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no cell phone service in basement
« on: November 11, 2015, 08:36:44 AM »
I recently started working in someone's basement
and I have no cell phone service down there
is there anyway to get reception down there?
I have Metropcs
thanks

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2015, 09:06:57 AM »
I recently started working in someone's basement
and I have no cell phone service down there
is there anyway to get reception down there?
I have Metropcs
thanks
Do you have a good phone? I had that issue a while back, and when I got a newer model phone, the problem went away.

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2015, 09:14:39 AM »
Some phone cases can also block service. Believe it or not, a very expensive Marc Jacobs iPhone case that my wife got as a gift severely messed up reception.

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2015, 09:20:51 AM »
Why not get a mifi ?

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2015, 09:54:40 AM »
What's a mifi gonna do?

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2015, 09:57:54 AM »
Assuming you have wifi, you can use Google hangouts for calls and use your  actual number

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2015, 07:24:33 PM »
http://lifehacker.com/5993365/how-to-permanently-solve-bad-reception-with-a-cell-phone-signal-booster
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the carrier might give you one as well, I've had sprint and verizon (actually have a few spare sprint ones). they sometimes work, sometimes don't

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2015, 07:53:21 PM »
Would a T-Mobile extender work for you? I have one you can probably borrow in Lakewood
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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2015, 05:02:08 PM »
Would a T-Mobile extender work for you? I have one you can probably borrow in Lakewood
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11735703/1/this-phone-signal-boosting-device-is-not-for-everyone.html

that link (bottom of first page) suggests that all femtocells need to be registered with its cell phone carrier before it starts working. So I'd say unlikely. I have sprint and got a sprint femtocell and it works great. I'd contact MetroPCS and see if they can secure one for you.

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2015, 06:46:38 PM »
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11735703/1/this-phone-signal-boosting-device-is-not-for-everyone.html

that link (bottom of first page) suggests that all femtocells need to be registered with its cell phone carrier before it starts working. So I'd say unlikely. I have sprint and got a sprint femtocell and it works great. I'd contact MetroPCS and see if they can secure one for you.
Doesn't metropcs use tmobile?
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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2019, 02:20:47 AM »
My father has an iphone 5 with PagePlus service. (verizon)
He lives in an old apartment building.
He has a signal near the windows, but really bad service everywhere else.

I want to get a cell phone signal booster.
I can't put an antenna on the roof and string down a cable to his apartment.
He doesn't have an internet box - he uses Optimum wifi. (He has a booster by his window to catch the signal and strengthen it to reach his laptop. )

I need something that goes by the window, but doesn't need to be plugged into a cable box.

Is there such a thing?
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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2019, 03:05:37 AM »
My father has an iphone 5 with PagePlus service. (verizon)
He lives in an old apartment building.
He has a signal near the windows, but really bad service everywhere else.

I want to get a cell phone signal booster.
I can't put an antenna on the roof and string down a cable to his apartment.
He doesn't have an internet box - he uses Optimum wifi. (He has a booster by his window to catch the signal and strengthen it to reach his laptop. )

I need something that goes by the window, but doesn't need to be plugged into a cable box.

Is there such a thing?
I think all boosters are off of a router

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2019, 09:18:22 AM »
I think all boosters are off of a router
That may not be true.
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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2019, 10:31:45 AM »
My father has an iphone 5 with PagePlus service. (verizon)
He lives in an old apartment building.
He has a signal near the windows, but really bad service everywhere else.

I want to get a cell phone signal booster.
I can't put an antenna on the roof and string down a cable to his apartment.
He doesn't have an internet box - he uses Optimum wifi. (He has a booster by his window to catch the signal and strengthen it to reach his laptop. )

I need something that goes by the window, but doesn't need to be plugged into a cable box.

Is there such a thing?

Yes, they don't work as well as the ones you attach to a router but you can get one. Usually the carrier gives them for free, in this case you can buy one from eBay or something
It usually comes with two units One you put where the signal is good and second where it  needs a boost

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2019, 05:20:51 PM »
Yes, they don't work as well as the ones you attach to a router but you can get one. Usually the carrier gives them for free, in this case you can buy one from eBay or something
It usually comes with two units One you put where the signal is good and second where it  needs a boost
The one I just got from T-Mobile was 2 pieces, one placed by the window and one in the room ,or rather on another floor in a room, as far apart in the home they suggested, and all I did was plug then into the outlet and that's about it.
   Sometimes they recommend you to call the carrier and register the phone with the booster.
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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2019, 06:45:43 PM »
My father has an iphone 5 with PagePlus service. (verizon)
He lives in an old apartment building.
He has a signal near the windows, but really bad service everywhere else.

I want to get a cell phone signal booster.
I can't put an antenna on the roof and string down a cable to his apartment.
He doesn't have an internet box - he uses Optimum wifi. (He has a booster by his window to catch the signal and strengthen it to reach his laptop. )

I need something that goes by the window, but doesn't need to be plugged into a cable box.

Is there such a thing?
Perhaps a newer iphone can help. The 5 is most likely missing frequencies that can help.
Anyone with a newer verizon iphone test out the service in the same apartment?

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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2019, 07:17:09 PM »
Perhaps a newer iphone can help. The 5 is most likely missing frequencies that can help.
Anyone with a newer verizon iphone test out the service in the same apartment?
None of us have the same carrier.
My iphone 6 works well; my sister's non-Apple is spotty, but not as bad as my father.
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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2019, 07:27:04 PM »
The one I just got from T-Mobile was 2 pieces, one placed by the window and one in the room ,or rather on another floor in a room, as far apart in the home they suggested, and all I did was plug then into the outlet and that's about it.
   Sometimes they recommend you to call the carrier and register the phone with the booster.
That's the way the one I think I should get works. WeBoost Home 4G LTE Desktop Cell Phone Signal Booster Kit #470101
But I have until after YomTov to get it set up, so I'll wait a bit to see if anyone has more solid information about this.
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Re: no cell phone service in basement
« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2019, 12:28:19 AM »
The one I just got from T-Mobile was 2 pieces, one placed by the window and one in the room ,or rather on another floor in a room, as far apart in the home they suggested, and all I did was plug then into the outlet and that's about it.
   Sometimes they recommend you to call the carrier and register the phone with the booster.
The one I got from T-Mobile barely worked, for voice it helped a drop but data almost not at all.. (iirc it showed 4g lte, but the speeds were horrible)
That's the way the one I think I should get works. WeBoost Home 4G LTE Desktop Cell Phone Signal Booster Kit #470101
But I have until after YomTov to get it set up, so I'll wait a bit to see if anyone has more solid information about this.