Improving Cell Phone Reception Help

Direct Connect Cellular Reception Improvement Options

Direct connect options consist of connecting an antenna cable directly to your cell phone or mobile broadband card. This option requires that your phone or card have an external antenna RF port and that there is an external antenna adapter available for it. Many newer cell phones do not come with easy access to this require port. This option allows you connect just an antenna to your device or add a Direct Connect type signal booster.

 

External Antenna to Phone or Data Card

Advantages

• Very Effective
• Cost Effective ($30 and up)
• Portable
• Moves Cell Signal Away from Head
• No Power Source Required
• Use in Home, Office, Vehicle

Disadvantages

• Phone must have RF port - Not available on many newer phones
• External antenna adapter must be available for port
• Phone or Card is tethered to Antenna and Cable

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See if there is an antenna adapter available for your phone:

Cellular Phone External Antennas

 

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Mobile Broadband Modem External Antennas

 

 

Powered Signal Booster to Phone or Data Card

Advantages

• Most Effective
• Portable
• Moves Cell Signal Away from Head
• Use in Home, Office, Vehicle

Disadvantages

• Higher Cost
• Phone must have RF port - Not available on many newer phones
• External antenna adapter must be available for port
• Phone or Card is tethered to Amplifier, Antenna and Cable
• Power Source Required

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Wireless Signal Improvement Options

Wireless signal improvement options consists of signal boosters that do not connect directly to your cell phone or mobile broadband data card. A typical setup is mounting an antenna on the outside and inside and connecting both to a high gain repeater amplifier.

Below are some wireless systems

Short Range, Mobile Wireless Signal Boosters

Wireless Mobile signal boosters do not require a direct connection to your cell phone or mobile broadband card. They cover small areas like a car, truck or around your desk. They require an outside antenna and inside antenna. They work by taking the cell signal outside, amplifying the signal then rebroadcasting the signal inside. This type of amplifier requires separation between the inside and out side antennas. The amount of separation is dependent on the gain of the signal booster.

Advantages

• Does not require wired connection to phone or data card
• One antenna outside and one inside
• Multiple Users
• Portable - Use in Home, Office, Vehicle

Disadvantages

• Higher Cost
• Requires separation between inside and outside antenna
• Only covers a small area (0-6ft)
• The better the signal outside, the more the coverage from inside antenna
• Antenna cable must be run through windows, walls or doors.

Building Cellular Repeater Systems

A basic building cellular repeater system consist of and outside antenna, repeater/amplifier and inside antenna. They work by taking the cell signal outside, amplifying the signal then rebroadcasting the signal inside. This type of amplifier requires separation between the inside and out side antennas. The amount of separation is dependent on the gain of the signal booster. Building repeaters work best if signal outside is good but the building structure is blocking the cell signal. The right system for your building will depend on your service provider's cellular frequency in your area, signal strength outside, amount of cable and amplifier gain.

Advantages

• Systems Available for Small, Medium or Large area cellular signal improvement
• Home, Office, Warehouse, Hanger
• Improve signal without connecting to phone
• Multiple users can use systems - Cell phones and Mobile Broadband data cards

Disadvantages

• Higher Cost
• Must have a fairly good signal where outside antenna is mounted.
• Must have wider separation between inside and outside antennas
• One system may not cover all service providers in area
• More Difficult Installation - Requires a handy man or professional installer

Mobile Phone Antenna Kits

We've put together cell phone antenna kits which include an antenna and an external antenna adapter for many HTC, Nextel, LG, Nokia, Audiovox, Motorola, Kyocera, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Treo and other wireless phone

models. Also, find an external antenna kits for Pantech, Merlin/Novatel, Qualcomm/Kyocera, and Sierra Wireless

broad band PC Cards. These External Antenna Kits are listed among oth

er accessories for each model phone. Use the menu on top to locate your cell phone or PC Card's make and model accessory page for more information. Great for use in a vehicle, home or office.

Wilson SignalBoost UNIVERSAL Power Booster Wireless Extender

The Wilson SignalBoost connects directly to your phone or Data Card using a Velcro patch instead of an external antenna adapter. Use the Wilson SignalBoost when an antenna adapter is not available for your cell phone or PC Card. It can increase coverage up to 15 times over your wireless device's fixed antenna. The Wilson SignalBoost™ works with Verizon, US Cellular, Cellular One, Alltel, Bell Canada, Telus, Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile and all other Cellular and PCS carriers (except iDen, Nextel) frequencies including wireless broadband services like EDGE/GPRS, EV-DO, HSDPA/ UMTS. For use in a vehicle, home or office.

RV Cellular Improvement

Improve the cellular signal inside your RV and in the rural, weak cellular coverage areas you travel.

 Cell Phone Antennas

We carry a large variety of cellular phone antennas and external antenna adapters for hundreds of cell phones.