How to improve wifi reception on my MacBookPro

My MacBookPro has some diffulties to work with a low wif signal from Hot Spots and I found USB Belkin devices that seems to improve the signal reception.
Do they work with Apple computers ?
Thanks for any advice to improve the signal reception
Marc

skylucas wrote:
Is there an antennae or USB plug in to increase reception?
There are third-party ones. I can recall reading one: Quicky™ that claims to boost your wireless RF power from 30 milliwatts to 500 milliwatts, ten times the wireless power. But it does cost $225.
http://www.quickertek.com/products/Quicky.php

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