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Cell phone reception enhancer?
We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers
easily but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam??enhancer -- To reply to this message please remove the AT after the kgs1 in the reply to address. GUNS GUNs Guns The National Rifle Association wants armed security at every school, and for everyone to be armed. Guns, guns, everywhere, It worked for Somalia! |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different
cell towers easily, but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam? You're likely to get in trouble if you try to dam any of the Great Lakes. If you can see the towers, but reception is poor, the likely explanation is that none of those towers belongs to the company providing your cell phone service. |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
"KG" We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers easily but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam?? ** A cell phone needs to an ID message transmit to the tower first to be recognised by the system. So the only "enhancer" that works is a high gain ( ie directional) antenna pointing at the nearest tower. .... Phil |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message ... We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers easily, but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam? You're likely to get in trouble if you try to dam any of the Great Lakes. If you can see the towers, but reception is poor, the likely explanation is that none of those towers belongs to the company providing your cell phone service. Bingo. (or a bad phone) |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message ... We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers easily, but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam? You're likely to get in trouble if you try to dam any of the Great Lakes. If you can see the towers, but reception is poor, the likely explanation is that none of those towers belongs to the company providing your cell phone service. Yeah, dump that cheap AARP phone and get a service that works. |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
KG wrote:
We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers easily but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam??enhancer -- To reply to this message please remove the AT after the kgs1 in the reply to address. GUNS GUNs Guns The National Rifle Association wants armed security at every school, and for everyone to be armed. Guns, guns, everywhere, It worked for Somalia! There are devices, but inquire with your carrier. I heard they can help if you bitch enough. I used to, and still do have poor reception at a resort, both Verizon and ATT. You go out a few miles into the lake and reception is great. I also used to hook into a Canadian tower 50 miles away. Greg |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
On Jan 24, 6:01*pm, gregz wrote:
KG wrote: We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers easily but our cell phone reception is very poor. *Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam??enhancer -- To reply to this message please remove the AT after the kgs1 in the reply to address. GUNS GUNs Guns The National Rifle Association wants armed security at every school, and for everyone to be armed. *Guns, guns, everywhere, It worked for Somalia! There are devices, but inquire with your carrier. I heard they can help if you bitch enough. I used to, and still do have poor reception at a resort, both Verizon and ATT. You go out a few miles into the lake and reception is great. I also used to hook into a Canadian tower 50 miles away. Greg I used to have great USCellular signal strength, but they changed something and now I only get 1 or 2 bars signal strength where before it was 3 or 4 bars. Still works ok, except in basement workshop. |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:29:34 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote: We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers easily, but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam? You're likely to get in trouble if you try to dam any of the Great Lakes. If you can see the towers, but reception is poor, the likely explanation is that none of those towers belongs to the company providing your cell phone service. The major carriers offer a small device that is essentially your own personal cell site. You must have a high speed Internet connection (cable modem or DSL) to use it. The last time I checked, it price to buy one is about $150 but there are no monthly fees. My daughter has the AT&T version and likes it. Its range is just large enough to give you a good signal in your house or apartment/flat. Pat |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
On Friday, January 25, 2013 12:02:28 PM UTC-5, Pat wrote:
The major carriers offer a small device that is essentially your own personal cell site. You must have a high speed Internet connection (cable modem or DSL) to use it. DSL is iffy for this device. My DSL (Dial-up Speed if Lucky) won't work with the Cisco system. It's too slow-calls break up and buffer, just like any other download. Cable modem will be no problem. |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
responding to
http://www.electrondepot.com/repair/...er-144317-.htm , papaG wrote: kgs1AT wrote: We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers easily but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam??enhancer -- If you are Verizon, try dialing *228 #2. If you are within 5 miles of your companies antenna shouldn't need any enhancement. Oh, by the way, In Israel all school teachers are armed, and in the last 10 years they have only lost 3 students. Food for thought. |
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Cell phone reception enhancer?
"papaG" wrote in message roups.com... responding to http://www.electrondepot.com/repair/...er-144317-.htm , papaG wrote: kgs1AT wrote: We live on the edge of the great lakes and I can sight 4 different cell towers easily but our cell phone reception is very poor. Is there any cell phone reception enhancer worth a dam??enhancer -- If you are Verizon, try dialing *228 #2. If you are within 5 miles of your companies antenna shouldn't need any enhancement. Oh, by the way, In Israel all school teachers are armed, and in the last 10 years they have only lost 3 students. http://messiahsmandate.org/are-israeli-teachers-armed/ |
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