Hello everyone i just bought htc amaze last week and i saw that there is a network problem with a lot of people and i heard about the aluminum foil trick so i said what the hell let`s give it a try it worked 200% and the funny thing is it also improve my WiFi strength so that is how i did it.
Tried, doesn't work. No improvement seen.
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It does work (sometimes)
Petronoid said:
Tried, doesn't work. No improvement seen.
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Putting aluminum foil on your back plate where the WiFi sensor is, is supposed to boost WiFi signal strength. I did a science project on it once, it actually worked. When you do it you need to make sure that the foil isn't crinkled or anything. It depends on everyone's phone, some get little to no improvement in signal.
I tested it again and it really improve the signal.
SuperAfnan said:
Putting aluminum foil on your back plate where the WiFi sensor is, is supposed to boost WiFi signal strength. I did a science project on it once, it actually worked. When you do it you need to make sure that the foil isn't crinkled or anything. It depends on everyone's phone, some get little to no improvement in signal.
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Isn't the WiFi antenna on the other side of the camera, though?
Maybe this will help
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Isn't the WiFi antenna on the other side of the camera, though?
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According to this thread, someone put the foil on the contact on the left of the camera piece and said they had significant improvements in WiFI signal.
We can infer that the WiFi chip is built into the back, and not the motherboard if WiFI doesn't work when the back is taken off. (Correct me if I'm wrong).
The foil is supposed to reflect the signal onto the contact piece, or motherboard. It doesn't really matter where the foil is as long as the trajectory leads to the actual wireless chip.
As Superafnan said, it improves Wifi signal, but you have to go the link which Superafnan mentioned.
You can't put the foil where you put in pictures. You should cover Wifi antenna
Off topic, if you cover your phone with the aluminum foil completely, you will lose operator's antenna
Good for fooling friends. You can tell them you were unreachable
antenna foil
antenna's in the back cover, thus loss of reception in removing it.
foil between the cover and phone body would either reflect signal to the antenna, or reflect it away, depending on the direction the antenna faces relative to the signal.
or cover your camera, or short the heck out of your phone or battery, depending where you put it.
How to Boost WiFi Signal with Aluminum Foil?
You could easily get better signals from your old router to your laptop using this life hack.
The steps are:
1. Find some Aluminum foil.
2. Find a small box (your router’s box will do the job).
3. Stick the foil on the surface of the box.
4. Create holes on the box to put the antenna in.
5. Put the box cover with aluminum foil onto the antenna.
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I am sure most people on here would have noticed that the WiFi signal on the htc amaze is drastically affected by the use of a phone case...
This was a dreaded problem for me up until now...I found a way to boost my WiFi signal without sacrificing protection....
All I did was cut a little piece of aluminium foil and attach it to WiFi antenna located on the inner back panel of the phone.....The antenna is located next to the camera lens....
Once the foil is attached to the antenna, replace the back cover and you should have improved WiFi signal that instant.....Fill free to put on any phone case while surfing the internet at blazing fast speeds using WiFi....
Questions are welcomed if the procedure is not fully understood..
I noticed this when I put a d3o dual case on mine.. can u post pics of what you did?
Sent from my T-Mobile G1 using xda premium.. haha the amaze is at HTC getting a new screen..
I have attached a pic of the foil and its location on the back panel of the phone...
Wifi Signal and Cases
Anyone else try this?
Now that sucks, I bought this phone because of the luxurious look and feel (high class build quality). This is like putting rabbit ears on my 65 inch plasma (Ghetto). Just when I thought I was out they pull me back in (into the projects lol).
Don't forget that no one else knows the foil is there except you... A rabbits ear on a 65inches tv can't be hidden..
darll said:
Don't forget that no one else knows the foil is there except you... A rabbits ear on a 65inches tv can't be hidden..
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Haha so true!
that is pretty ghetto but its hidden so if it works i guess you could consider it hardware hacking
Yeah mine is about 5mbs difference
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I have the d30 case and I never had a problem with wifi signal... have you ever thought that it was your internet provider or maybe your router?
iGoOsE76 said:
I have the d30 case and I never had a problem with wifi signal... have you ever thought that it was your internet provider or maybe your router?
