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[Vibrant General] mingkee:
So this is indoor repeater.

I have similar unit from JDteck about 8 months ago, but you have to be careful when setting gain. Too much will cause instablity and interference.
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/26...ooster-to-maximizes-3g-data-service-in-homes/

Here is an article including an unboxing video and some good pics..
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
lol no @ most of this statement

It's locked to T-Mobile's 3G/AWS spectrum and Nextivity has stated that they are working with carriers for this device. AT&T has the MicroCell, Verizon and Sprint have Network Extenders (femtocell just like the Microcell) and are moving on to new devices.

This is on the website -- in plain view.
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
Yeah its for the T-Mobile 3G frequencies only..
[Vibrant General] ferhanmm:
Thanks! just got one ordered my way! i'll let you know how it goes for me
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
OP how is the coverage from the coverage unit around your house? The signal is so weak that you pretty much have to be in the same room as the device... I think my unit is defective.
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
I wish T-Mo would just roll out WiFi calling... wouldn't it be cheaper for them just to upgrade our software rather than shipping out thousands of these repeaters?
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
On the avg day my service works throughout my whole house (abt 2000 sq ft)... when I walk to the driveway I drop to edge almost instantly.. I played around with the placement of the boxes throuhout my house for testing purposes..

By the way.. I just got an email yesterday saying I would be compensated for my time filling out surveys. There are two seperate surveys. the first one I did yesterday pays 10 dollars and the next one should be here in 2 weeks and pays 20 dollars.
[Vibrant General] joebobjoe:
Does it support HSPA+?
[Vibrant General] Broken:
****. Called last week about this and the person didn't know anything about it. Called again tonight and the rep had heard about it and talked to her supervisor but supervisor said that the testing group was closed. Was really wanting one of these as my service blows here.

Anyone want to send one my way if it doesn't work for them???

All I need is signal in our living room!
[Vibrant General] techboydino:
Corrected.
[Vibrant General] ferhanmm:
Really? That sounds kinda off. I just did all this earlier today so that can't be true. Unless I was like the last one lol. Try e-mailing tmobile just tell them all the issues you're having and hopefully they'll tell you you qualify.
[Vibrant General] Saiboogu:
Haha -- Speaking as a long time employee in an outsourced Sprint center, and knowing my company has other locations doing T-Mo, I can tell you that you were the lucky one, getting a rep who knew of something like this trial. Until it becomes available publicly on a nationwide basis, the reps will hear more about new features from the callers than anyone else. If you get a real clever one they may have spent enough time digging deep in the company intranet to stumble on a document or two about some new trial like this, but they likely won't have access to the proper tools to enroll you. Once something goes nationwide -- expect the agents to be trained up on it within a week or two, post launch. Call center work is lots of fun, really... ;)
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
Yeah the call center in charge of this is only 80 people in total.. so chances of getting one of thee reps is slim... I don't know if you can email and get on the list.. I was emailed from moresignal@... to tell me I was enrolled..

My service request that I filled out that got me enrolled was about 2 months ago... good luck on all your ventures...
[Vibrant General] Broken:
Thanks for the e-mail. Hopefully something comes my way.
[Vibrant General] mhseraph:
Will this work in your car with a cigarette lighter adapter for power?
[Vibrant General] Broken:
I guess as long as you can keep a descent distance between receiver and amplifier. If they are too close you get issues.
[Vibrant General] percavman:
Awesome! I just noticed an email from moresignal in my junk email box. It said the following

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. Please call us at ********** for details!

T-Mobile Customer Loyalty Team

Anyways, I called them, answered a few questions, and I have one on its way to me! Yay!
[Vibrant General] daenigma:
Woot I'm in also!

Thank god, I was going nutz trying to keep a call without dropping or being forced to resend texts 2-4 times...
[Vibrant General] Saiboogu:
Great big fail for me. Got the email, called in (long hold - we're swamping them!) and nearly made it through --- until they realized I don't have 3G. Evidently the booster only works on the 3G frequencies, no support for EDGE. Argh..

Back to hoping someone figures out the wifi calling app.
[Vibrant General] daenigma:
This is true it is a AWS repeater/signal booster so 1700/2100Mhz and not 850/1900mhz.

