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The Titan has the antenna port...
Does anyone sell an external antenna for the Titan/Mogul?
I use mine for data sometimes and the edge coverage here is spotty. If I could get the antenna outside thats all that would needed. A magmount (car), or even just the adapter wire would be fine.
Titan Antenna
Try places like Radio Shack at least maybe the might be able to point out who carries them. Here, in NW Arkansas Alltel carries the Antenna and the required adapters but I got mine at a local place called Wireless hook-up They Carry "Wilson Cellular" Accessories, not sure of exact name but Wilson something. I has a strong magnetic mount for the Antenna. Be careful about getting Matching Antenna and Adapter cuz the connectors vary. Also Adapter for a Motorola fits as the don't always carry the HTC one, I think it was V7 but can't remember. Good luck
Thanks... yeah, I have plenty of antennas to use, or could cut one to length...
I wouldn't ask anyone from Radioshack anything!
Does anyone actually know what adapter works? I don't want to just keep trying until I find one that fits. Mess up that connector and you're fuxed....
Wilson Electronics
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com
Try that to see if they has a local vendor. I found my package its Part# 359909. It's not for 6800 specifically but it works. It lists a few LG's, Moto's V710 V262 V265 etc. And the HTC Apache and 6700; and the Dash etc...
the old antenna from my Moto e815 car kit fits into mine.
Funny thing though it really dosent seem to help at all. Some times i think it drops a bar when i plug it in.
Any idea ?
Does adding an antenna increase speed of EVDO? i'm getting pretty crappy wireless speeds here in Albuquerque, NM (87123) like 200 down, 50 up, and I'm hoping for some improvement. if i have 3 bars, can i expect an antenna that may help me to get 4 or 5 bars to give me better speeds?
one more question: do I need to "enable" Rev-A in my EPST, under Data Parameters? right now, it says disabled, but i've never seen anyone recommending enabling it. i didn't notice any change on speed tests when i enabled it anyway, so i switched it back not wanting to mess anything up.
thx
A word of warning: I tried an external antenna just this weekend (June 14th) and now my phone is having problems getting a signal without the ext antenna being plugged in. I think the external antenna port disables the internal antenna and now my phone is stuck with the internal antenna disabled. I'm taking it to a Sprint store tomorrow to see if there's anything they can do. Does anyone know of a way to force it to use the internal antenna through software?
dhoopes said:
Does adding an antenna increase speed of EVDO? i'm getting pretty crappy wireless speeds here in Albuquerque, NM (87123) like 200 down, 50 up, and I'm hoping for some improvement. if i have 3 bars, can i expect an antenna that may help me to get 4 or 5 bars to give me better speeds?
one more question: do I need to "enable" Rev-A in my EPST, under Data Parameters? right now, it says disabled, but i've never seen anyone recommending enabling it. i didn't notice any change on speed tests when i enabled it anyway, so i switched it back not wanting to mess anything up.
thx
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If you check the RSSI in your debug screen (##33284# for sprint...shows up as Rx Power) it's a better indication of signal strength than the number of bars. You want to be around -50 to -60 for the best speeds. It is possible that there isn't a Rev A enabled tower in your area yet, too, so signal strength might not matter at all...
200 kiloBYTES or kiloBITS? 200 kiloBYTES is really good.
Don't change the "disabled" in your EPST...it needs to stay as it is...
Can anyone tell me what the antenna is used for and why didn't we get one when we got the phone?
Hello there,
I'm just wondering what the antenna port (or at least it looks like one) is on the back of the SGS and more specifically what it's connected to, I don't particularly want to start hooking up random length wires until I know what length would be optimal (requires knowing what it's being used for and the bands for that use) and whether there's any particular practice that'd kill something important.
(the usual whatnots)imgur.com/UngPL.jpg
If this is linked to any radio system/s apart from bluetooth it could be darned handy!
Apologies if this has been answered somewhere else, searching for "antenna port" just gave complaints about the GPS system or requests for ports of things.
Many thanks!
gsm antenna for sure.
for external antenna for better reception.
no link with gps or bluetooth...
medimel said:
gsm antenna for sure.
for external antenna for better reception.
no link with gps or bluetooth...
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Have you tested it?
It's apparently a MCX connector..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=757487&highlight=mmcx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718233&highlight=mmcx&page=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7573901&highlight=mcx#post7573901
But I'm not sure if anyone ever managed to confirm for sure..
So, from what I can gather from those threads you linked (thanks btw) it's not any sort of uniform port as the sizes don't quite match anything in use, they are however probably right in that this should be a GSM antenna port. I've got another phone on hand here with another antenna port and the two are not the same size.
Well, I'm always up for a bit of hackery so I think I'll carefully shove a wire in and use sticky tape or something else that's not hard to remove to keep it in, see what improves.
addition from about an hour later: Managed to pry open my SGS and according to the few teardowns I can find all of the antennas should be in the plastic that makes up the bit you see below the back cover, removed that and tried the phone, still works and picks up wifi, GSM and GPS signals fine so idk what's going on with respect to other antennas, all I can do is jam a wire in that connector and hope for the best.
oops !
