Cell phone antenna booster

crossfire · 08-30-2005, 02:16 PM

How exactly does a cell phone antenna/reception booster card work, does it work?

tw · 08-30-2005, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by crossfire

How exactly does a cell phone antenna/reception booster card work, does it work?

Only two ways this can work. The first is active gain. That means battery power and amplifier to amplify transmitter when transmitting and receiver amp to increase low signals. However, then amplifiers must know when to transmit and receive signals - a command that the cell phone will not provide.

Second method is in increase antenna gain - passive gain. Actually the gain is not increased. The sensitivity to signals is increased in one direction. Cell phones tend to be omni-directional - for good reason. A directional antenna (ie Yagi antenna) could be attached so that weaker signals are detected and stronger signals are transmitted only in one direction. To be effective at cell phone frequencies, these directonal antennas might be one foot long.

Is the card of any value? Where are the specification numbers? If not provided, then you have your answer.

Elspode · 08-30-2005, 04:31 PM

Are you talking about those little sticker things that go inside your phone?

As far as I can tell, they *don't* work at all.

Happy Monkey · 08-30-2005, 04:57 PM

There's a whole industry of people selling stickers designed to make people think their electronics are working better.

Kitsune · 08-30-2005, 07:49 PM

There's a whole industry of people selling stickers designed to make people think their electronics are working better.

dar512 · 08-31-2005, 09:42 AM

Thanks, Kitsune. First laugh of the day.

Happy Monkey · 08-31-2005, 10:01 AM

A related article.

BigV · 08-31-2005, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

There's a whole industry of people selling stickers designed to make people think their electronics are working better.

What a tease. That cdkey doesn't work. My electronics still suck.

Kitsune · 08-31-2005, 10:09 AM

My worry with Apple going to Intel is that they'll have to ruin their beautiful, simple case design of their computers with all that junk. I think the stickers they slap on computers are about as ugly and useless as the "VTEC Powered" and "Nitro" retardedness people put on their cars.

08-30-2005, 02:16 PM	#1
crossfire The White Rapper Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 233	Cell phone antenna booster How exactly does a cell phone antenna/reception booster card work, does it work?

08-30-2005, 04:31 PM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Are you talking about those little sticker things that go inside your phone? As far as I can tell, they don't work at all. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-30-2005, 04:57 PM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	There's a whole industry of people selling stickers designed to make people think their electronics are working better. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-31-2005, 09:42 AM	#6
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Thanks, Kitsune. First laugh of the day. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-31-2005, 10:01 AM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	A related article. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-30-2005, 07:49 PM	#5
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	There's a whole industry of people selling stickers designed to make people think their electronics are working better.

08-31-2005, 10:09 AM	#9
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	My worry with Apple going to Intel is that they'll have to ruin their beautiful, simple case design of their computers with all that junk. I think the stickers they slap on computers are about as ugly and useless as the "VTEC Powered" and "Nitro" retardedness people put on their cars.

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