Mobile Phone Hack: How To Improve Cell Phone Reception

By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News Network
Saturday, August 11, 2007

Samsung Mobile Phone SG R220I have a Samsung GSM mobile phone SG R220. It has been working fine for last 6 years. Last 3-4 days I was unable to get any signal on the phone. I checked that the SIM card is working by using it on another phone and also verified that there is proper reception in my area. So I rightly suspected that the problem was with the phone itself. I visited the Samsung service center only to be told that they will change the battery (which is also the back cover) which will “probably” improve the performance. I grew suspicious because there was nothing wrong with the battery, it has been working fine for last 6 years. The battery worked without any issues even after being inactive and without charge for over a year! So I decided to hack my cell phone.

I had the required screw-driver (special ones) to pry open the phone. But before starting I wanted to clean the contacts of the antenna. So I took the connecting pin of my multimeter connector (even a regular safety-pin will do fine) and started scratching the base of the antenna. In Calcutta nowadays it is very hot and humid, so I suspected that it could be damp related problem. Immediately the signal strength increased by 3-4 bars and went near its maximum from zero previously. So I went for more scratching. And surprisingly enough my cell-phone now has better reception than ever before. All it needed was some scratching behind the ears .. err in the hole where the antenna is lodged. While I am not sure if the same trick will work with every cell phone, especially the ones with hidden antennas, I think it is worth the effort to clean the antenna and its base as far as it is accessible for better reception.

Discussion
June 20, 2010: 11:58 pm

Hey, I like new technologies in phones. I am a big lover of gadgets. In this present time there are lots of new luxury and smart phones.

May 16, 2010: 10:05 am

With so much competition in the market there is no question of making terms with low reception.There are many options…better try them.


Austin/Bubbles
May 20, 2008: 2:28 pm

Hey thanks alot, i tried it and it actually works better than before.


Matthew
February 5, 2008: 10:47 am

Thanks a lot
i have a samsung D840
and i opened it up and cleaned some parts out
and i found a instant difference in reception
Thank u

January 31, 2008: 2:39 am

Please give some Softwares about the Hackings .

January 31, 2008: 2:38 am

Hi the admin i am fraydoon Sadat From Afghanistan I want to know that how can we recover and some softwares about hack nokia thanks Alot.

September 30, 2007: 1:35 pm

will try it on mine cell

August 11, 2007: 11:38 pm

I like gadgets as much as any hardcore gadget lover. However I rarely use my cell phone to justify buying a new phone. I probably use my cell phone once every couple of months, sometimes even less.


Lee
August 11, 2007: 10:59 am

Jesus, 6 years? Use a small portion of the ads income of this website and get a new phone! ;)

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