[Hidden-tech] cell phone repeater/amplifier needed

[Matt Lampiasi]

Hi
I got this brand last fall, and can vouch for the quality:
http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Extenders-YX510-PCS-CEL-Dual-Band-Booster/dp/B000J2XZ1K
just make sure you get one thats compatible with your network, so 
getting from the carrier might be best.

the thing with these devices is they only bring in what signal is 
available outside they house. they don't magically make the signal 
stronger.  so if you go outside and stand on your roof with your phone 
and get three bars, you can bring 3 bars into the house if you place the 
outside antenna where you were standing. the install was quite a pain as 
you have to shield the outer antenna from the inside one or they 
interfere with each other. directions are clear though with this brand 
that i mentioned.


Lynn Goodhue wrote:
>    ** Be sur
>
> Hi Hidden-Tech-ers,
>  
> I am wondering how/where to get a cell phone signal repeater/amplifier 
> so my cell phone can actually make calls from my home office.  I have 
> to put the thing on the upper sill of one of 2 windows, out of the 
> sun, and hope the planets are aligned properly. If the planets, the 
> weather and the gods are all happy, then I can answer a call that 
> comes in using my hands-free, but it still kind of static-y and I have 
> to shout. Not very good.
> I saw a device in the window of the AT&T store on Main St,  in 
> Northampton, so I know they exist.  But I don't know if one will work 
> where the cell signal is as week as it is on the northern fringes of 
> Williamsburg, or if there is a relatively inexpensive version for home 
> use.
>  
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>  
> Lynn Goodhue
> Your Independent I.T. Strategist
>

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