3G Signal Booster
Discussion
Mr E said:
Latency and reliability is more critical than bandwidth for voice calls to be honest; I've run on 2Mb links with no significant issues with voice. Data throughput to the phone is obviously capped at backhaul rates (if they're slower than the radio will go).
Some very helpful posts Mr EI do have a couple of issues with my EE signal box maybe you could help with?
About once a day my box with stop working a solid RED light for anything between 1 and 10 mins
Then fast flashing green for some times an hour plus
When I am using the box people tell me that my voice is very garbled. Not all the time and varying degrees from ok to cant understand anything I say.
EE have no idea ! any thoughts about why this happens or anything I can check?
From memory as I'm working on a different product (so my apologies if this is wrong)
Solid red is basically "I can't see the machines I want to talk to or I have no internet".
Everything has gone away for some reason. Either your broadband or the IuH core have gone away.
Flashing green is "I can see stuff, I'm trying to come up". It should not take an hour (should be less than 3 minutes).
Garbled voice is almost certainly dropped packets.
These are absolute nightmares to debug in the field.
Solid red is basically "I can't see the machines I want to talk to or I have no internet".
Everything has gone away for some reason. Either your broadband or the IuH core have gone away.
Flashing green is "I can see stuff, I'm trying to come up". It should not take an hour (should be less than 3 minutes).
Garbled voice is almost certainly dropped packets.
These are absolute nightmares to debug in the field.
Dear Mr E/Forum,
I was thinking to move my business account from Vodafone to EE. Currently got the SureSignal 3 but I'm sick of it randomly stopping working every couple of weeks.
I see that EE have got 2 boxes - 'signal box' (which is similar to the suresignal in that it uses the broadband connection) and the 'signal booster,' which has two boxes (you place one where you have the best reception in the house). I think this might be better as my problem is more to do with the structure of the house blocking the signal.
Difficult to find a lot of info about the signal booster - has anyone got one? Also, how hard is it to get one? I got my suresignal for free after complaining. EE site says it costs £350 to buy!
Cheers,
NikM
I was thinking to move my business account from Vodafone to EE. Currently got the SureSignal 3 but I'm sick of it randomly stopping working every couple of weeks.
I see that EE have got 2 boxes - 'signal box' (which is similar to the suresignal in that it uses the broadband connection) and the 'signal booster,' which has two boxes (you place one where you have the best reception in the house). I think this might be better as my problem is more to do with the structure of the house blocking the signal.
Difficult to find a lot of info about the signal booster - has anyone got one? Also, how hard is it to get one? I got my suresignal for free after complaining. EE site says it costs £350 to buy!
Cheers,
NikM
Cant comment on the boxes but from checking with friends it seems that if your contract is with Tmobile a quick moan at them and you get a free signal box. Those on EE have been told a flat No and have to pay for theirs.
I had a suresignal from vodafone, pile of rubbish , never worked properly. The EE signal box on the other hand has so far worked faultlessly.
I had a suresignal from vodafone, pile of rubbish , never worked properly. The EE signal box on the other hand has so far worked faultlessly.
Hi,
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly! The reason I was interested in a repeater over the femtocell was primarily down to all the problems I've previously had with the sure signal. I've spent hours opening ports and 'pinging'to check if it's working, and it frequently dropped calls which I thought might be due to the speed of my ADSL (was with virgin cable but now Sky ADSL). Also, I do kind of begrudge having to pay mobile carrier only to end up having to use my hoem broadband to make calls!
However, seems like the EE box is more reliable than the suresignal so I will give it a try.
Thanks,
NikM
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly! The reason I was interested in a repeater over the femtocell was primarily down to all the problems I've previously had with the sure signal. I've spent hours opening ports and 'pinging'to check if it's working, and it frequently dropped calls which I thought might be due to the speed of my ADSL (was with virgin cable but now Sky ADSL). Also, I do kind of begrudge having to pay mobile carrier only to end up having to use my hoem broadband to make calls!
However, seems like the EE box is more reliable than the suresignal so I will give it a try.
Thanks,
NikM
I used to have a Vodafone Sure Signal thing. Hopeless. Constantly dropping in and out.
I now have the EE Signal Box. 100% reliable - very happy with it.
As EE are not a 100% coverage company (in my neck of the woods there's zero EE) I'm not sure why they don't give these to customers rather than having them have to beg for them!
I now have the EE Signal Box. 100% reliable - very happy with it.
As EE are not a 100% coverage company (in my neck of the woods there's zero EE) I'm not sure why they don't give these to customers rather than having them have to beg for them!
Interesting reading the mixed reports on the suresignal units as thats been my experience too. Some people say they're perfect, others say they keep dropping out/disconnecting and then take ages to reconnect. I'm actually looking at EE too and the main advantage of the repeater is that it's plug and play, doesn't require handset registration or consume broadband bandwidth.
Bikerjon said:
Interesting reading the mixed reports on the suresignal units as thats been my experience too. Some people say they're perfect, others say they keep dropping out/disconnecting and then take ages to reconnect. I'm actually looking at EE too and the main advantage of the repeater is that it's plug and play, doesn't require handset registration or consume broadband bandwidth.
If you get one, please do post up the results.....How much are these things?
My dad has appalling coverage on orange and the last time he asked them about femtocells they denied they existed. He is out of contract but I think looking to go for a Sim only deal next time.
Will ringing them up get them to send one for free, or will he have to pay, or will they deny they exist again!?
My dad has appalling coverage on orange and the last time he asked them about femtocells they denied they existed. He is out of contract but I think looking to go for a Sim only deal next time.
Will ringing them up get them to send one for free, or will he have to pay, or will they deny they exist again!?
Just enquired about one of these EE signal boxes.
Out of stock, and even if it were, there is no bandwidth available (whatever that means) in order to run the device.
EE are in negotiation with a new supplier but as of now there are no timescales for this. I have a note on my file to let me know if and when it becomes available again. I won't hold my breath.
Any suggestions PH?
Out of stock, and even if it were, there is no bandwidth available (whatever that means) in order to run the device.
EE are in negotiation with a new supplier but as of now there are no timescales for this. I have a note on my file to let me know if and when it becomes available again. I won't hold my breath.
Any suggestions PH?
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