http://www.walmart.com/ip/zBoost-SOHO-YX545-Signal-Booster-Wireless-Extenders/15406726
Anyone try this? At my parents place outside I get about -80 inside it goes to -106
Would this help sprint signal?
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donsh00tmesanta said:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/zBoost-SOHO-YX545-Signal-Booster-Wireless-Extenders/15406726
Anyone try this? At my parents place outside I get about -80 inside it goes to -106
Would this help sprint signal?
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Whoa... That's A LOT of money for something not that great. I recommend an Official Sprint Airave.
I would but there's no broadband connection there
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Can a WiFi or a broadband signal be made like a signal reapeater?
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donsh00tmesanta said:
I would but there's no broadband connection there
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Getting a WIFI repeater does not help cell signal at all. If there's no internet connection you just have to live with it and hope they put in a cell tower closer to your place.
donsh00tmesanta said:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/zBoost-SOHO-YX545-Signal-Booster-Wireless-Extenders/15406726
Anyone try this? At my parents place outside I get about -80 inside it goes to -106
Would this help sprint signal?
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You can always put a Wilson wide band antenna on the roof and run a wire down to connect to the phone for a strong signal. You will need a pigtail to match the phone or use a small whip from a wi-fi router to couple the signal to the phone if it doesn't have an antenna connector. Keep the leadin wire to 20' or less to limit loss. Here's an antenna you can get on Amazon that works well for all cellular bands.
www.amazon.com/Wide-Band-Directional-Antenna-700-2700/dp/B002DV4JTM/
Anyone recommend a good repeater/signal booster?
Anyone currently using one?
NO NO NO!!!!!
If you haven't already plugged it into your phone DON'T. It could damage your phone's internal antenna and void the warranty. READ THE WARRANTY BOOKLET THAT COMES WITH YOUR PHONE. I tried it on my phone (LGC800 mytouch Q) and it broke the internal antenna, and I had to buy a new phone. Look it up on Google its not a once in a blue moon thing, either.
Yoyomah20 said:
If you haven't already plugged it into your phone DON'T. It could damage your phone's internal antenna and void the warranty. READ THE WARRANTY BOOKLET THAT COMES WITH YOUR PHONE. I tried it on my phone (LGC800 mytouch Q) and it broke the internal antenna, and I had to buy a new phone. Look it up on Google its not a once in a blue moon thing, either.
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huh?
T-Mobile has one
Related
I have a CDMA cell phone extender in my house (never has been great and only works if the phone is within a few feet of it, but then I'll get full bars)
Anyways, I think that it was working with my EVO but then I did the PRL switch where i'm on Altel towers now however the extender is not working at all even when its right beside it. Would the PRL switch matter? It should still be CDMA so I would think it would still use the extender but so far nothing.
BTW I'm using a Wi-ex Zboost CDMA version
Maybe there is no Alltel antenna within range of your repeater.
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Tyzing said:
I have a CDMA cell phone extender in my house (never has been great and only works if the phone is within a few feet of it, but then I'll get full bars)
Anyways, I think that it was working with my EVO but then I did the PRL switch where i'm on Altel towers now however the extender is not working at all even when its right beside it. Would the PRL switch matter? It should still be CDMA so I would think it would still use the extender but so far nothing.
BTW I'm using a Wi-ex Zboost CDMA version
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load an older prl and see if it changes anything. You will need your MSL to change though
donatom3 said:
Maybe there is no Alltel antenna within range of your repeater.
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Ok. Just reverted back and it works again i suppose your theory is correct?
Also when this repeater is supposed to cover. 1000 sq ft why does it only connect to my phone if it's right beside it? That is the only time i will get full bars and see the activity light on he repeater being used.
Thanks guys
Anything?
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air-rave right?
No this is not a sprint only i thing this is to be used with any cdma phones
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So what if we swapped the antennas with the antenna from the epic 4g into the vibrant?
T-mobile vibrant 4-g!!!
Humor me..
except then you'd have to use sprint's ****ty network. which is as much '4g' as t-mob's hspa+.
a g2 radio on the other hand....
Except different networks different technology.... actually you have a good idea. Pull out the antenna from the vibrant, then duct tape the epic internals in its place
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What if I pulled it out of my G2 and put it in my Vibrant?
jvictor5050 said:
What if I pulled it out of my G2 and put it in my Vibrant?
