OT: CDMA Repeaters/Booster

[Jerry Feldman]

On 09/15/2010 11:38 AM, Kenny Lussier wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:02 AM, mark <prgrmr at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Mark Komarinski <mkomarinski at wayga.org> wrote:
>>     
>>> Sorry for the OT, but this seems to be the best group to ask this
>>> question of.  Well, I guess if I do get an answer, then I can *mumble*
>>> firefox and *grumble* Ubuntu and *cough* ssh....
>>>
>>> My in-laws have a place in Central NY that gets you one bar on most
>>> Verizon phones if you hold your arm out just..right..in one corner of
>>> the house.  There's no Internet service there, so a pico/femtocell is out.
>>>
>>> Anyone have experience with repeaters or boosters over a small area to
>>> improve the signal, preferably something that can be mounted outside?
>>>       
>>
>> Give this a shot:
>>
>> http://www.ehow.com/how_4686145_improve-signal-strength-verizon-customers.html
>>
>> However, depending on the cell phone plan, you may incur roaming costs
>> above your minutes consumption.
>>     
> My last company had issues with cell reception. Given that we were
> developing software for cell phones, it was a bit of a problem ;-) We
> got a Wilson multi-band amlifier. There was an antennae that was
> mounted on the roof of the building, connected by coax to the
> repeater, and a broadcast antennae coming out the other side. It cost
> about $300 at the time. We went from no signal to 4 bars instantly.
> The roof-mounted antennae needs to have decent signal, though. In our
> case, from the roof, there was line of sight to a tower.
>
> HOWEVER.... This was for GSM (AT&T phones), and it was
> 900/1800/1900/2100. I'm not sure what it out there for CDMA. YMMV.
>
>   
One issue I have heard was that by using a repeater you are
rebroadcasting the signal. This is one of the reason why some state
highway people don't put repeaters in tunnels, as the cell companies
want to charge them large fees.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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