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In-home 3G Booster test device!!

The receiver
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The booster
Dear T-Mobile Customer
We have reviewed your recent coverage concern, and you may qualify to be part of a free in-home device trial! The device is designed to boost 3G signal inside your home. We look forward to speaking with you regarding your eligibility...
..contact info, etc..etc...
So I qualified.. The requirements included one bar 3g signal. 3g device, data plan blah... Moderate service, a land line for 911 calls, and single family home.. No apts or highrises I guess..
So I'm in this test group of 1000 lucky tmo customers that get one of these little in home 3g boosters,
Awesome
I'll keep yous guys informed..
Junkdruggler
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Does that means they want to turn your home into a mini cell tower?
I assume other people around you can also receive signal from the device.

You are lucky... make sure you let us know how it goes!

How did you get into this "limited program"
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So yes my house would be a small cell tower... It is a 2 piece design... One half goes where you get the best signal..the other your worst..
I filed a service request with a person on the team from New Mexico that is piloting this "new device"... They enrolled me about 2 weeks ago..
When my package arrives I'm going to post a video and a review.. I'm so stoked, I'm hoping this thing works like she said it would...
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So I got the CEL-FI booster today.. It is the beesknees.. It works better than I could have imagined... Its kinda big but looks prett nice.. I have an unboxing vid but it is hd so I need wifi to upload it to youtube.. Ill post some pics in the op..

Got one in our store a few days ago. It sucks in the store because it can only handle 4 devices at a time... And we have 10+ demo phones... So the slots are always taken. The hand off from booster to network is pretty awful also
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Nice.. You should send it to me
lol jk

connnn said:
Got one in our store a few days ago. It sucks in the store because it can only handle 4 devices at a time... And we have 10+ demo phones... So the slots are always taken. The hand off from booster to network is pretty awful also
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Well coming off a 3g network will kill any connection on tmo... Haven't tested on more than 3 devices but it works well in my house..
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Is there a model number or something? Or whats is device actually called. The signal is terrible in my new area too. Phone only works in certain spots upstairs, and even drops calls outdoors. Definitely going to request one of these...

Did they give you any idea as to the pricing? I've been told by tmo reps that something like this would be released this year at a reasonable cost.

ferhanmm said:
Is there a model number or something? Or whats is device actually called. The signal is terrible in my new area too. Phone only works in certain spots upstairs, and even drops calls outdoors. Definitely going to request one of these...
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It is a Nextivity CEL-FI RS1-4 INDOOR COVERAGE KIT.. Atleast that is what's on the box..
I'm not sure about what pricing will be.. I know that some boosters like this go for about $200+ on the internet..
Here is a brochure..
http://www.google.com/m/url?client=...=4cPGTJjNN8aItgePkcnAAg&gl=us&hl=en&q=http://www.celfihelp.com/Cel-Fi%20Resident...kQFjAD&usg=AFQjCNGIFUHHD89gwV3KHuZnwJpnryqwWQ
And here is the official product page
http://www.nextivityinc.com/product-overview.php
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Subscribed....

junkdruggler said:
It is a Nextivity CEL-FI RS1-4 INDOOR COVERAGE KIT
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Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.

techboydino said:
Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.
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It would be compared to a femtocell... I'm not sure how well they work or the signal strength.. This cel-fi receiver works really well.. The signal drops when I go outside.. So it doesn't put out a whole lot of extra signal.. But it is very reliable/consistent..
This uses an existing 3g signal.. It keeps a very constant connection too.. The base fluctuates between 1 and 2 bars and the output box has a 9 for signal output. It dropped down to 4 and 5 last night but I was still getting full service 3g..
I've been able to upload and download files like never before.. This has seriously changed my perspective of tmo... I'm not even in a "true" 3g area.. I get flow over from 2 bigger cities 45 mins north and south of me..
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techboydino said:
Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.
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although I think you said that this simply repeats an existing 3g signal, can you confirm that this does NOT use your home broadband connection?
Is the repeater in any way connected to your home network?

The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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junkdruggler said:
The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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Awesome - that makes this about 100x better than the ATT and VZW microcells.

junkdruggler said:
The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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It's nothing like a Femtocell, a repeater is a totally different animal.
Anyway what zip do you live in? No 3G is reflected on the coverage map?

