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These have been around for so long.  I think most of these antenna scams originated in western countries and have been cloned to death by China.

This one doesn't even make an attempt to be convincing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d11vuB-dI4

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Phone signal boosting sticker

Much as I'd love to tell you these actually work, they are another product that aims to deceive and act as a placebo. Proper antenna design is literally a specialist industry of its own, and slapping a conductive sticker onto your phone is more likely to reduce your signal than improve it. On a plus note, at least this sticker isn't radioactive like the crazy 5G defense stickers. There's nothing new about this scam. In the very earliest days of mobile phones they soon came out with window stickers that claimed to divert RF energy into your home from outside to give better reception. This one is extra tacky, because it makes much less effort to look real. Instead of being a slim PCB it's literally just a sticker with fake tracks printed on it and even the intriguing "chip" in the middle is just a printed black square. If you actually want one of these then save your money and make a sticker out of the thumbnail of this video. It will be just as effective. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- https://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's algorithm quirks, allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. #ElectronicsCreators

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Anonymous

Honestly forgot these things existed, I've not seen any on sale for ages. Used to always be a fixture of the shadier mobile phone kiosks, but even they seem to have given up.

Mike Page

With all these posts you are spoiling us ambassador.

Gordo

Ahhh, reminds me of the 'SuperAntenna' ads from Exchange & Mart back inthe day - "like having a 30ft antenna on you phone" and who doesn't need that. I'm not sure your sticker's entirely useless though - a unique seal on love letters to your technologically orientated sweetheart, a Borg implant for cosplay, or you could pop it over the front-facing camera of your phone to avoid taking those embarrassing selfies while drunk..