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Perhaps your router is not far from your phone that why... If there are few walls between your phone and router you will notice the problem..
This has nothing to do with internet provider or router..
Try covering the top of your phone when the d30 case is removed and see if your wifi signal drops... If it dosen't then you are too close to your router to notice the problem...
All the fol does is boost your wifi signal .. I have been using it for while and I have consistently got full wifi signal even when there are few walls between my device and the router,,,
Makes a difference, thank you
Bluetooth
I've also notice the same problem with the bluetooth radio. With a gummy cover on (silcone I believe) my moto bluetooth headset SD9-HD doesn't work worth a F*&k but without the cover it's all good.
Which is the BT antenne?
How about cell signal???
This trick reminded me of the old product called cell phone signal booster sticker. Here's a YouTube video http://youtu.be/Elgx7lp7YMc if you are not sure what I'm talking about.
If we can boost cell signal using your method, it would save battery as well (without spending too much money on this sticker). Any thought, guys?
Might be a contact issue, not a "this piece of aluminum foil is a better antenna." I'd posit that the two gold colored contacts are not making a solid electrical connection to the rear cover's antenna contacts and that the aluminum is helping by acting as a shim. But I could be wrong. For those of you with Wi-Fi issues, ever so carefully bend the little gold colored metal contacts on your phone upward to ensure solid contact with the rear of the case.
verkion
verkion said:
Might be a contact issue, not a "this piece of aluminum foil is a better antenna." I'd posit that the two gold colored contacts are not making a solid electrical connection to the rear cover's antenna contacts and that the aluminum is helping by acting as a shim. But I could be wrong. For those of you with Wi-Fi issues, ever so carefully bend the little gold colored metal contacts on your phone upward to ensure solid contact with the rear of the case.
verkion
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Well the foil also helps the wifi signal retain its strength... Try covering the back of your phone using your hand and you will see that you loose all wireless signal unless you are close to the router..
Try the same procedure with the foil on and you will see that the wireless signal remains strong regardless of position
Wow, this little piece of aluminum actually works. However, it doesn't work 100% for me. My WiFi signal strength fluctuates quite a bit. But at least I can actually stay connected to my WiFi now.
Thanks. This is a great tip
Edit: this also fixed the problem my amaze had when connecting to my router at work. It would always say connected but data would never be exchanged.
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I thought you were punking us. I was hesitant to even try, because I just KNEW this was a joke. But... it really does work!
I have had nothing buy buyers remorse since buying two of these Amaze phones (full retail price at a TMO store) - on a prepaid plan. They give you about 3 nanoseconds to return - and even then charge a $50/phone restocking fee.
Service is very poor in my home - which I knew before I bought. But, I assumed the Wifi calling would circumvent that problem. I was so disappointed with the jitter, stutter, lost packets, and overall piss-poor wifi call quality, that I upgraded my router, and installed a corporate-rated access point. There was some improvement, but nothing that rivaled a good cell call.
Best DL speeds were around 8-9mbps, and very erratic. With the foil, consistently 20mbps! I am completely dumbfounded.
If such poor wifi performance could be remedied by such a simple fix, why on earth does HTC not do this from the get go? It just doesn't make sense.
So, what have you guys done to keep the foil from shifting, or falling out when changing the battery?
OP, I luv you...
hooutoo said:
I've also notice the same problem with the bluetooth radio. With a gummy cover on (silcone I believe) my moto bluetooth headset SD9-HD doesn't work worth a F*&k but without the cover it's all good.
Which is the BT antenne?
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Exactly my issue too. Maybe it'll work if we know which antenna it is.
Since it's the aluminum back that's supposedly blocking the signal, one could theoretically cutout or punch some small holes over the wireless device akin to the speaker port. Then since the back is so easily stretchable, get a protective skin and put it over top.
Thoughts?
