Tag: FEMTOCELLS

A reader asks: Share I recently moved apartments, and was startled to discover that I get little to no cell phone signal in my new pad, which obviously sucks. Calls drop or don't come through, and my phone chews through the battery. To make a call I have to go on my roof or across the street. Short of switching to a new service provider, which I don't want to do, I've read there are gadgets that ...

It may sound like some cute, cuddly organism, but a femtocell is something entirely different. It's the cure for dark spots where your cell phone just won't get a signal. A femtocell is a small device that uses your Internet connection to act as a portable cell tower. Just plug it in and -- presto -- instant coverage in your home without having to stand in that corner where you barely get two ...