Re: Community wide Wifi | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: a gavagai (agavagaigmail.com) | |
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 18:14:26 -0800 (PST) |
Hi Tom, I believe the router is for internet service, not 3G for cell phone. However, AT&T offers a wireless 3G signal booster http://www.att.com/standalone/3gmicrocell/?fbid=yYR-ievDGKY which I used in one home with poor reception. This "connects to your broadband Internet service to create a strong, secure, sharable 3G signal in your home." I'm sure other carriers or independent manufacturers have something similar. I don't know technical details, but I think this kind of device might give you cell service inside shielded homes. Best regards, Agava On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Thomas Lofft <tlofft [at] hotmail.com> wrote: > > Does Mosaic Commons also use cable internet service provider? > > > > If so, I presume that you have individual ISP routers inside each home? > > > > Can that router provide access outside the home as well? > > > > I ask because at Liberty Village, MD we have predominantly Cable TV, > landline phones & Wi-fi, although Verizon may also be available. The homes > are well insulated, 6" fiberglass in 2 x 6 framed walls, but not foil > sheathed. A wireless router here may be accessed from neighbors' homes up > to 500'. Some duplexes only contract for one service and work from the > single router, > > > > Can Smartphones link via the wi-fi server inside the homes? > > > > Just seeking knowledge. I do like the idea of achieving better energy > containment and reflection through foil sheathing. > > > > Thanks > > > > Tom Lofft > > Liberty Village, MD > > Diana Carroll dianaecarroll [at] gmail.com wrote: > Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Community wide Wifi > > Yes, the cell phone issue here at Mosaic bob mentions is real and I > reluctantly agree with him though in general I LOVE our super insulated > homes. > > On Tuesday, February 4, 2014, Bob Morrison <rhmorrison [at] aol.com> wrote: > > > > > I think forming groups should think twice about having a foil barrier in > > the insulation in their outside walls and roof. I think it would be worth > > having slightly less effective insulation in trade for being able to > > reliably use cell phones inside you unit (and common house). 20 years ago > > this was much less of an issue. The only radio signals you needed to send > > and receive inside your home were broadcast radio. Today it's a different > > story. > > Here at Mosaic Commons, our cell phones work outside our units but not > > inside, due to the "Faraday cage" effect. Many households here use a cell > > phone as their only phone and even if they have a land line, not being > able > > to reliably use a cell phone inside is a major pain. > > > > Bob Morrison > > Mosaic Commons Cohousing > > Berlin, MA > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
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- Re: Community wide Wifi Diana Carroll, February 4 2014
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Re: Community wide wifi Jerry McIntire, February 5 2014
- Re: Community wide wifi Jenny Guy, February 8 2014
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Community wide Wifi Thomas Lofft, February 5 2014
- Re: Community wide Wifi a gavagai, February 5 2014
- Re: Community wide Wifi Elizabeth Magill, February 7 2014
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