Depending on the phone there might be a # code to get it to search for more frequencies. Might take a bit of diging though. My oold Cinguluar phone for instance used #689# that let it borrow other towers in range. I'll check for the potenial andriod # codes to see if there's something simillar.
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Steve Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm hoping *someone* out there knows more about this than I do, though none > of the earlier discussion seemed to bring any of that out. > > I took up Gary Nelson's question about Cell Towers/Coverage, my own > frustrations, and the other resulting conversations to do a little research > and see if I could learn more and maybe even fix up some of my own > problems/challenges. > > I'm testing iPhone 2, 3G, 4 against ATT and T-Mobile SIMS right now. Mostly > at my house (very marginal signal if any) but will be doing other places. > I'm looking at Cell Repeaters (primarily for my home, but maybe also > mobile). I'm therefore *mostly* sorting out GSM related issues, but there > is a lot of overlap in general RF issues, repeaters, tower locations, etc. > > I started trying to write up what I know (so far) and discovered that (as > often is the case) the more I know, the more I know I don't know. My 3rd > Class Radiotelephony license from 1974 and a BS in Physics provides just > enough background to get me in trouble. I wrote a long, rambly overview of > what I know (dominated by what that made me realize I *didn't* know) and > decided most of you don't care. > > So, if there are others trying to make actionable sense (or merely slake > your curiosity) about the issues of Cell Reception and the potential use of > Repeaters, ping me and we can discuss offline. Maybe once we learn enough, > one or more of us can write up a (more) concise "lessons learned". > > My long-winded ramble was useful (to me) already, as trying to explain it to > the larger crowd caused me to dig just a little deeper than I was for more > "practical" reasons. Now to get my nose back on the practical grindstone. > > - Steve > > -- > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