Zip code 31525
I am in a "moderate" service area. 2 bars of edge is what they say I should have.. I'm more concerned with the reliability tho... I haven't seen edge inside my house at all..
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True 4g

Ok I just want yop point out to anyone looking at this phone that yes true 4g(LTE) is capable of higher speeds but initially even LTE right now in the USA isn't true 4g, LTE is capable of 100gbps, but the current LTE network isn't and take for instance surpass N a few years ago those chips weren't capable of full N speeds, true 4g is a few years away, yes LTE will be faster but until the networks are fully built in a couple of years they aren't true LTE or 4g, here in boston during testing it was getting rly quick speeds, but verizon has lowered the max speed, I just want to make people aware especially if looking at this phone
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This phone isn't even LTE compatible.
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Ceverson70 said:
Ok I just want yop point out to anyone looking at this phone that yes true 4g(LTE) is capable of higher speeds but initially even LTE right now in the USA isn't true 4g, LTE is capable of 100gbps, but the current LTE network isn't and take for instance surpass N a few years ago those chips weren't capable of full N speeds, true 4g is a few years away, yes LTE will be faster but until the networks are fully built in a couple of years they aren't true LTE or 4g, here in boston during testing it was getting rly quick speeds, but verizon has lowered the max speed, I just want to make people aware especially if looking at this phone
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Thank You Captain Obvious.

I know I'm being obvious, but until an LTE phone is out, which will be the thunderbolt then we can see which one to get, and three other thing is by the time it is worth gettin hg LTE vs hspa+ people will be qualified for another upgrade
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Verizon's LTE which is barely anywhere is only marginally if at all faster than ATT 3G/4G whatever you want to call it

And they have no fallback onto a true 3g network you would just get slow cdma speeds so people should really look at both coverage maps and then decide
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Ceverson70 said:
Ok I just want yop point out to anyone looking at this phone that yes true 4g(LTE) is capable of higher speeds but initially even LTE right now in the USA isn't true 4g, LTE is capable of 100gbps, but the current LTE network isn't and take for instance surpass N a few years ago those chips weren't capable of full N speeds, true 4g is a few years away, yes LTE will be faster but until the networks are fully built in a couple of years they aren't true LTE or 4g, here in boston during testing it was getting rly quick speeds, but verizon has lowered the max speed, I just want to make people aware especially if looking at this phone
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LTE isn't "true 4g" either. LTE-Advanced is, and nobody will have that for years.

This is a stupid thread. The ITU has said 4G can essentially be whatever you want it to be, they backtracked, so it is now HSPA+ or higher, and also my pet hamster bob running on his wheel.
Verizon's LTE has several orders of magnitude more bandwidth in AT&T's not even launched HSPA+ network. They beat AT&T to market, it's no secret that Verizon is really good at providing a consistant and reliable network.
It's 4G enough for me, whatever that means.

My friend went to A verizon store and used a netbook they had an LTE dongle attached to. After confirming it was on LTE, he ran speed test.net, and got 1.8mbps down.
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1.8 MBPS?
I would kill half a country for 1 MBPS.
*100 KBPS.
*50 KBPS.
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Your going to wear out that screenshot pfaction

I get 1.8 on my atrix, so verizon lte is no faster, and is in less cities not that I like att they just also have a faster fallback network
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Well we know what atts version of 4g is like and we've yet to see Verizon's. If its anywhere near as poor as att I'll happily stick with sprint... at least my slow on wimax is 3mbps and good is 8. I think you att owners have been had and are letting att off the hook too lightly.
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4G network slooow?

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Lmao. Could it be a network issue? I have full signal but the speeds are terrible. Sprint better convert to LTE!
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WiWin?
1 bar, by the looks of it.

relic419 said:
WiWin?
1 bar, by the looks of it.
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Lmao thats epic. Why is mine so horrible?
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I wish I could get 4g. What city you.live in?
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musclehead84 said:
I wish I could get 4g. What city you.live in?
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Lol, I wish I could get 3g let alone 4g.
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Already a thread about it, but it's mainly for 3G. Some people were saying 4G is affected too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933900

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Doesn't it say your 4g is off on your screenshots?
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He's clearly on 4g with full signal bars.
My 4g speeds are hit and miss here in San Antonio, Tx. At home I used to get 10-12Mbps. Now I usually get 5-8Mbps. Here at work I used to get close to 5Mbps with 1 - 2 signal bars. Sometimes I barely get 1Mbps with the same signal, other times it is pushing barely 3Mbps. My signal strength hasn't increased or decreased significantly at least.

Again, there is already a thread about slow data on Sprint here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933900
It's a nationwide issue.

