Home Signal Boosters?

jbainbridge

I picked Vodafone _because_ they offered SureSignal (poor signal from all the networks when inside our house). Works perfectly.

grumbler

I think Voda's and Three's boosters are better than Orange's UMA, but don't expect them to reach far beyond your home.

chillsky

I use the Vodafone Booster, cost me £15 I think.

It seems to take it about 3-4 days to connect which is a laugh and you simply plug it into your router.

When it does connect it works great though.

I've a fast broadband connection so I just think the booster is a bit temperamental.

stardak

I got a mobile repeater from mobilesignal.co.uk I was worried about what the legal issuse were using one so I asked them and they said:

Basically this boils down to the problem of licensing. Ofcom says that you require a license to operate a product broadcasting in the mobile carrier's radio spectrum.

The reason for this is to avoid interference in the providers networks. However, our products do not and will not cause network interference and if you read the last part of Sec 1.2 in the link below taken directly from the Ofcom home page they are exempt from licensing requirements set out.

We regularly supply product to customers that are referrals directly from the network providers so they trust us with our product quality and guarantee of no interference.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like me to clarify anything for you.

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/devices/summary

[Deleted User]

O2 are currently trialing a 'femtocell' (same system as 3 and Vodaphone use) with business customers. I expect to see it in domestic use eventually

grumbler

stardak wrote: »

...I was worried about what the legal issuse were using one so I asked them and they said:...

What else can you expect from them?
The facts are:

• It is legal to sell them.
• It is legal to have them.
• It is illegal to use them and (IIRC) the fine is up to £5K.

Everything else, like 'interference' etc. is irrelevant.

Paul_Ockenden wrote:

It’s one of those peculiarly British law mess-ups that makes it legal to sell repeaters, legal to own them, but not legal to use them!
...
... I find it amazing that various forums are littered with people discussing their use of repeaters within their homes and small offices, some even posting photos of how they’ve installed the kit. They might as well post a picture of a £5,000 cheque made payable to HM Court Services.

The legal ways to boost your mobile phone reception

PJB

grumbler wrote: »

The facts are:

• It is legal to sell them.
• It is legal to have them.
• It is illegal to use them and (IIRC) the fine is up to £5K.

Made me laugh, sounds like John Travolta in Pulp Fiction!

Timalay

PJB wrote: »

Thanks, do you mean the Orange UMA as mentioned by grumbler?
If so that's no good for me as I have a HTC Sensation and it is not available for that model

Yeah, it's the same thing.

stardak

If ofcom do find you using one could you not just claim its modern art?

simax

ringo_24601 wrote: »

O2 are currently trialing a 'femtocell' (same system as 3 and Vodaphone use) with business customers. I expect to see it in domestic use eventually

The other two networks are also trialling these