Does anyone know of a way to fit an external aerial to the Kaiser. I just moved to an area where my mobile signal is very flaky. Years ago I had a proper nokia car kit and fitted it in inside my house and used the external aerial on the car kit to achieve the same results... but then nokias had that little ext aerial port on the back but the kaiser only has one for the GPS right?
Just to clarify are you getting a good signal outside of your house and a bad signal inside?
If so then a cellular /externderbooster might work for you. It has an external antenna that sits outside and the transmitter/receiver sits in the house.
Here is an example of one type that a company sells:
http://www.wirelessextenders.com/
If your not getting a good signal outside then an external antenna will not help you much. You can't boost a signal much if its not really there to begin with.
Cellphone Wirless Extenders
PsyOpWarlord said:
Just to clarify are you getting a good signal outside of your house and a bad signal inside?
If so then a cellular /externderbooster might work for you. It has an external antenna that sits outside and the transmitter/receiver sits in the house.
Here is an example of one type that a company sells:
http://www.wirelessextenders.com/
If your not getting a good signal outside then an external antenna will not help you much. You can't boost a signal much if its not really there to begin with.
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Has anyone tried these? Do they work. And which one is best for Kaiser as far as the 3G network. Which frequency does 3G use.
Thanks
that really depend on where you are and what operator you use
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands#UMTS.2FHSDPA.2FHSUPA_frequency_bands_deployment
this booster gives you 4-6 feet only, I guess it is not worth to buy it.
Maybe you get a sport in your room where you can make a call and elswhere not.
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this booster gives you 4-6 feet only, I guess it is not worth to buy it.
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Thats the wrong one your looking at. Thats the zPersonal .. The Wi-Ex has way better coverage.
zBoost, the Wi-Ex cell phone signal booster for your Home or Office, extends a Cell Zone (up to 2500 sq ft) AND protects the carrier network
using patent-pending technology.
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Is there any way to boost the Signal Strength on these phones, I am sitting here with the Siemens ver of this phone in one hand, a Nokia in the other. The Nokia is 100% where as the Siemens is 10%
Thanks in advance.
You may find that the accuracy of the signal level indicator is not very good. If you have a good connection when calling or talking I would use that as a gauge rather than the very suspect indicator on the pda. Having said that, there is a very cheap device that you stick to your phone and is supposed to boost the signal significantly. Heres a link, they are sold in lots of places and are only pennies on ebay.
This ebay link is selling 3 for 99cents in usa.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48491&item=5719616810&rd=1
You may need to remove the back of the xda to install this device, its worth a try though if you want a better signal. To remove the back you will need a small flat blade screwdriver and a No 6 Torx screwdriver.
Those stick-ons have been shown to have either no effect at all or to actually make the signal worse. Been proven over and over. Save your money.
I heard that too but at 99cents for 3 it might be wirth a try. A piece of string will probably give a better signal but its all about trying different ideas.
Just to let you know, this is a fake product. The only function this device has is to make your wallet a bit lighter. Dont spend your money on this.
If you want better signal on your phone, then you have to extend the build-in antenna via the antenna connector on the back, which normally are for carkits.
Try to place a bit of wire (4 - 16cm) in the hole. Keep your phone in the same spot and see if the signal gets better if you shorten the wire.
This is just an idea so dont blame me if the signal does'nt improve.
Your provider is most likely the problem.
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Try to place a bit of wire (4 - 16cm) in the hole. Keep your phone in the same spot and see if the signal gets better if you shorten the wire.
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That strikes my interest
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Could you be a little more specific. Which hole are you talking a bout ?
cant remember if xda1's have that option
There is no hole. Maybe a 7 element Yagi motorised directional beam mounted on a head cradle would work. Might give you a stiff neck though.
I noticed that I have much less reception on my new vibrant. I use to have full 3g in my house or outside my area with G1. Now I see zero bars to one bar and scattered throughout my area. I know this is a problem with other as well...
i guess my question is if there is any tips to increase the reception like the gps fix. Or if having wifi or gps on help with reception? Or just wait for a update.
Thanks
the vibrant shows less bars of reception than most other phones. However, this doesn't mean it is actually getting less reception. It's all how it displays the signal.
