"George" wrote in message
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Evan Platt wrote:
On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:41:11 -0500, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

There are repeaters sold for the purpose--they don't work very well and
don't last very long and cost a ludicrous amount of money for what they
are, but they do exist.

Google "cellular repeater" and you'll find a number of brands.

I just love when people spout opinion as fact.

I worked for a corporate cellular store. We installed one in our
office, and installed a number at our customers sites. All worked
flawlessly for at least the 7+ years I worked there, and as far as I
know, are still going strong (I haven't worked there in 5+ years, so
do the math).

I work at a number of locations that have them installed and they work
fine including the original installation of a similar age that you
mentioned.

My experiences were also very favorable which is why I originally
recommended the repeater approach. Those of us who are ham radio operators
have used repeaters for decades with huge success to extend the range of
little walky-talky pocket radios.

Smarty