dan8400
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posted on 29/12/15 at 11:44 AM |
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Boost 3G signal at home (no landline)
Hi everyone,
I have no landline at my house. BT say there are no spare lines and they want £17000 to hook me up. I have given up with them!!
Anyway, I have a good mobile phone contract and my iPhone can act as a personal wifi hotspot. I have unlimited internet on my phone.
Is there a way I can boost my 3G signal? I read about a farmer who made his own DIY mast but cannot find details on how he did it or what he used. I
am only a mile from the mast in open countryside. I just need a boost to make it better inside my house.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Dan
Hey - That's Journey!!!
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theprisioner
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posted on 29/12/15 at 01:00 PM |
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Most houses attenuate radio/mobile signals. It is due the magnetic field around buildings. Old buildings are worse. There is a product called a cell
booster, never tried it:
https://www.myamplifiers.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQiA-4i0BRCaudDcrrnDi6kBEiQAZSh5f1cfCvEqEJ_MSZdkMlIVJVLopgVNOk7qtGg-z1rrQFAaArhc8P8HAQ
I don't know how you connect it up but it cannot be that difficult.
One thing you can try at very little cost is a parabola made out of cardboard and tin foil just place it behind the phone. Theoretically it will give
you a 3db improvement.
http://sylvabuild.blogspot.com/
http://austin7special.blogspot.co.uk/
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nick205
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posted on 29/12/15 at 01:51 PM |
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Don't know if it will help you, but most mobile networks will sell you a booster to boost network coverage using WiFi - may work the other way
as well. I've had one from Vodafone before as they have no signal where I live. The issue for me was the limited range of the booster meant
the mobile didn't work near home, which is often where you need it to work.
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MikeRJ
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posted on 29/12/15 at 02:11 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by nick205
Don't know if it will help you, but most mobile networks will sell you a booster to boost network coverage using WiFi - may work the other way
as well. I've had one from Vodafone before as they have no signal where I live
Probably not going to help when the OP's internet connection is via 3G
OP: if you want to use your mobile phone for everything then you need a cell repeater, the one linked above it about the cheapest I've seen.
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mookaloid
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posted on 29/12/15 at 02:26 PM |
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I have no landline either.
Looked around and found a wireless internet supplier.
Have you tried these guys? looking at your location they seem to cover it.
wireless internet
providers
Before I got the wireless internet, I used an antenna on the chimney cabled down to a 3g dongle which had an antenna plug. The dongle went into a
router which got me wireless in the house.
hope that helps
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Slimy38
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posted on 29/12/15 at 04:02 PM |
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First question, you say you have unlimited internet but does the contract allow tethering? Most 'unlimited' packages are based on the
limited capability of a phone or tablet, they specifically exclude a laptop or PC connecting through it (and therefore using far more data)
Second, would satellite internet be any good? I remember it being a bit expensive when I considered it, but it might be worth it as an alternative.
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dan8400
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posted on 29/12/15 at 05:03 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Slimy38
First question, you say you have unlimited internet but does the contract allow tethering? Most 'unlimited' packages are based on the
limited capability of a phone or tablet, they specifically exclude a laptop or PC connecting through it (and therefore using far more data)
Second, would satellite internet be any good? I remember it being a bit expensive when I considered it, but it might be worth it as an alternative.
Thanks for all the replies. I do have tethering on my contract so I'm fine on that score. Not considered satellite internet but will look into
it
Thanks
Dan
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geoff shep
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posted on 29/12/15 at 09:43 PM |
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Yes you can - depends what network you are with. Eg:
http://www.o2signalboosters.co.uk
http://www.three.co.uk/Support/Devices/Phones/Home/Signal_Black
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dan8400
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posted on 29/12/15 at 10:08 PM |
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I am with Three. I do not have a landline. That's how that device works. Thanks for taking the time to reply though
Thanks
Dan
Hey - That's Journey!!!
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geoff shep
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posted on 30/12/15 at 11:12 AM |
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Sorry - wrong 3 product. I'm sure they used to have a signal booster.
But the O2 link also includes products which (supposedly) covers 3 signals:
http://www.o2signalboosters.co.uk/products/Dual-Band-GSM-900-and-3G-2100MHZ-Signal-Booster-for-100sqm.html
I tried a Three dongle, which gave better reception than a phone. Not sure whether you could put that up in the loft, say, and then get its wifi
signal in the rest of the house? That would presumably need an additional sim/contract.
Just found these guys, who feature in a couple of online forums. Might be worth asking them too? http://www.solwise.co.uk/3g-antenna-outdoor.htm
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[Edited on 30/12/15 by geoff shep]
[Edited on 30/12/15 by geoff shep]
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