cellphone question

[seth350 10+ year member]

Hey anyone know about those little things you can buy to put in your phone thats supposed to give you a better signal?

They look kinda like a postage stamp and they go under your battery or something. Does anyone know if they work or not? I dont have hardly any signal anywhere and I was just wondering.

Thanks!

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[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

They do work, but only within a certain range of the antenna. They do not boost your signal everywhere. I.E., where you had one 'bar', you would not have 2-3, but where you have no bars no, you will still have no bars.

 

[seth350 10+ year member]

Well shit....

Thanks

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Ehh, I'd pass. You can't rewrite the laws of physics - at the UHF and microwave frequencies your cell phone is on, the little antenna it comes with is already a good fraction of the wavelength. Any more is bogus.

I think what the little "antenna boosters" are doing is providing a better ground plane for the antenna to work against, but even then it's iffy.

If you're looking for better reception from home, it's a good idea to put up an external antenna. There are also mobile antennas that I'm sure you've seen on cars (the glass mount variety).

 

[jimmclrk1 10+ year member]

I've heard that a lot of those things are just stickers. I wouldn't waste time or money on them.

 

[snebes 10+ year member]

I'll sell you 10 for $10, its a deal....i guarantee that they will improve your reception sometimes! Especially if you use them to stick your phone to a cell tower

 

[Black_Jesus 10+ year member]

get a better carrier and u wont have this problem //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

cheap fker //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Yes and no.

Where I live, no carrier has reliable cells that go out this far...I'm in analog roaming for any carrier I've tried, and nobody is willing to guarantee that I'll be in their digital range where I am.

Sometimes a better antenna is the only way.

 

[Black_Jesus 10+ year member]

Yes and no.
Where I live, no carrier has reliable cells that go out this far...I'm in analog roaming for any carrier I've tried, and nobody is willing to guarantee that I'll be in their digital range where I am.

Sometimes a better antenna is the only way.

tried verizon on a tri-band fone yet?

 

[Nukedsodapop 5,000+ posts]

I made a homade antenna from aluminum foil because I barely got any reception on vacation, it worked well actually

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

tried verizon on a tri-band fone yet?

I won't use Verizon out of principle...they're simply too unethical for me to even think about supporting as a customer. They're one of the few companies like that for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

I won't use Verizon out of principle...they're simply too unethical for me to even think about supporting as a customer. They're one of the few companies like that for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

why and who else?

(just curious)

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Exxon is another that comes to mind...

Failing to take appropriate action after one of your captains causes one of the worst ecological disasters in history because he was drunk on the job is not something to be proud of in the corporate world...

I also refuse to purchase a new GM vehicle if it has Onstar installed, unless I can find a way to completely disable it (which is probably very easy, all you need to do is disconnect the antenna lead and power to the transmitter unit). I'd rather not have my every move tracked and recorded...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Oh, you asked why, too...

Before they started a few years ago, Verizon purchased several hundred URL's that could be used against them (http://www.****verizon.com, http://www.verizonsucks.com, that sort of thing) and filed lawsuits against individuals (most notably, 2600 magazine) who called them out for it.

They're weasels, plain and simple. They're just more blantant about it than most...

 

[seth350 10+ year member]

I would get a new carrier but I got a contract and isnt up till December.

So Im shitless now...