My vibrant is great at holding onto a signal in low coverage areas, much better than my last phone.
zumbahlenm said:
I noticed that I have much less reception on my new vibrant. I use to have full 3g in my house or outside my area with G1. Now I see zero bars to one bar and scattered throughout my area. I know this is a problem with other as well...
i guess my question is if there is any tips to increase the reception like the gps fix. Or if having wifi or gps on help with reception? Or just wait for a update.
Thanks
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i feel the same with my vibrant. i think this phone has the death grip syndrome like the iphone 4. maybe a hard case will help out.
b0ricuaguerrero said:
i feel the same with my vibrant. i think this phone has the death grip syndrome like the iphone 4. maybe a hard case will help out.
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No other phone has it's antenna made like the iPhone 4, use your brain. NO other phone with an internal antenna or otherwise COVERED antenna will have the same problem as the iPhone
Ok, but I'm with the guys that say their G1 had better reception. I had 2 bars 3g in my house with G1 and only get edge in my house on my Vibrant.
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Ok, but I'm with the guys that say their G1 had better reception. I had 2 bars 3g in my house with G1 and only get edge in my house on my Vibrant.
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The G1 doesn't have better reception, just better antenna placement. I'm sure if you moved your hand away from the antenna or put it in the same orientation as the G1 it would pick up 3G. The G1 has a medicre antenna, -101dBm at my house where there is no LOS with ANY cell tower. It would occasionally get worse. That's pathetic. My CLIQ got -91dBm even with my hand blocking the antenna. Not getting 3G doesn't mean the phone has poor reception, it's a number of things and most of them being a weak 3G signal to begin with. First thing to check would be the CID's for the 3G and 2G network around your house to see if they're coming from the same tower.
././. nevermind
well theres something screwy....
g1 def held better calls, i can barely have a phone call with the vibrant cutting out.
I guess i have to take my finger off the antenna?
So, we have probably all noticed that even compared to other phones the xperia line (and the Play in specific) seem to suffer from lower reception capability.
Putting them side by side, my Motorola Droid (A855, OG Droid 1) gets a better signal both in DB measurement and in bars. Same thing for WiFi signal. I'm guessing there is an issue with design of the antenna array in the device that causes for lower reception/broadcast quality.
I don't wish to shell out $300 for a cell repeater or $300 + monthly for a femtocell that will eat my internet bandwidth (which is pathetically limited). With that in mind, I went and started looking over the device, its teardowns, and its schematics. I was looking for something as a diversity jack for an external antenna. Now I noticed, next to the battery connector, there is a small semi-covered coax input. It appears that if you pulled off the rest of the sticker, or even if you just pushed a coax prong into there you could potentially be an antenna. However, it is not specifically labeled as such on the system board or the chassis, and the schematics were largely electrical diagrams and not system board schematics. Is there any answer for this? On pretty much every smartphone I have ever owned, there is an auxillary or "diversity" coax jack for adding an external antenna or doing signal injection.
Does anybody have any input on this? I would love to be able to boost my phone's reception quality, even if only in the car or at home (even if it means a custom modded case for ease of connect/disconnect).
Cant help you with your specific question but i can throw a tip.
- Switch your phone to GSM only. It will strengthen the signal. The downside is you are stuck with G/E data speeds (slower than H).
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Cant help you with your specific question but i can throw a tip.
- Switch your phone to GSM only. It will strengthen the signal. The downside is you are stuck with G/E data speeds (slower than H).
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Sadly, with the US-CDMA variant and its firmware, I believe that is not an option. I'm specifically using the R800x. However, the board layouts are essentially identical.
I don't see the problem if you arnt getting any dropped calls. Wrap your phone in tin foil lmao
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Deoxlar said:
I don't see the problem if you arnt getting any dropped calls. Wrap your phone in tin foil lmao
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Well that is sort of the problem. I live in an area that its hills are filled with lead and other heavy minerals. Dead zones and limited signal zones are rampant, especially while driving. I _DO_ get dropped calls, and more importantly dropped data. Heck I even get dropped data from the router in the house through only one wall just a room away.
Basically if I can find out where exactly the aux/diversity port is for antennas, then I could design and fabricate a better back cover to either allow for external antennas, or to integrate better antennas into the cover (like the Thunderbolt sort of does).
