[Shop-talk] Cell Phone Signal Boosters

[old dirtbeard]

Hi Ron,

I use T-Mobile and it works fine.  I can turn-off the mobile network
completely and can call my home phone from my mobile phone at home using WiFi.
There are no charges or limitations on WiFi calling on T-Mobile here in the
Los Angeles area, anyway.  

I also have been able to do this at airports,
etc., where I could not get a T-Mobile signal.  

I actually was in a remote
rain forest lodge in Borneo where they marketed it that there would be no cell
phone coverage, and I was able to use my Blackberry to call out and receive
calls through the lodge's WiFi in their lobby.

YMMV...
 
best,


doug
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'74 Triumph TR6
'01 HD XHL 883
'03 GMC
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'07 Aprilia SXV 550


________________________________
 From: Ronnie
Day <ronnie.day at gmail.com>
To: old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at pacbell.net> 
Cc: Shop
Talk List <shop-talk at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cell Phone Signal Boosters
 


Doug, I understand
that I can use Wifi for data. We do that already, but I don't think I can use
the data side to make and receive calls, can I? That's what I'm looking for.
 
RD



On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 10:48 AM, old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at pacbell.net>
wrote:

Hi Ron,
>
>
>I faced a similar situation at my house.  If you get a
phone that has WiFi (most any of the "smart phones"), and have a wireless WiFi
router for your computers (from your home DSL or cable modem), you can just
configure your cell phone to use WiFi when you are around the house.  The
newer routers have great range (mine will cover the acre lot here no problem).
 
> 
>best,
>
>
>doug
>____________________
>'72 BSA
 B50SS
>'74 Triumph TR6
>'01 HD XHL 883
>'03 GMC Cargo Van
>'07 Aprilia SXV 550
>
>
>________________________________
> From: Ronnie Day <ronnie.day at gmail.com>
>To: Shop Talk List <shop-talk at autox.team.net> 
>Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013
7:46 AM
>Subject: [Shop-talk] Cell Phone Signal Boosters
> 
>
>We're (FINALLY)
closing in on the move to our new place located near BFE
>about 80 miles NE of
Austin. Being near BFE, cell coverage in the area is
>spotty at best, almost
non-existent at our place. Data is (sort
 of and
>sometimes) there, but it is
better than voice call. I do have one 50 foot
>tiltover, crankup tower that
I'll be put up fairly soon, primarily for an
>OTA TV antenna and some ham
radio antennas.
>Wilson Electronics has a series of signal boosters and
different antennas
>that are basically low power repeaters. Wilson made their
name in amateur
>radio many years ago and I expect their bits to work well. I
did want to
>see if anyone in the group has used the Wilson gear or possibly
some other
>company's so I could get some real world feedback.
>I might try
the Verizon Network Extender, but I had one of those a couple
>of years ago
where we're currently living and it didn't seem to make much
>difference in
signal level in the house at that time. While the Wilson
>System uses antennas
(omni or directional) to pick the RF signal, the
>Verizon box plugs into the
Internet and basically provides a cell node in
>your house.
 Looks like we'll
be using Exede satt based broadband so I'm not
>sure if the Verizon box would
work at all.
>I can't believe that we're the only folks in this large widely
scattered
>group that have to deal with this sort of situation.
>Thanks,
>Ron
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