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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.

BobBob said:
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.

[Q] Reception, how to improve?

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).

dsswoosh said:
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
Sent from my XPlay using XDA App.

Deoxlar said:
I don't see the problem if you arnt getting any dropped calls. Wrap your phone in tin foil lmao
Sent from my XPlay using XDA App.
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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).

svenk919 said:
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?

svenk919 said:
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.

Custom GPS antenna for THL W8 Beyond

Hey
I'd like to fix my crappy GPS antenna, can anyone here help me with that - I don't know how it looks like and don't know how to take the phone apart safely besides being careful not to yank the mic
Will only copper wire work?
Has anyone ever done this?
This device is notorious for it's bad GPS reception but there's not info on how to fix it and I'd sure appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance!

Software?
Hey, did you try some software changes, before you unassembly phone? I have an iOcean X7 Elite (same MTK chipset) and Uncletools with updated EPO was helpfull for me. Fix GPS max. 20 seconds. With serial antenna. Check XDA forum or google about GPS fix MTK chipset or tell me, I can write a fast manual how to do that...

i managed to make a new GPS antenna. i took a copper adhesive and made a copy of the original one.
now i get a fix but SNR is around 35.
then i closed the back cover and got 30 SNR.
so i put another 2 slice of copper (9cm long) on the cover (one is touching the GPS antenna) and now i got 35 SNR.
but it is not enough. we need around 40-42 snr with 1-2 satellites in order to navigate in the city.
can anyone post a new GPS antenna mod that we can use with a copper adhesive?

You are probably best off finding a microstrip "patch" antenna optimized for
one of the two main GPS frequencies 1.57542 GHz (L1) and 1.2276 GHz (L2).
You could also attempt to build one, like you did, but with optimized
dimensions. These could be very small, on the size of a penny.
THIS is the basics of Microstrip (Patch) Antennas. You should definitely
try that design first! However, I don't know the impedance (the length of W
in the figure below) needed for your device, so you'll have to do some
trial-and-error...
Within THIS rather technical document, there are several simple designs that
you may try to make with your copper-tape-strips.
Finally try Google "homemade DIY gps patch antenna".
Let us know how it goes!
Here are some ideas:
Or perhaps this one?

E:V:A said:
You are probably best off finding a microstrip "patch" antenna optimized for
one of the two main GPS frequencies 1.57542 GHz (L1) and 1.2276 GHz (L2).
You could also attempt to build one, like you did, but with optimized
dimensions. These could be very small, on the size of a penny.
THIS is the basics of Microstrip (Patch) Antennas. You should definitely
try that design first! However, I don't know the impedance (the length of W
in the figure below) needed for your device, so you'll have to do some
trial-and-error...
Within THIS rather technical document, there are several simple designs that
you may try to make with your copper-tape-strips.
Finally try Google "homemade DIY gps patch antenna".
Let us know how it goes!
Here are some ideas:
Or perhaps this one?
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I added 10/15 points just with this
i hope to be helpful to you

i already tried the microstrip gps antenna. it gives great results but when you close the cover... poor results!

chenrp said:
i already tried the microstrip gps antenna. it gives great results but when you close the cover... poor results!
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If that is the case, you're probably doing something right!
The cover itself changes the properties of the antenna, usually they compensate this with a velocity factor. What happens, is that the antenna seem larger than it should be, when the cover is closed. Try to compensate by reducing your micro-strip dimensions by multiplying them with ~0.97. Microstrip and patch antennas have a very narrow band-width... (You'll have to be accurate to the mm.) Also make sure the antenna is not touching anything inside, when the cover is closed, as that would again change the properties.

GPS antennas...
E:V:A said:
If that is the case, you're probably doing something right!
The cover itself changes the properties of the antenna, usually they compensate this with a velocity factor. What happens, is that the antenna seem larger than it should be, when the cover is closed. Try to compensate by reducing your micro-strip dimensions by multiplying them with ~0.97. Microstrip and patch antennas have a very narrow band-width... (You'll have to be accurate to the mm.) Also make sure the antenna is not touching anything inside, when the cover is closed, as that would again change the properties.
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I have three, two are active devices, with the receiver attached beneath, and require +3 VDC supply and RS-232 for data.
One is a ceramic patch from O.E.M Garmin, as supplied in their hand held units,
The third, is a patch used by old Garmin Flight navigator unit I used in my B-55 Baron. Its dimensions are 2-3/8" on a side, soI doubt you could fit this inside without difficulty, let alone altering the dielectric constant of the board.
But if you have a sizable space between the cover and the main board, you may be able to fit a small ceramic patch antenna that should work nicely, IF the feed impedances are similar.
he enclosed pics should give you a starting point though..

i managed to get 43 SNR! inside my house near the window.(with one stripe connected directly to the antenna contacts)
but i cant fit it inside the phone and still get above 35 SNR.

befano71 said:
I added 10/15 points just with this
i hope to be helpful to you
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chenrp said:
i managed to get 43 SNR! inside my house near the window.(with one stripe connected directly to the antenna contacts)
but i cant fit it inside the phone and still get above 35 SNR.
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It's pointless to tell us what you get without also telling us what you did or have!
Please post the exact measurements.

