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Bostonian · 02-18-2003, 2:12 PM

I had posted a message recently asking if the signal booster that is available online actually works, and someone had said it didnt. I received the signal booster in the mail last week, and my reception has definetly improved since then. I usually dont get reception at my desk at work (and i sit fairly close to the window as well) and now I can get decent reception even right in front of the elevator bank which is located in the middle of the building.

I get good reception at home too now, which I didnt get before either. All in all, the reception has definetly improved on my phone a great deal. You guys might want to check it out.

bitfly · 02-22-2003, 3:12 AM

What is it? A Sticker [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

Bostonian · 02-24-2003, 1:31 PM

yeah its just a sticker that you place under the battery. on the phone housing itself. i guess its one of those "as seen on tv" gizmo's

ZaphodB · 03-01-2003, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Bostonian
I had posted a message recently asking if the signal booster that is available online actually works, and someone had said it didnt. I received the signal booster in the mail last week, and my reception has definetly improved since then. I usually dont get reception at my desk at work (and i sit fairly close to the window as well) and now I can get decent reception even right in front of the elevator bank which is located in the middle of the building.

I get good reception at home too now, which I didnt get before either. All in all, the reception has definetly improved on my phone a great deal. You guys might want to check it out.

Obviously they've put up some antennas.

Me, I put the sticker on the back of my V3682 and now my P280 gets better reception.

snoopy20 · 03-03-2003, 12:04 AM

Yup! Oddly enough I agree. I used to own a T68i and even with a firmware upgrade it didn't do too much until I added a signal booster...then I decided to sell it but that's a completely different story. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

AquaMan · 03-03-2003, 9:17 AM

I put one on as well only because I figured it couldn't hurt. I don't notice any reception strength differences, but I have less dropped calls.

Exodus · 03-06-2003, 11:56 AM

Hey guys im new here and just bought the sony phone for cingular wireless. They threw in one of those boosters for my phone so i guess they new the phone wasn't that great on reception. Anyways i have a question about the booster also. On the instructions it said place the sticker near the antenna. Where the hell is the antenna considering it is built inside the phone. Where did u guys who get good reception place the sticker??? Top right? Left right? Where?

Bostonian · 03-06-2003, 1:35 PM

take the battery off and place the booster right onto the back housing of the cell phone. right over the sticker with the bar code on it. i put mine on the left side (on the infrared port side). the antenna is inside that phone above the battery. i think thats why the phone doesnt get as good reception as other phones. GSM is new in Boston, so the reception is very spotty, but i get excellent reception in NY.

CanUHearMeNow · 03-06-2003, 8:20 PM

You may also want to stand on your left foot, holding the phone between your thumb and forefinger of your right hand at arms length, while wearing a solid suit of armor cocooned in copper wire, sticking your tongue out, facing east, standing perfectly still atop a stepladder in the shadow of your providers tower will greatly improve signal quality of the T68. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

rallykid · 03-06-2003, 10:01 PM

Or, you could just have the sticker implanted in your head, under the skin by the ear that you hold the phone to when you talk, that would work as well, or better yet, just swallow it, that way it is always with you and you can save the surgical costs. I heard that some of those only work on the 13th month of the year, during an eclipse in the second week of juevember on days that don't end in Y. Bottom line guys, they don't work, they have been proven not to work time and time again. If you think that you can improve reception on a phone by putting a sticker on the back of it that can have no effect on an antenna then I have some things I would like to sell you, a bridge over the ocean in Arizona comes to mind first, I will let you have it for a cool $30 million and throw in a 40 story highrise apartment building I own in Antarctica for free.

