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metspitzer October 19th 11 04:22 AM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.



bob haller October 19th 11 12:02 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
On Oct 18, 11:22*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. *Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.


yeah they are available and work well. verizon reportedly sells
them .........

they are definetely sold on e bay..... search cell phone booster..

great for people who live in metal sided homes

George October 19th 11 01:10 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in thehouse?
 
On 10/18/2011 11:22 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.


Yes, multiple ways to do it. But your question is a little light on details.

jamesgangnc[_3_] October 19th 11 01:10 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
On Oct 19, 7:02*am, bob haller wrote:
On Oct 18, 11:22*pm, Metspitzer wrote:

Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. *Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.


yeah they are available and work well. verizon reportedly sells
them .........

they are definetely sold on e bay..... search cell phone booster..

great for people who live in metal sided homes


Not cheap though.

Jules Richardson October 19th 11 01:29 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in thehouse?
 
On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:22:28 -0400, Metspitzer wrote:

Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. Calls can be made from the yard and in the
house, but not reliably.


Yeah, our place is like that, too - all the interior door frames are
trimmed with metal quarter-round, and I think it's that which really
messes up the signal.

We just get people we know in the habit of calling the house phone
though, only falling back on the cell if nobody picks up :-)

cheers

Jules

Stormin Mormon October 19th 11 02:09 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
Back in the analog days, I had a NEC (Never Ever
Eommunicate). Hand held, analog phone. I was able to get a
mobile antenna for that, and adaptor to screw the little
antenna off, and screw on the mobile antenna, which went out
doors. Many phones now days don't have antenna jack.

I've seen cell phone boosters advertised. Do they work? I
don't know.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"bob haller" wrote in message
...
On Oct 18, 11:22 pm, Metspitzer
wrote:
Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that
will help
getting signal in the house. Calls can be made from the
yard and in
the house, but not reliably.


yeah they are available and work well. verizon reportedly
sells
them .........

they are definetely sold on e bay..... search cell phone
booster..

great for people who live in metal sided homes



gpsman October 19th 11 02:26 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
On Oct 18, 11:22*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house.


I mounted my old Wilson trucker antenna and ran the cable in a
crawlspace vent then up past an HVAC duct into the DR.
http://i52.tinypic.com/bhy7aw.jpg
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/Pro...29&Category=26

Of course newer phones have no aux antenna jack...

I don't know why Obama hates people with weak cell signals.
-----

- gpsman

bob haller October 19th 11 03:24 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
yeah they are available and work well. verizon reportedly sells
them .........


they are definetely sold on e bay..... search cell phone booster..


great for people who live in metal sided homes


Not cheap though.


not cheap but neither is paying endlessely for a non needed house
phone


John Simpson[_2_] October 19th 11 03:32 PM

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


"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...

Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.

Do a Google search for cell repeaters.


rlz October 19th 11 04:01 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
On Oct 19, 8:32*am, "John Simpson"
wrote:
"Metspitzer" *wrote in message

...

Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. *Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.

Do a Google search for cell repeaters.


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

rlz October 19th 11 04:02 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
On Oct 19, 9:01*am, rlz wrote:
On Oct 19, 8:32*am, "John Simpson"
wrote:

"Metspitzer" *wrote in message


.. .


Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. *Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.


Do a Google search for cell repeaters.


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

Stormin Mormon October 19th 11 04:37 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
That sounds totally useful. Thank you.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


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



Stormin Mormon October 19th 11 04:43 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
Got to be far too expensive. They make it nearly impossible
to check prices.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"rlz" wrote in message
...

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

Robin



Han October 19th 11 05:18 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in the house?
 
Metspitzer wrote in
:

Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.


ATT had a free booster last summer. I believe the offer is expired, but it
wouldn't hurt asking.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

chaniarts[_3_] October 19th 11 07:13 PM

OT Has anyone had any luck boosting cell phone signal in thehouse?
 
On 10/19/2011 9:18 AM, Han wrote:
wrote in
:

Can you get some kind of antenna transmitter booster that will help
getting signal in the house. Calls can be made from the yard and in
the house, but not reliably.


ATT had a free booster last summer. I believe the offer is expired, but it
wouldn't hurt asking.

if you have high speed internet, ask your provider about a femtocell.



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