$20 dual antenna from Etek does a good job of extending area of coverage you can access. USB port needed. Works in Windows and Linux too. See Amazon.
I'm already planning on getting a small booster I found for my laptop but it's a usb deal so won't work for phone and tablet, my question is. Is there a way to connect this device to a router or something like that instead of just the computer so it works as a relay like thing so that I can pick up the signal and use it on more that just the one device, I drive a truck and tend to be just out of usable range of most free provided signals so I'm trying to figure this out so I can use my devices without using up all my data on my wireless plan

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