text: how far do hotspots go? wi-fi depends out how good the router is. my neighbors goes about 100 feet and they have a linksys. mine gets 80% through three walls and 20 feet apart and its a 2wire. if youre looking for connecting form a distance ive heard about a wi-fi device that picks up signal drom a mile away. i dont know what its called though. its 80 bucks.