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we've all been there you're on a business call you're making plans for
the evening or you're chatting up that girl you like when suddenly boop the
line is deader than paris hilton's singing career and here we are it's 2017
48 years after the alleged moon landing
and we still haven't figured this out what gives
well there are actually a lot of variables in the average cell phone
connection there can be signal handoff problems if you're on the move and
switching from one tower to another phone antennas are now buried inside the
device rather than sticking out like they did back in the ancient 1990s
at places like sporting events or concerts tons of people uploading
selfies at the same time can overload a cell tower and of course the world is
full of materials like thick concrete that don't exactly get along with phone
signals but let's say that you're like you know kind of like an important
person that needs to like stay connected at all times how can you give your
signal a boost surely there's a better solution than sitting by a window or
stepping outside to take a call you bet there is one increasingly
popular method is to bypass cell towers
entirely many cell providers have recently begun offering wi-fi calling as
a free add-on this uses your home or office wi-fi connection to place your
call over the internet instead of the cell tower network to use it verify that
your cellular plan provides you with wi-fi calling then enable it on your
phone like this on iOS and like this on
Android now wi-fi calling can drop out if you
move away from your hotspot during a call but because a voice over ip or voip
connection can carry much more data than a standard phone network it supports
much higher call quality including hd voice which you can learn more about
here option number two is to use a gadget
called a femtocell or microcell or
network extender this is a dedicated box
that connects to your home internet connection but instead of providing your phone with
a signal over wi-fi it instead generates the same kind of signal that you would
get directly from the tower then it uses the internet to connect to
your carrier's network this can be a decent way to go if you're
using older equipment that doesn't support wi-fi calling but these things
can be costly at around 200 each and
you'll need to ensure that your model of femtocell supports your specific carrier
adding insult to injury you may actually get charged a monthly fee to use it and
furthermore although a phone will see a femtocell signal the same way it would
an ordinary signal from a cell tower so there's no special setup required on
your phone some due diligence and configuration may
be required to ensure that strangers can't connect to it
bottom line wi-fi calling is a much better solution unless you have
equipment that you must use that simply doesn't support it
okay then what if you don't have a nearby internet
connection to strengthen your signal well then you probably need a signal
booster which can take even a weak cellular signal and amplify it into
something that's strong enough for your phone to use the downside to these is that you can't
use them in an area that has no service at all unlike wi-fi calling or fm to
cell you'll also need something to power it such as a car charging outlet
signal boosters for homes and businesses are also available and if you can afford
one they can be a great option for large buildings where there are a lot of
people on many different carriers though for the best results you'll actually
want the antenna outside preferably on the roof
which speaking from experience can be a bit of a hassle of course much
of the frustration of having a weak signal can be avoided by simply ensuring
that you sign up with a carrier who provides good service in the areas
you'll be using it in the first place and besides maybe it's a little
comforting to know that there are still a few holes in the
big data machine of this brave new world
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