Signal Boost

matabele wrote:Hi

Is there any way to boost the signal on the N80 as I seem to have very poor reception on 3G and GSM at home on vodaphone, despite vodaphone coverage maps showing it should be fine

Thanks

Quite a few people have complained that the signal strength on the N80 is not as good as other phones they have, I dont seem to have a problem myself, and I am not sure if there is anything that can be done by yourself.

A firmware upgrade from Nokia could possibly correct this if Nokia see it as a problem, but I dont think there was a fix for this in the last firmware.

actually it wasnt here is a list of all changes on the latest firmaware

The new version is 3.0617.0.6

Changes/improvements made MCU SW v 3.0614.0.3 to v 3.0617.0.6:
- Right soft key function changes to “video call” when entering number in
idle to allow fast selection of Video Call.
- Memory optimization has been done to increase available RAM by about 2MB
- Video sharing is now supported in landscape mode
Accessories
- Improved the volume for text-to-speech conversion
- AD-15 performance improved
Applications
- Imrpovements to Anniversary, To-Do and calendar entries
- Improvements in Fixed dialing number (FDN) handling
- Improvements to FM Radio Auto tuning
Bluetooth
- Improved handling of Image transfer to Macs over Bluetooth
Camera
- Improvements to Video Adaptation Video Encoder and playback
- Camera key is no longer active if device locked
- Improvements to Camera rotation when used by 3rd party applications
- Camera shutter sound is now played during voice call
Data
- Improved PDP context activation time for PC dial up
Favourites
- Bookmarks can now be separated for WEB and Services applications
Gallery
- Flash files (SWF) appear in Gallery and are now launched in FlashPlayer
- Improvements to media gallery opening from camera application
Homezone
- HomeZone indication does not disappear during PDP context active
- HomeZone indication is displayed when GPRS is active and cell changes.
Idle
- EONS/Wrong operators names shown on the display
- Correctly shows network name
- EONS name scrolling stops when keys are locked
- Softkeys are missing in idle state
- Idle screen not always restored
Localisation
- "Localised Greek - Media Gallery - Grammatical mistake in ""Transfer
complete Transferred %N item to %U"""
Mail settings
- Mail settings can now be used from MMC
Messaging
- Improvements to retrieving an email when there's no network coverage
MMS
- Improvements to Video Clip handling in MMS
- Pre-created mms messages can now be loaded
Music Player
- Music player handling when video open in background
Network settings menu
- GSM network settings menu, missing menu entry
Real Player
- ROP stays in Loading status sometimes for live streaming
Streaming
- Incoming Video Call improved handling
Security
- Application Manager: Application loses list of installed applications
- No post after user cancel JAR download
SIM
- SAT UI in file twice so set up idle mode text shown twice
- Phone is not issuing Event Downloads to the UICC in 3G
- Wrong behaviour when saving contact with long second number
Themes
- Updated motion theme
- SVG files containing PNG images are rendered incorrectly
USSD
- USSD command '*121*0#' cannot be processed with USIM
WLAN
- EAP-LEAP fix
- Esock IP crash when cancel pressed after search for WLAN
Video Call
- Video call improvements

Hi

Do the "Cell antenna" stick on things they sell on ebay actually do anything or are they a con?

As often I can only get 0-2 bars signal at home even locked to GSM, vodaphone say my area should be fine and that they have no problems with any of the antenna near me. Within 1/2 a mile I can get a full 3G signal.

I had to return my last N80 on 3 as I had no signal at work, it looks like I will have to return this one as well unless anyone else has any bright ideas.

Thanks

well i had one of those Cell antenna booster, but i didnt notice any diference

Some years ago, the phones have one acessory to boost the signal, something like a big antenna - some Ericsson phones had that. Today, I don�t see that kind of acessory. Or because is useless, or the sales was flat.

Dx,

I seem to remember somewhere about a fw upgrade and the signal strength, maybe it was one of the earlier versions I was thinking about ..

mmm, i dont really remember, ill give it a look on the upgrade history, ill c wut i can find

_Dx_ wrote:mmm, i dont really remember, ill give it a look on the upgrade history, ill c wut i can find

cool 😊..of course I could be imagining all of this 😉 😉 😉....

I think I spend too much time here and its messing with my head 😊

Cash wrote:cool 😊..of course I could be imagining all of this 😉 😉 😉....

I think I spend too much time here and its messing with my head 😊

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i had my n80 on vodafone uk and was running old firmware version, my GSM signal strength was poor (had no signal alot of the time), i updated the software to the latest version and all is good now, my signal remains between half and full, it works now in places it didnt work b4, not sure about 3G signal tho as i dnt use it!

Biggzy wrote:Wirelessly posted (NOKIA 6630: NokiaN80-1/3.0 (3.0617.0.5) Series60/3.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

i had my n80 on vodafone uk and was running old firmware version, my GSM signal strength was poor (had no signal alot of the time), i updated the software to the latest version and all is good now, my signal remains between half and full, it works now in places it didnt work b4, not sure about 3G signal tho as i dnt use it!

Did you update with voda firmware, or generic ?, just interested as this may be something that was fixed or altered in the network specific fw

well i dont really know why lots of diferent firmwares

Wirelessly posted (NOKIA 6630: NokiaN80-1/3.0 (3.0617.0.5) Series60/3.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

well i got my n80 with voda but it already had generic software coz it was the first batch and they prob didnt have time to brand it b4 release, i flashed it with the latest generic version that ends with .6, my n80 has been fine since!

😊 Un easy signal booster, software upgrade!