Cell phone signal

[kellygirl6767]

We are at a job in the White Mountains at 9,200 ft. elevation until the end of September. The cell phone signal is poor at best. Can text, no internet on my personal hotspot. We are looking into boosters. We each have an iPhone 5s and a 4s. Anyone out there have any suggestions for cell phone/internet reception in remote areas?

Thanks in advance!

[2milesup]

jimx200 wrote:
As one who was in the cellular industry for awhile, the iphones are generally rated at the bottom for signal strength. The phones that consistently rank the best are Motorola. They came from radio industry roots and know how important antennae are for grabbing and holding cell phone signals. If you can't improve your signal strength with the iphone, try a Motorola X or the Droid series phones as they have dual radio antennae and are rated at the top. Good luck.

Suggesting something other than an iphone? Isn't that blasphemy?

Just kidding...

[jimx200]

As one who was in the cellular industry for awhile, the iphones are generally rated at the bottom for signal strength. The phones that consistently rank the best are Motorola. They came from radio industry roots and know how important antennae are for grabbing and holding cell phone signals. If you can't improve your signal strength with the iphone, try a Motorola X or the Droid series phones as they have dual radio antennae and are rated at the top. Good luck.

[mileshuff]

Which White Mountains? I'm assuming AZ or CA as they are the only White Mountains with elevations that high. In most of the AZ White Mtns I've been to I've been able to put my phone on roam and pick up a decent signal from some provider for calls. Haven't had much luck with data.

[Orphamedora]

So Dog Trainer, do you expect them to go the entire summer without their phones? A few days maybe. Read the comment.

[wcjeep]

2oldman wrote:
I have the WeBoost cradle, and I've never had any luck with it. In fact, sometimes it actually degrades the signal.

I've spend hundreds over the years on antennas and boosters and not had much success with any of it.

Using the booster in a good signal environment could degrade signal.

Never use the signal bars to judge actual and boosted signal. Use the actual numerical signal level. The bars on the main screen are easily fooled. Apple at one time was purposely lying.

[2chiefsRus]

2oldman wrote:
Nice rant, but I'd like to see you guys be without a phone for 6 months.

Sometimes it is difficult for those posting to understand that not everyone camps the same way they do. Going without a phone or internet access for a one or two week camping trip is one thing but for those of us who are traveling months at a time it would be very problematic to be without a cell phone or internet access for that entire time.

[2oldman]

Nice rant, but I'd like to see you guys be without a phone for 6 months.

[jwmII]

Dog Trainer wrote:
I am sorry for the comment I am about to make but, has anyone thought of just turning the cell phone off and going camping without it. What in the world is so important nowadays that we are in a tizzy over whether we will have cell phone reception or not. I guess it is just the times e live in I don't know how I made back before all the gadgets took over.

Haven't you noticed? Everyone has one of the damn things hanging out of their ear while driving, walking across the street in the doctors office, at the grocery store in church, and when doing anything else. There is no recognition of how really rude their behavior is. It's all about them and their new found importance and right to look and act dumb. And then there are those that make excuses for them.

[2oldman]

I have the WeBoost cradle, and I've never had any luck with it. In fact, sometimes it actually degrades the signal.

I've spend hundreds over the years on antennas and boosters and not had much success with any of it.

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

Dog Trainer wrote:
I am sorry for the comment I am about to make but, has anyone thought of just turning the cell phone off and going camping without it.

I don't disagree with your comment.

However, did you read the original post?

Because the poster was very clear that they are not 'camping' for a while. They are spending five or six months at a job site in the mountains with almost no reliable cell service.

Big difference between turning off the cell phones for a weekend or week than turning off the cell phones for six months.

[2oldman]

Dog Trainer wrote:
I am sorry for the comment I am about to make but, has anyone thought of just turning the cell phone off and going camping without it.

That's ok. Someone always has to say it.

[PghBob]

Dog Trainer wrote:
I am sorry for the comment I am about to make but, has anyone thought of just turning the cell phone off and going camping without it. What in the world is so important nowadays that we are in a tizzy over whether we will have cell phone reception or not. I guess it is just the times e live in I don't know how I made back before all the gadgets took over.

I don't mean to get in your face about this comment because I know what you are saying and agree to some point. But, I can give you a first-hand reason for the phone. Last summer, DW and I started out on our much planned trip in the RV. Four hours in to the trip, DW had a first ever seizure. I was able to pull off the interstate and call 911 and the response was immediate. Given the underlying reason for the seizure, which I won't go in to, it could have been fatal if we didn't have the phone and the response. There are times when technology is essential.

[pappcam]

Dog Trainer wrote:
I am sorry for the comment I am about to make but, has anyone thought of just turning the cell phone off and going camping without it. What in the world is so important nowadays that we are in a tizzy over whether we will have cell phone reception or not. I guess it is just the times e live in I don't know how I made back before all the gadgets took over.

Darn that useless technology and the advancement of mankind...

[scrubjaysnest]

Wilson Sleek, lay the hotspot in the cradle and the cell next to it both will work at the same time. The cell will have to be on speaker.