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Metal Roof cell service
Posted on 9/8/18 at 7:41 am
Posted on 9/8/18 at 7:41 am
Recently moved to a house with a metal roof and can't make/receive phone calls in most areas of my house. ATT service and it works fine a few feet from my front door. What can I do (other than getting a new roof)?
Also...unfortunately wifi isn't great here either so wifi calling, while better, is hit or miss if others are using bandwidth.
Also...unfortunately wifi isn't great here either so wifi calling, while better, is hit or miss if others are using bandwidth.
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Posted on 9/8/18 at 9:19 am to uagrad97
Get a better WiFi router?
Ask ATT for a femto cell.
Ask ATT for a femto cell.
Posted on 9/8/18 at 9:19 am to uagrad97
Get a we boost cell booster. Basically you point an antenna at the cell tower closet to you then use the booster to bring the signal inside the house.
Posted on 9/8/18 at 11:12 am to UltimaParadox
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Get a better WiFi router?
We have a good router. It’s just that the area that I live in, Baldwin County, AL has crappy residential WiFi service. Just a notch above HughesNet.
Posted on 9/8/18 at 3:51 pm to UltimaParadox
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Get a better WiFi router?
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Posted on 9/9/18 at 8:12 pm to uagrad97
I'd like to hear a solution to this one. We have a small farm house where cell phone service is sketchy inside, outside its fine.
Posted on 9/9/18 at 9:55 pm to way_south
Search for 'cell boosters.' I had one for work that used a setup meant for yachts. One antenna high up on a pole, the other inside the building - widely separated. Worked well, and could handle 16 calls at a time. A tweak is to locate the nearest cell tower for your carrier, and use a high-gain Yagi antenna for the outside antenna. Put it up high on a pole and point it to the tower. Whole project will likely be less than $500, but will be worth the investment.
Posted on 9/10/18 at 8:34 am to uagrad97
Metal roof on house, big metal workshop next to house, no problem with cell service (ATT) or wifi... We do have one dead zone in the kitchen where reception can be spotty, but I've always attributed that to all the appliances and electronics concentrated in this area. There is one ~8X8 area centered between range, fridge, dishwasher, microwave, all stainless steel that I have dropped calls. Rest of the house is fine.
Posted on 9/10/18 at 10:24 am to uagrad97
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the area that I live in, Baldwin County, AL has crappy residential WiFi service
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