[SGVLUG] OT: Cell phone repeaters

Dan Buthusiem dan.buthusiem at gmail.com
Tue Nov 6 16:37:32 PST 2012


I use an Airave at home. Sprint can't give me a good signal unless I go
outside. It's essentially a CDMA access point that connects to Sprint
through an IPsec tunnel. Works fine for me.
On Nov 6, 2012 4:29 PM, "Claude Felizardo" <cafelizardo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Off Topic question.  Anyone on the list have any experience with cell
> phone repeaters?  How well do they work?  Any recommendations?
>
> I'm looking for suggestions for both work and home.
>
> At work in Pasadena, I get a nice strong LTE signal from AT&T on the
> 2nd floor but in the basement it drops down pretty bad - with some
> people not even able to get SMS messages.  Some of the server rooms
> have no signal which sucks if you are working in there.  They are
> looking for a solution that would work with as many carriers as
> possible.  No problem running additional antennas to the roof.
>
> At home which is halfway between the 10 and 210 freeways, I can
> sometimes get 3G with 2-3 bars, better outside.  Have not tried the
> roof.  A friend who is always bragging about his fast download via
> Verizon was appalled to see my DSL outpace his phone.  He had to go
> outside to my driveway and relay to his laptop but then we had to run
> an extension cord out to his phone.  Anyway I was wondering what
> solutions were available for residential users as well.
>
> thanks,
> Claude
>
>
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