Bad signal: Repeater required

[Guest dpeilow]

Does anyone have any experiance with indoor repeaters for mobiles? I get an almost unusable signal in my house and wanted to do something about it, but the only wireless repeater system I have come across is from here: http://cellantenna.co.uk/repeater/cae50.htm

Trouble is £500 is a hell of a lot, especially as they are not dual band.

Are there any cheaper systems around or instructions for home brew versions that anyone has come across?

Dave

[Guest Jasonkruys]

No experience with these items, but an external antenna, and cable/adaptor for it?

These are for the C500, but I'm sure you could find an application to suit for anything else

http://www.freedom-mobiles.co.uk/orange-sp...ccessories.html

Edited October 24, 2005 by Jasonkruys

[Guest Samsonite]

i just read the info on the link and i gotta say i am a little perplexed...

I thought i knew a bit about radio an' all but i must be missing something. I can understand the the aerial acting as a reciever that then boosts the visibility of the mast output so the phone thinks it is in coverage, but in a call, surely the link from the phone to the mast is not using the equipment and therefore not be a benefit?

we do radio stuff at work and when a repeater is needed to give extra point to point distance, the repeater station is effectively a store and forward system. The system latency is a factor if you use more than one repeater. Wouldn't latency inherent in this system make it no good as a voice orientated device?

...and their lightning protection devices arent worth the thirty quid. With such a wide pass frequency range, there would be enough energy from a peripheral strike to zap the whole lot!! (not your phone tho...it aint connected!!)

i'm not being a smart@rse about this.. i would happily eat humble pie if this is a legit system and someone can explain hot it works... but i cant be doing with trawling their forum ;)

Edited October 24, 2005 by Samsonite

[Guest dpeilow]

i just read the info on the link and i gotta say i am a little perplexed...

I thought i knew a bit about radio an' all but i must be missing something.  I can understand the the aerial acting as a reciever that then boosts the visibility of the mast output so the phone thinks it is in coverage, but in a call, surely the link from the phone to the mast is not using the equipment and therefore not be a benefit?

...

i'm not being a smart@rse about this..  i would happily eat humble pie if this is a legit system and someone can explain hot it works...  but i cant be doing with trawling their forum ;)

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I have no doubt it is legit, the signal will go via the repeater and the direct route will apear to the phone as a weak multipath and be ignored. That's not my worry. It's the cost. Surely some of the umpteen car kit manufacturers out there do something that could be set up similarly?

Dave