Boosting a phone signal just a little

Viberduo

My friend has a Nokia phone and it only got 1 bar 3g signal the problem being he relies on it for his only internet access.

He bought a new phone(Chinese phone but a good one not a fake) and the phone works amazing for him but the signal is only 5 bar 2g which means he cant use the internet on it.

He just needs a way to boost it just a little to get a usable internet connection else his new phone which he really likes is useless to him.

forgotmyname

Get a better phone or move closer to the transmitter?

Otherwise it may mean opening it up and checking the antenna, Solder
a small length of wire to it?

Viberduo

Well I got the phone first and had a 5 bar signal in my flat but he lives in a low signal area, and considering my nokia only got 4 bars in my flat its either just the signal at his is so bad or the ariel is just a little too bad.

He gets 5 bar 2 g signal just zero bar 3g.

grumbler

Change network?

ZhugeEX

Is it even a 3G phone? Has he ever got 3G on the phone ever?

J_B

Maybe the make/model of the new phone and the network would help???

wiogs

Viberduo wrote: »

Well I got the phone first and had a 5 bar signal in my flat but he lives in a low signal area, and considering my nokia only got 4 bars in my flat its either just the signal at his is so bad or the ariel is just a little too bad.

He gets 5 bar 2 g signal just zero bar 3g.

If you had the phone with a good signal and now he doesn't it would suggest it is unlikely to be the phone that is at fault.

pepdavies

Does he have the correct APN settings? They probably won't be preloaded on a Chinese phone

Buzby

You have no ability to boost both TX & RX - the phone transmitter has a fixed output and cannot be improved. The receiver can make use of a booster for the inbound service but if he cannot respond, is pointless.

Try a different network is the only viable solution.