We just purchased a Cellwave bi-directional RF amplifier with four antenna
heads. This boosted our signal from 1 bar to 5 bars anywhere inside of our
facility. I don't know what it cost but it was well worth the cost
considering how much we use cellular phones.

Otherwise, there's not a lot you can do.


"Benjamin P. Volk" <benvolk@chartertn.net> wrote in message
news:3ef01d67$1@shknews01...
> I've got a better solution for you... go to www.cooltechgear.com click on
> the FAQ, then on the towers links... click down toward the bottom where it
> says "Click here to find out the exact location of every tower near you."
> Then plug in your zip code, and find the tower nearest your house... if
the
> tower is through T-Mobile... then get the repeater... if not, switch
> carriers to get better coverage inside your house.
>
>
> "Troy Hakala" <troyhakala@attbi.com> wrote in message
> news:20030617125657922-0700@netnews.attbi.com...
> > We're trying to go totally cellular but at home the reception is sketchy
> > and we lose calls, especially when inside. On the roof, our phones get
> > very good reception. So I figure a repeater with an antenna that mounts
> > on the roof and an amp inside the house would be perfect. We use the
> > phones a lot for business so good reception is important if we are to
> > ditch our land line.
> >
> > Does anyone have experience with a repeater? Any advice, suggestions,
> > comments or recommendations about them?
> >
> > If it matters, our house is fairly large (4200 sq ft of living area) and
> > we live in a somewhat rural area with lots of hills and heavy trees.
> > It's unlikely that our service (T-Mobile, the best in the area we live
> > in) is going to invest heavily in cell towers so waiting is not likely
> > to help. We currently have 2 phones (Motorola v60, Handspring Treo) but
> > if we went this route, we'd want to be able to switch phones over time
> > without having to replace the repeater. I don't imagine we'd ever have
> > more than 2 or 3 or 4 phones on a regular basis.
> >
> > One repeater that I've found (http://cellantenna.com/repeater/CAE50new.
> > htm) seems like it'd do the trick, but $500 (on sale) is kinda pricey.
> > Is this thing overkill? Are there other lower-cost solutions?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>