Comments on: Still Have AT&T Reception Problems at Home? Femtocell Still Coming Eventually…

By: Sesh Murthy

Sesh Murthy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:46:13 +0000

I have Tmobile's UMA service for over a year. I also have one of their athome phones that gives youa wired line.

All 3 are free to use at home.

Use the Tmobile router. The phones dont work with other routers well.

Calls rarely if ever drop. The cell phone has perfect quality. The other party cannot tell you are on a cell phone.

I have the at home services as I need a proper phone to make work based calls when I am telecommuting. I am on the phone up to 6 or seven hours a day and I never have problems from these T mobile phones.

I am going to get a UPS and get rid of my Verizon land line.

By: Alok

Alok — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:50:13 +0000

I keep getting no signal and when somebody calls they hear phone as switched off inspite of having full signal bars!pls help

By: rdalem

rdalem — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:59:32 +0000

In my area, there is excellent coverage on a tree covered, uninhabited island 600 yards away while my house (and many others) suffer very low signal strength. I looked into cell repeaters with external antennas (YAGI or Omni). The Wilson amplifiers have the best specs but seems very pricey. ZBoost is a contender, available thru several sources with mix and match options. Look here for some good deals: http://www.solidsignal.com/cellular/

The placement spacing between indoor and outdoor is of some importance to avoid interference. Generally 40′ between ant. is a good spacing, probably less if indoor ant. is on the backside of a YAGI.

Forget ATT customer service! They did not even know about any femtocell development at all. I depend on my cell service for my livlihood, so I’ll pony up for a repeater system that I OWN instead of burdening my WiFi system, which already has VOIP.

By: david

david — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:51:30 +0000

There is a website that has posted a comparrison of most name brand cell phone signal boosters. In the left column click on brand name link in left column to get info on that brand vs. wilson. This is either performed or confirmed by an independent testing facility and their name is there somewhere. Here is the cell phone signal booster comparrison page on UnwiredSignal.com:

http://www.unwiredsignal.com/?view=Wilson-Competition

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:45:55 +0000

You shouldn't have to pay extra to get a signal for a service you are already paying for.

I suggest you contact UnwiredSignal.com directly to inquire about Cell Phone Signal Boosters and the effectiveness of these devices.

I prefer Unwired Signal (unwiredsignal.com) because they specialize in fixing cell phone signals, and not only do they have affordable pricing, but also free customer service. Call them and give them the exact details of your cell phone signal booster situation and they will recommend exactly the right product for you.

Here is the link to their signal booster category FYI:

unwiredsignal.com/c=132&cn=Building+Cellular+Signal+Boosters

By: agray

agray — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:44:59 +0000

Talk to AT&T tech support about iPhone issues and inquired about femtocell. Was told it was USB and calls made on device would not use mobile minutes. If that's true, tech support isn't very reliable for info, you'd need to leave the attached computer on all the time, which sucks. Not using mobile minutes is probably how they are justifing charge monthly fee. No word on 3G support through device.

Verizons femtocell is a $250 up front with no monthly charges but it does not support evdo data transfer. When (not if) Verizon gets the iPhone I am definitly jumping on that bandwagon.

By: Jmclark

Jmclark — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:03:14 +0000

Well, if this was $5-10, I’d probably get it. Since there’s no 3G anywhere around here in Maine, but then again, what would be the point, since I have Wifi…

By: icebike

icebike — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:59:15 +0000

Damn blog software: the first char is a star.

By: icebike

icebike — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:58:39 +0000

Oops, I mean just type this (ignore spaces)

3001 # 12345 # *

and then touch CALL

By: icebike

icebike — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:57:36 +0000

@Joe McG:

Bars are generally regarded as useless on the iPhone.

If you turn on Field Test mode, and then you can switch back and forth between bars and numerical dBi readings by tapping the screen where the bars should be. If you exit field test mode with the home key while dBi numbers are showing you will preserve this ability in every day use.

It makes it possible to evaluate signal strength accurately rather than using the lying bars.

To access Field Test Mode, go to phone icon, then to keypad and dial STAR3001pound12345PoundSTAR * 3001 # 12345 # *