Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-13-2006, 04:28 PM

ziggittes@yahoo.com

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We have T-Mobile cell phones and our home is located on the "wrong"
side of a hill, which dramatically reduces our signal. On the lower
level and basement the phones do not work, while upstairs the phones
get reasonable reception. I went up on the roof of our home with my
phone and I get a very strong signal. So, my question is, is there some
sort of signal booster that I can buy to "capture" the stronger signal
from my roof? I envision something like an antenna on my roof that is
connected to a device inside my home that would act as a transmitter of
the signals. Hopefully, if such a device exists it is relatively
inexpensive (less than US$100).

TIA

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Notan

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Re: Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-13-2006, 04:43 PM

ziggittes@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> We have T-Mobile cell phones and our home is located on the "wrong"
> side of a hill, which dramatically reduces our signal. On the lower
> level and basement the phones do not work, while upstairs the phones
> get reasonable reception. I went up on the roof of our home with my
> phone and I get a very strong signal. So, my question is, is there some
> sort of signal booster that I can buy to "capture" the stronger signal
> from my roof? I envision something like an antenna on my roof that is
> connected to a device inside my home that would act as a transmitter of
> the signals. Hopefully, if such a device exists it is relatively
> inexpensive (less than US$100).

For less than $100, all you can do is add some type of passive antenna.

Amplifiers/boosters/etc. will run significantly more.

Head over to http://www.wilsonelectronics.com for more information.

Notan

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Sandy A. Nicolaysen

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Re: Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-13-2006, 11:38 PM

On Sat, 13 May 2006 09:43:16 -0600, Notan
<notan@ddress.thatcanbespammed> wrote:

>ziggittes@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>> We have T-Mobile cell phones and our home is located on the "wrong"
>> side of a hill, which dramatically reduces our signal. On the lower
>> level and basement the phones do not work, while upstairs the phones
>> get reasonable reception. I went up on the roof of our home with my
>> phone and I get a very strong signal. So, my question is, is there some
>> sort of signal booster that I can buy to "capture" the stronger signal
>> from my roof? I envision something like an antenna on my roof that is
>> connected to a device inside my home that would act as a transmitter of
>> the signals. Hopefully, if such a device exists it is relatively
>> inexpensive (less than US$100).
>
>For less than $100, all you can do is add some type of passive antenna.
>
>Amplifiers/boosters/etc. will run significantly more.
>
>Head over to http://www.wilsonelectronics.com for more information.
>
>Notan
Thanks for the link!

Any idea what frequencies Verizon uses?

- Sandy

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SMS

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Re: Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-14-2006, 03:06 PM

ziggittes@yahoo.com wrote:
> We have T-Mobile cell phones and our home is located on the "wrong"
> side of a hill, which dramatically reduces our signal. On the lower
> level and basement the phones do not work, while upstairs the phones
> get reasonable reception. I went up on the roof of our home with my
> phone and I get a very strong signal. So, my question is, is there some
> sort of signal booster that I can buy to "capture" the stronger signal
> from my roof? I envision something like an antenna on my roof that is
> connected to a device inside my home that would act as a transmitter of
> the signals. Hopefully, if such a device exists it is relatively
> inexpensive (less than US$100).

An amplifier with an external antenna, will run about $200, and this
connects to a single phone. Creating a micro-cell in your house, so that
all the phones can work, will cost a lot more.

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Andy S

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Re: Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-14-2006, 05:27 PM

>>>ziggittes@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>> We have T-Mobile cell phones and our home is located on the "wrong"
>>> side of a hill, which dramatically reduces our signal. On the lower
>>> level and basement the phones do not work, while upstairs the phones
>>> get reasonable reception. I went up on the roof of our home with my
>>> phone and I get a very strong signal. So, my question is, is there some
>>> sort of signal booster that I can buy to "capture" the stronger signal
>>> from my roof? I envision something like an antenna on my roof that is
>>> connected to a device inside my home that would act as a transmitter of
>>> the signals. Hopefully, if such a device exists it is relatively
>>> inexpensive (less than US$100).
>>>
>> On Sat, 13 May 2006 09:43:16 -0600, Notan
>> <notan@ddress.thatcanbespammed> wrote:
>>
>>For less than $100, all you can do is add some type of passive antenna.
>>
>>Amplifiers/boosters/etc. will run significantly more.
>>
>>Head over to http://www.wilsonelectronics.com for more information.
>>
>>Notan
>>
>"Sandy A. Nicolaysen" <sandynic@verizon.net> wrote in message
>news:gtnc621s02pqel4slv2cnb34m8gdgv7api@4ax.com.. .
>Thanks for the link!
>
> Any idea what frequencies Verizon uses?
>
> - Sandy
>
VZW uses CDMA 800 and PCS 1900 depending on your location.
--
Andrew D. Sisson
LG VX8100 VZW AC II SINCE APRIL 1993
SAMSUNG X497 CINGULAR NATION SINCE MARCH 2006

