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Originally Posted by buckguin
Epsilon, how simple is this to set up? I would be willing to drop 150 if I could be for sure it would give me enough bars to text consistently with no issues. Thats really all Im looking for.. I dont care if I cant call out, I just want to be able to send/receive texts with no issues what so ever..
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Antennas like
http://cgi.ebay.com/13dBi-External-A...2em118Q2el1247
this are available on ebay and cellular sites. There are smaller ones (less gain) too,but this is the one I bought. It gets me 3-5 bars. Before I got 0-1 bar. I place the antenna outside my window,magnetically mounted to my air conditioner and run the cable through a hole in the wall that was for a cable tv cable I don't use. It would probably work to put it on the window sill or wherever you get the best signal. The antenna connects to the connector under the rubber cap on the back of your phone.
Another trick that works is to get a bluetooth headset. Put the phone in a spot that gets 2bars and just use the headset. I had problems connecting to the data network though,so I went with the antenna. It solved the problem quite well.