Mobile Phones Poor signal strength at home , advise needed

Yep they work on the vodafone network so thats probably why your signal is better...i just ordered a payg sim...10p a call for upto an hour..i only ever send and recieve imessages/email on home wifi and i dont need the net when not at home so perfect deal for me
 
well I got reading into it abit more and I found this which gives a really good insight to it all;-

Antenna Selection Guide

I think the aerial that came with my kit was a 35dbi and by all accounts is incorrect for my needs. The higher the dbi the more precise the aerial positioning has to be , like a metal detector signal strength.
I'm going to dump the shitty aerial and go for a 12dbi which will give a bigger spread coverage width wise but a lesser distance.

There are 2 Three mast both within 2 miles of my property but in different directions (roughly 45 degrees away from each other) so hopefully the 12dbi yagi antenna will pick up a bit of both.
I've took a chance on this;-
17~21MHz 12dB 3G Yagi antenna with 1M N male Cable For booster/WIFI | eBay

make sure you check what MHZ and your provider coverage here ;-
4G frequencies - Which UK networks will my phone work on?
Only just seen this thread.. technically the more elements on the yagi beam will make it more 'precise' or directional.

And the length of your coax run will have an effect on the dB of the antenna. You need to know the loss of the cable per foot to work out the loss for the antenna. Your 12dB antenna won't be 12dB with a long run of coax....

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Only just seen this thread.. technically the more elements on the yagi beam will make it more 'precise' or directional.

And the length of your coax run will have an effect on the dB of the antenna. You need to know the loss of the cable per foot to work out the loss for the antenna. Your 12dB antenna won't be 12dB with a long run of coax....

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Thanks you might be right with the length of coax . I even purchased quite expensive cable designed for the job but been truthful, I found the connectors a mare to sort.
 
Thanks you might be right with the length of coax . I even purchased quite expensive cable designed for the job but been truthful, I found the connectors a mare to sort.
I have the rg213 running to a tri band antenna on the chimney. I found the n-type 'crimp' type better.
Center pin crimp that is with the screw in boss seal at the bottom of the plug.

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I think my problem was cable length , front to back was too long
 
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