Cellphone Carriers Try To Control Signal Boosters

digitaldc writes "[Repeaters], which cost from $250 to $1,000, depending on how much they increase a signal, work by first capturing cell signals through an external antenna, ideally affixed to the roof of a dwelling. A coaxial cable then transmits the signal inside the house to an amplifier and internal antenna, which strengthen and retransmit it to cellphones... In March, CTIA-The Wireless Association, which represents cellular service providers, filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission demanding stricter regulation of signal boosters."

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Re:Can't read article.

[commodore64_love]

Just because they didn't use the draft this time, doesn't mean Government has lost its power to force people to go die. The draft was used in the Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, and can certainly be used in the future.

BTW ww1 was a complete waste of american lives.

Americans opposed it, democrat candidate Wilson ran on a "keep us out" election, and then went to war a month later, PLUS arrested anyone who dared say american participation was a bad idea (in violation of the 1st amendment). There was no more reason for us to interfere in that European War then in the earlier Napoleonic Wars. It was an internal affair.

Re:Why?

[Shakrai]

You are the upside down slave, angrily defending his tormentors rather than admit that he's been screwed over by total assholes all his life.

I'll be the judge of who is screwing me over, thank you very much.

Your covetous worship of power is entirely transparent.

I don't worship anything other than a desire to be left the hell alone and succeed or fail on my own merits. Unfortunately the people on your side of the political fence can't help themselves and feel the need to "help" me by using the legislative process to compel me to behave in the manner that they deem best for me.

You hold total contempt for the average person

No, I hold near total contempt for the people that claim to be looking out for the "average" person while they push their own agenda even when that agenda is opposed by the "average people" that they claim to be representing.

In any event, you are rambling pretty far away from my original point, which was the contract of every wireless company states in plan English that they can not and do not guarantee service indoors. The laws of physics will not bend simply because you think you are being "screwed over" by Verizon or AT&T.