Cell Phone Antenna Booster

The phones have an anternal intenna. Those antenna boosters that look like stickers don't really do anything.

a lot of alluminum tinfoil will help get a better reception and when i say a lot i mean a lot

The foil would have to be connected to the antenna to do any good. Thats a fact. It would actually do more harm by shielding your phone from signals.

Now there might be a way. This does work for wifi. I have tried it. So it might work for cell signals too. Get yourself a soup strainer. One made of wire mesh. Preferably about 12 inches in diameter. And place your phone in the center like a parabolic receiver. You should be able to move it around and aim it and that might improve your signal.

LOL. The actual word is a collinder or strainer. Its what you pour your spaghetti in to drain the water. Some are plastic. Some are metal with holes. The one that works best for wifi is the wire mesh ones. A solid metal bowl will bounce the signals around.



There is a video on youtube for wifi. I will see if I can find it for you. You have to see it. It does work. I have done it for wifi.

I tried it but no signal boost maybe im not doing it right i just put my fone under it.

Oh ok lol well at least i can try that to get better wifi on my wii some how (when i fix my Wii)

I'm not sure where it is on the impression as I have a solstice, but somewhere under the battery cover (most likely) there is a small little connector. I believe that is an "external antenna" connector, which could boost reception. It is not for GPS, as I've seen it on 5 or so other phones, all without GPS.

Finding the right connector is the problem though.

Also, extending the antenna is possible, to any length, as you are increasing the area, and length doesn't effect the signal as much as walker is suggesting. The problem is how many "twists" or "coils" are in the wire. If you ever get the chance to look at the antenna on the circuit board, you'll notice it zig-zags a few times, and this is the important part.

Finally, even if you manage to find something that works as a better antenna, it will only do so much better. You will be able to increase the sensitivity of the phone, but you cannot increase the power output, so sending signals back to the tower won't go much further.