Whatstreet
Android Enthusiast
I'm doing a contract gig in the San Diego area. I got a furnished studio apartment in La Jolla which overlooks a park area in the gulch between the hills. The apartment was built by digging out the hillside so its under ground on three sides and is all glass on the wall facing out of the hill. It truly is a man cave, but it came with a curse. The problem was my cell phone received almost no signal inside the apartment.
I looked into cell phone repeaters antennas and such as a solution. I selected the Verizon Samsung Network Extender. This device provides a femtocell site inside the apartment. The device plugs into a LAN with internet access using an Ethernet cable for back haul to the Verizon network.
Installation was not difficult but it does take some time for the device to establish itself on the network. I'm not sure why, but the device uses a built in GPS to find its location and so it is necessary to place it next to the glass of some window where the sky is visible. This is the biggest con, but after it establishes the connection it isn't as finicky about the location. It needs to remain on when moving it though or the lengthy startup process is repeated.
No more dropped calls when in the apartment. However, I have observed that it doesn't transfer a call to anther cell tower when talking on the phone and walking out of range of the network extender or visa versa. Still, this is better than only being able to use the phone when standing on the deck outside.
I recommend this device if you have low signal in your house which leads to dropped calls and high battery drain.
Cheers
I looked into cell phone repeaters antennas and such as a solution. I selected the Verizon Samsung Network Extender. This device provides a femtocell site inside the apartment. The device plugs into a LAN with internet access using an Ethernet cable for back haul to the Verizon network.
Installation was not difficult but it does take some time for the device to establish itself on the network. I'm not sure why, but the device uses a built in GPS to find its location and so it is necessary to place it next to the glass of some window where the sky is visible. This is the biggest con, but after it establishes the connection it isn't as finicky about the location. It needs to remain on when moving it though or the lengthy startup process is repeated.
No more dropped calls when in the apartment. However, I have observed that it doesn't transfer a call to anther cell tower when talking on the phone and walking out of range of the network extender or visa versa. Still, this is better than only being able to use the phone when standing on the deck outside.
I recommend this device if you have low signal in your house which leads to dropped calls and high battery drain.
Cheers