I got myself a Xbox 360 about a month ago and I was really excited about setting up the Media Center part of the system and accessing the photos on my computer via the 360. Of course Microsoft recommends that you have a wired network and I do not.
The install went smoothly enough until I got to the signal strength and was told that it was a bit on the low side (I had never really noticed any speed issues except when trying to stream video and play an online game at the same time). So I needed a solution that would up my radio signal...
That is when I remembered the cooking foil. I ran downstairs and like a crazed person ripped a few inches off of the roll and made a kind of large aluminum foil spoon shape. I wrapped that around the antenna on my computer and noticed an immediate improvement in the speed.
Prior to using the foil antenna the Media Center extension would work but it was very slow. With the super duper foil antenna wrapped around the wireless card's antenna in my PC I am now moving much faster.
The foil is hidden behind the PC (It is a desktop) so it is not to bad to the eyes. You could also use wire to extend your antenna like you do with a radio or even rabbit ears but foil was my cheap, easy, and quick solution.
If it doesn't work for you, be sure to recycle the foil!
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