How to Improve the Reception of Your Mobile Modem: 10 Steps

How to Improve the Reception of Your Mobile Modem: 10 Steps

What if you are stuck in the middle of nowhere and your mobile modem just refuses to connect? Here is a simple way to enhance the reception.

Steps

1. Get yourself a newspaper and a bottle of some paper glue.

2. Put the glue on the sheets just enough for them to stick together.

3. Use 10-15 pages and let your sandwich dry for a while.

4. Shape it. When it can already hold the form but is still soft enough make it into something like a satellite dish. Cut the edge all around and let it dry.

5. Take any kind of aluminum foil and glue it on to the concave surface of your antenna. The foil will reflect the radio signal and due to the concave shape of the surface will focus it.

6. Cut a hole in the center of your dish antenna that is big enough to squeeze the modem through. The USB connector should stand out in the back.

7. Connect a USB extension cable to the modem and plug it into the laptop.

8. Move the dish until you get the maximum signal strength.

9. Fix it in that position.

10. Improve it by utilizing higher altitudes. The best place to use this kind of antenna is the top of the hill. The higher you can get the better the reception will be.