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02-16-2008, 07:31 PM
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LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz
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Cell Phone Booster
Since we got a metal roof our already weak cell phone reception has gone Virtually away . NO BARS inside the house .
I saw this at Tiger direct , http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1829799 external antenna , 57db of gain In searching about I found this , http://wilsonelectronics.com/ListProducts.php?Type=7 external antenna , 50db of gain Has Any body had ANY experience with any thing like this ??, No Flint I am NOT going to wrap tin foil on our cell phone antennas 
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02-17-2008, 11:31 AM
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Guess I'm cheap, but for $239 I'd walk outside
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02-17-2008, 11:37 AM
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How do you know when to walk outside?
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02-17-2008, 02:07 PM
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I suppose whenever I needed to use the phone, although I despise cell phones
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02-17-2008, 02:41 PM
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Bruce's point is, how do you know if someone's trying to call you?
And if you consider that most people's cellphone plans are a good $60 a month, $239 is only 4 months' worth. Zip, since you use your cellphone for work, would your employer maybe reimburse you for the booster? |
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02-17-2008, 05:22 PM
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LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz
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Zip, since you use your cellphone for work, would your employer maybe reimburse you for the booster?
That is a discussion I am about to have with my boss . Seeing as I am on the ON CALL list( the ONLY resident tech we have that IS ) , and I take care of 2 of the biggest customers the Corp has ( well our shop at least ) them paying for the booster seems reasonable Half at least , as Carol has the same cell phone service as me .
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02-17-2008, 08:36 PM
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Cheaper than building a greenhouse to keep your cellphone in.... unless of course your boss would go for that.
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02-18-2008, 09:38 AM
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LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz
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I called my boss on sunday , got NO responce .
This morning he said he tryed 3-4 times to get thru , He is splitting the cost of the booster/repeater , I'll let you'll know how it works .
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02-18-2008, 03:25 PM
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please do, I'm thinking of getting one for my truck.
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02-18-2008, 08:19 PM
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I'd like to know how well it works too. I'm living in an older house with cement in the walls. I can't get a signal for shit in the house regardless of which provider I use.
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02-18-2008, 08:53 PM
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LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz
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it should be here twards the end of the week , I'll get it put up and let ya'll know ,
Brian , they have a mobile booster as well , http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...560&CatId=1739 From what I have seen it depends what cell provider you use , Nextel seems to be the weird one when finding a booster
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02-18-2008, 09:31 PM
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you guys all have no landlines now?
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02-18-2008, 09:42 PM
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and indoor plumbing ,
boss wont call my land line unless it is a OH SHIT the Train derailed on the scale Emergency and he can't get me on my cell
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02-18-2008, 10:48 PM
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