I miss being in 4g coverage. It was basically wifi on the go.
Although the latency would make it respond a second or so later..
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Current 3G speed is 1307/533 with only 3/6 bars
4G is 2050/1075

I drove truck across country both 4g and 3g speeds varied depending on population density and even that sometimes didn't matter. Now I sit at home and rarely use 3g 4g doesn't exist but of course we pay for it....It's like paying a huge bill for something I rarely use..At home I'm on wifi.

wireless tether
My friend's tether works with 3g -- he can get on his phone's 3g network wirelessly and wired, but he can't do it with 4g on. Anyone can help?

"4G" on Sprint is an absolute joke. The fact that they make us pay for it is detestable. I kinda knew that 4G was gonna suck, I just wanted the Epic really bad. What can I say? I'm a glutton for punishment. LOL

meandus said:
"4G" on Sprint is an absolute joke. The fact that they make us pay for it is detestable. I kinda knew that 4G was gonna suck, I just wanted the Epic really bad. What can I say? I'm a glutton for punishment. LOL
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the seriously you're better off going to another carrier. I like sprint, yes the 4g speeds are not as consistent as I would like, but most errors i see on XDA are user-based because of ignorance (i.e. restoring data from a completely different rom via CWM, SMH), which i believe you have plenty of. Do some fact checking and you'll see that Sprint has the best data plans for the money available.
Stop *****ing and go to Verizon.

Overstew said:
Lmao. Could it be a network issue? I have full signal but the speeds are terrible. Sprint better convert to LTE!
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It's a whole lot less cluttering when you post the speed.....we honestly don't care/need a screen shot when a (3G xxx / xxx) format works 1000x better

For the third time, yes it's a network issue. And yes there's already a thread about it. First page.

i fix my problem with mines. i just turned of my phone for about 15minutes. now iam back to 5-6mbps. for a few days i was at 1-2mbps.

well the only time I tried 4G was at CES - and it was slower then the 3G - and since Sprint dont have it anywhere but they still always advertise it all the time around my town and its not even in this state!
that sucks almost as much as waiting between posts and just to post in the development section

Dont know if this helps, but it did me...
All these roms are developed in their own home...so the PRL is not for your surrounding area....
I live in New York, so when I did a test at speedtest.net it showed me in Kansas...I updated my PRL and my location was back in NY and my test speed doubled.
Does this make sense?
mike

[Discussion] Reception, 3g/4g connectivity & call quality

How's the data connectivity so far?
Has it been reliable? If so, more reliable than your previous phone?
How is the reception and call quality?
What was your previous phone and how does it compares to the SGS3?
Let's find out how good this phone is on T-Mobile network versus other phones.
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So I assume it is pretty good then?
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Perfectly fine here.
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Fine here.
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Also on WiFi. Normally got around 20 Mbps
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Wow, that's looking pretty good!
Do you stream videos at all? I am interested to know if it can hold a good connection while watching videos on YouTube for example and not buffer every 15 seconds.
That's one of my main concerns and want to be sure before buying two SGS3 as my wife and I both stream lots of videos on YouTube and netflix.
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moshe22 said:
Wow, that's looking pretty good!
Do you stream videos at all? I am interested to know if it can hold a good connection while watching videos on YouTube for example and not buffer every 15 seconds.
That's one of my main concerns and want to be sure before buying two SGS3 as my wife and I both stream lots of videos on YouTube and netflix.
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Video streaming working flawlessly. It runs the Super Video app (you know, the on with the pop up, movable video) silky smooth, too. Nothing to worry about

T-Mobile Network Speeds
This thread is to compile YOUR Network speeds. I have been curious of what everyone is getting and in what area/ market.
With T-Mobile updating Markets, spectrum and eventually LTE.
This isnt Based on Strictly the Galaxy SIII but any T-Mobile Device.
Please provide Download / Upload / Ping / What market or Location and device.
:good::good:

7324kbps down / 195kpbs up / 388ms ping.
Seattle, Galaxy S3

CitrixLemon said:
7324kbps down / 195kpbs up / 388ms ping.
North Seattle, Galaxy S3
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What was your prior device? Do you notice the S3 as being faster? Or stronger Signal? How about Wifi Connectivity?

Casselberry, Fl sitting inside my apartment.
Ping, download and upload all much faster then my N1 and noticeably faster then many Galaxy Nexus was.
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To respond to your question in the other thread, I had a Galaxy S Vibrant before, so it's notably faster being on the HSPA+ network. That said, the wifi definitely connected faster, not sure if it's noticeably faster or not, I'll have to use it some more.

uoY_redruM said:
Casselberry, Fl sitting inside my apartment.
Ping, download and upload all much faster then my N1 and noticeably faster then many Galaxy Nexus was.
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How about outside? Im very curious what your best speeds are?

