Every House Has a Cell Signal Sweet Spot—This Trick Finds Yours
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Summary
Too much reliance on hotspots when working from home can lead to frustratingly slow internet speeds
Signal strength is generally poor inside buildings; moving a phone a short distance can drastically alter speeds
On iPhones, open the Phone app, dial 3001#12345#, and call; on certain Android phones, go to Settings>About Phone>Device Details>SIM Details, and scroll down to “Signal Measurements”
The metrics to pay attention to are Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), and Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SINR)
In order to optimize your home’s signal, it is important to keep your phone in a well-placed location, ideally on a windowsill, as signal strength drastically improves in proximity to a window
Generally, lower bands, such as 800 MHz, travel through walls more effectively than higher bands, such as 2.
