Spark I am sure is not interested in providing Femtocell (I could be wrong) I am sure they will go down the same track as 2Degrees and do Wi-Fi calling

John

Spark already has them, I had one installed at work last year.  Might only be for business customers but call them to find out.

I'd be very surprised to see Spark ever launch a residential femtocell now, especially considering their 2100 is all being refarmed to LTE now.

For the average end user voice over WiFi makes a lot more sense these days.

gehenna:

 

Spark already has them, I had one installed at work last year.  Might only be for business customers but call them to find out.

 

@gehenna Spark I am sure do not provide a Femtocell Solution, They provide a RF booster solution for about $1500

John

@gehenna A RF booster requires some mobile coverage to work a Femtocall requires zero coverage to work just a broadband internet connection

John

Linux:

 

@gehenna Spark I am sure do not provide a Femtocell Solution, They provide a RF booster solution for about $1500

 

John

 

Ah yep that's the one I'm thinking of.  The two unit thing, one sits near a window or where the signal is decent, the other broadcasts it in the poor coverage spots.

Spark do have Femtocell's, just good luck getting one if you do not spend a lot of $$$$$ with Spark.

@kornflake Have you read the thread? A Femtocell is not an RF amplifier they are very different

I have already explained the difference

John

The repeater - is normally branded Cel-Fi https://www.cellutronics.co.nz/active-repeaters/ 

I've installed a couple for customers. 2 Devices - Receiver 1 window nearest tower. Proprietary wifi to sender elsewhere. Local unit connects to that.

And John has already pointed out the other solution (VF) being mis-described, femtocell. Which uses a single unit - LAN internet and has a localised 3G transmitter. Considerable difference.

@linux Spark do have FemtoCell's, more for Spark Digital customers

kornflake:

 

@linux Spark do have FemtoCell's, more for Spark Digital customers

 

I am sure you are confused between the RF amp and a Femtocell

@hio77 Does Spark offer Femtocell solution to any of it's customers?

John

Linux:

 

kornflake:

 

linux Spark do have FemtoCell's, more for Spark Digital customers

 

 

I am sure you are confused between the RF amp and a Femtocell

 

hio77 Does Spark offer Femtocell solution to any of it's customers?

 

John

 

Yes. Generally a corporate solution.

Extremely rare that a home user has one (there are some out there)

Generally spark prefer to use Cell-fi for Residential Customers.

gehenna:

 

Linux:

 

@gehenna Spark I am sure do not provide a Femtocell Solution, They provide a RF booster solution for about $1500

 

John

 

 

 

 

Ah yep that's the one I'm thinking of.  The two unit thing, one sits near a window or where the signal is decent, the other broadcasts it in the poor coverage spots.

 

Sounds like a cell-fi tbh.

This fella by chance?

gehenna: @hio77 yep, though an older model

Yep as suspected, Would be the 3G 850mhz model

the network folk prefer to do those for smaller customers.