I Live in a Newly Built Apartment and I Have No Reception Is There a Device Where I Can Increase Reception in The Apartment?

Lajjkh225 on 10/04/2018 - 17:30
Last edited 11/04/2018 - 09:59 by 1 other user

I live in a newly built apartment and I have no phone reception and 4G reception is there a device where I can increase reception in the apartment?
We do get reception just outside the balcony but we rarely get 1 bar inside the house.

Please give me advise to increase reception inside our home.

And yes, I'm with Vodafone and locked in with a contract till the end of the year. I've contacted Voda and checked the coverage in my area and its optimal location for coverage and they can't do anything about it.

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  • tsunamisurfer on 10/04/2018 - 17:31

    Assume you mean 4G reception….what carrier are you with?

    • ajjkh225 on 10/04/2018 - 17:32

      both phone reception and 4G. but yes.. im with vodafone. but i get 4 bars in my balcony

      • tsunamisurfer on 10/04/2018 - 17:34
        +9

        If possible, leave Voda for Telstra, they have the best reception.

        If you have friends with Telstra or Optus, invite them over for drinks then check how many bars they have in your dead zones.

        It is possible you have a real deadzone though.

        • airzone on 10/04/2018 - 19:48
          -5

          Telstra, they have the best reception.

          Lol.

        • xoom on 10/04/2018 - 20:10

          @airzone: not say they have the best but where I'm at in Sydney. My train commute from the burbs to the CBD virgin (Optus) would dropout. Now that I am with Telstra. Have not experienced any.

  • bonezAU on 10/04/2018 - 17:32
    +1

    What kind of reception? Mobile phone? Which telco are you with? What do their coverage maps show? Have you spoken to them to see if they have any suggestions or options? Have you tried a different mobile network?

  • ajjkh225 on 10/04/2018 - 17:37

    im with vodafone and locked in with a contract till the end of the year.
    ive contacted voda and checked the coverage in my area and its optimal location for coverageand they cant do anything about it..

    • victorwilson on 10/04/2018 - 18:37
      +1

      I was able to get out of a Virgin SIM-only contract with no termination fee because I was getting no signal indoors. Switched to Telstra and now I have full signal.

      You could try contacting Vodafone to terminate your contract, then sign up to the $49 Telstra 20GB plan with Pixel 2XL, sell the Pixel for around $950-$1050 and keep the plan for less than $10 a month.

    • follow on 10/04/2018 - 21:35

      check their maps. you can get out if it says you should be have good coverage

  • bobbified on 10/04/2018 - 17:42

    If you have a good internet connection at home and one of the phones listed below, Vodafone supports WiFi calling. It is like an extension of your mobile network, but through your home internet connection (note that it uses your home internet data to transmit voice calls).

    Apple iPhone X
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    Apple iPhone 8
    Apple iPhone 7
    Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    Apple iPhone 6S
    Apple iPhone 6S Plus
    Apple iPhone SE
    Apple iPhone 6
    Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular)
    Samsung Galaxy S7
    Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
    Samsung Galaxy S8
    Samsung Galaxy S8+
    Samsung Galaxy S9
    Samsung Galaxy S9+
    Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 4G
    Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro 4G
    Samsung Galaxy Note8 4G

    (https://www.vodafone.com.au/support/device/wi-fi-calling)

    • ajjkh225 on 10/04/2018 - 17:43

      i have an iphone X can i get wifi calling for incoming calls as well?

      • bobbified on 10/04/2018 - 17:48

        It pretty much works like an extension of the network coverage, so yes - both incoming and outgoing calls are supported. The main difference is if you dial a landline, you must put the area code in regardless of whether it's the same state or not.

        Have a read of the link in my post above - there's a whole FAQ section in there that explains it in pretty simple terms.

        • Magus on 10/04/2018 - 21:48

          Yes, this is one of the "Pre-5G" techs being rolled out by the carriers.

          Once 5G comes if you have FTTP you could get a "nano cell", similar to the 3G nanocells that T and O had. But with FTTP bandwith, you may as well use WiFi.

          Alternativly, find a place where you phone has a connection, and bluetooth to it!

        • bobbified on 10/04/2018 - 21:51

          @Magus:

          Once 5G comes if you have FTTP you could get a "nano cell", similar to the 3G nanocells that T and O had.

          I don't know too much about 5G or which direction they're taking with it, but if what we currently have doesn't require extra equipment such as a nanocell, why would they make it so that you will need extra equipment in future?

        • Magus on 11/04/2018 - 15:25

          @bobbified:

          5G and FTTP are complementary. We are used to thinking of phones and having data and voice channels. With 5G, there is only data. Roaming from wifi to 5G will be seamless (ok, heard that promised before with PBX systems..).
          It would not be a good experience to go from 1000+ Mb 5G rates to 12 Mb or less when you connect to wifi!

          Telstra Air (another pre5G tech) where you can connect to a shared wifi hotspot shared from a nearby home. And all 20 of you at the bus stopp are sharing the poor 12Mbps with the householder.

          FTTP can provide back haul for Ad Hoc 5G repeaters to extend coverage. FTTN and FTTC cannot.

          Remember 5G is not one tech, but a collection of over 150! Many people focus on the up to 4Gbps download, but there are coverage issues as it is a 'small cell' technology.

        • bobbified on 11/04/2018 - 16:00

          @Magus:
          Thanks for that explanation - that makes things a little clearer.

          Roaming from wifi to 5G will be seamless

          Apparently with VoWIFI, the transition between wifi and 4G is seamless too. I've got it turned on, but I don't think I've ever been anywhere where it's had to kick in so I can't say whether it's like that in the real world. I remember the additional microcells that plugged into the home broadband network that some carriers offered before were not seamless when going from WiFi to 3G. It'd cut out when it switched over. So there's been an improvement there already.

  • [Deactivated] on 10/04/2018 - 17:43
    -2

    Move somewhere else

  • thatonethere on 10/04/2018 - 17:46

    You can try one of these but expensive

    http://www.cel-fi.com.au/cel_fi_vodafone.html

    • ajjkh225 on 10/04/2018 - 17:48

      wow thanks!!
      yeh 1k.. lol pretty expensive

  • qwerty on 10/04/2018 - 17:55

    There are kits with outdoor antennas that might help especially since you have reception on your balcony

  • Belv on 10/04/2018 - 18:00

    my ex's phone wouldn't even ring while inside apartment reception was so bad. had to go out on balcony for phone to work but once switched to Telstra she could talk anywhere inside apartment

  • dcep on 10/04/2018 - 19:36

    switch to 3G

  • LeoFender on 11/04/2018 - 13:00

    If VoWiFi isn't an option, is there anywhere inside the apartment that the mobile has signal?

    If you have another Apple device, you could link them to handle your calls and texts over Wi-Fi:
    https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204681

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