I have a trailer and am unable to get more that 2 bars unless I stand by the front door. Do any of those antenna boosters work?
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NDogg78 Posts: 87
Phone Model: Motorola V600
Service Provider: Cingular
Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:51 am
what phone do you have? what antenna boosters are you referring to?
duceduc Posts: 2124
Phone Model: iPhone1G, 3G Unlocked
Service Provider: Softbank
Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:06 am
volgirl71:
If you are refering to the sticker antenna booster, it won't work most likely. If you are in the US. I can give you mine. I have never used it.
sumorai Posts: 19
Phone Model: Nokia 6820b (from ATT)
Service Provider: Cingular (was ATT)
Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:11 am
Those antenna boosters are BS. Think about it. It's a sticker with a thin layer of metal on it that costs between $1.00 - $5.00 depending on where you get it.
If it really worked, don't you think they would be included by the manufacturers?
Some phones have a port where you can plug in an external antenna. That is the only way you'll get a real signal boost.
JCMyersIV Posts: 122
Phone Model: V635 & BB 7290
Service Provider: Cingular
Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:47 pm
I have done some research on the signal booster functionality, as I sometimes take road trips off the beaten path. There appear to be a few companies that offer products that will boost GSM/CDMA/TDMA/AMPS calls - the ones I've seen are:
Wilson Cellular - 811201 - 3W @ 850mhz / 2W @ 1900mhz
Signal Reach - SA200
Intellgain - DBA8-19
Digital Antenna - DA4000 - also 3W @ 850mhz / 2W @ 1900mhz
Wilson Cellular has a great ad in RCR Wireless news, but don't appear to have a website. If you google it, you'll find it.
They all appear to run in the $300 range. If it keeps signal, it may be worth it.
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