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Cell phone repeater
We just opened a 4 floor faraday cage that happens to have rooms for offices and residents and we need cell phone coverage inside for the residents and their families. It is about 10,000 sq/ft per floor and we would need coverage on every floor from ground to 3rd. Any recommendations on a dual band cellular repeater?
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02-18-2013, 05:40 AM
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I forget the brand, but I bought one for my steel skinned barn for about $230 and it works great. Got it off Amazon. Been working well throughout this winter so the cold hasn't affected it.
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02-18-2013, 06:08 AM
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Look for a BDA (bidirectional amplifier) its not going to be easy to do 4 floors. You will need a donor antenna on the roof and then some indoor antennas on the floors. Google has lots of info about this.
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02-18-2013, 08:03 AM
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Will data work with these systems, or just voice?
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02-18-2013, 08:17 AM
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It is just repeating the signal so it should work for both voice and data.
I see lots on google and that's the problem. I figures someone here will hav esome experience with a similar situation. I figured an indoor antenna on each floor but there is alot of equipment to choose from.
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02-18-2013, 08:21 AM
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BDAs will work but installation may run a couple thousand - I've had to do three of these recently (two FD, one PD). Any decent radio shop can probably help; they're not uncommon.
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02-19-2013, 02:56 AM
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Took your advise and called a couple communications places here. Coming out to take a look at the site. Thanks.
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02-19-2013, 09:13 AM
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