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>>janand+(OP)
I was hoping this was a mini 5G cell tower that connected to the network, so you could have good 5G service inside.

>>zekyl3+0O
Those do exist, they’re called cell signal boosters. Once upon a time, I believe, some American cell providers would give you one for free if you had bad signal at home, which mattered a lot more before phones all had wifi calling.

>>macNch+s31
> Those do exist, they’re called cell signal boosters.

No, those are different. They are describing a femtocell. I still have one site with a T-Mobile one. It basically VPN’s to T-Mobile’s network core through the cable ISP, uses GPS to check its location for licensed spectrum, and then broadcasts its own LTE signal. It does not boost/repeat the signal of a nearby tower, it runs its own.