iPhone, WiFi, Poor Cell Reception
Posted December 3rd, 2010 @ 05:58pm by Erik J. Barzeski
A friend of mine likes his iPhone. Loves it, really. Wants to use it all the time.
Unfortunately, he has terrible cell reception in his house. He gets good reception when he's out.
Simple question, hopefully with a simple answer: is there a solution out there that will give him VOIP calling and answering of phone calls when he's connected to a WiFi network and regular cell phone usage when he's out?
He doesn't want to have to change his number.
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Posted 03 Dec 2010 at 6:17pm #
Not VoIP and imperfect, but with AT&Ts MicroCell I no longer miss calls inside my house.
Posted 04 Dec 2010 at 12:33am #
Another vote for the AT&T MicroCell.
I was sceptical, but we went from 0-2 bars (depending on where in the apartment we were) to a solid 5 bars. Battery life on my iPhone 4 went from roughly a half day to two full days, a nice bonus.
The device needs to be located near a window when it starts (to get a GPS lock), but can be moved after that.
It's been remarkably stable over the few months I've owned it.
Posted 06 Dec 2010 at 2:43pm #
Using google voice ?
Posted 08 Dec 2010 at 10:13am #
Yeah, I was going to suggest Google Voice.