In other words if your unable to get 3G at your home already this device will not help.
[Vibrant General] Saiboogu:
I thought that might be the case, so made a point of spelling out very clearly in my email that I did not have 3G coverage anywhere nearby. The fact that they still sent me the invite makes me think they're basically auto-responding to these emails with invites.
[Vibrant General] daenigma:
You may be right I have called support over and over without any kind of help. Then I sent a long email describing the problem, and less than 24hrs later I get the same invite...
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
interesting. considering tmob owns and operates like 90% of it's call centers....

but they also hire some dumbasses. i'm sure a simple search in streamline will return info on this. when calling, i'd say 'cancel' to the automated system to get loyalty because people in loyalty have to have worked there for at least 6months and typically are more competent, so they are better suited to get you to who you need to talk to. and this is a program they are likely aware of just from the nature of their job.
[Vibrant General] Saiboogu:
Sounds like you work for them. I work for ACS, I know we have at least one call center for TMO, but no clue how many people or locations. My center is another carrier and some healthcare stuff -- Nothing fun. I'd be gone if I hadn't made it into IT. Phone work has it's perks but more than a few weeks can do a number on you.
[Vibrant General] Argusi:
Thanks for posting this. I have a friend at work that has been fighting with TMo since he got his Vibrant. I showed it to him 2 days ago, he called and actually got someone nice and knowledgeable. They said they heard of the program and asked if he wanted to be transferred over. And they actually did! Heh, he got accepted and is awaiting his cool new thingy with blinking lights :)
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
i used to and my wife worked there in loyalty for two years. it isn't a fun job unless you get off the phones, but they pay decent and have amazing benefits.
[Vibrant General] ferhanmm:
Just got mine today and set it up. Speeds are def faster. Thanks again!
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
When I posted this thread I didn't expect it would help others get one of these boosters... Im glad I could help if I did...
[Vibrant General] JimmyKimChi:
What's T-mobile's E-mail ??
[Vibrant General] vnbao:
Mine is coming

Emailed yesterday afternoon, get a reply this morning, call in waited 5 minutes and my booster is on its way. Just one thing, I didn't realize that I have to fill out a survey every month for this, but definitely worth the effort.
[Vibrant General] perroh:
is it still possible to get this?? i get shoddy 3g/Edge reception from one side of my house to the other! And its not like i live in some huge mansion or anything?!

What exactly do they ask?

How long do you get to test this?

What should I say/not say to get one for testing!? haaaa

:cool:
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
The survey takes less than 10 minutes and you get paid 10 bucks for the first and 20 for the second..
[Vibrant General] OneStepAhead:
why not just use wifi when at home?
[Vibrant General] KerryG:
We have 4 phones, 2 - MyTouch 3G, 1 Vibrant, and 1 (oh hell forgot, its a new one). none of them today have WiFi calling on them.

Yes...I know I can install the apk on my vibrant but the consensus is that its a battery killer.
[Vibrant General] ferhanmm:
Wifi calling isn't on the vibrant yet. (officially)
[Vibrant General] perroh:
come on guys... whats that t-mobile email?!? or should I just call t-mobile and ask about it!?!?
[Vibrant General] vnbao:
Do NOT just call and ask about it, they will turn you away. I email moresignal@t-mobile.com and explain my coverage issue and they response within 24 hours.
[Vibrant General] vnbao:
google this : "New Save Promo: Indoor Signal Booster " and the first link is the internal t-mobile memo regarding this.
[Vibrant General] rmeden:
I work from home and got 0-1 bars. Didn't drop calls, but audio was very poor; I suspect dropped packets.

Got my booster a few days ago. I was a little surprised I only got 3 bars in the upstairs window and the downstairs unit (about 25 feet away) gives me 3-5 bars on the phone in the office. Audio quality is noticeably better.

Power use overnight with 3G on is similar to GSM mode without the booster.

I think the unit uses WiFi frequencies to talk between windows/repeater units as there's a warning about putting it close to an access point. (that's why it's not in the office).

In summary, I'm very happy with it. Thanks T-Mo, and I look forward to the questionnaire.

