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said by Dominokat

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I use Verizon Wireless.
They installed a couple towers here in Boothbay, but still the signal SUCKS at my home.

That is the nature of CDMA technology. It does not penetrate buildings well at all. I have Sprint (CDMA as well) and had the same issue with reception in home, but i signed up for there Airave device thing (like a mini cell phone tower for your home that connects to your router)..now have full bars.

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Dominokat "Hi" Premium join:2002-08-06 Boothbay, ME clubs:	Re: Maybe an Improvment I'm still waiting for Verizons verson of this... However. I read they charge like 15 dollars more a month for this service.... -- "Open the Pod bay door Hal"
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swintec Premium join:2003-12-19 Alfred, ME ·RapidVPS ·surpasshosting ·Sprint Mobile Broa.. ·VoicePulse ·RoadRunner Cable	Re: Maybe an Improvment said by Dominokat : I'm still waiting for Verizons verson of this... However. I read they charge like 15 dollars more a month for this service.... I am paying 4.99 a month. Many have gotten it for free through retentions...I love it so much I dont mind paying the charge though. All depends if you can put up with Sprint customer service. -- Usenet Accounts
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pnh102 Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty Premium join:2002-05-02 Mount Airy, MD ·Comcast	said by swintec : That is the nature of CDMA technology. It does not penetrate buildings well at all. I don't think that's a fair assessment of CDMA technology. I have 2 AT&T 3G phones and while the EDGE service has dead spots in my basement, the CDMA service provided by Verizon for my work cell phone works perfectly. -- "At the moment of conception."
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Re: Maybe an Improvment

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said by swintec

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That is the nature of CDMA technology. It does not penetrate buildings well at all.

I don't think that's a fair assessment of CDMA technology. I have 2 AT&T 3G phones and while the EDGE service has dead spots in my basement, the CDMA service provided by Verizon for my work cell phone works perfectly.

It certainly has to do with the signal strength outside to begin with. Sprint service running on 1900 Mhz (I believe) does not work well at all in any building I am in unless I have full bars outside to begin with. Verizon will always be a TAD better because they are at 800 Mhz or close to that which penetrates buildings a bit better.
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hottboiinnc ME join:2003-10-15 Cleveland, OH	why buy something like that and keep paying for it when you can buy a Cell repeater for your home and only spend $5o one time and just use their cell tower.
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said by hottboiinnc

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why buy something like that and keep paying for it when you can buy a Cell repeater for your home and only spend $5o one time and just use their cell tower.

I didnt buy it, I managed to snag it for free...only to pay the 4.99 a month for the service itself. I had never thought of the cell repeater. Any links to some good ones?

EDIT-- I just googled some and it seems most are up in the $300 range?
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hottboiinnc ME join:2003-10-15 Cleveland, OH	Re: Maybe an Improvment those are more for warehouse type buildings. Lowe's got suckered into buying those types from Nextel and they're a POS. let me find a few links to the ones that THD bought and put in some of their stores.
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