Exodus · 03-07-2003, 1:24 PM

Bostonian Thanx for the info. Its on and it works well. I feel sorry for all the people that get poor reception and i think its due to At&t's bad coverage. Most users who complain are on the At&T network and im with Cingular in which i got decent reception before the booster and excelent reception after the booster was inserted. Ive owned the phone for a week and its the best phone ive ever had and they gave me the camera, booster, and leather case for free. Only complaint i have is with the ringers. I wish their were poly ringtones but thats minor. All and all a great phone.
Oh yeah has any one used the wirless infered hands free set? How good does it work? Where can i get a good deal on one? Thax again Bostonian.

bedoughty · 03-14-2003, 2:46 AM

Best deals I've seen around are on the net, obviously, and ebay has the best from what I've seen.

Flave · 03-18-2003, 3:10 AM

Well there are a few things to consider in regards to the antena/sticker:
1. The sticker looks jist like the transformers emblem.
2. the antena in the phone is powered by the battery, the sticker is nestled between the two and draws no power at all.
3. How can a sticker that is not powered and is not directly connected to the phone beyond some glue improve signal strength?
Did everyone miss the commercial where the show someone getting into a steel encased elevator, generally not a very receptive signal area, and maintaining a call? We are consumers, but we are not slow. Cell phones need to be able to pick up signal to work. Take your tiny little phone, with it's tiny little antena, the nifty sticker attached and find some reason why it will work better anywhere. If they have the technology to develot this for a cell phone, please tell me why they still have an antena that you can plug into your radio or television to increase reception. How come I can't put a sticker on my cars bumper that will give it the ability to pick up radio stations in Russia? If you want better reception you need to do one of two things or both, a bigger external antena or boost the power to the already present antena. Of course you could always buy your own mobile cell site. Or better yet, you could buy a sticker that looks like a mobile cell site!

CanUHearMeNow · 03-19-2003, 10:41 AM

Better yet, you could stick with better performing phones.... I certainly will in the future!

iamjacksnickname · 04-18-2003, 9:21 AM

exodus, where are you in CA? curious about your experience w/cingular svc-- bay area?

Exodus · 04-18-2003, 9:40 PM

actually im in SanBernardino County which is 40 miles east of LosAngeles...Oh yeah i wanna change my report on the signal booster. My reception is about the same as with it off. that thing is a joke and im glad i did'nt pay for it. But none the less my service area i still get about 4 to 5 bars and hardly no drop calls. Im pissed bcuz i wish i would have waited for the t306. anyone think this phone is better than the t68i or what??? Still whats the deal with the wireless handsfree infered set????

Nashy · 04-25-2003, 4:11 AM

Sony Ericsson's casing has a protective subtance that emiminates any stray signal in the casing. Therfore, the boosters do nothing in the phones. I also have one that doesn't work.

O know this, as my best mate works for Sony Ericsson Australia.

rickpaul · 04-26-2003, 1:10 PM

hmm

ZaphodB · 04-30-2003, 2:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Exodus
Hey guys im new here and just bought the sony phone for cingular wireless. They threw in one of those boosters for my phone so i guess they new the phone wasn't that great on reception. Anyways i have a question about the booster also. On the instructions it said place the sticker near the antenna. Where the hell is the antenna considering it is built inside the phone. Where did u guys who get good reception place the sticker??? Top right? Left right? Where?

I had exactly the same performance from the T68i I borrowed whether the sticker was underneath the battery or stuck to the outside of my computer case. I notice that my CPU temperature dropped from 58 degrees to 57 degrees, though...

njsvrzncdma · 05-19-2003, 5:23 PM

ill say it now and ill repeat it as nessesarry those pieces of paper DO NOT WORK. its a proven scam for money. They have absoulutely no affect on the phone !

t720 · 05-20-2003, 8:32 PM

THANK YOU!!! We have had many posts on this thing, and regardless of what you think, it DOES not work. What makes you think that adhesive material reacts with electromagnetic waves, bringing them in closer to the phone? Haven't any of you ever taken a high school science class? The only thing that will truly improve your reception is something that is able to actually catch the waves themselves. This is why they use <u>antennas</u> on phones. They are the only thing you can use to capture the waves in order to have reception. Last time I checked, I didn't hook my phone up to a sticker to place calls...lol [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