Robert
[Vibrant General] proresearch:
ust sent t-mo an email hopefully I get accepted.
[Vibrant General] proresearch:
lol sent email on like the 12th, and they finally responded today, I dont have a Landline but I told them I have Vonage VOIP and they still are sending me the device.

I guess landline is required for 911 emergencies incase the booster fails to supply you service.

Can't Wait to get it in.
[Vibrant General] Broken:
No landline required because currently 911 can not get you location from your cell when using the Cel-Fi. Either unplug it in emergency or have to tell them the location.
[Vibrant General] jnutz:
Bet your neighbors are happy! I know I was when my neighbor installed a GSM signal booster.

BTW these have been on the market for years. There are even versions for cars.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
This thing sucks. The "MORESIGNAL" team said a range of 8FT was acceptable if the bars on the window unit is just one.. WTF is the point really if you can only move around 8FT? It's like 1/5th of a 2.5GHz WiFi hotspot zone.
[Vibrant General] proresearch:
I dont get any 3g at all in the home or by a window unless i am in a certain corner of my room and i get 1-3 bars depending on luck. also in order to get it I have to force my phone to use the WCDMA band only, instead of the gsm bands.

I will let you guys know how mine goes. i should get it on Tuesday December 7tho. Im sure it will go more than 8 feet, especially when you live in a Modular home with thin walls.
[Vibrant General] proresearch:
you can also lie and tell them you have a landline, they dont ask for the landline number or check. I do have vonage tho and if u do reverse lookup on the number it registers as a landline even tho it is VOIP.
[Vibrant General] fioricet:
emailed last week and will be getting mine tomorrow.

thanks for this.

they said i get to keep it until i cancel my service.
[Vibrant General] proresearch:
Got mine in today and I installed it, Best i can do is a 7 on the device, The reciever gets a steady 2 bars, once in a while it drops to 1 and will go up to 3. My phone gets full 4 bars of 3g, i can walk like 25 feet away from the booster before the signal on my phone starts dropping down to 3 to 2 and to 1 and after about 45-60 feet away from the booster it drops back down to edge.

I installed mine backwards, I put the reciever in the middle of my home, and I put the booster in my bedroom since I am in my room 95 percent of the time.

I love it. i am also thinking of maybe putting it up on eBay to see how much it goes for, How much do you think people will pay for such a device.

Since this is an inhome trial tmobile wont care if they get thier devices back, as long as you fill out the monthly surveys you can just keep it.

They look cheaply made and could be mass produced cheaply.

I also noticed the booster has a USB Port on it. let get some devs on this to maybe exploit the device and make it better.
[Vibrant General] shehrammajid:
I dont think that you will be able to sell it (legally at least). Its still tmobile property and before I got mine, I had to agree to return it if I didnt want to participate in the program anymore...
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
I hate quoting steve jobs but I think you're holding it wrong... Mine works great thoughout my whole house.. Have you tried moving it to different locations in your house? Im not even in a "true" 3g area and mine works great.. I still haven't gotten my 30 bucks though..
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
I've had it all throughout my house, I've had it at different locations, all the same. I'm waiting for it to be official because this "MORESIGNAL" team doesn't get it. Who the **** would want or need a 3G repeater with a range of 8FT and a signal that can't go through a wall?
[Vibrant General] fioricet:
mine works pretty well. use to get no internet service in bedroom and edge in rest of house but now i get 3g in entire house. house is 4300 square foot 1 story. i even get better speeds inside my house now than outside house. i get 2.5 to 3 megs d/l outside and 4 to 5 meg d/l inside. downloaded a 176 meg file in five minutes. I am over all very happy with the device so far.

I only have 2 bars on the receiver end and 6 on the transmitter.
[Vibrant General] quailallstar:
I contacted MORESIGNAL@t-mobile.com and found out that I qualified for a Cel-Fi unit (thank God!).

I have 1-2 bars of EDGE and on a good day 1 bar of 3G inside my home. I've used UMA before and this is the one feature I sure do miss from my old Crackberry phones.

I'm using the Wifi calling feature on my Samsung Vibrant but still doesn't stack up to UMA in any which way.

The Cel-FI sounds awesome and I can't wait to receive it :) I will post my pre coverage speeds and observations along with my post impressions.
[Vibrant General] CMontalvo:
Trial is still open!

