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Hey HTC fix the reception issue

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whatisthisidon

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Tried this phone on three seperate occasions and the reception still sucks, forcing me to revert backto my damn droid2. I want to like this phone but until i can use it as an actual phone its impossible.
 
Still waiting for someone to make an aftermarket battery door with a better antenna. Seems like it would be a must have accessory for every Inc2 owner.
 
It's pretty clear to me that the problem is indeed with the antenna (placement).

Try this, place your phone face up with the Network page open and see what the signal level is. No pick the phone up and watch the signal drop by 10 dBm or more.
 
Yeah, when I heard the new update also had an update radio version I was hoping for an improved signal strength. But nope, still only -98dBm in my house.
 
G.adams22 said:
This may be a long shot, but...
Maybe you could try these, item number 280379531336 on Ebay.
Put 2, or heck ,even plaster all six inside the battery door with the first one touching the metallic part of the antenna & the rest overlapping a little so they all touch.
My only concern is how they will stand to up the heat the battery emits, they might start to melt.


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Has anyone tried these? If so what was your impression..
 
Drunder40 said:
Has anyone tried these? If so what was your impression..
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haha I remember those signal boosters from around 10 years ago when I was rockin' a Nokia 5165. I don't think they did anything back then, so, I'd be skeptical about them now. But you never know.
 
Drunder40 said:
Has anyone tried these? If so what was your impression..
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Yes, I tried this. I ordered a pack of 20 I think for around $6.00 from ebay. I put two behind the battery and lined up three on the back cover from the antenna up. I use an app called "Phono" to measure the signal strength. IT DOESN'T WORK. The only thing I find that works is to not hold the bottom of the phone in the palm of your hand. LOL.
 
wildtouch83 said:
haha I remember those signal boosters from around 10 years ago when I was rockin' a Nokia 5165. I don't think they did anything back then, so, I'd be skeptical about them now. But you never know.
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One's still stuck to the back of my old 5185i that I have lying around. They made absolutley no difference but I couldn't peel the damn thing off. So it stayed.
 
Man this sucks.. although I have to admit, I didn't think something as simple as those sticky things could actually fix this issue but hey it was worth asking..

Appreciate the replies.
 
Drunder40 said:
Man this sucks.. although I have to admit, I didn't think something as simple as those sticky things could actually fix this issue but hey it was worth asking..

Appreciate the replies.
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I guess I'm the only one that doesn't have any reception issues. My reception is absolutely fine.
 
hilmar2k said:
Holy crap. I am sitting 6 feet from my network extender and am only at -67 dBm.
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when I was in NY with my Eris, I got horrible reception almost everywhere in the City. But out here in the burbs of San Fernando Valley it's a strong signal. VZW has good cells out here as long as you stay near the freeway.
 
I went to the electronics lab in my company and got some copper foil of thickness 0.001" or 0.002". I then cut it into various shapes and placed on the inside surface of the battery case such that one corner was always in contact with the HTC antenna contact. In spite of my efforts I could never significantly increase the signal strength (just a smidge), oddly enough.

However, with some configurations (I tried a bunch) I was certainly able decrease the signal strength.

Just my two cents.
 
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