Meteor Blocked in School - possible ?

jonski · 10-03-2010 12:32am #1

My daughter is telling me that meteor is blocked in her school . When she comes out of school she has a signal , while inside there she has none . This holds true for most ( but not all ) of the other students that she knows in the school and everybody in there seems to be talking about it . The thing is , she reckons some of the girls in there , with Meteor , and the same model phone as her .. have a signal .

Seems a bit odd that some would get through , anyone else heard of this in any other schools in Limerick ?

Del2005 · 10-03-2010 12:36am

If other people with the same type of phone have coverage then they aren't blocking.

billy the squid · 10-03-2010 12:45am

Meteor probably has a crap signal in parts of the building. you go into Dolans you will have difficulty making a call anywhere on the ground floor for example.

source · 10-03-2010 12:45am

I used to work with o2 customer care and have seen issues like this before, usually caused by older hardware ie sim card, how long does she have the phone? she might have an older sim card, which could be causing the problem. She'll be able to get a free sim replacement in any meteor store which should solve the issue.

source · 10-03-2010 12:48am

billy the squid wrote: »

Meteor probably has a crap signal in parts of the building. you go into Dolans you will have difficulty making a call anywhere on the ground floor for example.

If others are getting signal this is not the case. but yes they do still have crap signal in some places, even with their roaming contract with o2.

RonMexico · 10-03-2010 12:50am

Ah well she has no need for her phone in class anyway.

krudler · 10-03-2010 2:26am

If the signal was being blocked then all meteor customers in the school would be having the issue not just some, you wouldnt be able to selectively block a signal from getting to certain phones, indoor reception in some buildings is hit and miss, I used to get full signal in my old apartment sitting room but not in my bedroom which was all of ten feet away but the the back of the building, its illegal to tamper with a phone signal anyway,which includes blocking or amplifying the signal

source · 10-03-2010 4:59am

krudler wrote: »

its illegal to tamper with a phone signal anyway,which includes blocking or amplifying the signal

While true a licence can be gotten from Comreg to allow the use of a cell signal jammer in certain building if deemed necessary. ie... prisons, hospitals, cinemas, etc etc

jonski · 10-03-2010 1:15pm

Just to clarify , and this I feel is what makes it unusual , the majority are complaining about it and it's only a few that can get a signal . I told her to try to find out more specifics today .

concussion · 10-03-2010 1:32pm

See post 2 above.

Is there any real need for her to have a mobile on in class anyway?

Dublin_Gunner · 10-03-2010 1:42pm

I would seriously doubt school would be utilising cell broadcast blocking equipment.

Even if for some bizarre reason they were, it would not only be Meteor that is blocked, as it would scramble all signals in the GSM range. The fact that some other students ARE getting a signal, completely goes against the theory.

I'd be sure that other networks may not be getting blocked.

It is most likely a simple case of Meteor having a fairly weak signal strength in the area, and the school buildings themselves hampering the signal. My GF has a meteor phone, and sitting in different area's of the same room can make a masive difference in the strength of her signal.

Sounds like school kids creating stories for gossip TBH.

Try the suggestion above for getting her a new sim card. Could even be her particular phone.

Either way, not being able to get a signal in school should hardly be an issue.

Henry Ford III · 10-03-2010 1:46pm

They can't block mobile signals in prison cells, yet they do in classrooms?

jonski · 10-03-2010 3:33pm

concussion wrote: »

Is there any real need for her to have a mobile on in class anyway?

I don't remember saying that there was . The girl I am talking about can never be reached for anything during class , if I have a msg for her I am lucky if she remembers to turn it back on when she gets out of school ... my son texts in his sleep and will only be happy when they incorporate his phone directly into his brain .

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Sounds like school kids creating stories for gossip TBH

This is more along the lines of what I would be thinking .

Meteor Blocked in School - possible ?

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