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    • coliverC
      coliver
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      We have the Verizon/Samsung ones and they work fantastically. I use one for personal use, my parents have one, the business has one (soon to get another one). They are stupidly expensive for what they are but they do work.

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      • garak0410G
        garak0410 @coliver
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        @coliver said:

        We have the Verizon/Samsung ones and they work fantastically. I use one for personal use, my parents have one, the business has one (soon to get another one). They are stupidly expensive for what they are but they do work.

        Thanks for all the tips...

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          A Former User @coliver
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          @coliver said:

          We have the Verizon/Samsung ones and they work fantastically. I use one for personal use, my parents have one, the business has one (soon to get another one). They are stupidly expensive for what they are but they do work.

          If you have a lot of company phones and have a contract with them you can usually get the cell carrier to pay for the equipment. It's a lot of work to install the big ones though. The Enterpise ones use the same annetas outdoor as the cell towers do. The same Rigid Coax (which is a lot lot thicker than your normal stuff) N Connectors rather than F connectors, and the indoor repeaters look like nipples (you put them in the drop ceiling all over the building.)

          cell.PNG

          also when doing the large ones you need to where the RF meters just the same as doing cell tower climbs. http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=862

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          • coliverC
            coliver @A Former User
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            @thecreativeone91 said:

            @coliver said:

            We have the Verizon/Samsung ones and they work fantastically. I use one for personal use, my parents have one, the business has one (soon to get another one). They are stupidly expensive for what they are but they do work.

            If you have a lot of company phones and have a contract with them you can usually get the cell carrier to pay for the equipment. It's a lot of work to install the big ones though. The Enterpise ones use the same annetas outdoor as the cell towers do. The same Rigid Coax (which is a lot lot thicker than your normal stuff) N Connectors rather than F connectors, and the indoor repeaters look like nipples (you put them in the drop ceiling all over the building.)

            cell.PNG

            also when doing the large ones you need to where the RF meters just the same as doing cell tower climbs. http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=862

            We have very few company phones one premise... maybe 5-6. The rest are personal.

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              A Former User @coliver
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              @coliver said:

              @thecreativeone91 said:

              @coliver said:

              We have the Verizon/Samsung ones and they work fantastically. I use one for personal use, my parents have one, the business has one (soon to get another one). They are stupidly expensive for what they are but they do work.

              If you have a lot of company phones and have a contract with them you can usually get the cell carrier to pay for the equipment. It's a lot of work to install the big ones though. The Enterpise ones use the same annetas outdoor as the cell towers do. The same Rigid Coax (which is a lot lot thicker than your normal stuff) N Connectors rather than F connectors, and the indoor repeaters look like nipples (you put them in the drop ceiling all over the building.)

              cell.PNG

              also when doing the large ones you need to where the RF meters just the same as doing cell tower climbs. http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=862

              We have very few company phones one premise... maybe 5-6. The rest are personal.

              Good luck getting even a small system with that. If you have closer to the 300ish we did they were happy to pay for the cost of the system.

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              • coliverC
                coliver @A Former User
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                @thecreativeone91 said:

                @coliver said:

                @thecreativeone91 said:

                @coliver said:

                We have the Verizon/Samsung ones and they work fantastically. I use one for personal use, my parents have one, the business has one (soon to get another one). They are stupidly expensive for what they are but they do work.

                If you have a lot of company phones and have a contract with them you can usually get the cell carrier to pay for the equipment. It's a lot of work to install the big ones though. The Enterpise ones use the same annetas outdoor as the cell towers do. The same Rigid Coax (which is a lot lot thicker than your normal stuff) N Connectors rather than F connectors, and the indoor repeaters look like nipples (you put them in the drop ceiling all over the building.)

                cell.PNG

                also when doing the large ones you need to where the RF meters just the same as doing cell tower climbs. http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=862

                We have very few company phones one premise... maybe 5-6. The rest are personal.

                Good luck getting even a small system with that. If you have closer to the 300ish we did they we're happy to pay for the cost of the system.

                Yep, a large "system" wasn't even being considered... hence the cell phone boosters.

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                • dafyreD
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                  If you have a national provider that claims to hae 98% of the country covered, but you live in an area with poor coverage, their support staff can often be talked into giving you the eqiupment as well. Especially someone who is a business owner or manager.

                  I had to cajole them into giving me one when I worked in an area that showed "Excellent 4G coverage" but my phone rarely had signal.

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                  • ?
                    A Former User @dafyre
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                    @dafyre said:

                    If you have a national provider that claims to hae 98% of the country covered, but you live in an area with poor coverage, their support staff can often be talked into giving you the eqiupment as well. Especially someone who is a business owner or manager.

                    I had to cajole them into giving me one when I worked in an area that showed "Excellent 4G coverage" but my phone rarely had signal.

                    That's what we did but it was a lot of people. I'm not sure if they'd spend the $400 for 5 phones. Our two systems were likely over $10k in costs though but they got around $15,000 a month from us in cell phones.

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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @dafyre
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                      @dafyre said:

                      If you have a national provider that claims to hae 98% of the country covered, but you live in an area with poor coverage, their support staff can often be talked into giving you the eqiupment as well. Especially someone who is a business owner or manager.

