Getting Weak City Wifi to a router so iPad & iPhone can connect

hi:

live in southwestern ky , work 1,100 feet away, in 3'rd floor one-person office window exterior, facing house, maybe 4 trees in between. our workplace monitors usage & forbids use of company system personal matters.

@ home, use cable internet service. nice , fast. i'd @ office. iphone's 3g isn't fast enough & at&t's 2 gig data cap small.

considered buying pair of new engenius enh202's noticed local electric company offered $30/month wireless 6 meg service (hopkinsville electric system & energynet internet services) signed up. signal weak @ home, they'll come install receiver fix problem. wifi intended provide in town mobile device access (e.g.: laptops). $10/month cheaper cable modem service, plus want access wifi office personal laptop.

problem: wireless signal in office weak. there's 1 place can put old laptop & usable signal/decent service. , ipad , iphone don't detect signal @ all!

can't realistically have isp send people install 1 of receivers in office, , don't give me 1 install myself.

soooooooo, know product put in office receive signal (so antenna functionality), , @ least hook laptop ethernet or (much better yet) act wireless router laptop, ipad , iphone enjoy access?

in advance!

p.s.: did order usb external antenna notebook computer, , hope it'll work, can't ipad. need wireless router can pick city wifi better ipad does, & broadcast access devices in office. know wireless repeaters can used when provider network router set up, don't know if can when provider else, & have username & password log on & use network. paying customer, not trying mooch.

 

you can use wireless router (flashed dd-wrt or tomato) in bridge mode turn router receiver can connect other devices via ethernet.

wrt-54gl candidate such usage; it's cheap , supports dd-wrt or tomato.

regardless of how connect though, if can laptop connected can share wireless other devices (i don't remember off hand how set under windows, it's not terribly difficult.)

 

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