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Your mobile has poor 3G reception at your home
How the Femtocell box works
Where to buy a Femtocell?

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Many of you complain that you are having trouble sending messages or making calls from your home. Unfortunately, network coverage problems cause a lot of inconvenience. We are going to see today how to solve your connection problems with a Femtocell box..

Your mobile has poor 3G reception at your home

Too thick walls, a city located in a landlocked area, it does not take more to make a mobile completely unusable. You are now condemned to go outside to make your calls or send your SMS. Pretty annoying, right?

Don't worry, today there is a small box called Femtocell capable of solving these network coverage problems . This magic tool little thicker than a smartphone will allow you to benefit from a better mobile network at home and thus greatly improve the quality of your calls.

How the Femtocell box works

The Femtocell is a kind of personal 3G antenna that is very easy to install. You plug it into an electrical outlet and then connect it to your internet box via a network cable..

Then simply go to your personal space and add your phone number to allow your smartphone to connect to it. That's it that's all. No other manipulation to do. You will then receive an SMS confirming that your telephone has been properly attached to the Femtocell. image The latter will then automatically detect the waves emitted by Femtocell and use this network for phone calls, messages and even to connect to the internet on 3G.

In practice, the Femtocell is completely transparent to the user. No need to install an application on your smartphone or even change your usage habits. You make your calls, you send your SMS as if you were directly connected to your operator's relay antenna . The only difference is that the data sent and received by the unit will pass to your mobile operator over the Internet. Rest assured all information is encrypted..

Note that most Femtocell boxes are now able to support up to 8 smartphones simultaneously and offers coverage of around 20 meters.

Where to buy a Femtocell?

Femtocell are compatible with all 3G / 4G smartphones. However, for security reasons, only the devices sold by your telephone operator may be used. Orange offers for 19.90 euros a Femtocell compatible with its network and that of Sosh. Its installation is very simple, without the intervention of any technician. You will find it in the operator's online store.

Free but also Bouygues Telecom like SFR also offers their own version. I invite you to connect to their respective site to read their offer. Anyway, it rarely exceeds a few tens of euros.

If you are having trouble making communications, I can only recommend that you go through this system. Given the low investment, it would be a shame to deprive yourself of it.


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