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laptopnomad
31-05-2010, 10:34
Traveling in countries with emerging 3G networks or poor 3G coverage makes catching a 3G signal a new sport.
Here’s a simple solution how to improve 3G signal reception over large distances using a Nokia N95 smartphone.
Simple 3G indoor signal improvement (http://www.laptop-junction.com/toast/content/simple-3g-indoor-signal-improvement)
In this example the Nokia N95 is sharing a 3G connection over WIFI signal.
Cheers!
On some phones (usually unbranded high-end ones) like the N95, you can choose 3G-only mode so it can't fall back to 2G when signal is low. This can greatly help in fringe areas because otherwise, in dual-mode 3/2G, usually the phone can switch down to 2G well before you are out of range. My BlackBerry 9700 can be switched like this via the engineering menu & I no longer have these premature fallbacks. I heard the 9000 can do the same too.
julianmarble
23-09-2010, 17:46
Traveling in countries with emerging 3G networks or poor 3G coverage makes catching a 3G signal a new sport.
Here’s a simple solution how to improve 3G signal reception over large distances using a Nokia N95 smartphone.
Simple 3G indoor signal improvement (http://www.laptop-junction.com/toast/content/simple-3g-indoor-signal-improvement)
In this example the Nokia N95 is sharing a 3G connection over WIFI signal.
Cheers!
That was simple solution but useful for me also. I need this information as well. Indoor signal is now better than I expect it to be. Thanks for the link.
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