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Andy S

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Re: Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-14-2006, 05:27 PM

>>>ziggittes@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>> We have T-Mobile cell phones and our home is located on the "wrong"
>>> side of a hill, which dramatically reduces our signal. On the lower
>>> level and basement the phones do not work, while upstairs the phones
>>> get reasonable reception. I went up on the roof of our home with my
>>> phone and I get a very strong signal. So, my question is, is there some
>>> sort of signal booster that I can buy to "capture" the stronger signal
>>> from my roof? I envision something like an antenna on my roof that is
>>> connected to a device inside my home that would act as a transmitter of
>>> the signals. Hopefully, if such a device exists it is relatively
>>> inexpensive (less than US$100).
>>>
>> On Sat, 13 May 2006 09:43:16 -0600, Notan
>> <notan@ddress.thatcanbespammed> wrote:
>>
>>For less than $100, all you can do is add some type of passive antenna.
>>
>>Amplifiers/boosters/etc. will run significantly more.
>>
>>Head over to http://www.wilsonelectronics.com for more information.
>>
>>Notan
>>
>"Sandy A. Nicolaysen" <sandynic@verizon.net> wrote in message
>news:gtnc621s02pqel4slv2cnb34m8gdgv7api@4ax.com.. .
>Thanks for the link!
>
> Any idea what frequencies Verizon uses?
>
> - Sandy
>
VZW uses CDMA 800 and PCS 1900 depending on your location.
--
Andrew D. Sisson
LG VX8100 VZW AC II SINCE APRIL 1993
SAMSUNG X497 CINGULAR NATION SINCE MARCH 2006

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buck rojerz

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Re: Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-15-2006, 02:21 AM

"Andy S" <adsisson@NOSPAMrochester.rr.com> wrote in
news:BTI9g.13173$TT.2559@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

>>>>ziggittes@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>> We have T-Mobile cell phones and our home is located on the "wrong"
>>>> side of a hill, which dramatically reduces our signal. On the lower
>>>> level and basement the phones do not work, while upstairs the
>>>> phones get reasonable reception. I went up on the roof of our home
>>>> with my phone and I get a very strong signal. So, my question is,
>>>> is there some sort of signal booster that I can buy to "capture"
>>>> the stronger signal from my roof? I envision something like an
>>>> antenna on my roof that is connected to a device inside my home
>>>> that would act as a transmitter of the signals. Hopefully, if such
>>>> a device exists it is relatively inexpensive (less than US$100).
>>>>
>>> On Sat, 13 May 2006 09:43:16 -0600, Notan
>>> <notan@ddress.thatcanbespammed> wrote:
>>>
>>>For less than $100, all you can do is add some type of passive
>>>antenna.
>>>
>>>Amplifiers/boosters/etc. will run significantly more.
>>>
>>>Head over to http://www.wilsonelectronics.com for more information.
>>>
>>>Notan
>>>
>>"Sandy A. Nicolaysen" <sandynic@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>news:gtnc621s02pqel4slv2cnb34m8gdgv7api@4ax.com. ..
>>Thanks for the link!
>>
>> Any idea what frequencies Verizon uses?
>>
>> - Sandy
>>
> VZW uses CDMA 800 and PCS 1900 depending on your location.

If the signal is so good on the roof, why don't you simply install an
external antenna, with an extendid coax cable down to a location in your
house. A place central to phone useage. Cheap alternative, if it will
work.

buck

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John Navas

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Re: Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-15-2006, 03:52 AM

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In <Xns97C3BAD5DBD96ou812@216.168.3.44> on Mon, 15 May 2006 01:21:55 -0000,
buck rojerz <inorbit@outerspace.org> wrote:

>If the signal is so good on the roof, why don't you simply install an
>external antenna, with an extendid coax cable down to a location in your
>house. A place central to phone useage. Cheap alternative, if it will
>work.

You will lose a lot of signal in a long cable run, which might well make the
whole exercise pointless.

--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

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Mike Schumann

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Re: Home signal booster?

Posted: 05-17-2006, 04:43 PM

An in building micro cell will cost you $400+. See:

http://www.cellantenna.com/index.html

Another option is to get a cradle for your cell phone that connects to your
home phones, so that all incoming calls ring on your home phones. Here's an
example:

http://cellantenna.com/Dockingstations/dockntalk.htm

Mike Schumann

<ziggittes@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> We have T-Mobile cell phones and our home is located on the "wrong"
> side of a hill, which dramatically reduces our signal. On the lower
> level and basement the phones do not work, while upstairs the phones
> get reasonable reception. I went up on the roof of our home with my
> phone and I get a very strong signal. So, my question is, is there some
> sort of signal booster that I can buy to "capture" the stronger signal
> from my roof? I envision something like an antenna on my roof that is
> connected to a device inside my home that would act as a transmitter of
> the signals. Hopefully, if such a device exists it is relatively
> inexpensive (less than US$100).
>
> TIA
>

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Posted: 05-29-2006, 11:09 AM

Nice job man

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