Weak Signal: Do signal boosters actually work?

Signal boosters use the passive radiation that your body absorbs and retransmits it to your cell phone, but the problem is that if there is no signal n the area, there's nothing to absorb. My suggestion is to port out and go to another provider, but be sure to thoroughly research the provider's coverage in Plymouth Meeting. I'm not sure about the coverage there, because I live in Newtown. Take every carrier out for a test run, and see what happens.

Pritesh

 

Boosters that are Powered & require external antennas work, such as those from Wilson Electronics.
These, however, will cost you more than your early cancel fee.
If you have a useable/near useable signal when standing on the roof of your home, a Gain antenna mounted up there as high as possible, with a coax cable running into your phone (with the proper adaptor), may be a somewhat less expensive alternative. Check Wilson's website for details.

 

Try this site.

http://www.mobilecomms-technology.com/contractors/inbuilding/cell_antenna/cell_antenna4.html

 

The signal boosters you see on eBay selling for 1-cent do absolutely nothing.

 

Ecxept make some people a lot of money for nothing.

 

Before you spend any money on the signal boosters, I would confirm that it is the phone and that Sprint will offer no solution. Meaning switching phones or I find it hard to believe that your area is not covered well by Sprint.

Read some of the user's opinions about this phone o CNET: http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsung_SPH_N400/4852-6454_7-20670415.html?tag=dir

 

I don't. I have a VZW phone and get lousy coverage when I travel through the Plymouth Meeting/Consohoken area. The last time I drove through there was when I drove to Texas (via many intermediate stops) - when I checked my phone by the Mid-County interchange, I had maybe 1 bar.

 

Well put! I would try an external antenna, if you have no signal you are probably sol, if you have one bar, it could really help.

 

The cheap boosters are worthelss. Every respected source agrees with this and furthermore, if cell reception could be increased by a cheaply made component, don't you think the cell manufacturers would include them with the phone?

 

active signal boosters work like a charm if you want to spend the money for the equipment. but bear in mind that the equipment u get now, maybe useless for your next phone/service provider if you ever decied to change.

passive bosters are worth squat. theoretically, they are supposed to boost signal gain by using the right hand rules in EM physics, but there is no way to ensure the frequency of the resulting induced EM field from the 'booster' is actaully of the right frequency, and even if it was, it would not carry any singal but would just be noise taht would mess up your phone's reception.....

 

I think you can switch between any rate plans. At least within your group, like from one America's Choice plan to another one. Wait till the new ones kick in and then call CS and say you want to switch. Especially if its within your 15 day trial... then if they give you hard time, threaten to leave and they may switch you right away.

 

I recently drove thru plymouth meeting,pa (2) weeks ago and i had no trouble at all. I was on the phone talking for about (20) minutes. I had full signal strength on my samsung A620. I've heard that the samsung N400 is not a good phone at all,and most people will have alot of trouble with it. Sprint is second to verizon wireless as far as having very good coverage.

 

well put

 

Correct, the N400 is a terrible phone as far as reception is concerned. Some work great, but it seems to have more problems than not.

Good luck with Verizon.