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Of course, just get industrial strength duct tape. Or any solder will do
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wait so we can just change the antennas without messing with software?... So we can take or buy a mt4g antenna solder it on in our vibrant and will get hspa+ speeds?
you are not making any sense
you are not making any sense inside is a wire for an antenna about 4-5 inches long. The antenna isn't the problem. it would be the radio and how the algorithm is configured to see the signal. The real benefit is in the latency improvement between station to station. So, in theory. the vibby should be able to have its software and radio reconfigured to accept the faster signal. Bear in mind My signal where I live is 3-4mb down and 1.5-2mb up. That is fast enough to do almost anything. So where you live and what kind of and how new the towers are around is probably going bear heavily on speed regardless of the phone.
oka1 said:
you are not making any sense inside is a wire for an antenna about 4-5 inches long. The antenna isn't the problem. it would be the radio and how the algorithm is configured to see the signal. The real benefit is in the latency improvement between station to station. So, in theory. the vibby should be able to have its software and radio reconfigured to accept the faster signal. Bear in mind My signal where I live is 3-4mb down and 1.5-2mb up. That is fast enough to do almost anything. So where you live and what kind of and how new the towers are around is probably going bear heavily on speed regardless of the phone.
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Say what you will--I'm still duct taping a G2 antenna into my Vibrant. If it works well then I'll get a soldering iron from Radio Shack and go to town on this 3G suckah.
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Chalup said:
Say what you will--I'm still duct taping a G2 antenna into my Vibrant. If it works well then I'll get a soldering iron from Radio Shack and go to town on this 3G suckah.
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and the reward for epic fail goes to.....
McBang2023 said:
and the reward for epic fail goes to.....
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Haha I lol"d at that
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I'm sticking with two tin cans and a string...
I love this, can I duct tape some corvette wheels to my geo metro and it will be as fast as the vette
AlexSochi8 said:
wait so we can just change the antennas without messing with software?... So we can take or buy a mt4g antenna solder it on in our vibrant and will get hspa+ speeds?
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Yep, you can also take both devices and shove them up your ass for 5G speeds courtesy of T-Mobile.
ROFLMFAO!
Worst.......Idea EVAR!!!!!!!
rbcamping said:
I love this, can I duct tape some corvette wheels to my geo metro and it will be as fast as the vette
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I'd at least use red loctite, too. Just to be safe. Don't forget to super glue a corvette decal somewhere, otherwise your idea won't work
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Haha, guys it was just speculation. I figured that the radio could be flashed but I didn't know if the antenna's had different chips which allowed them to connect to hspa+ or not. Just some thought that popped into my head.
Was this topic serious? Lol
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Vibrant
Samsung is actually planning on releasing a vibrant 4g that should be able to take advantage of the full HSPA+ by mid 2011
remember guys... "theres an app for that" and "droid does"
Are you people playing dumb or are actually dumb?
Just replacing a antenna won't do crap but make you unable to recieve ANY network at all.
All carries have their own type of antennas, and there are other things used to support and make them work.
Its like me saying i'm going to take out the CPU of my vibrant, and put it in my iphone 4 to make it faster.
IT JUST ISNT POSSIBLE UNLESS IF YOU REPLACE TONS OF OTHER THINGS AS WELL.
So here's the deal, just moved into a new house and I get really poor data signal in my bathroom and wifi doesn't reach. How am I supposed to read stuff?? Lmao...
Anyways I'm wondering if anyone could help me out with some suggestions on a wifi repeater or booster. I get good signal in my room, but as soon as I go in my bathroom I'm lucky to get one bar. I don't think my router has support for additional antennas, it's from att u-verse. So I'm thinking more along the lines of a repeater. Doesn't have to be crazy fast or anything. Just looking for something I can use to read forums and news articles.
Just thought I would see what kind of suggestions I could get and what other people are using.
Thanks in advance!
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Try buying a wireless access point same thing as a repeater and simple setup.
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will0899 said:
Try buying a wireless access point same thing as a repeater and simple setup.
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I was kinda thinking about doing that.
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You could run a wireless bridge/repeater and see if your router is supported with DD-WRT perhaps, or just move the router to more center in the house.
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You could run a wireless bridge/repeater and see if your router is supported with DD-WRT perhaps, or just move the router to more center in the house.
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Can't move the router. It has to stay in the living room because it runs the TV box lol.
Ya I'm thinking about finding a router I can flash to turn into a bridge. I've heard linksys are pretty good for that.
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I've been looking at all options for my home ( I get 95dBm to 110dBm) I found a nice set up, the Wilson 841263 but it's not capable of boosting 4g. After contacting Wilson electronics (who were quick to respond and very helpful) I was informed that they have a new product coming out soon..the tri-band 4G-C model # 802770 that will boost 2/3/4G signals. With this model you can move about freely in your home and not be anchored to anything. The only bad part is I don't know what the cost will be.
