# Cell phone repeater.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-repeater/461372>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 27, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-repeater/461372 "2008-08-27T00:40:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-repeater/461372/1 "2008-08-27T00:40:58Z")

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Sounds good to me. Reception in my house does suck. Here’s [one](http://www.cellantenna.com/repeater/building_repeater.htm) that is linked to on Ron Hazelton’s website.  
But $400? And that’s the cheapest from that company. I gotta save up for a cruise control for my motor scooter!  
Anyway, anyone have any experience with a repeater? Opinions?  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-repeater/461372/2 "2008-08-27T02:57:29Z")

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We use this one here at home. Works great … I feel that Wilson’s are the best… YMMV  
Due to where we are, this is something I did not want to be penny wise and pound foolish about…

[http://www.cellphonemall.net/wireless/store/wilson-804006\_sku32462.htm](http://www.cellphonemall.net/wireless/store/wilson-804006_sku32462.htm)

Their repeater store.

> **[weBoost (Wilson Electronics) Cell Phone Boosters and Amplifiers](https://www.waveform.com/collections/weboost?gclid=CKHwup2CrZUCFQNbxwodyggibQ)**
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> Quickly and easily compare every weBoost (formerly Wilson Electronics) cell phone booster, amplifier, and antenna. Free, fast shipping & returns.

I had to mount an outside antenna on a pole 8 feet above my roof due to being down in the trees and in a bowl on top of a mountain. Followed the directions and it works as claimed.

Wonderful to be free to roam the house and our 3 acres and still use the phones… We had spent the cost already with broken phones from constantly plugging and unplugging antennas and yanking them with the cords and what not. Now guest can use their phones, we can do computer hook up if we want etc…

YMMV

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-repeater/461372/3 "2008-08-27T20:07:26Z")

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I’m going to have to really think about this. 😕