Boost Wi-Fi Router’s Signal Strength using Beer/Beverage Can

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee | September 1, 2011 More

Wi-Fi/WiFi/Wi Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity and allows you to connect to the internet wirelessly with certain devices and wireless enabled Laptop/Netbook/PC.

beer wi fi

You can easily boost your Wireless Router’s Wi-Fi signal strength using a Beer/Cold Drink/Beverage Can? Here the Beverage Can will act as a Wireless Extender/Booster! Let’s check out in this post, How to do so? with proper images.

First of all you need following materials in order to make a cheap Wi-Fi Signal Booster/Extender all by yourself:

wi fi signal strength booster material

Any Beer/Cold Drink/Beverage Can
Scissors – Be very cautious while using it
Safety Knife - Be very cautious while using it
Blu Tack – A Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (Can be available in different countries with different brand name/manufacturer)

Now, Follow these steps in order to make a cheap Wi-Fi Signal Booster/Extender for your Wireless Router (Wi-Fi):

1. Clean the Beer/Cold Drink/Beverage Can very well from inside using Tap Water, so that NO Residue is left inside:

clean beer beverage can

You may have to rinse the Can again and again for 2-3 times!

2. Take out the Ring-Pull from the Beverage Can carefully, as there’s no use of it and it’s an unnecessary element:

ring pull beverage can

3. Cut the end of Beverage Can (the non-opening end) using a safety knife very carefully:

cut non opening end beverage can

4. [Important Step] Now, Cut around the end with the opening almost all the way using a Safety Knife. Leave a little bit of metal near the hole (white line) attached – This part will be the base of your Homemade Wi-Fi Signal Booster/Extender:

wi fi signal booster

5. Now, Cut along the middle of the can in a straight line, opposite to the piece of metal attaching the base, with the help of Scissors very carefully:

cut opposite beverage can wi fi booster

6. Be very careful and open up the middle piece of metal by bending it until it starts resembling the shape of a Parabolic Radar Dish Antenna:

radar dish wi fi signal strength booster

7. It’s time to place the completed Wi-Fi booster/extender on your Wi-Fi router. Place it so that the antenna pokes through the opening, and stick the base of the beverage can to the router with a small piece of Blu Tack or other similar adhesive:

wifi signal strength booster ready using beverage can

After all the above steps are completed, you will notice significant increase in your Wi-Fi Signal Strength, by suitably testing it with your Wi Fi Enabled Smart Phone/Laptop/Netbook/PC!

Note:

Beer Can has been used in above images for illustration purpose only. You can also use any normal and non-alcoholic Cold Drinks/Beverage Can
The Radar Dish Shaped Beverage Can will concentrate Wi-Fi Signals to a particular area where you need Wi-Fi Signals the most, instead of scattering the signal everywhere, where there’s NO use!
The main reason behind a Beverage Can to act like a Wi-Fi Signal Booster/Extender is its Aluminium Body.

Using Kitchen Aluminium Foil for making Wi-Fi Booster/Extender – More cheaper way!

More cheaper way of creating a homemade Wi-Fi Booster/Extender is by using Aluminium Foil. The steps for Creating a Wi-Fi Booster/Extender using Kitchen Aluminium Foil are described in following videos:

Boost Wi-Fi Range using Homemade Parabolic Reflector: