Radio Antenna Types

Radio Labs : types of antennas
http://www.radiolabs.com/Articles/wifi-antenna.html

Cebu Wireless options

USB Internet faster speed secrets
http://fasterusb.blogspot.com/2009/12/get-external-antenna-for-your-usb-smart.html

Cebu : Wireless capability

First off… you have to know which ISPs are available in the area.
This is what is available in Cebu.

Then you have to know what town offers ISP service that has CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT

Here are the cities close to the house in alta vista, pardo, cebu.
1. Pardo
2. Talisay
3. Tabunok
4. Minglanilla

From the house elevation, we can see the town Minglanilla. the other towns are closer to Pardo where our house is located.

SOLANOWIRELESS : How it works...
http://www.solanowireless.com/overview.shtml

SMART Communications : using the Motorola Canopy to adapt to their networks (2005)
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-134418612.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-143439361.html

Reviews say Smart and PLDT has a far better service... and to stay away from GLOBE
http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/index.php?showtopic=10168

Tony goes to Cebu City for internet. It is about 30-45 min drive from our house
Minglanilla is about 20 min away; i don't know the distance, but I believe the distance is the same as Cebu City. Minglanilla is south and Cebu City is North.
Tony tried to use Smart Bro and Globe in our house and reception was not good. This is a modem attached to the laptop. PLDT would be ideal if PLDT is willing to install in our area. We use Smart Communication for our cell phones and Smart Bro for broadband but broadband service is not consistent.

Long Range Wireless access points

Tranzeo Wireless Technologies
http://www.tranzeo.com/

Point to Multipoint Networks
http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Wireless+Broadband+Networks/Point-to-Multipoint+Networks/

Bridge or Access Point?

http://www.radiolabs.com/products/wireless/point-to-point-bridge.php


It does WPA but not WPA2. It broadcasts 5 miles so there is a large area from which it could be accessed. You can set it up so it will only communicate with certain MAC addresses however MACs can be spoofed. The guy that bought it claims that these bridges will only communicate with another bridge.