No Service/No Signal/No Data? Look here [T-Mobile USA Only]

markdapimp · Jan 26, 2014

Tired to No signal or edge or even no data?

A Signal Booster/Repeater is your answer!!!

Here's a Video of my signal booster : Uploading In Progress

If you are on T-Mobile Postpaid Look below
So you are postpaid, If you call in t-mobile and ask if you quality for a signal booster as you do not have good service in home but you do outside.

Certain requirements though to get one you need to live in a single family home and not in a apartment complex the reason is because E911 wont locate you and they cannot dispatch police right away* See ALL requirements here http://support.t-mobile.com/community/coverage/signal-booster

They also require you to be a valued customer (having more than 1 postpaid line) in my case i had 5

If you are successful like I did you will get one for free and I also got it 1 day overnight express

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If you are on T-Mobile Prepaid or not meeting the requirements for a Cel-FI RS2 on Postpaid below this text
Calling in won't do anything because you're prepaid and not postpaid and you have no obligations with them for example EIP
Sorry to say, you aren't getting this one for free you can buy a Cel-FI Rs2 like postpaid from T-Mobile or Nextivity
or go a cheaper route and buy a Cel-fi RS1 on eBay they sell for about 130 - 150 bucks i got mine for 119 bucks
Theres no real difference with the RS1 and RS2 its just the RS2 has a bit higher signal output than the RS1 Coverage wise compared. i only saw 1 room difference ( RS2 Full signal everywhere, RS1 All but 1 room no signal )

The RS2 Can boost AWS 1700/2100 and PCS 1900 (PCS 1900 Available only in certain markets)
RS1 Can only boost AWS 1700/2100 (most if not all markets have this)

Just eBay search T-Mobile signal booster and you'll find it

markdapimp · Jan 26, 2014

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jimburke57 · Jan 26, 2014

How is the coverage where you are located? I live on the edge of 3G coverage, and they told me last week that I had to have 3G on the coverage map in order to qualify for the booster. I can pick up 1 bar of 3G at the back of my house, but that was not good enough for them.

markdapimp · Jan 26, 2014

jimburke57 said:
How is the coverage where you are located? I live on the edge of 3G coverage, and they told me last week that I had to have 3G on the coverage map in order to qualify for the booster. I can pick up 1 bar of 3G at the back of my house, but that was not good enough for them.

I can pickup 1 bar at the back of my house on the coverage map it says "Good" yours was probably satisfactory.
they also added a new cell site in my area 1 week after i got the booster so its okay for the parts where i had 1 bar so i reverse positioned it
placed the window unit where i now get 5 bars and the coverage unit in the back of my house were it used to repeat and boost that 1 bar signal

markdapimp · Jan 26, 2014

add3421 said:
wow, so a 20 min call and its being shipped. CONFIRMED. this will be great for my work office. i am off the grid if i cant see a window.

You got it? and it doesn't have to be a window just somewhere that has signal keep in mind the RS2 has 4 Antennas inside which is better than the Nexus 5 and can pickup way better signal

markdapimp · Jan 26, 2014

add3421 said:
awesome. i get good coverage at my "cube" at work so I will leave it there. Just need to find a place to put the other device. preferably 1 story down since i get no coverage whatsoever down there.

Don't space them too far apart they work on the same frequency as 5Ghz WiFI

chris08lopez · Jan 28, 2014

Just ordered one for $7.75 shipping

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_jordan_ · Jan 28, 2014

Awesome thread. These are hard to get, and the information for them is not readily available on the internet, at least from .y searches.

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frigidazzi · Jan 28, 2014

Aren't they all prepaid now? Or are you guys on old contracts still?

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pwrmedia · Jan 28, 2014

Sheesh....definitely would want to qualify or find one using the Ebay route the OP mentioned. Thanks for bringing it to the community's attention!

http://cel-fi.com/cart - the auth'd dealer for T-Mo and AT&T wants $575!

http://cel-fi.com/product/cel-fi-signal-booster-for-t-mobile

markdapimp · Jan 28, 2014

frigidazzi said:
Aren't they all prepaid now? Or are you guys on old contracts still?

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They only offer it on contract aka postpaid If you are prepaid you can go the other route as stated on thread

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Mohamed Yaser · Jan 28, 2014

Try to format system/data/cache and install kernel then rom again or restore nandroid back up:beer:

myaser coder c++ java v basic.
Got 2 bcm21553 devices

markdapimp · Jan 28, 2014

myaservip said:
Try to format system/data/cache and install kernel then rom again or restore nandroid back up:beer:

myaser coder c++ java v basic.
Got 2 bcm21553 devices

this thread has nothing to do with flashing or w/e to gain signal back this is for people who have little to no signal at all with T-Mobile its a tower/hardware issue not software related

tramm7 · Jan 28, 2014

I have one on the way to my house....for the cost of shipping. Thanks OP.

wideasleep1 · Jan 28, 2014

Before going through the hassle, be aware this won't improve LTE signal at all...only HSPA+.

http://cel-fi.com/how-it-works/Cel-Fi-Cell-Phone-Signal-Booster-FAQ

markdapimp · Jan 28, 2014

wideasleep1 said:
Before going through the hassle, be aware this won't improve LTE signal at all...only HSPA+.

http://cel-fi.com/how-it-works/Cel-Fi-Cell-Phone-Signal-Booster-FAQ

Already stated in thread but good2 know

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morkdaddy21 · Jan 28, 2014

Just called T-Mobile, they are shipping the booster out and I should have it tomorrow, expedited shipping! If you're postpaid, it could not be simpler to get one of these from T-Mobile, just give them a call. Thank you OP for bringing this to our attention.

jimmyjoebob · Jan 29, 2014

markdapimp said:
If you are on T-Mobile Prepaid or not meeting the requirements for a Cel-FI RS2 on Postpaid below this text
Calling in won't do anything because you're prepaid and not postpaid and you have no obligations with them for example EIP
Sorry to say, you aren't getting this one for free you can buy a Cel-FI Rs2 like postpaid from T-Mobile or Nextivity
or go a cheaper route and buy a Cel-fi RS1 on eBay they sell for about 130 - 150 bucks i got mine for 119 bucks
Theres no real difference with the RS1 and RS2 its just the RS2 has a bit higher signal output than the RS1 Coverage wise compared. i only saw 1 room difference ( RS2 Full signal everywhere, RS1 All but 1 room no signal )

There is a big difference between the two.

The RS1 uses AWS 1700/2100 Mhz only.
The RS2 uses both 1900 Mhz and AWS 1700/2100 Mhz.

Beauenheim · Jan 29, 2014

I tried this but they ended up running me through the standard trouble shooting and at the end told me that there is maintenance at the towers and to see if it clears up in 48 hours.

But that was with the live chat. I'll try again in 2 days anyways but actually call them.

markdapimp · Jan 29, 2014

jimmyjoebob said:
There is a big difference between the two.

The RS1 uses AWS 1700/2100 Mhz only.
The RS2 uses both 1900 Mhz and AWS 1700/2100 Mhz.

Both will co-exist.

1900Mhz is later which only certain "modernized markets" have
Everyone has AWS 1700/2100Mhz

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