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stick on signal boosters
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Posted by: mark989

so are those things any good? i mean, $5 for a shiny sticker that you put on the inside of your phone's battery cover. anyone have an opinion on these?

Posted by: robhs

I think that if they really worked, it would be worth it for cell carriers to install them as original equipment. Five bucks for a sticker to fix or at least cut down on dropped call and weak signal complaints would really cheap. I have yet to see on built into a cell phone, have you?

I think they are a scam. If you want to boost your signal, get an external antennae of a signal repeater.

Posted by: crispykid717

They don't work. I bought one for my last phone because I had really bad service in my home. After I installed the booster I still had horrible service. Don't waster your time or money on it.

Posted by: twalker0837

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They don't work--at least not in my experience. In fact, it seemed to make my signal worse while it was on my phone. But I have a friend who swears by them. So, I think if that's something you really want to try, it wouldn't hurt anything, especially not at $5.

Posted by: psxp

These are the biggest scams around!! You can google it and see many reports..

At $5 people dont think twice.. but think if you sell 100 of them at $5 you make good money.. from foil paper!
ha !

Posted by: brbubba

Think about it, there is no contact made with the existing antenna, how would it enhance reception? These things are so cheap I have gotten at least a few for free, I just throw them in the garbage. I'm still surprised that the crooks who came up with this haven't been sued into oblivion.

Posted by: Telyx

In theory, it would "enhance reception" by acting as either a directing element or a reflecting element (neither of which is actually connected to the radiating element in a typical multi-element antenna). It would make the reception and transmission more directional, though; you would have to aim the antenna toward the tower to see any benefit.

I agree that if they worked, phone manufacturers would build them into phones.

Posted by: dsigma6

It is funny that stores like Eckerd and CVS sell them for $5-10 after all these years, and many garbage salesmen on eBay include them as free "gifts."