# Is there a way to boost cell phone signal at home?

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**Created:** [April 28, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-boost-cell-phone-signal-at-home/813280 "2018-04-28T19:49:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![sara20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-boost-cell-phone-signal-at-home/813280/1 "2018-04-28T19:49:35Z")

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At home I always have 1 bar with ATT, is there a way to boost signal so I have more bars?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-boost-cell-phone-signal-at-home/813280/2 "2018-04-28T19:59:11Z")

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Check out microcells (at one point wireless companies would give them to you for free if you had a convincing case) and/or see if you can set your phone to make phone calls over wifi when it’s available.

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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-boost-cell-phone-signal-at-home/813280/3 "2018-04-28T20:11:14Z")

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Wilson cell phone boosters. Just add money.

[https://www.wilsonsignalbooster.com/cell-phone-signal-booster-best-sellers.html](https://www.wilsonsignalbooster.com/cell-phone-signal-booster-best-sellers.html)

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-boost-cell-phone-signal-at-home/813280/4 "2018-04-28T20:20:52Z")

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[AT&T Wireless  
microcell](https://www.att.com/att/microcell/)

[AT&T wifi calling](https://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/features/wifi-calling.html?referrer=https%253A%2F%2Fwww.att.com%2Fatt%2Fmicrocell%2F&fromDesktop=true)

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-boost-cell-phone-signal-at-home/813280/5 "2018-04-28T20:49:49Z")

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I have an AT&T microcell, which they offered to us, for free, about a decade ago. It works like a charm, though if the power or the internet go out, it no longer functions, of course.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-boost-cell-phone-signal-at-home/813280/6 "2018-04-28T21:12:03Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> I have an AT&T microcell, which they offered to us, for free, about a decade ago. It works like a charm, though if the power or the internet go out, it no longer functions, of course.

Not for phones, but in the past I’ve put my network gear on a UPS so if the power goes out I still have my internet.