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Make a new antenna to replace the one I'm sure you have broken off inside your card. This one will not break and does not cost $30. Sorry about the crappy pictures.
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Signing UpStep 1Remove and disassemble card
Take to card out of your laptop and remove the SIM card. Use a small screwdriver to release the metal tabs along the sides and take both of the metal covers off. You may have to pry the tabs out of the sides of the socket, carefully.
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May 11, 2006. 12:36 PMCaferacer (author)
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I've been using this setup for a few weeks now with no problems, length does not seem too critical. I've be using it for the last week non-stop while at E3 in LA and have been getting full bars and no dropped signal, a lot better then I was getting with the stock antenna.
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Apr 30, 2006. 5:01 AMvgid
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BE CAREFUL... I think the antenna has to be resonant (cut to a specific lenght)... Its been awhile since Ive messed with radio but I think you have to cut the antenna to a specific lenght or you may damage the transmitter (I am assuming the device uses the antenna for transmitting)....
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Apr 29, 2006. 12:40 PMjstech
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It'll work better if you cut the ground side shorter than the antenna side (which would be the center pin). This is because putting the two right next to each other means they both receive (almost) the exact same signal, and so cancel each other out. If you want to get really fancy, you can find antenna designs on the internet. At 2.4 GHz, a wavelength is 12.5 cm.
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