Cell Phone Reception Hack 142
New Breeze writes "Has this ever happened to you? Just when you need to make a phone call, the bars of reception are scant to none. But Graeme, who writes a blog called 'Earth: Mostly Harmless,' gives us hope. Succeeding where most would quit, he chronicled his ingenuity in a post titled 'How I got mobile phone reception where there was no signal.'" Update: 08/01 14:31 GMT by T : Note: Credit for this story belongs to Mike Yamamoto, who wrote it for CNET's News.com.
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Obviously you're driving by the bars when you decide to dial. Your phone is trying to tell you to stop in and have a drink instead of just driving by. It won't make your phone work any better, but it'll help you realize the futility of caring about it. :-)
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A trick I've used to get better range from my car alarm transmitters, hold the transmitter against your cheek and raise your other arm. You will get at least 25% more distance, really.
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I think u accidently added the extra word 'undergrad'
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Hey buddy,
You don't need a fancy antenna. Just type in your SMS, press "send" and immediately throw the phone straight up as high as you can.
It'll get through.
-Thetan.
ps Make sure you catch it again!
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You must be a devil with the ladies..
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