                      I had to cajole them into giving me one when I worked in an area that showed "Excellent 4G coverage" but my phone rarely had signal.

                      Haha... cell coverage is very poor in this area. We are in a fairly mountainous region so towers aren't as effective around here as they are further south or out west. We are generally in a dead zone for all of the big companies.

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                        A Former User
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                        @coliver said:

                        Haha... cell coverage is very poor in this area. We are in a fairly mountainous region so towers aren't as effective around here as they are further south or out west. We are generally in a dead zone for all of the big companies.

                        A femtocell/microcell to take the 3G/4G over your network might be a better solution for you then if they are aviable for your carrier. also when you get the cell boster you'd need to check the operators frequncies to make sure they are comptaible.

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                        • coliverC
                          coliver @A Former User
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                          @thecreativeone91 said:

                          @coliver said:

                          Haha... cell coverage is very poor in this area. We are in a fairly mountainous region so towers aren't as effective around here as they are further south or out west. We are generally in a dead zone for all of the big companies.

                          A femtocell/microcell to take the 3G/4G over your network might be a better solution for you then if they are aviable for your carrier. also when you get the cell boster you'd need to check the operators frequncies to make sure they are comptaible.

                          We already have one of these: http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/samsung-network-extender-scs-2u01/ they are considered microcells correct?

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                          • IRJI
                            IRJ @MattSpeller
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                            @MattSpeller said:

                            Read the title, thought you meant the sticker bullshit. Was about to give you a lecture on how the RF / Electromagnectic spectrum works heheh

                            you aren't using enough stickers!

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                            • MattSpellerM
                              MattSpeller @IRJ
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                              @IRJ You joke but I had a lady come to me with them on her phone. I nearly cried.

                              http://www.amazon.com/Aulterra-EMF-Neutralizer-Protection-Computer/dp/B0006GRNGW/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_text_z

                              http://www.amazon.com/Aulterra-Neutralizer-Protection-Electro-Magnetic-Radiation/dp/B00DNIIETK/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_text_y

                              http://www.amazon.com/EMF-Super-Protection-Your-health/dp/B003UH4QXC/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_text_y

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                              • IRJI
                                IRJ
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                                I have used a booster with two different cell companies and I have had personal clients use them. They work, but You should never have to pay for them especially if you are under contract. Yell at your cell phone company until they give you one for free. First they will drop the price in half, then they will tell you just pay for shipping which is outrageous like $25. Then they will finally concede to sending it to you for free.

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                                • IRJI
                                  IRJ @MattSpeller
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                                  @MattSpeller said:

                                  @IRJ You joke but I had a lady come to me with them on her phone. I nearly cried.

                                  http://www.amazon.com/Aulterra-EMF-Neutralizer-Protection-Computer/dp/B0006GRNGW/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_text_z

                                  http://www.amazon.com/Aulterra-Neutralizer-Protection-Electro-Magnetic-Radiation/dp/B00DNIIETK/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_text_y

                                  http://www.amazon.com/EMF-Super-Protection-Your-health/dp/B003UH4QXC/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_text_y

                                  Its always the 10th sticker that does the trick. Just keep stacking those babies

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                                  • ?
                                    A Former User @coliver
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                                    @coliver said:

                                    @thecreativeone91 said:

                                    @coliver said:

                                    Haha... cell coverage is very poor in this area. We are in a fairly mountainous region so towers aren't as effective around here as they are further south or out west. We are generally in a dead zone for all of the big companies.

                                    A femtocell/microcell to take the 3G/4G over your network might be a better solution for you then if they are aviable for your carrier. also when you get the cell boster you'd need to check the operators frequncies to make sure they are comptaible.

                                    We already have one of these: http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/samsung-network-extender-scs-2u01/ they are considered microcells correct?

                                    Yeah that's a 3G one. If you don't have good coverage outside your building or on your roof the boosters where you put the antenna outside and a repeater inside like linked in the OP won't help you.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      What about getting solid WiFi and putting them on T-Mobile cell over IP service? We do that and it works awesomely.

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                                      • ?
                                        A Former User @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        What about getting solid WiFi and putting them on T-Mobile cell over IP service? We do that and it works awesomely.

                                        But, T-Mobile has the worst coverage of any cellular network so you won't get much outside of the wifi.

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                                        • nadnerBN
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                                          Ummm, correct me if I'm wrong but are you asking about a femtocell?
                                          Here are some linkies that might be of use:
                                          http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/268010/femtocell_faq_time_personal_mobile_phone_tower_/
                                          http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/pros-and-cons-of-using-femtocells/

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @A Former User
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                                            @thecreativeone91 said:

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            What about getting solid WiFi and putting them on T-Mobile cell over IP service? We do that and it works awesomely.

                                            But, T-Mobile has the worst coverage of any cellular network so you won't get much outside of the wifi.

                                            I switched to it because it was so good. So far, living in Texas, NY, Connecticut and Europe the coverage is by far the best that I've ever had. It does have more gaps in the US than Verizon, but once you include the WiFi it blows Verizon away. Verizon is best for wandering in the woods, T-Mobile has been the best for cities, villages and homes.

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