It’s an unfortunate fact of life that all cell phone company signals aren’t created equal. There’s invariably one or two carriers with really strong signals located near your house – and then of course there’s YOUR carrier. The carrier you’re contractually bound to 2 more years of coverage whose signal is great – provided you don’t mind standing on two pillows in the northeast corner of your bedroom with an outstretched arm. There are solutions to this problem. If you’re in the car, we found this CellRanger signal booster for $149 that actually worked well for us in the car. Just this morning I spotted this cell signal boosting home device for $99 on sale from Buy.com that has a few mostly good reviews about it’s effectiveness.

Increases your indoor cell signal coverage for your workspace (4-6 feet from antenna) : Extends phone battery life – uses less power when signal is stronger : Works with most phones and carriers except Nextel : Patent-pending technology protects the carrier network : 1850 – 1990MHz (1900 MHz) and 824 – 894 MHz (800 MHz) Frequencies : 47dB (1900 MHz) and 43dB (800 MHz) System Gain Wireless Version : Network Format – CDMA, GSM, TDMA, AMPS, GPRS, EDGE, 1xRTT, EVDO and HSDPA

Wi-Ex ZBoost Wireless Cellular Phone Signal Booster – $99