Boosting the Signal

[King Arthur]

Hey everybody , I recently shifted to a new house and there's poor signal on almost every phone having AIRTEL connection .
it's in the city but still the network is not full every where in my house .

Is there any cheap (Rs0-500) way to boost the reception of the mobiles ??
Probably attatch some antenna or stuff near my house .

[manishji]

Oh Yes you can use a normal tv Yagi antnenna and with a help of a connector cable connect it to your mobile. I have seen all mobiles have a slot behind them for antennas but sadly nokia does not have it. For that you will have to use a universal connector cable but the result will not be all that good.
Another expensive way is to get a gsm siganl enhancer by Wilson but that will set you back by cool 8000.00
But in both cases your mobile becomes a fixed phone

[azzu]

i hav seen some Chip (or smilar) which works with all phones and boosts ur MOB network
dont know wat it is but it EXISTS

[Gigacore]

establish a 100 foot tower in top of ur home

[azzu]

^^ that's a great solution will do it soon
btw: gaurav(indian)bhai is now a days offline coz of GIGA's sugg

[almighty]

@ azzu
aisa kya suggest kiya GIGA ne gaurav ko :O

[Gigacore]

hey azzu, dont tell this idea to gaurav, coz he will host INDIAN flag at the top of the tower

[King Arthur]

^^ Hey guys dont hijack this thread .

BTW i am already using an external antenna on my phones . But it feels weird to have an antenna coming out from my phone . IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY ???????

[azzu]

^^ how which phone
(antenna)

[King Arthur]

I have a ROKR E6 but all other phones except for nokia have them .

[Cool G5]

Try wrapping a piece of wire to your phone.
It should help.
Take care of the screen while wrapping.

i hav seen some Chip (or smilar) which works with all phones and boosts ur MOB network
dont know wat it is but it EXISTS

Do you mean the signal booster chip shown in TVS.
It's crap.How can a sticker thing improve the network.

[King Arthur]

^^ You mean a non-insulated wire all around the phone or somewhere near the external antenna .

[azzu]

^^ really Hav u tried it ?

[Cool G5]

Yup.Even a insulated one will do.

[King Arthur]

Hey G5 , cud u please explain how wud it help .
Anyways, i tried it but no luck .

Does anyone know how do you increase the reception in basements ,underground offices etc . That might help.

[Cool G5]

The wire works just like antenna in catching the signals.

[azzu]

^^ u can make a TUT with Picture's

[Cool G5]

It's simple yaar,just take a wire & wind it round the phone as most people wind their headphones round their phone.

Offtopic - Nice to see you again on forum Azzu.I read ur prob is solved.Great.

[manishji]

okay i have done enough hunting on this.
go to http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...&Sku=H529-0004
although expensive but that is only the sure shot way