DaveC wrote:

Seems plausible... Comments from the WiFi folks?

It works because the ethernet cable is acting like an antenna for the
wifi card. You could wrap it around a hot dog, or just make a loop and
it would probably work just as well.

It might even work better without the cell phone, a high power
radio transmitter near a receiving antenna causes the receiver to "block".
My cell phone (1 watt on 900mHz and 2 watts on 1800mHz) is strong enough.

The salad bowl is a neat trick, and it would help.

Even better would be to use a USB WiFi dongle and suspend it in the middle
of a foil lined salad bowl.

Geoff.

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