Erusman removed the back of his Prime and then installed antennae that go through the back in order to improve WiFi and GPS performance. However most people haven't found any value with the idea of cutting up the back of their Prime since there is no guarantee that WiFi will improve by a significant amount, however it is 100% guaranteed that cutting a hole in the back of the Prime will void your warranty.
There are plenty of Prime's out there that have pretty good WiFi performance. My Prime's WiFi is nearly as good as my Windows laptop and more than good enough for everything I would ever need to do on my tablet.
If your WiFi isn't working well enough to meet your needs, return or exchange your Prime for one that is working better.
I've had 2 prime side to side and one gets better speed than the other connected to the same router and test ran separately. So IMO there's either faulty hardware or bad connection. Have you tried getting an exchange?
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Cutting little holes will not help. A metal mesh or grid reflects radio waves as effectively as solid metal plate - this is even used in some radio telescopes. In order for the radio waves to come through you would have to cut a hole with size comparable to the length of the EM wave. WiFi wavelength is about 12 cm...
At last some real info in a sea of misinformation.
The only thing which will fix this and the gps issue is a good window with a non-conductive cover, or maybe a plug-in or screw-in antenna.
I am sure, though, that some of the preproduction models had some hardware issues relating to antennas, as well as the oft quoted "metal back" issue.
I, too am finding the WiFi performance acceptable, and the sheer flexibility and neatness of the rest of the UK package (tab +dock) has made me a firm fan of the ATP.
Shame about the GPS, though, as there are many google and Android apps which work with phones and GPS which could translate productively to the Prime.
FG (confirmed fan)
Ok thanks for the insight everyone. I now believe my original concept wouldn't work.
I'm curious if there's has been any confirmation of an improved signal by simply removing the back. Someone had said it could be as much a hardware issue as it is the back design.
My wifi is acceptable, it's about the same as it is on my Nexus One which I'd feel bad complaining about. Though it's not as good as my Macbook.
I was just trying to brainstorm some possible solutions. Maybe I'll look into the antennea.
Felisek said:
Cutting little holes will not help. A metal mesh or grid reflects radio waves as effectively as solid metal plate - this is even used in some radio telescopes. In order for the radio waves to come through you would have to cut a hole with size comparable to the length of the EM wave. WiFi wavelength is about 12 cm...
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So the plastic apple on the back of the ipad where the wifi is mounted is a gimmick? I find that a little hard to believe.
no, the apple cut out is big enough to let some RF through.
compact antennas and some serious amplification will do the rest. Look at the size of some of the antenna modules in other threads to see how small they are.
In fact look at how small the ipad antenna which is stuck behind the apple logo is.
the poster was right that a few small holes in a grounded plate would not let through enough juice to work.
That would amount to a Farady cage, which is used to screen RF signals, not let them through.
FG
Hello everyone. Something that came to my attention today that I wanted to share with everyone was the issue of slow network speeds, including GPS. Since the antenna are attached to the back cover if the camera, if removed and not reattached properly, speeds will take a hit. Make sure the contact points are clean, and also make sure the cover is set properly in place. The slightest shift in the cover creates a bad connection. If this has already been addressed then great, otherwise, just something to consider if your speeds take a hit.
Thanks!
~Siv
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I'm guessing the antennas on the cover are worthless. My signal is the same with the cover removed a with it on.
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Is that an antenna or the NFC chip inside the black cover?
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I'm guessing the antennas on the cover are worthless. My signal is the same with the cover removed a with it on.
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Pull up the debug screen and go to the EVdo data screen and pull the cover off. Watch the signal number.
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The following link applies to the One X, but we have the same type of prong connectors. It's possible we have the same type of issue basically:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688538
Ok I made a thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710905
I'm pretty sure that's the NFC antenna only not anything for data.
Edit nevermind I was wrong.
Looks to me like all of the antennas are in the plastic back cover. I was playing with it today and could make my signal strength on 3g vary by over 12 db just by squeezing and tapping on the plastic cover. Not an optimum design, in my opinion.
