I was walking through my local Best Buy recently and I came across some passive antenna boosters on sale that basically comprise a flat sticker with some antenna wiring stamped on it. The idea is that ...

Physicist and frequent eFlea participant Eric Einarsson built a yagi antenna to boost the reception and transmission distance for his brother’s cell phone. Eric writes: Here is some information and ...

Ever wonder what was inside a cell phone booster, or what it is like to set up or use one? If so, [Kerry Wong]’s got you covered with his teardown of a Cel-Fi Go X Cell Signal Booster by Nextivity.

Source: “Directional antenna diversity for mobile devices: characterizations and ­solutions” Ardalan Amiri Sani et al. ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom), ...

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...