[Hidden-tech] cell phone repeater/amplifier needed

[Frank Aronson]

I don't know if AT&T has a device like this, but Sprint has a unit called
Airave<http://www.nextel.com/en/services/airave/index.shtml?id9=vanity:airave>
that
routes your cell phone calls through the Internet and converts it to a
wireless signal on the other end.  I've spoken to a couple of people who
have them and they apparently work well and they don't depend on a
questionable signal.  Their unit costs $100 and there's a $5.00/month fee
for the service ($15.00 for unlimited time).  If they have one, this could
be the surest bet.
Frank Aronson

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Lynn Goodhue <lrgoodhue at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Hi Hidden-Tech-ers,
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> 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.
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> Thanks in advance for any help.
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> Lynn Goodhue
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