If you find that the signal quality for your mobile phone is low or nonexistent a mobile phone signal booster can be the answer. Here we look at what these signal boosters are and how they work

1. How Can I Boost My Mobile Signal?
An unreliable mobilesignal isone of the mostfrustratingaspectsof modernlife.Afterall,accessing
your emails,downloadingadocument ormakinganimportantcall can all be impactedbya weak
mobile signal.But,aside fromerectingamobile phone mastinyourgarden,whatcan youdo? Many
people assume theyare stuckwithapoor mobile signal,butthisisnotthe case.Technologyalways
findsananswer,youjustneedto knowwhatit is.Andthisanswerliesinthe formof mobile
boosters.
What are Mobile Boosters?
A mobile booster,quite simply,takesyourexistingmobilesignal andboostsit.Thisincrease in
powerallowsyoutoenhance yourphone’sconnectivityandputanendto your frustration.Mobile
phones,of course,are usedina varietyof differentenvironments –inside buildings,vehiclesandout
inthe open – so a numberof differentboostershave beendesignedtomatchthe needsof eachone:
 Static Indoor Repeater:
These boostersare primarilyusedtoimprove the mobile signal withinabuilding.It’sacomplex
piece of equipmentwhichiscomprisedof three individual components.One antennaisbasedinside
and anotherantennaisbasedoutside.Anamplifieristhenusedtotransferthe stronger,outside
signal intothe interiorantenna.The user’smobile isthenable toconnecttothe interiorantenna
and receive the strongermobile signalfromoutside.
 Femtocell:
Requiringabroadbandconnectiontooperate,afemtocell isadevice whichprovidesamobile access
point.The device providesasuperiormobilesignal byrelayingphone trafficoveryourbroadband
signal.Thiscan make a significantdifferencetocall qualityandyour abilitytodownloaddata.And,
bestof all,multiple smartphones(uptoeight) cantake advantage of a femtocell.
 Low Gain Mobile Repeater:
Thisboosterissimilartothe staticindoorrepeaterbutisreservedforuse inmovingvehicles.Again,
there isan external antennawhichrelaysastrongersignal fromoutsidetoa cradle basedwithinthe
vehicle.Thissignal boostshouldbe strongenoughtoovercome anyinterference causedbythe shell
of yourvehicle orthe internal electronics.
 Smart Repeater:
Anotherformof indoorrepeater,asmart repeaterembracessimplicitybyprovidingadirectboostto
your mobile signal.Thisalmostguaranteesthatyourdeviceswillbe able totake advantage of
enhancedconnectivity.However,it’scurrentlynotlegal tobuy yourownsmart repeaterand
operate it.But thisdoesnotmeantheyare out of reach. It’sstill legal foryourmobile vendorto
provide youwithalicensedandapprovedsmartrepeater.
Tips For Improving Your Mobile Signal
You don’talways needtoinvestina mobile booster.Sometimesyoucanachieve the necessary
boostby practicingthe following:
 Movingto a differentareaof a buildingcanoftenprovide youwithaninstantboostinyour
signal

2.  Your phone can oftengetconfusedwhensearchingfora mobile mast,soit’sworthturning
your phone onand off againto resetthissearch
 Connectto a Wi-Fi connectiontogainaccessto strong connectionsandthenuse phone apps
such as Skype andWhatsAppto make phone calls
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