Cell phone repeater

[flipper35]

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?

[MotoSook]

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.

[slakjaw]

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.

[red-beard]

Will data work with these systems, or just voice?

[flipper35]

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.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

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.

[flipper35]

Took your advise and called a couple communications places here. Coming out to take a look at the site. Thanks.