Amped Wireless High Power Wi-Fi Adapter for Windows 8 (TAN1) . . . well it does work as advertised. 5bars always. I walked to my neighbors house and still 5bars.
Tony --
Thanks. I followed your lead and got the Amped Wireless. I have a firepit in a clearing out back where I like to go sometimes and enjoy a little wine and pleasant company, or my Surface Pro if that's my only choice. It's about 150 yards from the house and downhill, so "line of sight" is dubious on a good day. I just got the Amped unit from
Amazon, so tried it out tonight. I got mostly 5 bars, with occasional drop back to 4 -- plenty of signal to browse the web or check my email, or whatever.
As you said, it "works as advertised."
Take care,
Russ