fafalone Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Ok, here what I want to: get as much gain as possible (at least 20dB) on a 1900MHz signal. How might I accomplish there? Could I use a type of satellite dish, and more important where could I get it. Where can I get giant antennas with gains like that? Size of the antenna or dish isn't important, but cost is, let's keep it around $150 This is for my cell phone... here in the US it's on GSM1900 band, and since the US is always behind national standards, the coverage sucks. Here in miami, the coverage is excellent, but I frequently travel 50-100 miles from the nearest cell phone tower, so I'm looking to boost the signal by as much as possible with the budget of a college student. ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 get a new service provider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 No. Any other provider wouldn't have better GSM coverage. And I must have GSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 Bump... and.. if i can get a weak signal (barely able to talk) at night, and no signal during the day... how much of a gain (dBi) do I really need? I was looking at a base station antenna that offered a 13dBi gain for $72, would that get me good coverage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Good question Faf and I been researchin too. It's a learn a lot as you go question and ain't being ignored. It's just the answer ain't easy, yet. Thanks for keeping these rusty old gears in my head crankin. Just aman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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