Hey well i tried to jam a wire in it didn't do anything but after a few minutes i realized that now i have no signal reception the only way to get some signal is if i am close to an cellular antenna .I am not sure if it has to do with the wire i jammed or that it's just a coincidence because i am not even sure that it really when in the small hole and touched anything ...
So does any one have any idea what to do now ?
sent the phone to get fixed and got it back working !!! but i still wonder what it was....
I just got the T-Mobile Galaxy tab, and for some reason the GPS is not working at all... It shows the gps sign on the notification bar, but in maps, gps test, and gps status, there is no GPS data!
PLEASE HELP!
Thank you so much in advance,
Michael
i noticed that GPS perf is average indoor, if not below average. it is comparable to HTC Touch Pro, which is quite disappointing.
If you are trying from indoor, try to take it outside. many apps are saying that GPS works better when used with clear sky and i think it performs much better outside.
GPS is not working
I have samsung galaxy tab (sprint), live in Turkey. But GPS is not working both indoor and outdoor. Always searching.
I dont know, ı have to change ROm or not.
Regards.
ertgrl66 said:
I have samsung galaxy tab (sprint), live in Turkey. But GPS is not working both indoor and outdoor. Always searching.
I dont know, ı have to change ROm or not.
Regards.
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I would make sure that I'm not using a case that has a magnet or any kind of metal on it. They interfere with radios and especially the GPS.
A couple of months ago I started using a Zenus case which has magnetic buttons. Almost immediately my GPS stopped working. It took me a very long time to figure out the real culprit. I tried rooting, changing some gps related files etc. None worked until one day when after accidentally leaving the cover at home I switched on the GPS - it started working.
Dude, you should update the maps in your galaxy tab. I updated already my maps and gps is runing smooth.
Sent via Galaxy Tab
I bought a tab last week in Germany. The gps work fine in Germany, Holland and Belgium. But right now I am in Turkey and here it just keeps "searching" but never gets a location.
I wonder why and what, but I suspect location has something to do with it.
Galaxy tab Sprint gps not working!!!
hello i have a samsung galaxy tab (sprint) i live in malaysia,but when i on the gps it detect my location at hawaii plizz help me!!!
GPS not working
Hi
You definitely need to be outdoor for GPS receiver to obtain signal.
If indoors, you'll get signal if you have tile roof, not steel or concrete.
With a-gps, it might look like you are getting signal but actually, your device is using data to obtain location from cellular towers.
For best and quickest reception, enable your device's location and a-gps. Note, a-gps does not use lot of data, very little.
Hello are there any gps problems?
Does it have a steady and fast lock for navigation?
Because maybe i want to switch from my galaxy s3 to this phone but the gps must be perfect!
john291 said:
Hello are there any gps problems?
Does it have a steady and fast lock for navigation?
Because maybe i want to switch from my galaxy s3 to this phone but the gps must be perfect!
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i heard there is....is this true?
TechnoBuffalo mentioned GPS problems in their review - http://www.technobuffalo.com/reviews/htc-one-review/
Could someone verify that you can use The One as a satnav for a car? Or maybe if it keeps a lock while in a pocket and running MyTracks?
Poor GPS was the biggest problem for me with Galaxy S, and it was so good with Galaxy S3. S(1) had problems keeping a fix even if mounted on a windshield in a car. S3 kept a lock even if I had it iny my backpack when driving a car.
I use for 2 hour work commute. Never lost signal in London and fast fix. Better than my TomTom.
USING: BB Z10, HTC ONE and GALAXY NOTE 2
Thanks, that's very good to hear.
I also found this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39050978&highlight=gps#post39050978
So don't worry about the GPS
GPS Problem
I have gps problem with my HTC One in Turkey. The iPhone or GalaxyS3 runs perfectly but HTC One is awful
My HTC One is about 30-40 m off.
It probably isn't the quickest but gets the job done. The accuracy is good. Sometime it's a few meters off, but that's not a big issue for me.
Hmmm, interesting.
My GPS used to be good, no loss of signal.
But one day it just lost signal, tried different roms and reset back to stock rom, the accuracy is way off and signal is poor.
Hi all,
I have a second hand GT-n7000 in my possession.
For some reason, I am not able to detect any WiFi networks nor able to call anyone. This phone has never been rooted and is using the original rom and recovery.
If anyone has any suggestions or tips that might help me find out why the Galaxy Note is not detecting any WiFi networks, please let me know!
**UPDATE: It turns out that the rear cover is missing the top left antenna.
This is shown in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6CJy71_9Ok#t=191 at 3 min 11 sec.
So I'm guessing the previous owner had switched all the phone housing to make it look new.
I've tried using some random metals I've found around home to emulate the antennas, but they failed to make a difference.
If someone could remove the rear cover (which contains the antenna) and see if their phone (without the rear cover) detects any WiFi networks that would help me lots.
I really don't want to waste more money buying a phone housing that may not fix the problem.
Cheers