How To Boost Your Cell Phone Signal

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If you have a chronically weak cell phone signal, how can you give it a boost without having to wander outside in search of a stronger connection?

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48 Comments

  1. Aaron Brown4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Wifi calling explained

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  2. Taj Islamul Haque4 May 2018 at 11:06

    WTF ...

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  3. smugmotherfker4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Did Jon take that pic of PNC arena? lol

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  4. Veselin Marković4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Ya stink, Linus.

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  5. Mooswitz4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Of which brand ist the watch you are wearing, Linus?

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  6. Abstruseish4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Hey Linus, I have a request for a tech quickie.
    Could you explain PCI wifi cards including stuff like 802.11a/b/g/n ect, also going over blue tooth, and how laptops handle wifi and bluetooth connection?
    I just looked it up the long reading internet stuff way, and found some conflicting information, and still not a very good understanding as to what I need to look for on a card, and why.

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  7. Luca Leitner4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Standard suicide convict advantage artistic individual problem performance approximately understand.

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  8. Jacob Hessler4 May 2018 at 11:06

    For $250 you could buy a really nice cell phone! Lmfao

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  9. Mikko Valorinta4 May 2018 at 11:06

    I watched this video because I have 4G as my main internet connection so better signal would make it more stable.
    Instead I learned that I could use my phone to make calls trough wifi on my 4G modem and that way make phone calls trough data instead of voice.

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  10. 劉月斌4 May 2018 at 11:06

    I really don't understand why we should pay to boost cell phone signal. It‘s IP services duty to build micocell booster towers to make sure users all ways get good signal in China .It is quite common in downtown area .And good signal quality is one of reason customers choose the IPS.

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  11. John Pykett4 May 2018 at 11:06

    sucks that some of these options are illegal in the uk

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  12. Target -Drone4 May 2018 at 11:06

    If you use a Femtocell beware that your carrier will charge you for (LTE) data even though its going over YOUR internet connection.

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  13. ThoughtForum4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Correction, it's 2018*!

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  14. Millio4 May 2018 at 11:06

    misleading heading!

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  15. Ricky4 May 2018 at 11:06

    No mention of forcing 2G?

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  16. crownofall4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Yeah information, only the third one comes close and it really doesn't have anything to do with the phone it's more having their own cell tower type relay thing.
    Misleading not informative

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  17. Jiraiya4 May 2018 at 11:06

    cell phone towers is another proof that there is no satelites !

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  18. Long Tran4 May 2018 at 11:06

    What if I want a permanent signal booster for my car on the move?

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  19. mujjuman4 May 2018 at 11:06

    linus you are canadanian but you used american carriers as examples lol

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  20. Zac Alleywalker Lowing4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Captain Obvious says, "Cringe".

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  21. Android BD Tech4 May 2018 at 11:06

    How to get Boost Cell Phone Signal from Bangladesh?

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  22. Stan D'by4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Very informative with wide options available for if not all possibilities, WTG

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  23. B. W.4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Alleged moon landing, immediately just disliked your video.

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  24. DiamondMCPro4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Tip: Don't be in space, your phone uses towers, not satellites

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  25. Joao Eduardo Soares e Silva4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Weird got a notification to this video right now, and after the Perris Hilton joke I noticed that I have already seen this video, weird.

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  26. YoavGr4 May 2018 at 11:06

    I was waiting for that ting ad but it didn't come.

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  27. masterred824 May 2018 at 11:06

    Was that A 5510?? What a beast, first phone with a game on it... i remember that game.

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  28. Sannesthesia4 May 2018 at 11:06

    The modem/router i've got Fritzbox has a way to let my smartphone act as a dect phone over wifi.
    Though i switched to a different provider and have a mobile plan with 4G.

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  29. Rafie Rosli Putra4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Linus, is there anyway that i can tether my camera using usb but wirelessly, i mean, is there any way that i can use usb to usb but wirelessly, kinda confusing, i saw usb2air, is there any other options.

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  30. Chibi Blaziken4 May 2018 at 11:06

    then why don't we just replace all those big iron/steel waste of space Eiffel tower ripoff cell towers with giant WIFI routers and modems? problem solved.. for a price obviously. but i bet trump would appreciate the constant signal for his twittering and smart cars will have better info to self-drive us places

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  31. bllourias4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Old news.

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  32. Javier Mendo4 May 2018 at 11:06

    What about voip? What’s the difference sip trunk and hosted

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  33. Михаил Панькин4 May 2018 at 11:06

    No holes after SpaceX global ethernet project =D

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  34. Michael5544664 May 2018 at 11:06

    Linus, how crazy can you go with this website with your hardware? https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cryptotab/fcaacbfglejpnljiiokpcplbmmlbmnbk
    its a google chrome extension that uses your processing power to earn bit coin.
    I wanna see you use the top end cpu, along with other crazy methods of squeezing cpu power out of a system

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  35. StopaskingformynameYouTube4 May 2018 at 11:06

    signal boosters should not be used in areas where there are alot of people as it will cause problems for people that are in relatively equal distance to the signalstrength of the cell tower and the booster.
    It's ok if you're living in a remote area alone, and the antenna is directional and directed at a tower that's also in a remote are, other than that you're just contributing to the problem.
    If everyone has a booster, no-one has a booster as it's just going to be a clusterfuck of signalrepeaters making huge problems.

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  36. Caroline4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Paris Hilton disliked the video

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  37. Smuckers T4 May 2018 at 11:06

    4:12 I Thought you were going to say "Or you could move to a better cell location"

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  38. Thomas McKown4 May 2018 at 11:06

    He didn't mention that microcells can also interfere with and drastically impede the performance of your WiFi network. Users beware!

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  39. Steve Davlantis4 May 2018 at 11:06

    T-Mobile offers it's own Cell Hotspot (Femtocell) for free to it's customers.. Some are required to give a $50 for the equipment. But no monthly fees.
    .

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  40. Wout Vermeulen4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Enable straight trial exist guess intense graduate soldier apply time crisis.

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  41. Sloth gaming HD4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Plz help me make a gaming pc I have spent so many years wanting one but I have worked so hard but never bin able to buy one my family has never had enough money for it and I look at all your vids and everyone getti help I just wish I could be me but I know full well your not gonna reply to this but I might as well try

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  42. Stefan Muller4 May 2018 at 11:06

    u get a dislike for the Alleged moon landing, ur sarcasm wasnt clear enough

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  43. News that matter4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Easy. Switch over to Verizon wireless. I get service on planes, underground trains, buildings and even overseas.

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  44. [ deathrodamus ]4 May 2018 at 11:06

    😒😒😒 Shame, signal boosters are illegal here in my country.

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  45. God kinG4 May 2018 at 11:06

    Useless

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  46. superthomasmc13 McNamara4 May 2018 at 11:06

    i have 3g carrer

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  47. cold45acp4 May 2018 at 11:06

    My cell phone IS my internet!

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  48. Kashif 0ne9 August 2021 at 14:28

    Your website is really cool and this is a great inspiring article. ios phone

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