There are over 150,000 cell towers across the United States. They’re on top of buildings, in residential areas, and probably in some vast expanses where only buffalo roam; yet with all of these massive beacons of reception blasting their signals across populated and not-so-populated regions, you still alternate between one and zero bars the second you enter your apartment.
To the signal-hungry consumer such as yourself, the answer might be as simple as more towers with further reach; but adding more juice to fix your reception squeeze is not a proposition that is met with sugary-sweet disposition by everyone.
Most new cell phone towers require the approval of the communities where they hope to be erected. Much to the chagrin of providers, many of these towers are greeted with hostility. Believe it or not, our sky-scraping wireless helpers are sometimes viewed as eyesores by many a community looking to remain aesthetically pleasant. And even still, citizens of other less breathtaking areas point to a selfish desire to remain cancer-free over being able to tweet the contents of their lunch from the dark recesses of the break room at the local blood diamond mine via a rock solid 3G (2G, CDMA, GSM, etc.) network.
From New Hampshire to the Bay Area, the message of the opposition rings clear: health and nature: good, suffering and big metal things: bad. We get it and we really can’t say we disagree. True, we wish our signal wasn’t so poor each time we walked between the love seat and the coffee table, but tumors are exponentially worse than a few dropped calls.
When it comes to carriers vs. communities there is no simple solution. You can get in the trenches and fight on the side of the company that is charging you an arm and a leg for your data plan, or you can take matters into your own hands and fix your signal yourself.
For those who think the latter sounds a whole lot more attractive there’s the Wi-ex zBoost YX510 Dual-Band Cellular Signal Booster. Solve your reception problems with a device that brings your bar situation from desperate to delightful. Whether your phone operates on a 800 or 1900 MHz frequency, if you’ve got a home or office space of up to 2500 sq ft that needs boosting, the YX510 has got you covered.