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I've been looking at all options for my home ( I get 95dBm to 110dBm) I found a nice set up, the Wilson 841263 but it's not capable of boosting 4g. After contacting Wilson electronics (who were quick to respond and very helpful) I was informed that they have a new product coming out soon..the tri-band 4G-C model # 802770 that will boost 2/3/4G signals. With this model you can move about freely in your home and not be anchored to anything. The only bad part is I don't know what the cost will be.
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That does sound nice. I ended up getting a belkin extender. Not exactly the most seamless solution but it works.
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one of my dilemnas to. i ended up buying another a/p. great tho, one for the family and the other for visitors.
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If you have an old android phone you may use fqrouter2 for rooted Android devices and you have a perfectly working WiFi Repeater (available free in Google Play Store)
You can buy a 30 dollar reapeater at Walmart. It is very low profile and just plugs into the wall.
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jfsjfy said:
You can buy a 30 dollar reapeater at Walmart. It is very low profile and just plugs into the wall.
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I recommend myamplifiers.com Online store of wi-fi signal boosters.
Take a look at this site.
hey
i have a nexus 4
and when my room in the house the reception fades like ****
i was wondering if there's any way to place an external antenna in the window and connect it to the phone when I'm in the room
is it possible?
where can i find such item?
thanks
Ariel
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arik100 said:
hey
i have a nexus 4
and when my room in the house the reception fades like ****
i was wondering if there's any way to place an external antenna in the window and connect it to the phone when I'm in the room
is it possible?
where can i find such item?
thanks
Ariel
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You can buy an amplifier but they run for about 300.00 euros.
If your issue is the carrier, your gonna have to change it if your want more bars.
There is a post about this issue here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036059
Another solution is a carrier amplifier:
If your on T-mobile: http://t-mobilescoop.com/signalbooster
If your on AT&T: http://www.att.com/standalone/3gmicrocell/?fbid=_nOhLzaqTDI
Hope the info helps you out.
I've noticed the same thing with both my Nexus, our old phones didn't seem to lose signal as bad inside. I've wondered if I switched to a different modem would improve this.
hey
thanks for the fast response
actually im not from the united states so AT&T & Tmobile aren't quite gonna help me
anyways
I'm looking for something like these repeaters you gave but they're quite expensive and im doubtful my phone operator owns them.
plus they aren't gonna fix any reception in my area.
I've been wondering if there's a possible way to extend the antenna instead of the signal so the signal will be received better DIRECTLY into the phone without any other means such as repeaters (just like what you can do in WIFI networks , when you can connect a wireless network card with a long antenna).
Well in no way am I a communication specialist, but from what I remember higher frequencies (which are being used to broadcast data services) have a harder time getting thru walls and such. Voice communication are broadcasted on lower frequencies so theoretically they have a deeper penetration (lol) in the buildings. Try in the wireless&network settings navigate to mobile network and choose use only 2g network. It could help if you live relatively close to a tower. The downside is that you lose high speed data connection but if you're home then you're probably on wifi anyway. Now this is only theoretical and there are a number of things that come into play when we talk about cell phone reception, this being one of many. Try, it might help you a bit but that's not a guarantee.
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What about changing the Provider? Did help me a lot
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My whole house is a dead zone with a weak signal outside as well ( 95 dBm / 8 asu ) I bit the bullet and purchased a Wilson signal booster model 841263 with directional antenna. It was expensive but it worked! I can now use my phone anywhere in my home with up to 67 dBm at best, funny thing is that I have an old lg p500 and the signal is WAY better than my nexus4..go figure! They wanted 660$ Canadian at the telus store but I got mine from amazon for 357$
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Anyone have any experience with any external antenna kits?
I'd like to get one for my house, as my coverage isn't so great.
buggz2k said:
Anyone have any experience with any external antenna kits?
I'd like to get one for my house, as my coverage isn't so great.
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If you have been with Sprint for a while, you can call them and ask for an Airrave. It's a mini "in home cell tower" that draws it's signal from your home cable broadband. They will more than likely ship you one for free if you have been with Sprint for a while and your acct is in good standing..
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If you have been with Sprint for a while, you can call them and ask for an Airrave. It's a mini "in home cell tower" that draws it's signal from your home cable broadband. They will more than likely ship you one for free if you have been with Sprint for a while and your acct is in good standing..
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Have to have broadband internet for it right? I live in the country and no such luck
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Have to have broadband internet for it right? I live in the country and no such luck
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Yes it requires a broadband connection.
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