Signal reception is stellar! 3 bars where I had 1 on my s2.
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1SiK1500 said:
How about outside? Im very curious what your best speeds are?
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I'm all the way on Edgewater Drive now at work. Don't really get great speeds here. I'll check for you when I get off work.
I use to get 7-8 download tops on my Galaxy Nexus. Upload is about the same. Ping is way better.
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uoY_redruM said:
I'm all the way on Edgewater Drive now at work. Don't really get great speeds here. I'll check for you when I get off work.
I use to get 7-8 download tops on my Galaxy Nexus. Upload is about the same. Ping is way better.
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Great. Ive always been curious of other T-mobile users speeds in our area because ive flashed so MANY different roms, radios, rils, firmwares, i feel my sensation isnt pulling its full capability.

http://www.rootmetrics.com/compare-carriers/orlando/orlando-june-2012/
heres a review of orlando this month!

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CitrixLemon said:
To respond to your question in the other thread, I had a Galaxy S Vibrant before, so it's notably faster being on the HSPA+ network. That said, the wifi definitely connected faster, not sure if it's noticeably faster or not, I'll have to use it some more.
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This is what I wanted to hear.
What about WiFi range?
kurplop said:
Signal reception is stellar! 3 bars where I had 1 on my s2.
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Nice!
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SGSIII vs SGS4G
Well, my old phone is actually a Vibrant but I decided to test it against my girlfriends vibrant+ to see the difference in 4g speeds. My phone gets terrible ping for some reason, but the speed is much better than her phone(using the latest kj6 modem). This is north of San Antonio using a San Marcos server. The first speed test is from Wichita, KS

I don't know but I think I hit a freak spot because this area is always crazy fast
this was with the old SII

Is Wimax actually getting better in your area?

Is it my imagination or are speeds improving as more power users abandon the Evo for non-Wimax devices?
I'm now getting 8 megs in a place where I was barely able to connect a year ago.
(Network Vision rollout probably has something to do with this, I know, but I still believe it has to do with fewer users overall..)
And my best reception area has improved from 8 to over 10.
sub-80ms ping times don't hurt either..
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I'm still getting about 3mbps. I live around Dallas. Yesterday my 3G jumped from ".1mbps to about 1.5 though. It's back to going slow today
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Actually, you're right to mention the flip side of improved 4G: rapidly deteriorating 3G. Maybe a lot of Evo LTE power users are saturating their local 3G networks waiting for Sprint to light up LTE in their areas. Cause around here at least it's just getting ridiculous. See screen shot - can you guess which speeds are 4G and which ones are 3G?
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Actually, you're right to mention the flip side of improved 4G: rapidly deteriorating 3G. Maybe a lot of Evo LTE power users are saturating their local 3G networks waiting for Sprint to light up LTE in their areas. Cause around here at least it's just getting ridiculous. See screen shot - can you guess which speeds are 4G and which ones are 3G?
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Man I wish I got that I rarely get 4g but they said in february the towers will be here!
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Around Austin I can get 6-9 mps on the average. Speeds are awesome for me its just the fact that connection cuts in and out randomly.
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At work 2 miles north if home I have full 4G coverage and have gotten ridiculous 20mbps speeds before. At home though it is fair to poor reception with an average of 4-5mbps, when I can connect. 3g has been horrible the past 4 months here all around. Good reception at work, no reception at home (thank god for my airave), bad speeds everywhere. Vision is supposed to be live shortly, we'll see if that makes any difference.
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It has increase alot I'm getting wimax in places i haven't before
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NxNW said:
Is it my imagination or are speeds improving as more power users abandon the Evo for non-Wimax devices?
I'm now getting 8 megs in a place where I was barely able to connect a year ago.
(Network Vision rollout probably has something to do with this, I know, but I still believe it has to do with fewer users overall..)
And my best reception area has improved from 8 to over 10.
sub-80ms ping times don't hurt either..
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I guess so...it just isn't consistent with those speeds. One test rendered 10mbps and the very next was 5. 5 has always been the average here in Nashville, Tennessee.

I live in the heart of my city and its suppose to have 4g, I don't get it at home. If I travel 11 miles to work in the burbs I get 4g.
I haven't noticed wimax speeds increase but I have seen 3g get a boost. Hopefully that means wimax is next as lte is getting setup.
SFM Blazin Fast Reloaded OG Evo.

I get for 4G everywhere in the Twin Cities metro area but the speed seems to vary a lot
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murkstylez said:
I get for 4G everywhere in the Twin Cities metro area but the speed seems to vary a lot
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Where in the cities bro? I live on the north side of town and can't get reception till up in the burbs.
SFM Blazin Fast Reloaded OG Evo.