CanUHearMeNow · 05-22-2003, 12:25 PM

if you use enough of those stickers on a hat you can read minds.... I am told

bitfly · 06-02-2003, 10:55 PM

Anyone stupid enought to buy into this crap deseves to lose the money. Let them buy.

cellphonesltd · 06-04-2003, 8:42 AM

If you would really like to increase reception, then I would suggest upgrading your firmware in your T68i to R7A013. For all the phones which I have upgraded, the reception does not drop below 3 bars in places where it used to only get 1 or 2. We currently have the newest firmware with a 0 call timer and 0 joystick count. If you are interested in a flash upgrade of your phone please visit us at http://www.CellphonesLtd.net Thank you. Hope this helps.

Andrew

t720 · 06-04-2003, 4:28 PM

Oh my god! Something improved the T68i's reception! WHOA!!! LOL does the firmware update really work as you say it does? How new is it? LOL I'd like to see what miracles it could create...I would have KEPT THAT PHONE!!! LOL [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

Cyber · 06-14-2003, 10:19 PM

Um.. my signal strength has never been better or worse than with any other phone.. Most reception issues are network related...not the phone. One company may work great for a person in one area of a city but suck wind in another. Show me some real side by side testing. Otherwise WAY too many variables to make generalizations about these things. temp. humidity, seasons, and network changes happen constantly. A tower covers a 1-3 square mile area in a city. (this is why companies have return policies)

No phone magic or ferry dust will make your phone get a better signal.

The headsets are bluetooth. NOT infared. Short range digital RF signal (about 20 feet) and are very cool. One of the best features about this phone.

bitfly · 06-17-2003, 1:07 AM

YA nice sales job buddy. I upgraded mine for FREE from SE and I don't see ANY improvments at all. In fact my battery life seems to be shorter now and the reception is the same as it always was.

LHSA · 06-17-2003, 11:20 PM

wow! how did you get the upgrade for free?

02-18-2003, 2:12 PM	#1
Bostonian Fresh Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works I had posted a message recently asking if the signal booster that is available online actually works, and someone had said it didnt. I received the signal booster in the mail last week, and my reception has definetly improved since then. I usually dont get reception at my desk at work (and i sit fairly close to the window as well) and now I can get decent reception even right in front of the elevator bank which is located in the middle of the building. I get good reception at home too now, which I didnt get before either. All in all, the reception has definetly improved on my phone a great deal. You guys might want to check it out.

02-22-2003, 3:12 AM	#2
bitfly Fresh Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works What is it? A Sticker [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

02-24-2003, 1:31 PM	Original Poster #3
Bostonian Fresh Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works yeah its just a sticker that you place under the battery. on the phone housing itself. i guess its one of those "as seen on tv" gizmo's

03-03-2003, 12:04 AM	#5
snoopy20 Get me out of Newbieville! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Yup! Oddly enough I agree. I used to own a T68i and even with a firmware upgrade it didn't do too much until I added a signal booster...then I decided to sell it but that's a completely different story. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

03-03-2003, 9:17 AM	#6
AquaMan I have arrived! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works I put one on as well only because I figured it couldn't hurt. I don't notice any reception strength differences, but I have less dropped calls.

03-06-2003, 11:56 AM	#7
Exodus Get me out of Newbieville! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Hey guys im new here and just bought the sony phone for cingular wireless. They threw in one of those boosters for my phone so i guess they new the phone wasn't that great on reception. Anyways i have a question about the booster also. On the instructions it said place the sticker near the antenna. Where the hell is the antenna considering it is built inside the phone. Where did u guys who get good reception place the sticker??? Top right? Left right? Where?

03-06-2003, 1:35 PM	Original Poster #8
Bostonian Fresh Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works take the battery off and place the booster right onto the back housing of the cell phone. right over the sticker with the bar code on it. i put mine on the left side (on the infrared port side). the antenna is inside that phone above the battery. i think thats why the phone doesnt get as good reception as other phones. GSM is new in Boston, so the reception is very spotty, but i get excellent reception in NY.