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It's pointless to tell us what you get without also telling us what you did or have!
Please post the exact measurements.
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"but i cant fit it inside the phone and still get above 35 SNR."!
pointless to write how i did it if i cant put the antenna inside the phone!

I posted a picture.
Try doing as I did.
2mm aluminium tape 7cm long attached inside the cover like showed in the photo.
no need to dissassemble or cut or disconnect.
It seems wierd bit it worked for me and other w8s owners

connection to the antenna:
i disconnected the original antenna. taped an adhesive copper film to the antenna contact(in the board).
the film is very short, just enough to touch the back cover.
antenna:
on the back cover, i added adhesive copper antenna.
that way, we have a long antenna (should be ~9cm long) and is far enough from the phone so get better SNR.
see picture.

GPS foil antenna.
chenrp said:
connection to the antenna:
i disconnected the original antenna. taped an adhesive copper film to the antenna contact(in the board).
the film is very short, just enough to touch the back cover.
antenna:
on the back cover, i added adhesive copper antenna.
that way, we have a long antenna (should be ~9cm long) and is far enough from the phone so get better SNR.
see picture.
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You can use stained glass copper foil, they make several different varieties, and most have an adhesive backing, as well as natural copper and black oxide, but the black foil does not solder well, so stay with the natural copper for best results.
Did you match the feed impedance to the receiver? You need a proper load to cause the antenna to operate properly, and at 'L' band and higher, this matters even more-so.
Skin effects vary with frequency, and the higher you go, the more effect this has on any RF path, and can kill a receiver's ability to 'hear'.
GPS signals are already weak, and since 99.99% of the nation are not on the high accuracy portion of the 'L band, we are relegated to 1575.42
If anybody would like to attempt this mod, I would be happy to supply the foil, as I use the same material for rebuilding circuits, and have several rolls. Just send appropriate postage and I will send you more than enough to apply this modification to your device.
I guess you can Email me directly, or through XDA.

AECRADIO said:
You can use stained glass copper foil, they make several different varieties, and most have an adhesive backing, as well as natural copper and black oxide, but the black foil does not solder well, so stay with the natural copper for best results.
Did you match the feed impedance to the receiver? You need a proper load to cause the antenna to operate properly, and at 'L' band and higher, this matters even more-so.
Skin effects vary with frequency, and the higher you go, the more effect this has on any RF path, and can kill a receiver's ability to 'hear'.
GPS signals are already weak, and since 99.99% of the nation are not on the high accuracy portion of the 'L band, we are relegated to 1575.42
If anybody would like to attempt this mod, I would be happy to supply the foil, as I use the same material for rebuilding circuits, and have several rolls. Just send appropriate postage and I will send you more than enough to apply this modification to your device.
I guess you can Email me directly, or through XDA.
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theory and practice aside!
i calculated and learned about GPS L band and the results are not satisfying at all.
the only thing that really helped is the one i posted.

i put the iphone 4 antena and it work verry good
after few atempt to assembly my own antena without success i put the iphone 4 antena .
i get to 38 snr sometimes

this is what i have in a almost stormy day almost sea height with the help of the little alluminium strip.
just have to cut an adhesive aluminium tape, 2x70 mm and stick in in the back cover as shown in the picture.
put the cover back on and u'll see the sat levels growing 10-15% more than before.

maorhadad said:
after few atempt to assembly my own antena without success i put the iphone 4 antena .
i get to 38 snr sometimes
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have you connected the iphone's antenna to yours? is there any connection there?

chenrp said:
have you connected the iphone's antenna to yours? is there any connection there?
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Not my brother.
Just peeled the metal band that in the back of the iPhone 4, and stuck it in the back of my bewond W8 as seen in the picture.
before i did it id do that guide :
thlmobilestore.com/news/gps-fix
It helps a little but not enough.
After I stuck the antenna of the iPhone 4 that comes a high precision level and not lose reception when I move for a second under a bridge or something like that ....

Custom GPS tAntenna
Used kitchen aluminium foil, as befano71 suggested ["2mm aluminium tape 7cm long attached inside the cover like showed in the photo"]. Built in a hurry, and might not be with perfect measures, but these are results on a foggy, cloudy evening (I was leaning through a window of a building, hence some satellites are zeroed). GPS fix in <10sec ...
Custom made aluminium foil GPS antenna for THL W8S:
Before mod:
After mod:

Note 3 poor wifi, extra bar signal?

