@srlawren wrote:
@will13am wrote:
@sophb , back in the day I did examine this a bit. My conclusion is they are too expensive for consumers to buy. The cheap stuff doesn't work. It is just not something that is popular.
@will13am @sophb according to field engineer @sheytoon , they are also a nightmare for the network: https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Discussions/New-cell-phone-booster-install/m-p/442620.... I'd definitely recommend you avoid.
This is probably why customers who have bought this stuff do not rave about the results. If the equipment integrated nicely with the network, the results would be there. When very few people buy the stuff, costs are high. It is then a viscious spiral.
On this topic, T-Mobile used to do cell-fi. They leveraged the home WiFi to overcome poor reception in the home. As their network improved, this bridging measure was abandoned. Many of us are using the old cell-fi routers repurposed as regular routers these days.
