Sentences with word «microcell»

Supervisor Patrick Casilio said it will focus on the location of microcell towers, which are small towers used to enhance signal strength for cellphones.

Verizon (vz) has even discussed deploying more numerous microcells, with new technology that can put a 5G transmitter inside a street light, for example.

An excellent microcell tool can boost your cell phone up to five bars of coverage, no matter where you might be in the house.

One way Palihapitiya plans to do that is by installing microcells in the client's houses, thus extending the network rapidly.

There has been a trend toward small cells [portable base stations often called microcells, femtocells or picocells, depending on their ranges].

of scrap cotton in the sound deadening and even one less pound of material in the instrument panel padding thanks to microcells blown into the injection molding process.

It also networks with nearby microcells.

If we could do it over again, we'd have started with this zBoost microcell that supports virtually every cell provider and has many different models and options to choose from depending on the size of the house.

Watch out, though — microcells create a cellular signal anyone can connect to, and they use your Internet connection as the backbone.

Editor's Note: For the official How - To Geek office we got a Samsung microcell device directly through Verizon, which wasn't cheap, and doesn't work all that well.

Update: It's worth noting that AT&T microcells have an «approved user list» based on phone numbers, so as long as you setup that list, you won't experience this problem.

Site acquisition costs don't follow Moore's Law, and one could argue that the cost to acquire and deploy a much larger number of microcells will be far higher than a fewer number of tower - based macrocells.

[8] Portable Cell Initiative Honorable Mention ($ 10,000) This project deploys a «microcell,» or temporary cell tower, in the aftermath of a disaster.

If you're in an urban area with a lot of people around, a lot of devices may connect to your microcell, taking up your precious bandwidth and pushing you towards your Internet service provider's data cap.

A femtocell — or «microcell» — is a small, low - power cellular base station that connects to the cellular network via your broadband Internet connection.

Some microcells allow you to create a whitelist so only your own devices can connect, but many just allow anyone to connect.

If your devices and cellular carrier support Wi - Fi calling, you should definitely just use that rather than buying a signal booster or microcell.

But, if you live in a more dense urban area or an apartment building, it just doesn't make sense to get a microcell when ISPs like Comcast are working on rolling out data caps.

If someone is connected to your microcell while they binge - watch Netflix over a cellular data connection, your Internet service provider may actually bill you extra.

Microcells will create signals specific to that cellular provider's network.

Many cellular carriers offer «microcell» devices — T - Mobile is calling them «CellSpot» devices, but they're the same thing.

Let's say you connect to your microcell and watch enough streaming videos to use 2 GB of data.

But, if all your devices support Wi - Fi calling, there's no real upside to getting a microcell over just connecting to your wireless router.

Your phone and other cellular - enabled devices can connect to that cellular network — they'll automatically see the microcell as a cell tower and connect to it.

There's no way to prevent people from connecting to your microcell.

Again, microcells aren't always a bad idea.

Anyone nearby using a phone or other device on that cellular service provider's network will have their devices automatically connect to the microcell because it's a strong signal.

Data you use while connected to your microcell will count toward your limit, too.

Really, it's not even your microcell, you should think of it as the cellular service provider's tower.

You can purchase a microcell and plug it into your home router.

A microcell — including T - Mobile's «4G LTE CellSpot» — uses your home Internet connection to transfer data.

Microcells are completely different.

The microcell will create a cellular signal in your home — and nearby, depending on how strong it is.

If you don't have many neighbors nearby, a microcell would be a fine addition to your home.

But, if you're in an urban area — an apartment building would be even worse — many devices nearby will begin automatically connecting to your microcell as soon as you plug it in.