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Default OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?

That sounds totally useful. Thank you.

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I installed a Wilson cell amplifier in my house. Basically
an antenna
is mounted on your roof that is pointed to the nearest
cell tower. A
cable is needed that runs from the outside antenna to
inside the
house, where a amplifier and transmitter is installed. I
installed
mine about 5-7 years ago and the cost was about $600 for
materials, I
went from barely having 1 bar on my cell phone to having
4-5 bars.
The hardest part is aligning the outside antenna. It has
to be
pointed with pinpoint accuracy (within 3 degrees). When I
installed
mine, I had my cordless phone with me up on the roof and
my wife had
her cell phone telling me the bar strength on my
blackberry down in
the basement office. Once we received a strong bar signal
on the
blackberry, I tightened down the antenna and it's been
working fine
since then.

Robin


Forgot to put the link of the company that I used.
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/

Robin