Can anyone recommend an external (higher gain) aerial for HSDPA.
Works at work and in the High Street, but poor signal at home.
I see Expansys do a selection - has anyone tried any of these ?
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Are there external antennas available which have better signal reception that the built-in one? I'd like something that helps me when working in a low-signal area and/or indoors.
is it possible to get bluetooth relayed from my main computer all around my house so that i have wireless internet for my xda2?
something like a relayer of some description.
oh and is it possible to do this cheaply.. if not il go for wifi lol.
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Yes, I use this all the time. I'd recommend getting a Bluetooth 100m adaptor. Connect via BT Activesync.
I would recommend wifi rather than bluetooth for networking in the house. It is much faster and far more stable and doesnt need line of sight.
i have a 100m connector for my pc. but my pda can only do 10m... so can i relay something in my room just to get the extra 10m or something? if so how?
bluetooth isn't line of sight either.
if you have the 100m repeater, it shouldn't matter how far the pda can see, the 100m repeater should get the signal into your room or wherever. only one of the devices needs to be strong, not both.
im not sure why its not working
the xda series bluetooth is only 10m
so as far as i know having a 100m bluetooth dongle dont help
because both ends have to be cetified for 100m for it to have a
range of 100m
maybe some repeater would work
of cause it would prob be more expensive then going wifi
also i find bluetooth slow
cruisin-thru said:
I would recommend wifi rather than bluetooth for networking in the house. It is much faster and far more stable and doesnt need line of sight.
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Bluetooth doesn't need line of sight either. Performance varies, but is actually better than WiFi in some circumstances. It does not matter that your device can only handle 10m, a 100m dongle will still transmit faster to a further distance, in my experience.
Well from experience and having spent quite a bit of money on setting up bluetooth networks in my home...it sucks bigtime. I now have wireless and have never had a problem.
Rudegear, yes you are correct, although it doesnt sound logical it makes no difference whether you have a 100 mtr adaptor on your desktop, if your phone does only 10 meters it will struggle. I had a 100 meter usb dongle but lost signal in the next bedromm.
The reason I mentioned line of sight is because the signal seems to be drastically reduced when it has travelled through a wall, whereas if it is in the same room it will be ok. WiFi is designed for fast data connection over distance while bluetooth is a low power application that has relatively low data speeds.
i think if i put a usb 100 m in a room upstairs aswell then itl work... i have a crappy comp tht i cud use but is it worth doing... i mean its another £20.. i probably will.. thx fr the help.
WIFI v Bluetooth
We have both running, and my wife and i both using simultaneously the XDAII, we measured manually the speed between, and WIFI was marginally better.
We were both in the room next door. However, we do get better distance from the WIFI rather than the bluetooth.
Both were centralised to the house, and both at the same height (about 1.6m high), and all can reach around the house. Few houses get over 20mx20m, so if you centralise either or, you can get around it easy enough with adequate coverage.
WIFI is generally better as most routers and WIFI units can handle multiple simultaneous access, where as bluetooth struggles.
would bluetooth not loose connection speed as the range inc much more then wifi would ?
the watt they send are much much lower
Hi Aidwe,
I just installed a Bluetooth Access Point DBT-900AP from D-Link (euro 50).
Bluetooth-to-LAN Access Point
Connect it somewhere to your internet router/modem/switch via Ethernet.
The box will get an IP-adress and via Bluetooth PAN-profile, you will have internet access throughout the house (circle of +- 10 mtr. around the access point).
My only problem: the Magician (T-Mobile MDA Compact) doesn't support the bluetooth protocol standard, but out of the box XDA's with the Bluetooth Manager will work.
www.dlink.de
http://www.ameinfo.com/44944.html
Greetings Ben...
P.S. no info about the DBT-900 on www.dlink.com !
not sure about the bluetooth stack on universal but himalaya default ms bluetooth stack dont support PAN
Any PPC with 100 meters bluetooth?(or CF card)
Any PPC with 100 meters bluetooth?(or CF card)
Hi all,
Just back from holiday and my new toy has arrived - an external aerial for the Exec...
Not sure if this has been covered before (I tried searching for 20 mins and didn't find anything) but after experimenting I have discovered the following:
The left hand aerial socket only works for GSM.
The right hand aerial socket only works for UTMS.
Guess I always wondered why there were 2 sockets!!!
G
Aerial sockets? Can we see some pics please?
I'd be interested in more info on this as well.
Do you know what type of connector it uses?
Any ideas on the reliability of the connections, they look as though they could be flimsy?
Have you tried to see if they improve the Wi-Fi signal at all?
And the ultimate question, what aerial is it that you bought?
Thanx in advance,
Pug.
gquipster said:
Hi all,
Just back from holiday and my new toy has arrived - an external aerial for the Exec...
Not sure if this has been covered before (I tried searching for 20 mins and didn't find anything) but after experimenting I have discovered the following:
The left hand aerial socket only works for GSM.
The right hand aerial socket only works for UTMS.
Guess I always wondered why there were 2 sockets!!!
G
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I think you are mistaken!
One socket is for an external GSM antenna (2G and UMTS), the other socket is for an external WIFI antenna.
jasonkruys said:
I think you are mistaken!
One socket is for an external GSM antenna (2G and UMTS), the other socket is for an external WIFI antenna.
