (Score:4, Funny)
It works so well that now I can get all the MacGyver episodes.
I think I'll start keeping a frypan in my backpack (Score:4, Funny)
Why not? I already have a GPS, mini binoculars, a radio scanner, a flash light, an external hard drive, a 20x zoom camera, multiple cables, a AAA/AA battery fast charger, batteries, a USB r/c flight sim controller (Realflight), a Logitec gamepad, a graphics tablet and a laptop in my backpack. I figure if I ever get into trouble and get searched the authorities will already think I'm some sort of hyper-nerd spy anyway. Heck if I didn't have to face the consequences it would be a laugh to catch a plane and cross into the US with my backpack just to see the look on TSA drone's face. Why not add a frypan to the mix? Now if only I could work out a way to fit a kitchen sink in my backpack.
Re:I think I'll start keeping a frypan in my backp (Score:1, Funny)
Re:oh, nice. (Score:5, Funny)
I should probably just wok away, but I can't resist.
Re:I think I'll start keeping a frypan in my backp (Score:4, Funny)
...TSA drone's face...
TSA personnel aren't drones. Drones have been much more effective.
Re:New Zeland (Score:3, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I think I'll start keeping a frypan in my backp (Score:1, Funny)
Sorry for the meta, but this is one of the funniest things i have read in a long time.
The look on the guys faces would be priceless.
Also, i am sure it would be fairly easy to make a fold-up sink. Pipes and fittings detachable.
Making it watertight at the bends is the only problem. I guess there could be another separate plate that you insert in to the sink to create a near perfect seal.
Re:Now I am torn (Score:3, Funny)
Please keep your romantic procedures to yourself.
Re:oh, nice. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:oh, nice. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Now I am torn (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Now I am torn (Score:5, Funny)
LOL
I represent the International Business Machines company....
This just in! (Score:3, Funny)
Protip (Score:5, Funny)
Re:oh, nice. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:very scientific (Score:2, Funny)
The meaning of words change over time, and the meaning of fag is quite different from the beginning of the decade.
Really? At the beginning of the decade it meant a cigarette. Based on my attempts to "bum a fag, mate" in Leicester Square last weekend, it still means a cigarette. Was there something I missed?
Re:very scientific (Score:3, Funny)