james1342 Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 If you are with vodafone and sick of the unreliable signals - check out the new 'sure signal' on their website - looks good and connects via your broadband to boost your mobile phone signal in and around your home. Each phone must be registered, so it will only provide a boost to you and your immediate family or selected friends if you wish? Which means other users cannot piggyback your service. Admittedly doesnt help when out and about, but if you use your mobile a lot it will improve your home usage greatly. Does anyone have one of these - would be interested in how well they work. There is no contract with it just £50 one off payment as long as your contract is more that £25 per month. More for PAYG or lesser contracts. Hope this helps someone out. Cheers James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu885 Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 i got one a few months back and it is worth getting, i now can get a full 3G signal all through my house and a reduced signal outside (to about 9 feet roughly) and i have a old croft house with walls about 2 and a half feet thick with insulation. you can register up to 30 odd numbers to use it and a miximum of 4 phones can phone through it at 1 time. in my opinion it is well worth getting, the only problem with it that only phones with 3G can use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbiniho Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 i have one of these aswell i live in an area that doesn't get normal coverage (closest area of signal is more than a mile away) the sure signal box works brilliantly i am also able to get signal as far away as the main road which is about 100m away from the house, i think i payed around about £80 but i am on pay as you go, as said only works with 3g compatible phones and only on vodafone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafynandrew Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 i'd rather that they just fixed the problem, without screwing more money out of loyal, weary customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningright Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 these sure signals are fantastic. i live in an area with zero signal and it is great i can even get i signal about 50 feet from the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifi Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Wonder if you'd be able to use it in a black spot like Voe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydee67 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Only if you live there! I live in Voe and have one in the house, 4 of us now on Vodaphone in the house. I had to get a 3G phone to use it. You can't pick up the signal unless you are registered to the unit and the range doesn't go far from the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachmill Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 And how are Vodafone handling the actual data usage? When they started offering these femtocells, any data you used through one (and subsequently your own bloomin broadband connection!) still came off your monthly data allowance... which ain't much on Vodafone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifi Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Only if you live there! I live in Voe and have one in the house, 4 of us now on Vodaphone in the house. I had to get a 3G phone to use it. You can't pick up the signal unless you are registered to the unit and the range doesn't go far from the house.Thanks! Yes, I was thinking of friends in Voe who changed to Orange as they can get some signal from that at their house but they'd probably rather be on Vodafone for the wider coverage throughout Shetland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vilhelm Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Anyone have the new samsung wave? got one recently and the signal was so poor, thought it had to be faulty? anyway got a replacment, but just the same weak signal so anyone on vodafone i would steer clear of this model, so looks like im goin to blow £50 on the sure signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedogs Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Surely works very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Anyone on Vodafone, they are doing SureSignal for twenty quid at the moment!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Cheers for info - Just ordered mine now - only £20. Apparently the data usage is minimal, so it shouldn't effect my broadband bill either. Fingers crossed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Ally: Where did you go to get yours, on the vodafone website it said £50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Was trawling the vodafone site, but couldn't find info on how to actually get it so I called them on 08700700191. I finally got through and told them I had a weak signal in my flat and asked what they could tell me about Sure Signal. They checked my account (I'm on a contract) and they said they could send me out a box tomorrow and it would be £20, which would come off next bill. Maybe it's because I'm pay monthly? Probably worth giving them a call... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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