If Like Me You Live In A Lead Box . . .

[Guest bluesmudge]

Having recently moved into a flat which is most probably bomb proof which blocks all signal for my C500 (on orange) I decided i couldn't survive leaning out the window to get singal so i purchased this

http://www.freedom-mobiles.co.uk/orange-sp...ccessories.html

I needed the cable and the Antenna itself, but its £20 well spent and it arrived next day!

I now have full signal all the time!

and no i don't work for / know anyone from / benifit from this company I just thought someone out there might be having a smiliar problem and might need some guidance.

But if someone could explain why when outside i have full signal but in my flat i don't? Orange suggested perhaps a led lineing in the building BUT!!! Every other network in the Uk works fine in my flat . . . WITH FULL SIGNAL! Its definatly a mistery

But with my plans to buy a C600 when its released, does anyone know if the ariel socket on the 600 are the same as the 500?

Edited October 17, 2005 by bluesmudge

[Guest martin]

The signal bars are not the best indicator for measuring signal strength. You would be better using celltrack to compare the signal from different networks.

[Guest bluesmudge]

The signal bars are not the best indicator for measuring signal strength. You would be better using celltrack to compare the signal from different networks.

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Well i don't know about you but i take 'searching . . . .' in the operator feild a sign of no signal, coupled with the inability to connect to the network make/ recieve calls/text i would call that decisive evidence.

Personally i don't case if my signal indicator is lying to me, i now have signal and a phone that works seemlessly. - thanks all the same

[Guest mcwarre]

Lead lining? Hahaha. That would make it rather expensive. Is the outside of the flat rendered? If it is they generally use wire mesh to act as a base for the plaster - this would seriously affect phone signal strength. Elsewise just one of those things

I have used that aerial for a while - it keeps signal strength constant. The only drawback is loss of ability to mover around - cured by bluetooth headset

[Guest XNUK]

hehe! I live in the city centre and can see the cell site from my window about 100 yards away:)

Im lucky enough to get 5 or 4 bars all the time.

Its a refreshing change as I used to live in the middle of no where and the only place I could get signal was on the right hand side of the window in the front room!! Hardly a "mobile" phone lol

[Guest bluesmudge]

hehe! I live in the city centre and can see the cell site from my window about 100 yards away:)

Im lucky enough to get 5 or 4 bars all the time.

Its a refreshing change as I used to live in the middle of no where and the only place I could get signal was on the right hand side of the window in the front room!! Hardly a "mobile" phone lol

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Im right in the centre of Oxford you would have thought i'd have perfect signal (which i do leaning out the window . . . oh well going to buy bluetooth headset now. ariel atill great, just hope its water proof :|

[Guest pete1909]

I have exactly the same problem. The house is rendered which could explain it.

I might give the aertial a try. Thanks.

[Guest Samsonite]

one other possiblity for no signal is that the base station for Orange is on top of your building!!

An antenna array will have a radiation pattern that doesnt usually cover the area directly underneath - it does depend on the antenna type but you do get dead spots when stood right by a station!!

i would have thought a busy area would be served by more than one station but its just a thought...

[Guest bluesmudge]

Interesting theory - but no im afraid the lovely orange lady gave me a list of local masts etc and its not far - but not on top

Physics friend of mine thinks its all to do with wave theory etc etc just happens im stuck in a weak spot.

still - im happy now with my 3 metre limit from the window :o

[Guest Samsonite]

Interesting theory - but no im afraid the lovely orange lady gave me a list of local masts etc and its not far - but not on top

Physics friend of mine thinks its all to do with wave theory etc etc just happens im stuck in a weak spot.

still  - im happy now with my 3 metre limit from the window  :lol:

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wave theory!! that old chestnut :o

as long as you didnt have a perfect 1/4 wave screen surrounding your house, the radio energy would get thru no worries!!

not dissing your mate tho.. i'm sure he/she is a perfectly capable physics person... :(

[Guest]

This could be the answer to my prayers. I've just emailed them to see if the antenna would work with a 6310i, as since my work phone was changed to Voda, I don't get any signal at all in the office.

Thanks for the tip.

Pete.

Update: Just ordered it along with an adaptor for the 6310i - seems you can get adaptors for many phones to work with it. Hopefully it'll arrive tomorrow. If it works as well as it sounds, I agree, it'll be £20 well spent.

Edited October 12, 2005 by Guest

[Guest jporch316]

dont think render is the problem - majority of houses here in rainy Valleys are old brick and mortar terrace houses that heave been rendered over - perfect signals everywhere with orange

Still cant get channel 5 though...............

[Guest TigerNet]

@bluesmudge

...by the way, could you edit the title of this thread...each time I see it I think of flashing lights!!!

LED

;-)

Cheers

Nick

[Guest sSword]

@bluesmudge

...by the way, could you edit the title of this thread...each time I see it I think of flashing lights!!!

LED

;-)

Cheers

Nick

like a house made out of these...

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=295 :o

[Guest Alex_le_brit]

dont think render is the problem - majority of houses here in rainy Valleys are old brick and mortar terrace houses that heave been rendered over - perfect signals everywhere with orange

Still cant get channel 5 though...............

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Ahh that's different, being old and brick built the render's applied directly onto the existing surface, as the roughness of the brick will enable it to stick.

On a new build, particularly for flats they wrap the blocks in wire before applying render. It's even worse with precast concrete structures which would have re-inforcing rods inside and then a wire wrap.