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Looks to me like all of the antennas are in the plastic back cover. I was playing with it today and could make my signal strength on 3g vary by over 12 db just by squeezing and tapping on the plastic cover. Not an optimum design, in my opinion.
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I wonder if it would be worthwhile to put drops of solder on contact points (there are something like four-five; you can clearly see them as scratch marks on copper). Maybe people with an unusually bad reception can fix it that way.
nabbed said:
I wonder if it would be worthwhile to put drops of solder on contact points (there are something like four-five; you can clearly see them as scratch marks on copper). Maybe people with an unusually bad reception can fix it that way.
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They look to be gold plated contact points, so I suspect putting solder on them would actually worsen the problem.
for some reason i get better signal than my old evo.
I think you are on to something! I removed and reattached the back cover and all signal issues disappeared including the wifi drops.
Thanks!
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rooterman said:
for some reason i get better signal than my old evo.
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okay guys i have to say it. I have loved Sprint for years. Ever since my LG Rumor!!
But the **** i got going on now is ridiculous. My signal is horrible. complete garbage. I activated my og EVO the other day and its signals were PERFECT at home and at work. Today I re activated my EVO LTE and it just looses 3G connection and I can't send texts half the time.
I got my phone replaced and it still ****.. (pardon my language)
I love Sprint and their business model and what they are doing. I LOVE my HTC EVO LTE but I absolutely can't stand the service!
ideas?
Hi all. This is my first post and would like to thank the many posters and helpful threads I've read while going through my many previous phones.
After hours and hours of trying to figure out why I've been having Wifi issues, I came across a thread on XDA that helped me find a couple of simple fixes. I had to rule out the issue being with my Wifi router since all of my other electronic devices that used Wifi all worked. It had to be the phone. That and the latest software update never fixed the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688538
First off, a big Thank You to "bigoliver" across the pond who posted the :"Hardware Fault, Wifi Antenna Fault" thread in the HTC One X forum. I'll thank him here since I could not find the "thank you" button on the thread. Sorry, still a newbie.
Anyhow, after reading the thread and follwing the many helpful links in the post, I figure the probelm could be the same seeing how the Sprint version was not that mcuh different other than the Sprint only changes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-QrMgSvna4
After performing the "squeeze test" as noted in the One X thread and Youtube video above, I noticed the same issue with the EVO LTE. Seems like the springs for the Wifi and BT antennas were good or enough contact with the antenna on the inside of the back case. This can be done with the Wifi Analyxer app. by simply putting pressure on the screen and back cover between the camera and volume rockers, you would notice the Wifi signal increase or decrease as your remove pressure in that area. This is where the antenna springs make conact with the antenna just inside the back cover.
The few video's I found on Youtube showed a few ways to fix the issue. One was having to solder a few contact to the Wifi and BT antenna springs. This seemed a bit dangerous since the user had to take apart the screen to get access to the spring location and back cover. Seeing how the Sprint version had the simple back cover that allowed access to the antenna springs, I figured I give it a try without soldering.
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...=11&tag=siu-container;thumbnail-view-selector
The picture above shows the EVO LTE front facing down with teh back cover off. With the phone facing down, you will see the two antenna springs pointing to the left by the volume rockers and just above the kickstand. If you look at the inside of the back cover, you will see the yellow antennas. If you align the cover as if your were putting the cover back, you will see the two antenna contact points. This is where the Wifi and BT antenna contacts are found.
All that I had to do was pretty simple. I took a tiny flat head screw driver to gently lift the two antenna springs up. Just enough to give a better contact to the antenna with the cover closed.
Once the back cover was back in place, the Wifi analyzer showed the Wifi signal to immediately increase. The Wifi signal was as strong if not stronger that my previous Evo 3D. I even noticed Wifi hot spots around me that I never saw before. This also helped the BT seing how the antennas are located at the same spot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsUs2IVEU-c
The other simple fix I found above seemed a bit tacky but worked. The user placed a small coin underneath the phone cover in the area where the the springs contacted the antenna on the back cover. I tried this also and it worked. Just didn't dig the sight of the coin beneath the cover.
Seeing how this helped my Wifi issue, I figured it would help others having the same issues.
