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Cell Phone Booster

Get a repeater.

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reply to rudnicke
Not allowed. Only the cell phone company can do this. It is a violation of FCC regulations, and when the cell phone folks catch you you will be cited by the FCC.

reply to harald
False, had them in place in this building for the last 5 years, FCC does not care. Cell companies do not care, they are just repeaters.

reply to Ken
Don't assume - it makes an ass out of you and me.

The reg is 90.219. The FCC has proposed changing it to allow users to install boosters, in proposed rule making from April 11, 2011. As far as I can see it has not been implemented.

Which part of 90.219 is it that you think doesn't allow cell phone repeaters?

The first line:

"Licensees authorized to operate radio systems in the frequency bands above 150 MHz may employ signal boosters at fixed locations in accordance with the following criteria: "

A user is not a licensee. I did not say that boosters/repeaters were not allowed rather that they are only allowed to be installed by the licensee, Verizon, for example.

Here is the proposed change to allow them

»hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/i···t=305599

If you feel that they are allowed, what is the appropriate FCC regulation that allows their installation and use by individuals?

So you believe that thousands of companies in the US, including most large hospitals, casino's, and even large government buildings are all in violation of the FCC?

I don't have an opinion about that. Any device that transmits rf energy has to be licensed or exempted. Our routers are exempted under subpart 15, and citizen's radio under subpart 95, for example.

If these installations exist, where is the license or exemption? The only route I know of is if they are installed by the cell phone company or under their authority.

reply to rudnicke
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reply to rudnicke
The FCC is rather ambivalent about the issue at this point. They are 'studying' it, but have yet to issue a definitive ruling.

The problem is that they are installed by people who have no understanding of the issues involved, and subsequently end up causing problems for the cell industry.