Modifying the WiFi antenna on ZTE Valet

[LoveToSail]

Is there a way of modifying the antenna on the WiFi? Perhaps soldering an insulated wire to it and laying it across the back of the phone (under the case).

As many here have stated, it

 

[Rukbat]

The antenna has to be resonant, so adding a random length of wire would probably decrease reception. (There are many more lengths that are not resonant than lengths that are - at any given frequency.) The antenna is probably the same design as all other cellphones use, and the problem could be either a receiver with low sensitivity or a transmitter with low power. (If the router can't hear the phone, you get the same problem that you get if the phone can't hear the router.)

Also, make sure that there are no other 2.4GHz devices operating in the area (like microwave ovens or older cordless phones), that there's nothing large and metallic (large being even as large as a saucer) between the phone and the router, or very near either one, and that the phone and the router are not too far apart vertically. (The antennas on routers are aimed around the router. The worst point is directly above or below the router, but being a floor or two above or below the router gives you very poor range.) Metallic wiring in the walls and metal wall studs also cause problems.

 

[LoveToSail]

Thanks for the reply.

Well, I know its not the router.

There aren't any interferences either.

I put my LG and ZTE side by side and the reception is much stronger on the LG. I even went to some places that have free wifi with the same results.

I wonder where on the wifi card there could be a connection point and then i could attach a wire and methodically cut the length until I get a good signal. (I know that soldering could toast the card if not done correctly.)

Any suggestions from anyone familiar with wifi cards?