After reading the posting rules, I'd looked for a simliar thread before I posted. All other the Evo 4G LTE forum all listed questions but not a fix.
Hope this is helpful to some one.
Thanks.
Interesting fix with the coin method.
We talked about it here briefly, but the results were not consistent:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710905
I tied this. Saw 4 pairs of contacts. One pair had a contact sitting very low. No way it was making good contact with cover. My WiFi has not been a problem - it was the bluetooth device. Hopefully this will help.
evoltesj said:
Hi all. This is my first post and would like to thank the many posters and helpful threads I've read while going through my many previous phones.
After hours and hours of trying to figure out why I've been having Wifi issues, I came across a thread on XDA that helped me find a couple of simple fixes. I had to rule out the issue being with my Wifi router since all of my other electronic devices that used Wifi all worked. It had to be the phone. That and the latest software update never fixed the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688538
First off, a big Thank You to "bigoliver" across the pond who posted the :"Hardware Fault, Wifi Antenna Fault" thread in the HTC One X forum. I'll thank him here since I could not find the "thank you" button on the thread. Sorry, still a newbie.
Anyhow, after reading the thread and follwing the many helpful links in the post, I figure the probelm could be the same seeing how the Sprint version was not that mcuh different other than the Sprint only changes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-QrMgSvna4
After performing the "squeeze test" as noted in the One X thread and Youtube video above, I noticed the same issue with the EVO LTE. Seems like the springs for the Wifi and BT antennas were good or enough contact with the antenna on the inside of the back case. This can be done with the Wifi Analyxer app. by simply putting pressure on the screen and back cover between the camera and volume rockers, you would notice the Wifi signal increase or decrease as your remove pressure in that area. This is where the antenna springs make conact with the antenna just inside the back cover.
The few video's I found on Youtube showed a few ways to fix the issue. One was having to solder a few contact to the Wifi and BT antenna springs. This seemed a bit dangerous since the user had to take apart the screen to get access to the spring location and back cover. Seeing how the Sprint version had the simple back cover that allowed access to the antenna springs, I figured I give it a try without soldering.
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...=11&tag=siu-container;thumbnail-view-selector
The picture above shows the EVO LTE front facing down with teh back cover off. With the phone facing down, you will see the two antenna springs pointing to the left by the volume rockers and just above the kickstand. If you look at the inside of the back cover, you will see the yellow antennas. If you align the cover as if your were putting the cover back, you will see the two antenna contact points. This is where the Wifi and BT antenna contacts are found.
All that I had to do was pretty simple. I took a tiny flat head screw driver to gently lift the two antenna springs up. Just enough to give a better contact to the antenna with the cover closed.
Once the back cover was back in place, the Wifi analyzer showed the Wifi signal to immediately increase. The Wifi signal was as strong if not stronger that my previous Evo 3D. I even noticed Wifi hot spots around me that I never saw before. This also helped the BT seing how the antennas are located at the same spot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsUs2IVEU-c
The other simple fix I found above seemed a bit tacky but worked. The user placed a small coin underneath the phone cover in the area where the the springs contacted the antenna on the back cover. I tried this also and it worked. Just didn't dig the sight of the coin beneath the cover.
Seeing how this helped my Wifi issue, I figured it would help others having the same issues.
After reading the posting rules, I'd looked for a simliar thread before I posted. All other the Evo 4G LTE forum all listed questions but not a fix.
Hope this is helpful to some one.
Thanks.
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Seems like the architecture is slightly different with the EVO as this hasn't been an issue that I know of. This seems specific to a faulty cell you have but thanks for the write up and details.
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I've had issues on both stock and aosp roms with Wi-Fi connections bouncing up and down. I'll have to give this a try, thanks!
Be extremely careful when bending the antenna springs because it's very easy to break them.
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still dont think this is an issue with our phones tbh...if it is, its unrelated to the OneX ones....hardware/shell's are different b/w the two....
regardless if you show it somehow.....take the crap in and swap the thing out!
