Cell phone signal at your villa is no longer a luxury, but it's still not universally available. Despite rapid advances in information technology, there are still areas where signal is missing—some areas with either no signal or severe interference. Villa communities are particularly susceptible to this. One of the most popular devices currently is to equip your villa with a carefully selected signal boosting system. This article will explain how to boost cell phone signal and whether you can do it yourself.

Every region is covered by a network of cell phone towers (base stations). When a user dials a number, the cell phone signal is transmitted to the base station. There, the signal is processed, and the base station searches its database for the second user. Thus, the two users are connected.

This solution isn't perfect in all situations—the base station can only detect a user's signal up to 35 kilometers away. Even at this distance, signal quality issues can occur, which can be addressed with signal amplification.

The following conditions can reduce mobile signal quality:

Natural and naturally occurring forests;

Reinforced concrete structures or parts of buildings that need reinforcement in the signal path;

Metal roofs;

Low-lying terrain;

The distance between the house and a cell phone tower.

Any of these factors, or a combination of them, can lead to connection drops, dialing difficulties, and cell phone interference. If you still have a signal at home, you can use specialized equipment to boost the signal.

A cellular signal booster is just one element of a system consisting of the following components:

External antenna;

Internal antenna;

Repeater or amplifier;

Power supply;

High-frequency cable.

Base station signals are received by the external antenna and transmitted to the repeater. The repeater processes and amplifies the signal, then sends it to the indoor antenna. This antenna generates a strong enough signal for high-quality communication for mobile devices in the home.

The most important parameter when choosing a signal booster is the communication standards supported by the repeater. You can use any free app to measure different communication standards: 4G, 3G, and 2G. Check with your mobile operator for signal frequencies—typically 800 and 900 MHz. 900 MHz is the most popular frequency, supported by most operators. If your villa is close to a base station, you might be able to get a signal at 1800 or 2100 MHz, which is sufficient for a stable mobile signal and 2G or 3G network connection.

Relying on mobile operators to boost signal is a bad idea: they rarely help users in remote areas. They don't profit from boosting signal for rural residents; it's more cost-effective to invest in providing high-quality mobile signal coverage for several kilometers and dozens of people than to maintain a stable connection and continuously improve signal quality for urban residents. Your best option is to purchase a ready-made cell phone signal booster kit that you can install yourself.

Universal cell phone signal booster kits can be installed independently without any special engineering skills. Simply follow the detailed instructions included with the kit. Here are the general steps for installing this system:

An external antenna is installed on the roof—it must face the base station, so you'll need to carefully orient it.

Power is connected to it.

Indoor antennas are installed—if the house is two-story, one is required on each floor.

The entire system is connected via coaxial cable—it should be as short as possible to minimize signal loss along the way.

Modern signal boosting systems are simple and can elevate signal quality to a level comparable to that found in major cities.