Cellphone Signal Boost?

[Sentinel]

Is there a way to mod my antenna or wattage in my phone to increase the signal strength?

 

[beer]

Considering the MAC and PHY are probably integrated into an IC less than an inch square, the short answer is no.

 

[WobbleWobble]

You might want to try howardforums if you don't get a good answer. But first off, which phone?

But my experiences is no. Unless you buy a very very large and expensive antenna that would plug into your phone's antenna slot. Don't get deperate and buy one of those cell phone booster signal stickers, they're garbage.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
You might want to try howardforums if you don't get a good answer. But first off, which phone?

But my experiences is no. Unless you buy a very very large and expensive antenna that would plug into your phone's antenna slot. Don't get deperate and buy one of those cell phone booster signal stickers, they're garbage.

I come from a WLAN background - do cell phones use the de-facto standard Hiroshi antenna connectors? It's really a moot point because you don't really want to mess with the antennas - antenna engineering is basically mystical black magic, even to antenna engineers. If you swap antennas you're bound to induce reflection, mess with the emag resonance, etc. - you can't just apply signal gain to something like that

 

[Sentinel]

damn worth a try, its a motorola v300*

 

[nageov3t]

get Verizon? jk

 

[WobbleWobble]

I come from a WLAN background - do cell phones use the de-facto standard Hiroshi antenna connectors? It's really a moot point because you don't really want to mess with the antennas - antenna engineering is basically mystical black magic, even to antenna engineers. If you swap antennas you're bound to induce reflection, mess with the emag resonance, etc. - you can't just apply signal gain to something like that

You know your stuff, I don't

I've just seen some of this stuff on the net... examples

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: Sentinel
Is there a way to mod my antenna or wattage in my phone to increase the signal strength?

I worked for a major telco for 5 years and the answer is NO

 

[Qwest]

i made a thread about this a week ago.

there is a product that works pretty well.


link

note: i used this JUST to boost the signal inside my apt. the signal is excellent outside, it's my apt that sucks.

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: Qwest
i made a thread about this a week ago.

there is a product that works pretty well.


link

note: i used this JUST to boost the signal inside my apt. the signal is excellent outside, it's my apt that sucks.

who is your servixe provider? are they using GSM??

 

[Qwest]

ATT (now cingular i guess)

 

[Sentinel]

Originally posted by: blodhi74

Originally posted by: Sentinel
Is there a way to mod my antenna or wattage in my phone to increase the signal strength?

I worked for a major telco for 5 years and the answer is NO

OK ROGER thx for the input