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11/11/12 at 6:30pm
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I have a Sony Ericson Xperia X10 and I currently live in a dormitory. I was wondering are there ways to boost my signals because I literally have to be next to the window to have/make calls. The walls have metals inside them in case we have earthquakes, tornadoes, and artillery. I was thinking of buying some copper wire and tying it to the window and to my phone when I'm at home. Would this method work at all?
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11/11/12 at 7:34pm
Lololol, probably not. You could try, but i doubt anything would happen. You might as well make a hat out of tin foil and see if that helps too! (just kidding).

If you want to make a copper antenna, it needs to be 1/4 lambda the wavelength of a cell phone signal and connected directly to your cell phones receiver (which would probably void the warranty).

Instead, pony up $200 - $300 for a cell phone booster. I have not used these personally, but i have a friend who works in the oil business. He has to make phone calls from remote mountains where he gets no signal, but with a booster he tells me he can easily make the call.

Here are some links i pulled up on google.

http://cell-phone-booster-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://www.wi-ex.com/solutions.aspx

Sorry, that was probably not the answer you wanted to hear.
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11/12/12 at 5:15pm
If you are rooted then you can try flashing a different radio if there is one for your phone. You can search in the xda-developers.com forums.
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11/13/12 at 9:38pm
If you have T-mo/ are on contract, then you can get a cell booster for free.
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