So sick of watching WiFi come and go.. I'm rooted and with " WiFi fix " in the Rom I flash still same crap to point I just want my good ole og EVO back what a good solid phone that was
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So i took my case off and i had NO and i mean NO wifi. I pressed by the volume area, and it shot to full wifi...... then i took case cover off and tried a coin, it still worked.
Good job on your first post!
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So i took my case off and i had NO and i mean NO wifi. I pressed by the volume area, and it shot to full wifi...... then i took case cover off and tried a coin, it still worked.
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If you need to put a coin in your cell, you should probably take it back for warranty replacement as that doesn't seem to be the norm, honestly. Just my opinion, either way, glad that worked for the time being.
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An alternative solution would be to put a piece of cardboard, just anything to keep it propped up. I advise against making it too thick though, it still needs room to flex.
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Using a coin could potentially be bad. I'd use a piece of paper or cardboard myself. Shorting out a circuit in your phone could cause more issues. I'm saying this because the coin is going to touch more than just antennas simply from its size compared to the phone internals.
Ask me about my ability to annoy complete strangers!
Sorry for the bad English. I've improved the strength of the GPS signal.
I've added the CU foil to contact GPS
Nice work :good: but a tutorial explaining or a video should make others (like me ) understand better i think
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Nice work! can we do this with wifi too?
I have no problem with wifi
SkyLK said:
I have no problem with wifi
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i mean to make something like a more powerful antenna for the wifi to improve range and wifi speed
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So if I understand this correctly:
You opened up the phone using step 3+4 of the ifixit guide (I can't post a link because I don't have enough posts).
Added a little piece of paper to the plastic shell which should push down on the radio giving it a better connection to the logic board.
Soldered on some copper foil to the GPS antenna to extend range.
You then put the inner plastic shell back on and threaded the CU foil through the black plastic radio cover.
Please let me know if I missed a step or have some thing wrong before I try this myself.
Thanks!
YozMan said:
So if I understand this correctly:
You opened up the phone using step 3+4 of the ifixit guide (I can't post a link because I don't have enough posts).
Added a little piece of paper to the plastic shell which should push down on the radio giving it a better connection to the logic board.
Soldered on some copper foil to the GPS antenna to extend range.
You then put the inner plastic shell back on and threaded the CU foil through the black plastic radio cover.
Please let me know if I missed a step or have some thing wrong before I try this myself.
Thanks!
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Yes. it is so
it will be better if you post before and after signal improvements pic
but oh well, good job
haris182 said:
it will be better if you post before and after signal improvements pic
but oh well, good job
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and what about wifi drops? any suggestions to address that by any chance?
Thank you very much really run
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I used the aluminium cover of a yogurt... And it works Thanks a lot
I bought Cu foil, very nice quality and use it, about 7cm x 0,5cm, but not much help. I notice better signal when i use foil large as much as my phone. If the foil is small, no visible improvement. How much Al from yogurt did you use?
I used aluminium foil and signal is little bit better. GPS in phone is finally usable for navigation.
But I must say, with that "big antena" I expected bigger improvement in signal.
ervejs said:
I used aluminium foil and signal is little bit better. GPS in phone is finally usable for navigation.
But I must say, with that "big antena" I expected bigger improvement in signal.
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I also used aluminum foil and it just gives a little boost to GPS signal, will try what ivica122 said and use a larger foil and see if it will give better result
Gps fix
Can somebody post screen before and after that mod? My gps lost signal sometimes when are far from car window.
Please, can someone make a video on how to fix GPS signal ? I really need it but i didn't understand what to do
simo14 said:
Please, can someone make a video on how to fix GPS signal ? I really need it but i didn't understand what to do
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It's a bit dangerous.
If you don't understand it, you shouldn't do it.
And remember, if you do it, you are responsible for any damage, no one else.
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i used aluminium foil without add the paper piece and the gps signal improve a lot
Nice, I would like to try it
I soldered a copper strand to the antenna to basically increase the size of the antenna.
Worked for me way better than this solution, but thank you for giving me the idea to fix the bad gps signal.