I don't know what it is about my apartment but no one including myself can get a signal in here. I have to sit my phone by the window and even that doesn't always work. What pisses me off is the fact I can stand right outside my door and get 4 bars.

Are there any options to improve my reception? I really hate to have to get a home phone but it seems that its coming down to that. Best solution I have so far is cut my blue tooth on and leave the phone by the window.

Something like that would help: http://www.thiecom.de/lat54-richtantenne.html?sid=
And there is a self made variant: http://www.saalfeld.com/antenne.htm

But your phone needs to have an external (car) antenna jack.

can you answer theses questions....
Your country?
The operator you use?
Is this problem happens to other phones?(if not tell your phone model and firmware)
Have you ever asked local communication host service about this problem?
after answering this questions I can suggest you what to do,good luck

Something like that would help: http://www.thiecom.de/lat54-richtantenne.html?sid=
And there is a self made variant: http://www.saalfeld.com/antenne.htm
But your phone needs to have an external (car) antenna jack.

I am really interested in theses articles but they are not English,is there any English article in this topic?

I am really interested in theses articles but they are not English,is there any English article in this topic?

This is what google spits out: http://www.google.de/search?q=self+made+gsm+antenna