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Vodafone Huawei dongle - boost signal?

  • 03-10-2012 7:06pm
    #1
    Silvera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭


    I have a Vodafone Huawei dongle, which I use with my laptop, and wish to know if there is any way I can boost the signal strength?


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  • #2
    -=al=-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    Hmm, not really... you can make it a tin foil hat or put a sieve or something around it!

    all about location and signal with these fellas... sometimes i use a usb extension cord/cable and tape it too the back of the lappy or beside a window to get a better signal but that's about it really.. theres some threads here about people boositng mobile broadband signals!


  • #3
    rcanpolat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭rcanpolat


    Silvera wrote: »
    I have a Vodafone Huawei dongle, which I use with my laptop, and wish to know if there is any way I can boost the signal strength?

    Open Dongle / crack off the case. Locate the antenna and solder on a bigger one (something like a dipole or go mad and get a massive yagi uda) - Use a dremel to do a tidy job. Even glue on an SMB connector to keep it tidy. Problemo solvo

    NOTE: you will have to buy a 3G antenna (i think its 2.1ghz but dont hold me to that - 2.4Ghz / 5Ghz is for wifi so don't get one of those)


  • #4
    eirator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭eirator


    rcanpolat wrote: »
    Open Dongle / crack off the case. Locate the antenna and solder on a bigger one (something like a dipole or go mad and get a massive yagi uda) - Use a dremel to do a tidy job. Even glue on an SMB connector to keep it tidy. Problemo solvo

    NOTE: you will have to buy a 3G antenna (i think its 2.1ghz but dont hold me to that - 2.4Ghz / 5Ghz is for wifi so don't get one of those)

    Once you have cracked open the case you'll notice that most of the Huawei modems have a CRC9 connector on the board so no need to solder anything if you don't want to.


  • #5
    rcanpolat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭rcanpolat


    eirator wrote: »
    Once you have cracked open the case you'll notice that most of the Huawei modems have a CRC9 connector on the board so no need to solder anything if you don't want to.

    So they do! Thanks for informing me about this Eirator

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    At least Three got it right (don't know if you can get this in ireland though)

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