<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I always thought it was the opposite. Femtocells were mini cell sites setup by the carriers and microcells were the ones in homes connected to BB with a number list.</div><div>
<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Feb 1, 2012, at 1:27 PM, Bradley McMahon <<a href="mailto:bradmcmahon@gmail.com">bradmcmahon@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>My work as a GSM signal booster with a high gain antenna on the roof and the repeater antenna setup on second floor ceiling. Its works for about 10-20 of us. It cost around $200-300. If you want more I'm not sure getting an additional one will result in more people getting better signal. <div>
<br></div><div>Femto cells work on a pre-selected group of numbers and are limited to ten numbers. This means you have to manually type in cell numbers that are permitted to work on the femtocell. Oh and it only works on the carrier that provides it. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Next up is a microcell which is only deployed by a a carrier and their technicians and costs several thousands just for the hardware. <br clear="all">-Brad<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Nick Farr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick@nickfarr.org">nick@nickfarr.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Yeah, best thing IMHO is to get the femotcells from each of the carriers you're looking at. (AT&T and Sprint sell them online, T-Mobile doesn't AFAIK.)<div><br></div><div>They usually handle only about 4 phones at a time, though. The boxes themselves are cheap, they just plug into broadband. <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
</font></span><div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">Nick Farr<br><a href="http://nickfarr.org" target="_blank">http://nickfarr.org</a><br>+1 203 441-3277<br>D762E03B / N0FAR</font></span><div><div class="h5">
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Swamphandy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:swamphandy@gmail.com" target="_blank">swamphandy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Our family business is in a steel building. Customers (and staff)<br>
often drop calls and have poor reception while inside.<br>
<br>
Does anyone have experience using an inexpensive signal booster in a<br>
retail environment? The whole store is about 3000sq ft. I need<br>
something that will be solid, without a huge price tag.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
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