I have recently purchased a Note 3 (SM-N9005), currently running it rooted with the Polish NB3, unfortunately knox triggered, but never had a faulty phone before, so I hope that continues!
One thing that has been bugging me in an otherwise great phone, is the wifi signal, quite weak to say the least, my Sony Xperia Z is roughly 2 bars stronger in the same place, in fact, so is my Q10 and various mobiles I have collected over time (Xiaomi Mi2s, Pantech 840s), annoying to say the least, tried all the tweaks and settings mentioned here and elsewhere and while they may help some, for me the signal is still very poor.......
Was watching an excellent tear down video here:
When he mentioned making sure the little contacts for the antennas were sufficiently bent upwards to make a good contact, very interesting!
So I carefully popped off the back after taking out all the twelve little screws, and proceeded to gently bend upwards the two connectors for GPS and wifi, I also ever so slightly roughed the silver connector with a fine needle, all done in theory to aid signal.....
As for the results, well, with the same ROM, and no router reboot etc.... the wifi that used to hover at one signal pip, maybe two, now moves between two and three, it even went full bar briefly, which it had never done before from the spot I used! And there are a few more SSID's in the list too
I am now as you would expect, very happy, the wifi still isn't fantastic, but it's a damn sight better now!! :good:
Please don't try this and then blame me if you mess up your phone, I take no responsibility if you do, posted this just because I was quite surprised with the results!

No one the least interested, thought with all the threads about the poor wifi this find may have been of interest? Unless I'm late to the show and this is already been done and dusted

no one is interested because its a high risk low reward scenario.
Happy you had good results, but most people dont want to risk destroying their beloved note for a potential (minute) signal increase.

nakedtime said:
no one is interested because its a high risk low reward scenario.
Happy you had good results, but most people dont want to risk destroying their beloved note for a potential (minute) signal increase.
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Wouldn't say minute, having SSID's that weren't there before and one to two bars better signal is the exact opposite of that!
As for how difficult it is, unscrewing 12 screws and lifting off the back cover is a piece of cake, in fact you don't even need to remove it, just lift one corner away, watch the first few mins of the video, it's petty simple....
My phone didn't have the warranty sticker over one of the screws either, and the phone was brand new and sealed from the provider, weird

I've never had issues with the signal on my Note 3.
The (admittedly many) times I do get a lousy signal, the fault lies with the provider, not my phone. (I know exactly where each tower is and what its range is. And I'm usually outside of it.)
As for WiFi, once I moved the Router out of the reinforced concrete cupboard, I always get a full signal...

to the OP , very useful thread dont be put off because theres been little responce, like the guy said few would dare to unscrew there beloved Note but still useful to know.

Yeah the 3G and 4G signal seems strong, just poor wifi when compared to multiple phones in the same spot, at least that was the case
I guess I trust my hands more than most, bad flashes are more of a concern for me than a few dozen screws lol

Thanks
I gave my phone for repairs once and the wifi reception has been below par since. Had tried what you have posted before but was not quite sure if I had the wifi pin right. Also I had only tinkered with the raised connector on the board and hadn't roughed up the connector on the back panel like you did.
Well your post gave me some courage and with the help of the video that you linked I tried it. Unfortunately, I broke the connector and that obviously made my problem much worse!
But then out of desperation I thought I would get some common copper wire to try and connect the board with the antenna and it actually worked Looks extremely ugly but my note 3 now connects to wifi routers even better than my note 1. I am attaching screenshots of the two phones with the wifi analyzer app. There is also a picture of the copper wire mesh that i put below the wifi antenna connector on the panel before I put it all back together.
Definitely do not recommend that anybody try what I did. It was an extremely foolish thing to do for someone as clumsy as me.
Thanks still OP. My Note 3 is in top form again thanks to you

I did that and it fixed my poor GPS signal and it worked really well. I'll do it again for wifi pin

I did that and it fixed my poor WIFI signal. Thanks man.

I had slight water damage to my old Note 3. Since then my GSM signal has been really poor. I replaced the USB flex cable, as the phone wasn't charging as well - replacing it obviously did the job, but GSM signal issue remained.
Cleaned the GSM connectors and lifted the pins - that didn't help. When using o2 SIM inside the building it connects to o2 network straight away (signal not very good btw). When using other (Virgin in this case) SIM it doesn't connect at all and displays "Emergency calls only" message.
I think it might be the MoBo fault now, isn't it?

O2 OK but no VM reads as no CSC or wrong CSC .
Phone firmware has no knowledge of VM settings .

Shield tablet K1 successful WiFi signal modification.

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.

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 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.

lmulli said:
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
Tx,
Roger

neosenshi said:
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.

TheKicKer69 said:
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!

SoulRFlair said:
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.

eightrac said:
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!

SoulRFlair said:
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

TheKicKer69 said:
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.

kyungi1 said:
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.
Tx,
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:
Thanks,
-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.