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A grocery store has a lot of florescent lights. More opportunities for failure.

samstave 8y ago
IS this why cell signal always seem to be horrible in grocery stores (aside from them being large concrete-block buildings?
- Pharmakon 8y ago
  That, and the automatic door sensors can be quite noisy.
- Fjolsvith 8y ago
  Steel siding and roofing blocks cell signal, too? My home has aluminum siding and steel roof and until my wife and I got S9's we had horrible reception in the house. Had to install a cell booster with the antenna up on the roof.
  - markdown 8y ago
    > Had to install a cell booster with the antenna up on the roof. Where can I find such a thing?
    - fphhotchips 8y ago
      In Australia the carriers sell them. I'd start there.
      - mynameisvlad 8y ago
        I believe all 4 of the major US carriers also sell or even just give them away. It's in their best interest for their customers to have good signal coverage in a place they spend a lot of time in. Although these days, with Wi-Fi calling for voice and Wi-Fi itself for data, the need for these devices is lower and lower.
      - markdown 8y ago
        Thanks. Bugger, those prices! https://www.powertec.com.au/mobile-products/signal-repeaters/vodafone-repeaters https://www.powertec.com.au/mobile-products/signal-repeaters...
    - colanderman 8y ago
      I had one of these for a while: https://www.amazon.com/Wilson-Electronics-Signal-Booster-Office/dp/B0014KOB6Y https://www.amazon.com/Wilson-Electronics-Signal-Booster-Off... Worked well enough. Looks like 4G models are more expensive. (No longer need it as I'm with Republic Wireless now.)
      - markdown 8y ago
        Thanks
    - swozey 8y ago
      Most cell providers will give you one for a deposit. I know tmobile does for something like $25.
      - joecool1029 8y ago
        Ironically the booster that T-Mobile provides causes more issues. Unlike the old ones that brought the signal in from an antenna to the base using some coax, the current models link up the receiver to the amp using unlicensed 5GHZ. This killed my 802.11ac speeds when I had one. T-Mobile will now send a full femtocell that uses your ISP's net and broadcasts both WCDMA and LTE. It's much better.

IS this why cell signal always seem to be horrible in grocery stores (aside from them being large concrete-block buildings?

Pharmakon 8y ago
That, and the automatic door sensors can be quite noisy.
Fjolsvith 8y ago
Steel siding and roofing blocks cell signal, too? My home has aluminum siding and steel roof and until my wife and I got S9's we had horrible reception in the house. Had to install a cell booster with the antenna up on the roof.
- markdown 8y ago
  > Had to install a cell booster with the antenna up on the roof. Where can I find such a thing?
  - fphhotchips 8y ago
    In Australia the carriers sell them. I'd start there.
    - mynameisvlad 8y ago
      I believe all 4 of the major US carriers also sell or even just give them away. It's in their best interest for their customers to have good signal coverage in a place they spend a lot of time in. Although these days, with Wi-Fi calling for voice and Wi-Fi itself for data, the need for these devices is lower and lower.
    - markdown 8y ago
      Thanks. Bugger, those prices! https://www.powertec.com.au/mobile-products/signal-repeaters/vodafone-repeaters https://www.powertec.com.au/mobile-products/signal-repeaters...
  - colanderman 8y ago
    I had one of these for a while: https://www.amazon.com/Wilson-Electronics-Signal-Booster-Office/dp/B0014KOB6Y https://www.amazon.com/Wilson-Electronics-Signal-Booster-Off... Worked well enough. Looks like 4G models are more expensive. (No longer need it as I'm with Republic Wireless now.)
    - markdown 8y ago
      Thanks
  - swozey 8y ago
    Most cell providers will give you one for a deposit. I know tmobile does for something like $25.
    - joecool1029 8y ago
      Ironically the booster that T-Mobile provides causes more issues. Unlike the old ones that brought the signal in from an antenna to the base using some coax, the current models link up the receiver to the amp using unlicensed 5GHZ. This killed my 802.11ac speeds when I had one. T-Mobile will now send a full femtocell that uses your ISP's net and broadcasts both WCDMA and LTE. It's much better.