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Mobile phone signal booster.

  • 22-09-2024 7:41am
    #1
    askU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭


    So I'm with Gomo living in the back end of nowhere and the phone signal inside one end of the house is terrible. ( One end is very good)

    I'd like to purchase a device to repeat / boost signal. At a minimum to get and receive a call would be great..4g mobile internet would be a bonus.

    I don't have WiFi. I don't plan to get it.

    What's the best device?



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  • #2
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,851 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Dual band repeater, 800 & 900 MHz, for 4g data & 2g/3g calls respectively

    Manufactured by Waterford based company Stelladoradus

    https://www.novatel.ie/dual-band-home-mobile-phone-signal-repeater



  • #3
    askU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭askU


    Thanks, looks good but costs €700. That's our of my budget.

    Any other lower price options?



  • #4
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Why so against getting WiFi?



  • #5
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,851 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122641920#Comment_122641920

    Unfortunately they are expensive units.

    You will come across cheap but illegal Asian imports if you search online.

    These imports can cause network interference to operators or even mobile users in the area. In such circumstances Comreg's signal interference people can investigate and sieze any illegal equipment on your property.

    They can and do sieze illegal imports in the post too.

    Before mobile repeaters were legalised by Comreg, about 6 years ago, two of my brothers used these illegal boosters. They were cheap for a reason as the never lasted that long , high failure rate and didn't work very well.

    Before they were legalised one of my brothers imported the Irish Stelladoradus unit from France, it was legal to use there. Even though it was manufactured here it couldn't be sold here at the time. Still going strong approximately 7 years later.

    Three of us use mobile repeaters due to our rural location, the mast we use is almost 9 Kms away.

    Post edited by The Cush on


  • #6
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Could you use bluetooth headphones with voice assistant, so you can make calls, and leave the phone where the signal is good?



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  • #7
    thebo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭thebo


    If you mainly use calls on Whatsapp you could use a spare phone and hotspot off it to your main phone. Leave spare phone in good signal spot. Phone will act as router.

    May not get best signal on other end of house. Worth test if you have spare phone lying around.

    Edit: this workaround will prob need another sim card so not best option



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