Tired of having to confine yourself to one corner of your living room or compound to use your phone since cellular service in your area is virtually non-existent? Love hiking but can’t afford to be unplugged when chasing waterfalls and sunsets? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then a homemade cell phone signal booster is exactly what you need.
A DIY cell phone signal booster enhances the nearest signal, hence boosting phone service enough to play online casino games. But most cost $400 or more, so making your own is a good way to save money. We’ve compiled a list of six brilliant DIY cell phone signal booster ideas to help you get inspiration.
- Cheap and Simple GSM Signal Booster
You don’t need a large budget or specialized materials to construct this homemade cell phone antenna. Simply get any copper wire you have lying around, a magnetic GSM antenna, and follow the step-by-step instructions to build your signal enhancer.
What was the result? A highly powerful booster for 2G, 3G, and 4G to LTE cell phone signals, so you never have to worry about dropped calls, no matter where you are.
- Homemade Portable 4G LTE Signal Booster
Just need a 4G DIY cell phone signal booster? Making one isn’t that difficult. For the project, you’ll need simple tools like an iron wire, a magnet to determine that the wire is iron, a screwdriver, a scale to collect measurements, and a TV cable wire, and maybe an access to granburysquarecafe.com when you’re done. Begin by straightening the wire and bending it at 45 degrees, then follow the step-by-step instructions.
- Iron Hanger Signal Booster
Did you know you can construct a homemade cell phone signal booster with an iron coat hanger? And the procedure is fairly basic. Simply straighten the hanger, remove its insulation with a razor blade, bend it into a rhombus shape, and complete the process.
- Multiuse Signal Booster
Do you have many cell phones that need signal boosting? Make this multi-purpose homemade cell phone antenna instead of purchasing an expensive multi-use repeater. Copper coils, a transistor, a 30pF variable capacitor, pairs of 200K, 2.2K, and 100 ohm resistors, a 27pF capacitor, a 20MHz crystal oscillator, an LED to indicate operation, and a PCB board are required for this project.
The supplies should be inexpensive, and they are significantly less expensive than commercial options. What is the best part? Once you create the copper coils on a screwdriver, all you have to do is mount everything and your multiuse signal booster will be ready to go.
- Aluminum Foil Signal Booster
Iron coat hanger signal boosters are simple to make, but an aluminum foil booster is much easier. All you need to do is wrap a piece of copper wire with foil. Then, cut one end of a 3.5mm RCA cable and peel the insulation, tape it to the wire in the foil, and attach the other end to your phone via the jack to boost the signal.
It’s simple to create and incredibly portable, so you can take it on camping vacations. Most significantly, it is extremely effective since the aluminum foil directs signals towards your phone, enhancing signal range and performance.
- Homemade Phone Antenna Using a Copper Cable
For this project, peel half a meter of copper cable to remove the insulation before using it to build a circuit, as seen in the video above. Once completed, glue the circuit to a large enough piece of tape, making sure to cover the other end as well, and attach it to the back of your phone.
You now have a discreet homemade cell phone booster that you can take with you wherever you go, eliminating the need to whine about bad network and Wi-Fi signals.
