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Cellular Phone Forum / General / GSM / December 2003GSM 1900 Indoor Repeater
Anyone use such a repeater to improve home/office reception ? If so, how efficient is it, and what is the cost ? I have found only one model (JDTECK) et around $700.00US. Thanks, Frank take a look at http://www.cellantenna.com/ they have a few different kinds there. we have a Nextel BDA at work. I have a company issue Nextel phone, and I get great coverage throughout the building. I would think the GSM BDAs would work just as well for a house. I am looking to get a BDA for my house too, but I am not willing to give up $500+ to get one. I would rather have my cell carrier just build a tower closer to my house ;-) > Anyone use such a repeater to improve home/office reception ? > If so, how efficient is it, and what is the cost ? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Frank If you are in a rural area then you will probably need to buy it. If in an office building tell the landlord and they do it after a few faxes and threats. You then get coverage even in elevators deep in the building. > take a look at http://www.cellantenna.com/ they have a few different kinds > there. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > Frank When we talked to Nextel, and told them that we wanted 100% coverage in our building for the 500 phones we will be buying from them, or we will go with someone else. Nextel became very helpful with the install of the BDA. and since we own the building. there is no one for us to send the faxes to. For my house. no one gets signal. Nextel, ATT, cingular, Verizon, sprint. they are all very poor at my house. I am trying to find out about the GSM 850 coverage in my area. but no one knows anything on the subject of 850 GSM coverage in Orange County. Ether no one wants to share any info, or there just isn't any to share. 1900 is pretty good normally. there are a few dead spots that I have come across. like my house. so the debate is should I get a 850/1900 phone? or just get a BDA? > If you are in a rural area then you will probably need to buy it. > If in an office building tell the landlord and they do it after a few faxes [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > > > Frank I live in Ottawa and Rogers recently started using the 850 band. With my 1900 phone, Nokia 6310i, I had no reception in my house at all. I bought a Moto 720g, works on 850/1900, and not only do I have reception in the house, it even works in the basement. It seems to be a much stronger and clearer band because as good as the Nokia was, the Moto has better clarity on both ends and a much stonger signal. Instead of spending big bucks on a repeater, I would try an 850 phone.  Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com > When we talked to Nextel, and told them that we wanted 100% coverage in our > building for the 500 phones we will be buying from them, or we will go with [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > > > > > > > Frank I would love to try a 850/1900 phone, but I have not heard anything about ATT having any 850 GSM towers in Southern California. I have found one line in a google search that makes mention of a city in Southern CA that may have 850 GSM, but the site is out or commission now, so I cant read into it at all. I really don't want to pay full retail for a new phone just so I can get a feature that wont work. Once I find out if there is any 850 around here, I will get a new phone. > I live in Ottawa and Rogers recently started using the 850 band. With my > 1900 phone, Nokia 6310i, I had no reception in my house at all. I bought a [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > > > > > > > > > > Frank > I live in Ottawa and Rogers recently started using the 850 band. With my > 1900 phone, Nokia 6310i, I had no reception in my house at all. I bought a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > ends and a much stonger signal. Instead of spending big bucks on a repeater, > I would try an 850 phone. Don't Telus and Bell have the 800/850 A and B licenses in Ottowa? ==AD Bell and Telus are CDMA. They are also using 1X but they do not use GSM. Only Rogers and Fido are GSM. Mel Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com > > I live in Ottawa and Rogers recently started using the 850 band. With my > > 1900 phone, Nokia 6310i, I had no reception in my house at all. I bought a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > ==AD > Bell and Telus are CDMA. They are also using 1X but they do not use GSM. > Only Rogers and Fido are GSM. > > Mel I know that Telus and Bell both use CDMA, and that Rogers and Fido use GSM. I thought that Telus primarily used the 800 mHz band, along with Bell, and that Fido and Rogers used GSM in the 1900 mHz band. If Rogers uses the 850 mHz band, then Telus must be using the 1900 mHz band, right? ==AD |
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