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John |
posted on 11th Jan 14 at 14:20 |
Already discussed. | |
Tiger |
posted on 11th Jan 14 at 13:22 |
Landline doesnt require power anyway, you get a 50v line voltage that isnt reliant off the mains. | |
Dom |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 17:59 |
quote: Did mention the same but i guess it depends how screwed his uncle is with getting a mobile signal - if it's just a case of opening the front door then the cost of a sat phone probably isn't worth it. Might be easier to find a phone (most have the option but the port tends to be poorly located, under the battery cover etc) that supports using external antennas (might require a cradle or patch lead) and then stick a yagi or whip antenna on top of the building (cable lengths are about the only issue). If you need a bit more portability then use a bluetooth headset etc. | |
John |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 16:03 |
Repeater doesn't broadcast with anywhere near the power of a normal mast so any potential health concerns will be reduced many times. | |
mwg |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 14:41 |
People always say about health issues living near masts so would a repeater be just as bad as living near a mast? | |
jamied |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 14:12 |
satellite phone ?:lol: | |
Dom |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 13:57 |
quote: It'll be a repeater (not an internet based femto) as mentioned; difference is, it's been installed by the network so it's 'fine' in their eyes. | |
mwg |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 13:44 |
quote: is that an earlier version of Sure Signal? It needs to not be reliant on having the landline working. He doesn't use 3G. Only makes and receives calls. Doesn't even text. | |
mwg |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 13:43 |
Another thing that won't help with signal in my Uncle's house is the walls are up to 1m thick in places. Can only get Wifi signal in the rooms that don't have thick walls between them and the router. | |
oceansoul |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 13:41 |
In one of our control rooms we have a small device (mains powered) that connects to an external aerial on the roof of the building. The indoor device then retransmitts the signal. It came from vodaphone, many years ago (2002?). It does work well, but only on GSM (2G) bands. | |
mwg |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 13:41 |
quote: Yep it's shit. I live in a small town, it's still countryside really and the signal isn't great. I get ok signal in my bedroom because it's on the 2nd floor but if I'm on the ground floor in the living room it's patchy at best, go in to the kitchen or dining room at the back of the house and no signal at all. Another thing that bugs me is that all the phone shops round here are trying to sell 4G plans when you can't even get it and you look at the networks coverage maps they say they have no plans for it here at the moment! | |
Gaz |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 13:12 |
We have an office in a part of Scotland that gets very poor coverage outside. Whilst in the office, it's even worse however O2 recommended a box be fitted to the outside of the building to boost the signal inside. Now this was a few hundred quid however they came out, fitted it and from what I believe the signal is now much much better. | |
A2H GO |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 13:02 |
quote: Agreed, I've tried O2, Voda and Thee in my new place we moved to last year, can't get even one bar signal with any of them. Phoned Three for my PAC code last night, they confirmed no coverage in my area and offered to put me through to technical support. By the time I'd spent arguing it was a waste of time and to just give me my PAC code, I'd made it home from work and got cut off due to no signal. :facepalm: Terrible network that you have to go through all this BS to get your PAC. | |
Dom |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 12:35 |
Internet based femtocell from a network is your only solution as a consumer. Using repeaters, whilst they do work (what's sold HERE), are illegal. | |
3CorsaMeal |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 12:27 |
I can't believe all this technology we have, smart phones, smart tv, smart cars, yet we have had mobile phones all these years and they still don't work very well. | |
John |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 12:20 |
They need power anyway. | |
mwg |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 12:19 |
I don't think there is a solution then by the sound of it. I don't fancy getting him to spend a few hundred quid on one of these antenna systems to find it doesn't work | |
John |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 12:11 |
They don't work and are of dubious legality. | |
mwg |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 12:07 |
The problem with the vodafone sure signal is that it needs both the electric and phone line to be on. If the land lines off that's exactly when he would be wanting to use his mobile as his incoming calls get automatically diverted to it | |
mwg |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 12:04 |
It's very rare they go off at the same time tbh. | |
3CorsaMeal |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 11:59 |
We have some dish thing mounted outside that picks up signal and brings it into building with a wire then outputs it again via an aerial. | |
John |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 11:56 |
Not without electricity and an internet connection. | |
mwg |
posted on 10th Jan 14 at 11:45 |
Can you get some kind of mobile phone signal booster or even external aerial that would give you signal inside a house that currently has next to none? And possibly one that doesn't require an electricity supply to work either if that's even possible? You can get a signal if you go outside in certain places. |