Indoor Coverage Help - Factors Affecting Indoor Coverage

Outdoor Coverage vs. Indoor Coverage

Cell reception outside doesn't always mean adequate coverage inside. Wireless carriers have done a good job on improving outdoor performance with more cell sites and improving dropped call rates in most major cities. But poor in-building coverage – offices, commercial buildings, condominiums, apartments and homes is an issue that needs to be addressed. 

Blame the Building

Our smartphone and cell phones have increasingly become a way of staying connected to the office no matter where we are.  So it's expected that our cell phone and smartphones should also inside our homes and offices as well.  However, building materials like concrete, metal inside walls, chicken wire, tinted glass can hurt your indoor reception.  Buildings shadowed by trees and hills can also frequently stop cellular, 3G, 4G, GSM, CDMA and PCS signals from penetrating into your location.  So if you want to amplify and an outdoor signal in your home there are many solutions that can help.  See the advertisements on the right to help improve coverage in your home or office. 

Wireless Data Applications

Smartphones and tablets are quickly becoming a way of mobilizing the workforce. But where you might be willing to put up with two bars of coverage on your cell phone for a voice call but for a smartphone data application to work well – a strong EDGE, CDMA or HSPA+ signal is required. Improving your in-building coverage by using a femtocell, WiFi or cell phone booster amplifiers can ensure a reliable data connection is maximized for wireless applications.  Improving in-building coverage in homes, malls, offices and stadiums improves the wireless experience for everyone.

How We Can Help?

Deadcellzones.com's map is designed to collect information on outdoor and in-building locations where cell phone reception problems occur.  Sharing his information ensures that wireless service providers better understand outdoor and in-building wireless requirements.   Coverage issues can be addressed by submitting a coverage complaint to our map and then hope that the problem is eventually addressed by the carrier who reviews the coverage complaints. We also recommend that you take action on your own to solve your coverage problem through the use of WiFi, repeaters or femtocell to improve the signal.