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Horrid signal, any way to boost it?

Demache

Android Expert
Apr 18, 2010
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Sioux Falls, SD
I'm at my friends lake cabin, but the signal here is God awful. Nobody's phone can get a consistent signal, even on 1x. The nearest Verizon tower is a few miles away and it doesn't help that there are hills in the way. Text messages are the most reliable form of communication. But it keeps bouncing between 3g and 1x murdering my battery.

Its not huge deal since I'm doing stuff during the day, but browsing the web would be nice for killing downtime at night.

I would just like some tips on boosting a poor cellular signal. If it helps, we have a cellular booster attached to the TV antenna, and some tin foil. :)
 
Reprogram your phone whenever you switch cities. *228 and do both 1 and 2.

Other than that, you're kinda SOL.

If you live in an area that was previously serviced by Alltel, you can load the PRL for Alltel and, by chance, get better signal.
Well I'm back home now, where I have a pretty good signal, and my 3500 battery isn't destroyed in a matter of hours.

But I suppose my Eris was pretty doing a pretty good job of maintaining a signal as best as it could. It was a pretty crappy signal. They have one tower servicing what seem like 20 miles. My friend's mom's Blackberry Tour 2 couldn't even get a signal out there, while I could at least get 1X most of the time.
 
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