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ECL - 28 Aug 2005 19:36 GMT

T Mobile installed a new tower 200 yds from my house and outdoors I get
2-3+ Inside I get 0-2. My house is stucco with a wire mesh covering
the house under the stucco which may be the reason for the drop.

Is is possible to get a car-like antenna or repeater to boost the signal
n the house?

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Earl F. Parrish - 29 Aug 2005 05:43 GMT

>T Mobile installed a new tower 200 yds from my house and outdoors I
>get 2-3+ Inside I get 0-2. My house is stucco with a wire mesh
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Is is possible to get a car-like antenna or repeater to boost the
> signal n the house?

It all depends upon whether your phone will take an external
antenna. You would need FCC approval to transmit a signal. You
would be vigorously opposed by T-Mobile, public safety agencies and
other GSM carriers.

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ECL - 29 Aug 2005 12:38 GMT

I wondered if there was a car-like antenna that would carry the signal
into the house as through a window.

>>T Mobile installed a new tower 200 yds from my house and outdoors I
>>get 2-3+ Inside I get 0-2. My house is stucco with a wire mesh
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> would be vigorously opposed by T-Mobile, public safety agencies and
> other GSM carriers.

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Simon Templar - 29 Aug 2005 15:06 GMT

> I wondered if there was a car-like antenna that would carry the signal
> into the house as through a window.
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>> vigorously opposed by T-Mobile, public safety agencies and other GSM
>> carriers.

Your best option would be to get an in car kit with a glass mount
antenna. Mount the antenna on a window and run the coaxial cable to a
place inside where you place your car kit, with a 12 Volt power supply
that you can get from an electronics store.

If you need to move around the house then you will need a Bluetooth
headset because you will not be able to take the phone out of the car kit.

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John Navas - 01 Sep 2005 08:23 GMT

>T Mobile installed a new tower 200 yds from my house and outdoors I get
>2-3+ Inside I get 0-2. My house is stucco with a wire mesh covering
>the house under the stucco which may be the reason for the drop.
>
>Is is possible to get a car-like antenna or repeater to boost the signal
>n the house?

* CellAntenna Corporation (CAE50 SOHO Repeater Package,
<http://www.cellantenna.com/>, 877-998-2628)

* Wilson Electronics (BD800AM-B / BD800AM-B50,
<http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/>, 800-204-4104)

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Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

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