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And are these avaiable off the shelf yet??
Mav
Aerial I bought and more...
Well to answer the important question of what aerial I bought it was this one:
http://www.mobilephonecrazy.com/modeldetail/xda-exec,Signal_Enhancer.htm
I mainly bought it for the car - driving through Windsor Great Park the signal is a bit dubious at places so bought this to improve it.
I've actually downgraded the radio stack on the phone to 1.09 recently as 1.13 seemed to have problems with the UMTS signal - in places where everyone else was getting a good UMTS signal I was getting 0 to 1 bars at most - and it does seem better now, but the built-in aerial of the Exec doesn't seem very good at all - hopefully the successor will have a better antenna!
The above aerial I think is a fairly standard aerial but the important thing as far as we are concerned is that it came with a 50cm fly lead that has a socket for the aerial at one end and a plug that goes into the back of the Exec at the other - it came in a little plastic bag marked "SPV M5000" - I'm not an electronics expert I'm afraid so can't tell anyone the actual type of plug but I'll photograph it tonight if anyone is interested.
Right I have to drive to work - have a good day everyone!
Hi,
It looks like a great find. Can you comment on how good the aerial is? Does it really do a good job of increasing signal strength and if so by how much on average?
Does it give you a signal in places you didnt used to get a signal before?
It would be great if you can post the results of your "discovery".
I have a really crap signal in my office and need to balance my phone on top of a lamp to get just 1 bar....
Also you might want to move this to the accessory board?
Any chance on some feedback for this aerial?
I really want to sort my reception problem out and would like to know how your aerial performs before wasting money...
Thnks
I'd love to post some performance reviews of this aerial however some blaggard on Friday stole my car, laptop, phone and aerial so at the moment I'm kinda incommunicado :-(
Once insurance kicks in and I get replacements (should have new work laptop shortly) I'll post some performance comments.
Sorry all!!!
G
gquipster said:
I'd love to post some performance reviews of this aerial however some blaggard on Friday stole my car, laptop, phone and aerial so at the moment I'm kinda incommunicado :-(
Once insurance kicks in and I get replacements (should have new work laptop shortly) I'll post some performance comments.
Sorry all!!!
G
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Bummer chap, hope you get sorted.
Mav
OK looks like I wil take the chance and buy an aerial anyway.
I will let you know....
Sorry about the uni
Dude sory to hear about the uni getting robbed. I also live in windsor so will keep an ear to the ground for anyone selling/getting rid of a uni.
But back to the thread.
I work in a second world war hangar with 3ft thick walls, so reception is nill.
After looking into wifi a little while back, I was making an external wifi antenna for my uni for use around home and work (very basic just a pice of wire and a wooden pole). When I plugged it in to my uni I found that the network signal (not the wifi) reception went up to 3 bars from nothing.
I have plugged the antenna in the wrong connector.
so after cocking up I have solved a problem with the signal but not the wifi.
All I used was a 10mtr pice of coax (50hm). A standard female uhf tv conector and this is the important bit, a 36mm copper rod from the centre of a power cable. Fit this in the uhf connector and point it upward like an aerial. connect the coax to the uhf connector.
Then on the other end strip the coax down to the centre core strands and snuggly slot them in the connection on the back of your uni.
Thats it!!!
Now i said it was basic!! but it does work despite the amount of cable.
If anyone would like photos I will take them toinight and try to pop them on my web site. But for now I can e-mail untill its up and running. [email protected]
If anyone would like some of the coax (I get it from work) and are near the Windsor area, feel free to e-mail me and we can sort getting some to you. (free as we are all in the same boat here).
My next project will be a car mounted type. watch this space!!
Found this on the wiki:
http://www.wpsantennas.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=408
This is just a connector, you still need an external antenna, which you can find on this site as well. If you poke around the site there is also a 3w bi-directional amp which boosts range up to 50 miles.(85km) It only works on 2 frequencies, and I don't know which is which, so I'm not sure what it's good for.
I have one p3300 and inside house I have scanty net gsm(Compared with mobile others). That I can do to improve the coverage gsm?. Thank you.
update your GSM Firmware of the phone!
Link for Download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342807
to improve coverage you can increase power of your base station, install additional base station, install better antennas for the base station with better gain. this is if you manage base station
if you are user.
you need a better receiver or better receiving antenna.
some phones have ability to connect external antenna (not p3300)
sensitivity of the receiver of mobile phones are also different, you may discover that nokia devices will have better connection, normally they have better receivers.
regards,
Hy Guys!
Problem:
I m working in a factory, where there all many places with low signal strength.
Also sometimes i m getting low signal strength at my home, or outside.
Other phones with my simcard don't have that problem, already tested with a Samsung S2 and a Nokia E90.
Phone was in serviece because often i was get zero signal strength and many missed calls at "normal" places.
My zero signal strength was fixed by the serviece.
Solution(?):
After a little search i was found out, there are two plus Antenna connector at my Note 4 (N910C).
Connection points on phone:
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Wire:
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Antenna:
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Asking:
Can we use that to connect something that get me a little extra signal strength?
I was thinking some Stamp / Foil antenna ( cheap at ebay ) but with the twist, of steel direct connecions with antenna connector wire ( also cheap 1-2 USD ).