Patrick A. Timlin wrote: > > > From: "[email protected] <mailto:edwardp%40mcom.com>" > <[email protected] <mailto:edwardp%40mcom.com>> > > > I would let T-Mobile know if you are not getting a good signal locally, > > it's likely that they need to place more cell sites in your area, > > especially if it has been like this for quite a while. > > The good news is that earlier last year after some fighting between > neighbors and the town, a tower was finally approved on some private > land not too far away from me. The bad news is that like things of > this nature, these things take FOREVER to actually get done and to the > best of my knowledge, nothing has actually been done on the land where > it is going to be built. No idea how long it takes to put up a tower, > but I am hoping they actually "break ground" on it this year. > > On a related note, I had to go to a T-Mobile store this weekend to > get a new SIM for my daughter's phone as hers was an old one and had > stopped registering with the network (so no service). While I was > there I put in an order for the T-Mobile Signal Booster. We can get > some signal if you are close to certain windows in the house, so I am > hoping the signal booster improved things here. > > Regards, > Patrick >
I didn't even know they offered a signal booster. I hope it works for you. :) Regarding the tower, it's called The NIMBY Factor (Not In My Back Yard). Most do not want a cell tower "in their back yard", yet, the same people will be the first to complain about weak cell signals... No matter where a mobile company wants to site a tower or cell site, it always takes a long time. The NIMBY Factor, local permit issuing authorities, public hearings, etc. All of this comes into play. Some companies do get creative. Just off one of the local highways here, there are two cell towers right next to each other (probably no more than 100' apart). One of them was made up to resemble a tree. ------------------------------------ - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
