Sorting out this small connectivity issue at the farm:
Not server farm, but an actual farm , you know? Soil, animal poop and puff adders. Hello skunks, My farm is very remote, i have very spotty network (safaricom and in other spots airtel) and for a long time i found my phone looking for gprs signal in the best of locations. But data is not what im worried about, its voice. Who knows of a way of boosting cellular signal? Or handset with (ahem) adaptive antennae that would "improve" reception? Or cellular repeaters? (Is there even such a thing). I am also looking for a workaround, that involves redirecting when offline to one number, which is permanently in an area with good network. And then somehow routing through an ip network or maybe ham radio so i can receive calls from anywhere in the farm.... I am willing to do a wifi blanket, but devices and a layout that would make my routing ideas is still out of my head... Anyone better knowledgeable to suggest an approach / design? Sent from my iPad
Try Netboost. The guy does a good job of boosting GSM signal. https://www.facebook.com/netboost.co.ke Email: netboost2014@gmail.com Contacts: 0739122682 ./bernard On Mar 17, 2014 9:10 AM, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
Not server farm, but an actual farm , you know? Soil, animal poop and puff adders.
Hello skunks, My farm is very remote, i have very spotty network (safaricom and in other spots airtel) and for a long time i found my phone looking for gprs signal in the best of locations. But data is not what im worried about, its voice.
Who knows of a way of boosting cellular signal? Or handset with (ahem) adaptive antennae that would "improve" reception? Or cellular repeaters? (Is there even such a thing).
I am also looking for a workaround, that involves redirecting when offline to one number, which is permanently in an area with good network. And then somehow routing through an ip network or maybe ham radio so i can receive calls from anywhere in the farm....
I am willing to do a wifi blanket, but devices and a layout that would make my routing ideas is still out of my head... Anyone better knowledgeable to suggest an approach / design?
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But it can boost GSM signal for voice if the signal is comming from voice only masts ( in majority of remote areas in Kenya , the signal is voice only) so you better understand if the nearest mast is voice only or voice +data EDGE/GRPS or HSPDA/WCDMA On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com>wrote:
Try Netboost. The guy does a good job of boosting GSM signal.
https://www.facebook.com/netboost.co.ke
Email: netboost2014@gmail.com
Contacts: 0739122682
./bernard On Mar 17, 2014 9:10 AM, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
Not server farm, but an actual farm , you know? Soil, animal poop and puff adders.
Hello skunks, My farm is very remote, i have very spotty network (safaricom and in other spots airtel) and for a long time i found my phone looking for gprs signal in the best of locations. But data is not what im worried about, its voice.
Who knows of a way of boosting cellular signal? Or handset with (ahem) adaptive antennae that would "improve" reception? Or cellular repeaters? (Is there even such a thing).
I am also looking for a workaround, that involves redirecting when offline to one number, which is permanently in an area with good network. And then somehow routing through an ip network or maybe ham radio so i can receive calls from anywhere in the farm....
I am willing to do a wifi blanket, but devices and a layout that would make my routing ideas is still out of my head... Anyone better knowledgeable to suggest an approach / design?
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Thanks joseph. In the spotty areas where i get signal, im able to hop between gprs and edge...... ION, whats the range of wimax in a context like this, i highly suspect the nearest base station is at least 40km.... Sent from my iPad
On Mar 18, 2014, at 2:43 PM, Joseph Maina <mainasoft00@gmail.com> wrote:
But it can boost GSM signal for voice if the signal is comming from voice only masts ( in majority of remote areas in Kenya , the signal is voice only) so you better understand if the nearest mast is voice only or voice +data EDGE/GRPS or HSPDA/WCDMA
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> wrote: Try Netboost. The guy does a good job of boosting GSM signal.
https://www.facebook.com/netboost.co.ke
Email: netboost2014@gmail.com
Contacts: 0739122682
./bernard
On Mar 17, 2014 9:10 AM, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote: Not server farm, but an actual farm , you know? Soil, animal poop and puff adders.
Hello skunks, My farm is very remote, i have very spotty network (safaricom and in other spots airtel) and for a long time i found my phone looking for gprs signal in the best of locations. But data is not what im worried about, its voice.
Who knows of a way of boosting cellular signal? Or handset with (ahem) adaptive antennae that would "improve" reception? Or cellular repeaters? (Is there even such a thing).
I am also looking for a workaround, that involves redirecting when offline to one number, which is permanently in an area with good network. And then somehow routing through an ip network or maybe ham radio so i can receive calls from anywhere in the farm....
I am willing to do a wifi blanket, but devices and a layout that would make my routing ideas is still out of my head... Anyone better knowledgeable to suggest an approach / design?
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