Nothing. Or, almost nothing. For decades, we’ve been using the bar indicators on our phones to try to have some idea whether or not we have cell reception. The problem is that they’re almost meaningless….
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It’s nothing. At least not today. It seems like all the hype about mobile internet speeds has died down a little bit. Back when we all talked about speeds of 256kbps over a mobile connection…
As if you needed convincing. With market share well under 5%, it’s a safe bet you don’t even see anyone with a Windows Phone in an average day. It’s Apple and Android, Android and Apple all…
I discovered this by accident. When testing a new cell booster, I did the familiar steps to get into field test mode on my iPhone. It’s not hard — just dial *3001#12345#* and press the call…
It’s all the rage now. Several carriers have enabled Wi-Fi calling for their top-end phones and it’s only going to get more popular. Using your home Wi-Fi to make calls when possible reduces the strain on…
I think it’s pretty fair to call me “the geek’s geek.” I mean, I work at one of the coolest e-commerce sites on the web, routinely test a lot of hush-hush stuff, and then I write…
The booster for the high-rise. Yes, there are lot of cell boosters out there. Some are small, some are large, but almost all of them have the same problem: you need to put the antenna…
It isn’t often these articles write themselves, but every so often I get an e-mail from a customer that really doesn’t take any more explanation. So, take a look for yourself. I’m writing to you to…
Way back in… well six months ago, it was hard to talk about bundling when you talked about DIRECTV. While the company did (and still does) have some deals with internet service providers and cell phone…
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand it!
There’s only so much you can do with traditional infrared remotes. Even RF remotes have some limitations, although they do away with the need to point the remote right at the device. The form factor of…
So here it is 2015, and both of the dominant mobile operating systems have been with us for eight years. We tend to remember the iPhone coming first but it’s really a toss-up; the first iOS…
So, you want to improve reception in the house. That makes perfect sense… it’s frustrating that you can use your phone anywhere but in your own home. Yet, the construction of a lot of homes isn’t…
So you’re stuck at the airport and your phone is dead. You’re so bored you turn the phone over to see what’s on the back of it. It’s not terribly interesting and depending on the light…
The end of 2014 was a great time for The Solid Signal Blog!