Side note: Wrapping it in Tin/Aluminum Foil would make it worse, I believe (yes I have limited sense of humour).
you can easely remove the rubber in front of the coax port (atleast it definitly looks like a coax port). Would like to see a back case with better antenna in it (also being able to harbor an extra fat battery).
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you can easely remove the rubber in front of the coax port (atleast it definitly looks like a coax port). Would like to see a back case with better antenna in it (also being able to harbor an extra fat battery).
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The problem is that there are several coax ports. The one near the battery connector is the most obvious, but there are some more that are under the secondary cover or behind more stickers. Trying to find out which one is which or what they do is not easy. I have some basic electronics schematics, some teardown pics/video, and a really really sparse parts replacement guide, but not much else to go on.
Plug in an antenna and see if it improves?
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Plug in an antenna and see if it improves?
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*laughs* I suppose that would be the easy/simple way to find out, wouldn't it?
I'll see if I can find a matching pigtail adapter and see if I can plug a big fat antenna into and see if the DBM improves for either Cell or WiFi. I wanted to see if anybody could confirm before I attempted to mod this thing.
Hi, I have S4 and pretty weak signal in my apartment
Recently came across this booster on eBay. It is passive one antenna outside another one behind it inside.
GSM CELLULAR SIGNAL BOOSTER EXTERNAL ANTENNA HOME HOUSE
Has anybody been using this and can give a review, is it worth?
Many Thanks
interesting , I am curious if it's really working , I have a bad signal on my area !
THX for the post
Just looked at the link.
What a joke, no connection to cell phone it ain't going to do jack****.
As a radio enthusiast for over 25 years (cb/ham) I know that unless the antenna is correctly connected to the antenna socket nothing is going to increase signal.
First things first, the WiFi reception on these tablets is garbage. They placed the antenna on the lower left hand corner of the tablet, right where your hands or other obstructions would be.
Besides that, the antenna is very small.
I used a molex adhesive cellular/WiFi antenna and can achieve a 8-12dbm gain in areas that had 76dbm or less reception levels.
Its very easy to do and can be configured back to stock very easily for warranty issues or whatnot.
Edit: moderator, could you move this? I posted from mobile and it seems I posted to the wrong forum.
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First things first, the WiFi reception on these tablets is garbage. They placed the antenna on the lower left hand corner of the tablet, right where your hands or other obstructions would be.
Besides that, the antenna is very small.
I used a molex adhesive cellular/WiFi antenna and can achieve a 8-12dbm gain in areas that had 76dbm or less reception levels.
Its very easy to do and can be configured back to stock very easily for warranty issues or whatnot.
Edit: moderator, could you move this? I posted from mobile and it seems I posted to the wrong forum.
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Can you show a video of how to do it before this thread get moved?
The "cellular data" tag would infer that it is a 3g/4g antenna rather than a 2.4Ghz/5Ghz antenna - does it work with both bands only I notice that Molex do offer specific Antennas aimed at both Wifi bands used by the Shield. Thanks.
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The "cellular data" tag would infer that it is a 3g/4g antenna rather than a 2.4Ghz/5Ghz antenna - does it work with both bands only I notice that Molex do offer specific Antennas aimed at both Wifi bands used by the Shield. Thanks.
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The print on the antenna doesn't include all of the bands it covers.
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex-llc/1461850100/WM12970-ND/6005384
How well does the back sit with this antenna installed? I'd be tempted to install two of them at right angles to each other.
eightrac said:
First things first, the WiFi reception on these tablets is garbage. They placed the antenna on the lower left hand corner of the tablet, right where your hands or other obstructions would be.
Besides that, the antenna is very small.
I used a molex adhesive cellular/WiFi antenna and can achieve a 8-12dbm gain in areas that had 76dbm or less reception levels.
Its very easy to do and can be configured back to stock very easily for warranty issues or whatnot.
Edit: moderator, could you move this? I posted from mobile and it seems I posted to the wrong forum.
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Can you please point out which one is the best? https://eu.mouser.com/search/refine.aspx?Ntk=P_MarCom&Ntt=178376642
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Roger
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How well does the back sit with this antenna installed? I'd be tempted to install two of them at right angles to each other.
