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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."
(Hey, how about you just deliver the service you are charging me for instead?)
Did you even bother to read the contract you signed? There isn't a wireless company in the United States (and quite probably the World for that matter) that guarantees service indoors. There are too many variables in building construction and material for them to make any sort of promise about indoor reception.
If you aren't happy with your indoor wireless service there are other options available to you. One has been around for over a hundred years, perhaps you've heard of it?
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Google news needs stricter regulation. Nothing should ever be free.
I'm not a Republican and if you think it's that easy why don't you get some venture capital and roll out a wireless product that promises service indoors? You can start by hiring an RF engineer and asking him what it will take to deploy a product that is guaranteed to penetrate all known building materials without any appreciable signal degradation. When he gets done laughing at you maybe he'll explain the reality of radio transmission and the signal attenuation caused by physical obstructions.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
They want people who are smart enough to understand the multi-page small-print legalese
This is not "legalese":
Wireless devices use radio transmissions, so unfortunately you can't get Service if your device isn't in range of a transmission signal. And please be aware that even within your Coverage Area, many things can affect the availability and quality of your Service, including network capacity, your device, terrain, buildings, foliage and weather.
I lifted that straight out of Verizon's customer agreement. If you need a lawyer to decipher what that paragraph says then your teachers failed you and you should request a refund of the monies that were spent on your education.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
You call them "weasel words", I call them acknowledging the reality of RF transmission.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Please, Mister Government Man, my company can't compete in this unfair market place.
Please, Mister Government Man, give me money, tax brakes, and protection from competition and innovation.
Mister Government Man either give me what I want or I will fyck you in the next election with PAC-Truth slander.
THANKS for your assistance Uncle Sam, it will help he to outsource more and import cheap labor.
Then The People spoke fyck U$ every time.
Unaccountable leaders are masters, and unrepresented people are slaves. How do US and EU fare?
So maybe you should quit your whining if you've decided that wireless service is what you must have? It's not like you don't have other options. You've just decided not to exercise them. Neither SMS nor roaming are MUST HAVE features of telecommunications. You've just decided they are worth paying for but still don't like what they cost. Get the hell over it already.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.