I just sent the following email yesterday (2/10/11) to moresignal@t-mobile.com and got accepted to their trial:

"I'm a new T-Mobile customer (xx-xxx-xxxx) who's on the verge of cancellation due to difficulty in getting a signal at my house. I read some internet forum posts about a T-Mobile trial of a Nextivity signal booster that sounds like it might allow my phone to work at home and enable T-Mobile to salvage a customer account.

"I have a MyTouch 4G and I get no signal throughout the ground floor (85%) of my house. We only have a game room and guest bedroom upstairs and, standing in one corner of the guest room, I can sometimes get two bars (G) and occasionally three but nothing downstairs. Standing in the front yard, I can occasionally get an HSPA+ connection (two bars).

"I live in CA and am willing to fill out surveys on my experiences with the booster. Please let me know if I can be included in your trial."

I was told that they were going to have 1,000 people in their trial but the rep didn't say how many had already been enrolled. I had to pay shipping (<$5) but that's a small price to pay given that I was on the verge of buying a zBoost box on Amazon for $271. As stated in previous posts, they do want you to have a landline phone, since the signal booster will throw off the location signal used by the 911 emergency phone system from your cell phone by as much as two miles.
[Vibrant General] quailallstar:
That is exactly what I did last night as well. I did however get the Cel-FI unit sent to me overnight as a courtesy. Their order system was down due to the high volume of FREE phone sales, thus why my rep hooked me up :)

Im more than happy with tmo and the fact that this unit is free rocks. I looked up and Sprint has a Fantomcell which they charge you $99.99 for ontop of a bs $4.99 a month service fee! <-- what a joke!
[Vibrant General] CMontalvo:
quailallstar, it sounds like the customer service folks have been coached to accommodate the "squeaky wheel" and, having encountered the same delay in getting my trial started, I should've whined so as to get free shipping. That said, $5 for a signal booster is still a bargain, especially compared to the Sprint one!
[Vibrant General] txsurfer:
Man this thread saved T-Mobile a long time loyal customer. I received my unit yesterday and all I can say is I wont be switching carriers anytime soon. I am very pleased with its performance. They even sent my wife a MT4G since her BB Curve wasn't 3G. Have to love T-Mobile they rock!!:)
[Vibrant General] quailallstar:
Great news!

The Cel-FI unit works flawless and It has improved my signal within the house dramatically. I used to only have 1 bar of 3G/4G coverage throughout the house, and now as a result of the Cel-FI unit, I have 4 bars solid day and night :) <-- Can't beat that can I? Feels like I'm not housing a freaking huge T-Mobile tower in the living room when its really only a tiny little black box.

I took pictures for you all. Also, I took pictures showing the two phones (one Tmobile and the other SimpleMobile) and the horrible reception before the Cel-FI unit was powered on and then after, resulting in 4 bars.

Also visit this site for more information on the unit

www.More3GSignal.com

Enjoy!

Before the unit was powered on. Note the horrible reception on both the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S and the SimpleMobile LG Optimus-T

After! 4 bars of 3G all night long ;)
[Vibrant General] shehrammajid:
glad to hear it!!! it worked great for me as well.

what rom is that on the vibrant btw?
[Vibrant General] gilbreen:
Thanks to this thread, I have one of the units enroute. I emailed them and within two minutes received a response to call in and see if I qualify.

The unit was shipped at no cost to me and hopefully resolve the lack of coverage in our house. We literally lose calls as we pull into our driveway.

Look forward to receiving the device(s).
[Vibrant General] quailallstar:
The rom is FROYO.UVJK2 that is custom which I found on a post here on XDA. The name of it escapes me right now. It has all the T-Mobile bloatware removed, Touch Wiz removed (thank God), WiFi calling and many other features not found on the new T-Mobile stock 2.2 firmware update from Samsung.
[Vibrant General] badaphooko01:
I LOVE TMOBILE!!! A few days ago I sent an email to the 3g booster team and they replied a two days later saying that I qualified for the test unit. I could sometimes get maybe one bar on edge and one bar to no service in the rest of my house. I received the unit today, set it up and now I get 3g speeds and full bars all over my 3200 sq.ft home. I must say that I am really impressed with this device and now I get faster internet on my phone that my crappy wifi on dsl (thats all I can get here). No more Wifi calling for me and maybe better battery.
[Vibrant General] TJBunch1228:
Sent my email about an hour ago and got a quick response. Called the number and they said I qualify and will ship it Tuesday morning. Damn cool.
[Vibrant General] scottmog:
Instead of doing this why dont they just get better coverage lol.

