Can anyone recommend a good cell booster for the shop, with the metal roof and the foil faced foam insulation there is no signal in the shop and now that the temp is dropping I can't just set my phone outside and leave the door open.
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The Frisco Kid
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Pair a Wilson indoor amp with an indoor panel and outdoor antenna and you'll be GTG!
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/store/display/178/46/ag-soho-65
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/store/display/178/46/ag-soho-65
atfulldraw
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deaddawg58
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Wilson Electronics - DT - Cell Phone Signal Booster for Small Home or Office. This is what I use in the house, IT works great.
RickP
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I looked at boosters, but went with a femto cell instead (mini cell tower that connects phone calls to broadband). Cell service is marginal at my house anyway, so this was the best option for me, especially because Sprint gave it to me for free.
KellyfromVA
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joe_padavano
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Wilson Electronics - DT - Cell Phone Signal Booster for Small Home or Office. This is what I use in the house, IT works great.
X3 (or so) on the Wilson units. We have a 300 year old log house with copper roof that's located in a valley. Zero cell coverage in the house, compounded by the stone wall basement, thick logs, chinking between the logs, and metal roof. I got a Wilson dual band unit (Verizon cell phone and broadband frequencies). I attached the receiving antenna to the vent pipe on the roof and ran two internal re-radiating antennas. It was an expensive system due to my unique requirements, but I couldn't be happier with it. We've been using it for at least four years now. The only problem is that if you lose power, your repeater doesn't work so you lose cell phone also.
John in OH
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My home in Ohio is in a rural area and tucked down between hills. Cell phone service is crappy .... one or no bars, lots of dropped calls, terrible internet service (I use a Verizon hot-spot for internet connection, no cable).
Bought a Wilson DP Pro and have gotten dramatic improvement in cell service. Mounted omni-directional antenna outside of house on second floor and internal antenna in center of house. I can now get a decent cell signal for about 50' radius around the internal antenna ... inside and outside the house. No more dropped calls and internet service is now satisfactory. The DP Pro is kind of expensive (I paid about $350), but it sure made a big improvement.
Bought a Wilson DP Pro and have gotten dramatic improvement in cell service. Mounted omni-directional antenna outside of house on second floor and internal antenna in center of house. I can now get a decent cell signal for about 50' radius around the internal antenna ... inside and outside the house. No more dropped calls and internet service is now satisfactory. The DP Pro is kind of expensive (I paid about $350), but it sure made a big improvement.
I have an AT&T 3G MicroCell and it works great, before I got it the only way to make or receive a cell phone call was to go outside. No problem with cell phone service now. I got it at the AT&T store, it was $200 but I complained so much to AT&T about my cell service they gave me a $200 credit on my bill when I bought the micro cell.
HAP
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I went with a quality booster based on what I learned seaching the GJ database. It is a commercial model like the ones used in Lowes and other places.
Good luck.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162211
Good luck.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162211
paranoid56
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This, if you have ATT you can usually get a micro tower for free. just ***** enough and they will give you one.
rkevins
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look at uniden cellular boosters, I haven't tried one yet but they have a money back guarantee
+1 on Wilson Electronics if you want the very best. Watch Ebay and CL like a hawk and you'll find a nice setup for $150 to $200 as nothing wrong with used Wilson equipment.
I've got old school flip phone with external antenna port so I can use a 3 watt booster that has it's own antenna. It's called "smooth talker" and is generic version of Wilson equipment. I can plug it into 12v in car charger, or 120v with AC adapter and have full signal virtually anywhere with old phone. However, this keeps phone "tethered" to the 3 watt booster and only 5 ft of cable.
OP will love the freedom of having full cellphone signal anywhere INSIDE his shop if he goes ahead with the Wilson Electronics setup.
I've got old school flip phone with external antenna port so I can use a 3 watt booster that has it's own antenna. It's called "smooth talker" and is generic version of Wilson equipment. I can plug it into 12v in car charger, or 120v with AC adapter and have full signal virtually anywhere with old phone. However, this keeps phone "tethered" to the 3 watt booster and only 5 ft of cable.
OP will love the freedom of having full cellphone signal anywhere INSIDE his shop if he goes ahead with the Wilson Electronics setup.
This!! I did the same for work and home.
SALIV8
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+1 mine is a zboost from them.
and be sure to match frequencies based on your cell provider. Mount the kit's antenna as high as you can and your golden...
denis4x4
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That's how I got mine! Works great.
ixlr8
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I bought the Zboost from amazon that was posted earlier, gave it to my sister for a present. At her house before there was zero bars but some folks could text but nobody could make calls. With this unit and the external antenna's, phone calls could now be made. After she went to China for 3 weeks and ran up a $4000.00 dollar cell bill, 99% was roaming charges... she dropped her cell phone. I then gave the unit to my daughter in law who lives in a house with a steel roof and aluminum siding. She had no coverage inside before, now she has full coverage. She and her husband can now surf the net at 4g speeds using their mobile hot spot in the house. The unit is not cheap but with the external antenna's it works well.