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Vila
Toomuchtimeonhands
Joined: 09 Nov 2002
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 Posted: 09/02/04 - 17:46 Post subject: question about cell phones
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so i got mine today from cingular.. was told they have great reception here. But i get no recption inside my house and only two bars outside the front door or at the kitchen window.
I have seen my sister buy herself one of those uh reception enhancer antenna stickers.. do they really work? cuz i would hate to have a cell phone i cant use lol
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WhiteWidow
Toomuchtimeonhands
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 17:49 Post subject:
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yeah, lol.
shut the f**k up, b***h.
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Tuucan-sam
Luke Warm
Joined: 14 Nov 2002
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 17:56 Post subject:
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| WhiteWidow wrote: | yeah, lol.
shut the f**k up, b***h. |
My my, arent you a walking penis 
and i have no idea if those things work =/
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compusmack
RealPoor Master of Posts
Joined: 15 Oct 2002
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 17:56 Post subject:
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Get rid of it immediately, usually a contract has a 2 day cancellation or return policy.
Next time you buy a cell, ask the place for a loaner you can use to "try out" at your house and places you frequent.
I was once stuck with a phone that didn't work in my house for 3 months (thx moving and stupid contract) it just isn't worth it, no matter what kind of cool deal they offered you.
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Vila
Toomuchtimeonhands
Joined: 09 Nov 2002
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 17:57 Post subject:
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well im sure it will work away from the house =x
but i dunno!
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Luturb
RealPoor Guru
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Livermore, California
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 18:02 Post subject:
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Take it back before you are stuck with the contract. Most places will take it back in the first two weeks.
The stupid little sticker isn't gonna do anything for you. If they did anything the cell phone companies would include them, or at least sell them as accessories. It's an electronic placebo.
http://www.wwaytv3.com/Global/story.asp?S=904990
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Tuucan-sam
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 18:05 Post subject:
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i have T-mobile, and i get shit ass reception inside my house, outside it..anywhere near it..but in the middle of the god damn nevada desert on the highway to las vegas, i get perfect signal...
it sucks
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Vila
Toomuchtimeonhands
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 18:07 Post subject:
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well i got mine online =p
ill see what the reception is like in town.. not sure if we can really get anything else..cellular south sucks
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Kurel
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Cali
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 18:28 Post subject:
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Depending on the way your house was constructed, it could very well just be your house and not the phone / service itself.
If any metal foil / wire mesh was used to help insulate the house, it could very well have formed a Faraday cage and will block any signal from entering the house regardless of the service / phone you buy. But that's a long shot, and only something to consider if all the phones / services you try don't work.
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myndwarrp
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Joined: 27 Jan 2004
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 20:54 Post subject:
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OK, the real answer is: change your plan to a multi-band plan, exchange your phone for a multi-band phone. This way if you are out of GSM area, it will switch to TDMA. Problem solved.
Oh, and those signal boosters dont work.
If you want advice from a wireless engineer, do the above.
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Vila
Toomuchtimeonhands
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 21:24 Post subject:
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k well it has to go back =p
apparently where my aunts house is.. is a dead zone for cingular and they have no plans on changing that atm.
so gonna see about at and t or tmobil
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kireol
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Joined: 02 Aug 2003
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Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 21:38 Post subject:
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nextel for the win
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Nahualli
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 21:38 Post subject:
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| kireol wrote: | | nextel for the win |
Nextel blows goats.
-Nah-
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Vila
Toomuchtimeonhands
Joined: 09 Nov 2002
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Posted: 09/02/04 - 21:39 Post subject:
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cant get nextel =P
in my town i can get cingular, sprint, a t and t, cellular south
or go to jackson (hr away) and get tmobil
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