03-06-2003, 8:20 PM	#9
CanUHearMeNow Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works You may also want to stand on your left foot, holding the phone between your thumb and forefinger of your right hand at arms length, while wearing a solid suit of armor cocooned in copper wire, sticking your tongue out, facing east, standing perfectly still atop a stepladder in the shadow of your providers tower will greatly improve signal quality of the T68. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

03-06-2003, 10:01 PM	#10
rallykid New house = No free time Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Davison, Michigan Posts: 1,305 Phone(s): LG 9700, Palm Pre Provider(s): Verizon, Sprint Devices: 80 Gig iPod, GPS, PDA, Satellite Radio Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Or, you could just have the sticker implanted in your head, under the skin by the ear that you hold the phone to when you talk, that would work as well, or better yet, just swallow it, that way it is always with you and you can save the surgical costs. I heard that some of those only work on the 13th month of the year, during an eclipse in the second week of juevember on days that don't end in Y. Bottom line guys, they don't work, they have been proven not to work time and time again. If you think that you can improve reception on a phone by putting a sticker on the back of it that can have no effect on an antenna then I have some things I would like to sell you, a bridge over the ocean in Arizona comes to mind first, I will let you have it for a cool $30 million and throw in a 40 story highrise apartment building I own in Antarctica for free. __________________ You have very successfully added 2 and 2 together and gotten a beaver. You are so far off the mark you have left numbers all together and entered addition with mammals.

03-07-2003, 1:24 PM	#11
Exodus Get me out of Newbieville! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Bostonian Thanx for the info. Its on and it works well. I feel sorry for all the people that get poor reception and i think its due to At&t's bad coverage. Most users who complain are on the At&T network and im with Cingular in which i got decent reception before the booster and excelent reception after the booster was inserted. Ive owned the phone for a week and its the best phone ive ever had and they gave me the camera, booster, and leather case for free. Only complaint i have is with the ringers. I wish their were poly ringtones but thats minor. All and all a great phone. Oh yeah has any one used the wirless infered hands free set? How good does it work? Where can i get a good deal on one? Thax again Bostonian.

03-14-2003, 2:46 AM	#12
bedoughty Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 77 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Best deals I've seen around are on the net, obviously, and ebay has the best from what I've seen.

03-18-2003, 3:10 AM	#13
Flave Posting up a storm! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Well there are a few things to consider in regards to the antena/sticker: 1. The sticker looks jist like the transformers emblem. 2. the antena in the phone is powered by the battery, the sticker is nestled between the two and draws no power at all. 3. How can a sticker that is not powered and is not directly connected to the phone beyond some glue improve signal strength? Did everyone miss the commercial where the show someone getting into a steel encased elevator, generally not a very receptive signal area, and maintaining a call? We are consumers, but we are not slow. Cell phones need to be able to pick up signal to work. Take your tiny little phone, with it's tiny little antena, the nifty sticker attached and find some reason why it will work better anywhere. If they have the technology to develot this for a cell phone, please tell me why they still have an antena that you can plug into your radio or television to increase reception. How come I can't put a sticker on my cars bumper that will give it the ability to pick up radio stations in Russia? If you want better reception you need to do one of two things or both, a bigger external antena or boost the power to the already present antena. Of course you could always buy your own mobile cell site. Or better yet, you could buy a sticker that looks like a mobile cell site!

03-19-2003, 10:41 AM	#14
CanUHearMeNow Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Better yet, you could stick with better performing phones.... I certainly will in the future!

04-18-2003, 9:21 AM	#15
iamjacksnickname Fresh Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works exodus, where are you in CA? curious about your experience w/cingular svc-- bay area?