I needed one of these at that house i grew up in though, 1-2 bars everywhere..
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
I can't believe people are still getting these.. Thats so awesome.. Im glad this thread had helped out so many others with their reception problems.. Ive had mine since november and have since moved to an excellent 3g area.. Its currently at my moms house where they use and love it.. I still wonder when they will start selling these..

Edit: just checked the first page, I've had mine since october.. Thats almost 4 months.. Im pretty sure its hit 1000 customers already.. Think they are just giving then away now?
[Vibrant General] al czervik:
oh ya.

thanks for the tip.

emailed t-mo yesterday and they responded the same day.

my booster is on the way - no charge for the unit or shipping. they also said that i did not need to fill out any surveys; they already had their quota. sa-weet!
[Vibrant General] girllovestech:
ive had my cel fi unit since january and i love it. its such an amazing product. yes, it would be nice if t-mobile had better coverage, but i after having a cel fi, i could care less. my signal is perfect and i haven't dropped a call since. i'm so glad i qualified for one.
[Vibrant General] prittyboy203:
How or who did you email could you help a internet brotha out lol I tried to contact them and they said they don't offer these services like they don't sell them at the stores but people still have been getting them just don't know how to contact the right people thanks
[Vibrant General] quailallstar:
Read my posts within this thread. It will answer any and all questions you may have about the Cel-FI unit. ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11291569&postcount=74

and

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11442115&postcount=79
[Vibrant General] brkkewy:
Thanks for the Info

Reading that there was a way to help with the reception in my house I sent an email early this afternoon, got a reply back shortly there after, and just got of the phone with tmobile getting my shipment set up.

Thanks again
[Vibrant General] JimmyKimChi:
I just got mine ! Tooo dope.
[Vibrant General] adamdhall:
THANK YOU! Mine is on the way!

My unit is on the way free express shipping (although, you may have to pay as it is based on how long you have been with T-mobile[4.99 standard, 19.99 express)You don't even have to e-mail them, just call the number in the thread and say you want in on the 3G booster program. Also, this number is the greatly sought after 'customer retention' department. Call them for everything, they will bend over backward to keep you with T-mobile. They are the nicest reps I have talked to. Just an FYI. THANKS! GREAT POST!
[Vibrant General] fioricet:
thanks tmo

i have mine a few months now and it has been working great. still havent recieved the review paper yet or the thank you money, but im am very satisfied with the product. get faster speeds inside house than outside.
[Vibrant General] Cito11:
Anyone have the number available?
[Vibrant General] eioous:
1-877-724-4659 or email MORESIGNAL@t-mobile.com

A Gingervillain-ized G2
[Vibrant General] fioricet:
there is no number...

you have to email the nomoresignal or whatever email and if your lucky they will call you and give you a number to call and talk about your problems.

thats how i did it atleast

GOOD LUCK
[Vibrant General] adamdhall:
You don't even have to e-mail, just call the number in the post above and ask to be in the 3G booster program.
[Vibrant General] erod188:
Your lucky ever since they switched on hspa my apartment had turned into a 3g death trap
[Vibrant General] gatorbob:
Thanks for the heads up on these boosters. Mine arrived today and after a 5 min setup, full 4 bars of 3G inside and speed test with results of 4000-5000 kbps.
[Vibrant General] quailallstar:
How's everyone's devices holding up? Mine is still working great :)
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
Mine is still working great.. Nextivity is now selling these same receivers for $529 on their website.. They could probably go for 350+ on ebay..
[Vibrant General] psyops.worldwide:
Sent an email about two weeks ago and haven't received any sort of response. For those of you that got one of these, how many emails did it take to get a response?
[Vibrant General] rmeden:
One. I got an return email telling me to make a phone call, then I qualfiied and got the unit.

I was supposed to have to fill out surveys and stuff, but still haven't gotten one.