This uses a Ting GSM card .
and where I live , I barely get a signal, especially in the summer.
I see that Amazon has antenna signal boosters and was wondering if these things work .
Has anyone tried one? Any Luck ?
Digger
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and where I live , I barely get a signal, especially in the summer.
I see that Amazon has antenna signal boosters and was wondering if these things work .
Has anyone tried one? Any Luck ?
Digger
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apple would say you are holding it wrong ![]()
seriously, I had a signal booster a few years ago and it was worthless. you may want to talk to your service provider and see what the recommend and make sure if you get one, you can return it if it does not work.
But shop around, here's a current list.
http://www.unlockedshop.com/a-full-list-of-gsm-carriers-in-the-usa/
So you have to place the booster's outside antenna outside and if you don't get a good signal outside you have to shop around.
Here my old Spring dropped from pretty good to 1 bar and 0 at times. Turns out Sprint decommissioned a tower nearby. Outside I got 1 solid bar. But still barely usable and rarely a data connection. Tmobile covers my home turf better than Sprint. ATT covers it better than Sprint. Not sure why Sprint left town.
I've had the same problem for years with different carrier, Verizon, ATT ....
They all work a block away from home or when it's not hot outside. Winter time they all work great.
It's like the Twilight Zone here . I thought maybe a GSM phone would be different... NOT !!
Digger
I used antenna signal boosters 3 months. I think it works ok. My suggestion would be just to spend a little more money and buy an better antenna.