XPost: sci.electronics.design   
   From: '''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 17/02/2019 08:07, Unlisted wrote:   
   > I am looking ot buy one of those cellphone signal boosters. I live in a   
   > rural valley that has a poor signal, and in a metal sided house.   
   > Outdoors I can get a weak signal at ground level. If I go up on my roof   
   > I get a usable signal. In the metal house I got no signal at all. I have   
   > a tv antenna on my roof which is 10ft above the roof. So I think I   
   > should get a decent signal by putting the booster on that same mast.   
      
   In the UK if your signal was too weak at home the mobile network would   
   either allow you to use the Internet directly via wifi or if the phone   
   can't do that a domestic nano-cell to route your phone calls.   
      
   The number of such remote not spots in the UK is now very small indeed.   
   >   
   > I have looked at these boosters online, such as Ebay. But they say for   
   > example 800mhz. Others 700, 850, 900 etc.... I have a basic LG brand   
   > flipphone. Its a free prepaid TRACFONE. Issued by that government   
   > program for retired and low income people. No where in the phone does it   
   > list the frequency.   
      
   If you posted the exact model number of the phone or RTFM you would find   
   out what bands the phone is capable of. Hidden deep in its menus under   
   the local cell information is some info about the local node. Sometimes   
   this is enough to find out what that node is capable of supporting.   
      
   > Some local people said they believe it's run thru verison, i am not sure   
   > if that is true or not.   
   >   
   > How do I find out the frequency ?   
   > (Dont tell me ot contact Tracfone, their customer service is useless).   
   >   
   > Also, recommendations for booster (brands) appreciated. I cant afford   
   > hundreds of dollars, but there are many in the $30 to $100 range, which   
   > is in my price range. (I do not intend to switch to a smartphone, I   
   > prefer a simple flipphone which does nothing but make calls and send   
   > texts). Yes, I did try a smartphone. I gave it to my nephew and went   
   > back to my old flipphone. Those smartphones are too damn complicated for   
   > an old guy like me, and I dont need the other features they have.   
      
   Is retransmitting mobile phone signals like this permitted in the USA?   
      
   I can see some dodgy Chinese booster messing up adjacent coverage.   
      
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   Martin Brown   
      
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