Small Village & Terrible Signal - Anything to do?

Hi,

As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with
extremely crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not only
landline, but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and more
frequently, there's been questions raised about getting better mobile
coverage, so with this in mind.

Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal
in the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it
possible to boost a mobile phones signal at all?

Anything else anyone can suggest?

Thanks,

Rocky.

"Rocky" <me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with extremely
> crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not only landline,
> but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and more frequently,
> there's been questions raised about getting better mobile coverage, so
> with this in mind.
>
> Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal in
> the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it possible to
> boost a mobile phones signal at all?
>
> Anything else anyone can suggest?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rocky.
Car-kit with an external aerial placed strategically may do
the trick, but fewer and fewer handsets have aerial sockets
these days.

Also Google GSM desk phones, I was surprised how cheap
these were when I looked some time ago, and you should
be able to obtain a compatible external aerial but remember
that cable loss is not insignificant especially at 1800 MHz

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

In article <Goa0m.50800$9M6.41825@newsfe13.ams2>, me9@privacy.net
says...
> Hi,
>
> As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with
> extremely crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not only
> landline, but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and more
> frequently, there's been questions raised about getting better mobile
> coverage, so with this in mind.
>
> Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal
> in the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it
> possible to boost a mobile phones signal at all?

If you have line of sight to a base sataion then you can set up
amplifiers, however these kind of setups are not cheap.

> Anything else anyone can suggest?

VoIP if the internet connectivity is okay, but obviously if the
landlines go then the VoIP goes as well.
--
Regards
Jon

"Graham." <me@privicy.com> wrote in message
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> "Rocky" <me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>> As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with
>> extremely crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not only
>> landline, but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and more
>> frequently, there's been questions raised about getting better mobile
>> coverage, so with this in mind.
>> Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal in
>> the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it possible
>> to boost a mobile phones signal at all?
>> Anything else anyone can suggest?
>> Thanks,
>> Rocky.
>
> Car-kit with an external aerial placed strategically may do
> the trick, but fewer and fewer handsets have aerial sockets
> these days.
>
>
This has been covered several times before.
Good used Nokia 6310i in a Cark 91 car kit, with mains PSU,
and a base aerial as high as possible connected to the car kit.

Also if 1800MHz network? Cheap Algon in-line bi-directional amp from Peter
Parry

http://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/WPP/Pr...es.html#Linamp

http://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/WPP/wpp.html#FirstPage
http://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/Contac...ntact_wpp.html

Steve Terry

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> "Graham." <me@privicy.com> wrote in message
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>> "Rocky" <me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:Goa0m.50800$9M6.41825@newsfe13.ams2...
>>> Hi,
>>> As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with
>>> extremely crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not only
>>> landline, but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and more
>>> frequently, there's been questions raised about getting better mobile
>>> coverage, so with this in mind.
>>> Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal
>>> in the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it
>>> possible to boost a mobile phones signal at all?
>>> Anything else anyone can suggest?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rocky.
>>
>> Car-kit with an external aerial placed strategically may do
>> the trick, but fewer and fewer handsets have aerial sockets
>> these days.
>>
>>
> This has been covered several times before.
> Good used Nokia 6310i in a Cark 91 car kit, with mains PSU,
> and a base aerial as high as possible connected to the car kit.
>
> Also if 1800MHz network? Cheap Algon in-line bi-directional amp from Peter
> Parry
>

or change to a 900Mc/s system........

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> "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Graham." <me@privicy.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Rocky" <me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>> news:Goa0m.50800$9M6.41825@newsfe13.ams2...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with
>>>> extremely crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not only
>>>> landline, but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and
>>>> more frequently, there's been questions raised about getting better
>>>> mobile coverage, so with this in mind.
>>>> Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal
>>>> in the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it
>>>> possible to boost a mobile phones signal at all?
>>>> Anything else anyone can suggest?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Rocky.
>>>
>>> Car-kit with an external aerial placed strategically may do
>>> the trick, but fewer and fewer handsets have aerial sockets
>>> these days.
>>>
>> This has been covered several times before.
>> Good used Nokia 6310i in a Cark 91 car kit, with mains PSU,
>> and a base aerial as high as possible connected to the car kit.
>>
>> Also if 1800MHz network? Cheap Algon in-line bi-directional amp from
>> Peter Parry
>
> or change to a 900Mc/s system........
>
>
Has your medication worn off again?