04-18-2003, 9:40 PM	#16
Exodus Get me out of Newbieville! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works actually im in SanBernardino County which is 40 miles east of LosAngeles...Oh yeah i wanna change my report on the signal booster. My reception is about the same as with it off. that thing is a joke and im glad i did'nt pay for it. But none the less my service area i still get about 4 to 5 bars and hardly no drop calls. Im pissed bcuz i wish i would have waited for the t306. anyone think this phone is better than the t68i or what??? Still whats the deal with the wireless handsfree infered set????

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04-25-2003, 4:11 AM	#17
Nashy Fresh Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Sony Ericsson's casing has a protective subtance that emiminates any stray signal in the casing. Therfore, the boosters do nothing in the phones. I also have one that doesn't work. O know this, as my best mate works for Sony Ericsson Australia.

04-26-2003, 1:10 PM	#18
rickpaul Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 118 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works hmm

05-19-2003, 5:23 PM	#20
njsvrzncdma i cant stop the ringing.. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: JeRsEy Posts: 2,576 Phone(s): LG vx8500, LG vx8100 Provider(s): VERIZON Devices: MP3, GPS, Wireless LAN, TV remote (lol) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works ill say it now and ill repeat it as nessesarry those pieces of paper DO NOT WORK. its a proven scam for money. They have absoulutely no affect on the phone ! __________________ "Be fruitful, curious, careful, intelligent, spontanious and wise but never forget to have fun, never forget to remember the good times, and always be true to yourself."

05-20-2003, 8:32 PM	#21
t720 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 548 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works THANK YOU!!! We have had many posts on this thing, and regardless of what you think, it DOES not work. What makes you think that adhesive material reacts with electromagnetic waves, bringing them in closer to the phone? Haven't any of you ever taken a high school science class? The only thing that will truly improve your reception is something that is able to actually catch the waves themselves. This is why they use <u>antennas</u> on phones. They are the only thing you can use to capture the waves in order to have reception. Last time I checked, I didn't hook my phone up to a sticker to place calls...lol [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

05-22-2003, 12:25 PM	#22
CanUHearMeNow Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works if you use enough of those stickers on a hat you can read minds.... I am told

06-02-2003, 10:55 PM	#23
bitfly Fresh Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Anyone stupid enought to buy into this crap deseves to lose the money. Let them buy.

06-04-2003, 8:42 AM	#24
cellphonesltd Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works If you would really like to increase reception, then I would suggest upgrading your firmware in your T68i to R7A013. For all the phones which I have upgraded, the reception does not drop below 3 bars in places where it used to only get 1 or 2. We currently have the newest firmware with a 0 call timer and 0 joystick count. If you are interested in a flash upgrade of your phone please visit us at http://www.CellphonesLtd.net Thank you. Hope this helps. Andrew __________________ email: info@CellPhonesLtd.net web: http://www.CellPhonesLtd.net

06-04-2003, 4:28 PM	#25
t720 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 548 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Oh my god! Something improved the T68i's reception! WHOA!!! LOL does the firmware update really work as you say it does? How new is it? LOL I'd like to see what miracles it could create...I would have KEPT THAT PHONE!!! LOL [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

06-14-2003, 10:19 PM	#26
Cyber Fresh Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works Um.. my signal strength has never been better or worse than with any other phone.. Most reception issues are network related...not the phone. One company may work great for a person in one area of a city but suck wind in another. Show me some real side by side testing. Otherwise WAY too many variables to make generalizations about these things. temp. humidity, seasons, and network changes happen constantly. A tower covers a 1-3 square mile area in a city. (this is why companies have return policies) No phone magic or ferry dust will make your phone get a better signal. The headsets are bluetooth. NOT infared. Short range digital RF signal (about 20 feet) and are very cool. One of the best features about this phone.

06-17-2003, 1:07 AM	#27
bitfly Fresh Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works YA nice sales job buddy. I upgraded mine for FREE from SE and I don't see ANY improvments at all. In fact my battery life seems to be shorter now and the reception is the same as it always was.

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06-17-2003, 11:20 PM	#28
LHSA I made my first post! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Improving Reception on the t68I!!!! It works wow! how did you get the upgrade for free?

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