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Mobile phone reception

Postby SP250 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:40 am

Anyone know of a sure fire way of improving mobile reception?
Signal comes and goes even upstairs.
Using a Samsung Galaxy II on T Mobile for the last year. Signal was just as bad before on Orange.
I see Vodaphone do signal boosters but EE / T Mobile dont.
Any suggestions please?
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Re: Mobile phone reception

Postby slparry » Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:53 am

SP250 wrote:Anyone know of a sure fire way of improving mobile reception?
Signal comes and goes even upstairs.
Using a Samsung Galaxy II on T Mobile for the last year. Signal was just as bad before on Orange.
I see Vodaphone do signal boosters but EE / T Mobile dont.
Any suggestions please?


http://help.ee.co.uk/system/selfservice ... AND=Orange
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Postby SP250 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 10:18 am

Thanks Steve - I read it all and started to do the mods to my phone.
It all fell apart when it says press the "signal boost" icon - there isn't one in the menu.
I have found this but am not sure about the legalities
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/357955 ... -reception
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Postby slparry » Sun Sep 22, 2013 10:22 am

If you have a "corner" of the house where there's a signal leave the phone there and use a bluetooth headset/handset to have phone conversations.

Alternatively get a couple of free sims for O2/Voda/3 etc and test if they have a better signal in your area and move contract?
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Postby SP250 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 10:35 am

Need to stop my brain frying with all this IT stuff.
Goin for a ride up to the Ponderosa for a coffee, be there about 12.30 if you can make it for a chill.
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Postby slparry » Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:23 pm

Missed this ..... I was out trying to work out why my bike was handing oddly ...

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/126299 ... tacks.aspx

I found one of these tacks in the back wheel ....grrrrr
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