It's a matter of what networks are at all usable in a small village,
not a band problem

Steve Terry

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> "Jim Stewart" <kinvig.netta@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>> "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Graham." <me@privicy.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "Rocky" <me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:Goa0m.50800$9M6.41825@newsfe13.ams2...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with
>>>>> extremely crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not
>>>>> only
>>>>> landline, but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and
>>>>> more frequently, there's been questions raised about getting better
>>>>> mobile coverage, so with this in mind.
>>>>> Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal
>>>>> in the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it
>>>>> possible to boost a mobile phones signal at all?
>>>>> Anything else anyone can suggest?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Rocky.
>>>>
>>>> Car-kit with an external aerial placed strategically may do
>>>> the trick, but fewer and fewer handsets have aerial sockets
>>>> these days.
>>>>
>>> This has been covered several times before.
>>> Good used Nokia 6310i in a Cark 91 car kit, with mains PSU,
>>> and a base aerial as high as possible connected to the car kit.
>>>
>>> Also if 1800MHz network? Cheap Algon in-line bi-directional amp from
>>> Peter Parry
>>
>> or change to a 900Mc/s system........
>>
>>
> Has your medication worn off again?
>
> It's a matter of what networks are at all usable in a small village,
> not a band problem
>
> Steve Terry
>
so it is .....

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:52:42 +0100, Rocky <me9@privacy.net> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with
>extremely crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not only
>landline, but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and more
>frequently, there's been questions raised about getting better mobile
>coverage, so with this in mind.
>
>Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal
>in the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it
>possible to boost a mobile phones signal at all?
>
>Anything else anyone can suggest?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Rocky.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8114857.stm ?
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Cheers

Peter

On Jun 24, 10:00*am, Petert <peter.tho...@brightchro.me.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:52:42 +0100, Rocky <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> >Hi,
>
> >As per the subject line. My parents live in a small village with
> >extremely crap and unresponsive telecomes cover, this includes not only
> >landline, but also mobile. Wih the landlines breaking down more and more
> >frequently, there's been questions raised about getting better mobile
> >coverage, so with this in mind.
>
> >Apart from changing providers to the one that has the strongest signal
> >in the given area. Is there anything else that can be done, is it
> >possible to boost a mobile phones signal at all?
>
> >Anything else anyone can suggest?
>
> >Thanks,
>
> >Rocky.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8114857.stm?
> --
> Cheers
>
> Peter

Unfortunately, whilst Femtocells provide localised coverage, they
backhaul over a broadband connection. So whilst they increase coverage
at low cost to the operator and also allow users to have better
coverage at home and perhaps offer reduced call costs they will not
help in the case where the broadband connection is lost. Femtocells
provide a 3G cell coverage only - UMA is similar for 2G, but I am not
sure who offers this in the UK.

Cheers,
Mark

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:57:26 -0700 (PDT), mark <marpate2@gmail.com>
wrote:


>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8114857.stm?

Are you likely to get nicked if you use one of these boosters?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=250434901839

Jules

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:24:07 +0100, Jules <anon@anon.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:57:26 -0700 (PDT), mark <marpate2@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8114857.stm?

Surely, this is the item the OP wants?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=370218281391

Jules

"Jules" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:24:07 +0100, Jules <anon@anon.com> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:57:26 -0700 (PDT), mark <marpate2@gmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8114857.stm?
>
> Surely, this is the item the OP wants?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=370218281391
> Jules
>
>
Mount it up up high and connect a landline phone to it, should do the job

Steve Terry