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There's only one coax plug, so two antennae may be an issue. It does not add anything to the back, as there's just enough clearance under the back cover for it to fit.
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Can you please point out which one is the best? https://eu.mouser.com/search/refine.aspx?Ntk=P_MarCom&Ntt=178376642
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Roger
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Mine is the 100mm unit.
Does this really work? Surprised nobody thought of this before. This is my biggest beef with this device. 2 bars or worse. Can't even keep a You Tube stream from glitching out. Gonna try it!
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Does this really work? Surprised nobody thought of this before. This is my biggest beef with this device. 2 bars or worse. Can't even keep a You Tube stream from glitching out. Gonna try it!
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Works great for me. Gained -8dbm in an area that I could only get 92dbm before.
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First things first, the WiFi reception on these tablets is garbage.
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So I did this last night. I installed the same antennae as you did. I ordered the 100mm - it was quite a bit longer than the one in your picture but I routed the lead next to the battery which was fine.
I do think it helped - perhaps not the miracle cure I was hoping for. I seem to not be experiencing the same frequency of freezes and glitches when gamestreaming - however I did still see a couple of instances of the low signal indicator with 2 bars when streaming. Streaming from You Tube is still nowhere near as smooth as my other devices, a shield portable, kindle tablets and my Iphone or Ipad - more buffering and pauses.
ultimately, I do recommend the mod as it is easy, cheap and I think an improvement over the stock antennae..
Thanks for posting your experiment!
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So I did this last night. I installed the same antennae as you did. I ordered the 100mm - it was quite a bit longer than the one in your picture but I routed the lead next to the battery which was fine.
I do think it helped - perhaps not the miracle cure I was hoping for. I seem to not be experiencing the same frequency of freezes and glitches when gamestreaming - however I did still see a couple of instances of the low signal indicator with 2 bars when streaming. Streaming from You Tube is still nowhere near as smooth as my other devices, a shield portable, kindle tablets and my Iphone or Ipad - more buffering and pauses.
ultimately, I do recommend the mod as it is easy, cheap and I think an improvement over the stock antennae..
Thanks for posting your experiment!
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tx for sharing; my question is there a BETTER antenna then the one you guys just installed? even if it's a few bucks more. and just to make sure you got 146185-0100 right?the 100 mm
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tx for sharing; my question is there a BETTER antenna then the one you guys just installed? even if it's a few bucks more. and just to make sure you got 146185-0100 right?the 100 mm
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I think there are better options for this antenna. First off the one the user selected is a cellular/wifi antenna and you don't need any cellular signal frequencies since unless you have the LTE version shield. I am going to buy a 2.4ghz/5ghz wifi only antenna and see how that works, should work much better than the one used in this mod.
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I think there are better options for this antenna. First off the one the user selected is a cellular/wifi antenna and you don't need any cellular signal frequencies since unless you have the LTE version shield. I am going to buy a 2.4ghz/5ghz wifi only antenna and see how that works, should work much better than the one used in this mod.
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Can u please share your findings once this is done? Appreciate it.
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Roger
Such an easy enhancement
Good Afternoon Everyone,
I was successful at completing this mod as well. Although I didn't have any real problems with my Wifi Reception, it seems a little bit better than what it was. Here's a picture of it installed!
Take care, :good:
-Elo
Eloquence said:
Good Afternoon Everyone,
I was successful at completing this mod as well. Although I didn't have any real problems with my Wifi Reception, it seems a little bit better than what it was. Here's a picture of it installed!
Take care, :good:
-Elo
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so how much of an improvement did u get from the stock one? and how much did it cost? where can i buy it from?
tx,
Roger
TheKicKer69 said:
so how much of an improvement did u get from the stock one? and how much did it cost? where can i buy it from?
tx,
Roger
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Hey, so I don't know exactly the db, but it works better from further away from the Router in my house. Maybe it's a placebo effect, but it feels like it's better. You can buy it from here -> Click Me. :good:
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-Elo
Turn off the Wifi Scanning. I was having the same issue, my K1 wouldn't connect to ANY Wifi spots. I'd forget them, reconnect, restart, nothing. Turning off the Wifi Scanning feature, it instantly connected. Hope this helps others.