[ale] [OT] Cell phone reception

[LnxGnome]

My AT&T/Cisco Microcell finally gave up the ghost after 5 years of use,
just in time to switch to AT&T WiFi on my iPhone.  Now, if I can only
get it to work at the office too...


On 7/4/16 5:37 PM, Pete Hardie wrote:
> We had an issue in our neighborhood a few years back, when the closest
> cell towers were under repair. and AT&T fronted us a femto-cell device
> that used our internet bandwidth as the network side, and provided
> cell coverage in the house.
>
> I don't know if they would do that unless it was their fault reception
> was bad, however, but the devices might be available somewhere
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net
> <mailto:jhubbslist at att.net>> wrote:
>
>     Very much OT. I'm spending an unusual amount of time at my
>     mother's house near Macon, GA these days and although I've
>     reported it to AT&T twice, nothing has been done about the
>     terrible cell phone reception. I have to go outside and cycle into
>     and out of airplane mode to get 4G or LTE; inside the house I have
>     to be within a foot or so of a north- or east-facing window. This
>     is a serious problem because I often need to make and take calls,
>     text, or do some basic Internet stuff.
>
>     Is there anything practical I can do for reasonable amounts of
>     money to improve reception in the house? I've even thought about
>     even maybe sticking a Yagi outside and cabling it straight to a
>     fractal radiator or another Yagi inside.
>
>     I ask here because I figure there are folks who know what
>     solutions aren't in the "As Seen On TV," "Solar FREAKIN'
>     Roadways," "infrared jewelry," or "copper-infused socks" class.
>
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