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ECL - 28 Aug 2005 19:33 GMT

T Mobile has a new tower 200 yds from my home and outdoors I gget 3-4+
In the house it is 0-1. We have a stucco house which has a metal screen
covering to hold the stucco. I wonder if this is the reason for the drop.
Is it possible to get a car-like antenna or repeater to boost my home
signal?

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Mike Schumann - 28 Aug 2005 22:32 GMT

Check these guys out:

http://www.cellantenna.com/index.html

I bought one of their outdoor directional antennas, which works great at my
cabin (went from 0-1 bar to 2 bars). The only downside is that my cell
phone needs to be plugged into a coax cable. I couldn't justify the $450
cost of a full blown repeater system.

Mike Schumann

>T Mobile has a new tower 200 yds from my home and outdoors I gget 3-4+ In
>the house it is 0-1. We have a stucco house which has a metal screen
>covering to hold the stucco. I wonder if this is the reason for the drop.
> Is it possible to get a car-like antenna or repeater to boost my home
> signal?

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ECL - 29 Aug 2005 12:39 GMT

I thought that there might be car-like antennas that would carry the
signal into the house as through a window

> Check these guys out:
>
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>> Is it possible to get a car-like antenna or repeater to boost my home
>>signal?

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Mike Schumann - 29 Aug 2005 14:45 GMT

Did you bother to look at my prior posting?

Mike Schumann

>I thought that there might be car-like antennas that would carry the signal
>into the house as through a window
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>>> Is it possible to get a car-like antenna or repeater to boost my home
>>> signal?

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ECL - 29 Aug 2005 23:52 GMT

Yes, thank you but I had in mind a lesser remedy

> Did you bother to look at my prior posting?
>
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>>>> Is it possible to get a car-like antenna or repeater to boost my home
>>>>signal?

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Corvus - 30 Aug 2005 05:25 GMT

Doesn't get lesser than that unless you buy that foil sticker for the
back of your phone (smirk). Cool page Mike, though I dont like the idea
of a tethered antenna.

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averatecfan - 02 Sep 2005 05:44 GMT

You get 3 to 4 bars being well less than a half a mile from a tower even
standing outdoors?? I'd be looking at other phones and calling T-Mobile to
see what the problem is...

> T Mobile has a new tower 200 yds from my home and outdoors I gget 3-4+
> In the house it is 0-1.

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Mike Schumann - 03 Sep 2005 06:56 GMT

He's got metal lath in his stucco.

Mike Schumann

> You get 3 to 4 bars being well less than a half a mile from a tower even
> standing outdoors?? I'd be looking at other phones and calling T-Mobile to
> see what the problem is...
>
>> T Mobile has a new tower 200 yds from my home and outdoors I gget 3-4+
>> In the house it is 0-1.

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BruceR - 07 Sep 2005 20:01 GMT

Here's a solution that might work: www.wirelessextenders.com and the
unit is on sale for $275 at www.smarthome.com.

From:Mike Schumann
mike-nospam@traditions-nospam.com

> He's got metal lath in his stucco.
>
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>>> T Mobile has a new tower 200 yds from my home and outdoors I gget
>>> 3-4+ In the house it is 0-1.

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beley - 18 Sep 2005 19:02 GMT

I just thought I'd let you know that the Wireless Extender i
available on Ebay for $199 + $15 shipping

I haven't found a better price yet. I'm about to buy one (he's go
about 50 of them). I've got a tin roof on my house and meta
blinds... absolutely no service inside and 4 bars outside. It'
crazy

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