Same problem here in Silicon Valley. At our house, if I want a decent non-dropping cell connection, I have to sit on the patio or on the bench in the front yard (that’s a pain in the cold months). I’ve been thinking of installing a house cell signal booster, but I’m too stingy in retirement.
I know a dozen dead spots around here while driving. One particularly bad one is by Stanford University. Another couple are up in the hills with the very posh $10 to $15 million homes (on my way to mountain hikes). I avoid any calls when I’m going anywhere near those dead spots. The funny thing is I can go on some remote hikes in the hills and get good reception.
Fortunately, my podcasts and music apps cache enough data so that I can ride through the dead zones without losing music or talk.
>Same problem here in Silicon Valley. At our house, if I want a decent non-dropping cell connection, I have to sit on the patio or on the bench in the front yard (that’s a pain in the cold months). I’ve been thinking of installing a house cell signal booster, but I’m too stingy in retirement.
Many newer cell phones can be configured to use the internet via wifi to complete cell calls if a cell tower is inaccessible. If you have internet at your house, this may be an option.