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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tidla on 04 January 2015, 16:32:03

Title: Indoor mobile phone signal.
Post by: tidla on 04 January 2015, 16:32:03

Over the last few months i have been insulating the house using pir foam insulation which is backed with silver foil.

House is warmer, downside i think, is the poorer network signal. All the network sims i have tried generally give the same result.

Any remedies you know of??

Title: Re: Indoor mobile phone signal.
Post by: moggy on 04 January 2015, 16:44:21

Our landlord did the same,just before we moved in.The house is lovely and warm,but we have the same problem.I don't know the fix,but i assume remove it. ::)

Title: Re: Indoor mobile phone signal.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 January 2015, 16:49:20

Yep, you've created a Faraday cage, I'm afraid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage)

Title: Re: Indoor mobile phone signal.
Post by: tidla on 04 January 2015, 16:54:38

(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/tidla1/hat_zps91f1312a.jpg)

You mean i can take my hat off?

Title: Re: Indoor mobile phone signal.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 January 2015, 17:02:44

Quote from: tidla on 04 January 2015, 16:54:38

(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/tidla1/hat_zps91f1312a.jpg)

You mean i can take my hat off?

Yep, but it won't cure you of being a radio amateur. ;) I've tried everything. ::)

Title: Re: Indoor mobile phone signal.
Post by: VXL V6 on 04 January 2015, 17:26:29

I have an amp (*) for GSM and PCN frequencies which can help.

The idea was that it sat between a handset equipped with an antenna connector and an external antenna in a vehicle installation. It did actually improve things slightly in the early days of GSM.

(*) as it's 'technically' illegal to boost the signal, all this device actually did was cancel out the quite considerable losses in the coax cable.