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Arial location on HTC Hero?

UCS

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Sep 14, 2009
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Ok so i've bought one of those copper sticker type things off the internet that are supposed to increase you phone signal (we all know the Hero can be a bit a lame in that department).

The sticker is supposed to be put near the internal arial.. does anyone know where this is on the phone?

Can't find the schematics online!
 
The ideal antena is 1/4 the wavelength of the signal you're trying to recieve. In the case of the HSPA 900/2100MHz network, your wavelengths are 14cm and 33cm, so your ideal antena lengths will be about 3.5cm and 8.3cm.

Those little stickers are basically nets of conductive material in the appropriate length to catch the cellular frequencies, so they could theoretically help. Realistically though, cell phones already have optimized antenas, so adding one of these stickers only henders the signal.
 
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