Verizon cell phone booster?

duh, that seems like a reasonable place to start, thanks. I assumed they did not have one since they boast about their signal strength.

roger

I did google (started there) lot of diff types, huge price differences, so I thought I'd go to this board.

roger

not "play with phone at work", are you serious?

there seem to be two types , those that work through the internet, and those that work by putting an antenna in a place where reception is better. that antenna then is hooked via coaxial cable to another unit that is plugged in the wall and serves as the broadcaster. I ordered the later type as it will boost anything it gets (at least ATT and Verizon) and there are a bunch of us both ATT and Verizon that cannot get a signal in our office area, so hopefully this will help a bunch of us

http://www.wi-ex.com/YX540.aspx

I'll report back

roger

I got it, easy to set up (nothing really), and it works. Here are the facts: in my office before the unit I got 0-1 bars, usually 0 bars. There is a window 15 feet from me, and when I am right at that window I can call, getting 2 bars, so the receiver (an antenna in a box) is attached to that window (stuck to the window with the attached suction cups) only 15 feet from me. The receiver send signals to the booster transmitter via coaxial cable (I got the higher upgrade cable by suggestion of the company, although I kinda doubt it mattered, as it runs only 10 feet). The transmitter is also about 15 feet away from me (different direction from the antenna) . The path from the transmitter to my office goes through a wall. RIGHT next to the transmitter I get 4-5 bars. Now in my office 15 feet and one wall away I get 2-3 bars, rarely 1. As I walk down the hall to a partner's office, maybe 25 feet and 3 walls away I get 1 bar. So while it works, you cannot expect it to send it through too many walls or I suspect floors. The company told me that starting with only 2 bars was kind of risky, unclear how this would work (walking down the hall and testing) if I had 4 bars at the window receiver. Clearly this works for me: boosting a weak signal not too far. So this is working perfectly for my specific needs

roger

I can't explain it but I just didnt like the idea of the internet interface.

roger

It says it need to be by a window to get a GPS signal, how critical is that?
is there an easy way to test the GPS signal from my office, 15 feet from window?

roger

well I got the Verizon internet based one made by Samsung but sold through verizon.com to test out, what a moron I was not going with it in the first place. It sits in my office, and it has a 20 foot cable to extend the GPS sensor by a window, i just put it up through the drop ceiling and fed it to the window.

Thanks for support.

5 bars!

roger