Making the right signals for mobile phone coverage

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26 September 2010 By Emma Kennedy

Ray Pearson’s business idea grew from his frustration with the phone signal in his area.

His company, Mobile Phone Systems, sells signal boosters which increase the strength of mobile phone signals and 3G mobile broadband signals.

After moving house late last year, Pearson discovered that his new home had a weak mobile phone signal.

When his phone provider told him it had no plans to improve signal strength in his area, he looked for an alternative solution.

Pearson did some research online and sourced a signal booster.

When the product arrived, Pearson noticed an immediate improvement in signal strength.

‘‘I thought there must be a business here," he said, seeing an opportunity to supply signal boosters to thousands of people who have inadequate signals.

z‘‘ We got an immediate response to a few small advertisements.

The problem is widespread.

There are enormous areas of the country with no mobile coverage and no mobile broadband."

Pearson is now supplying signal boosters to people nationwide, with the technology working for all types of phone and all mobile phone networks.

He sources the signal boosters from a supplier in China. While Pearson acknowledged that consumers could find a similar product online themselves, he said that, if a customer found his product at a lower price, he would meet the price.

He also offers additional services, which an online sale would not provide.

‘‘The important thing is after-sales support," he said.

Pearson also conducts surveys, to advise people about the best network provider and signal strengths in their area.

Before setting up his business, Pearson was retired, having had a career as an accountant. ‘‘But then this opportunity came up and I decided to unretire," he said.

PogMoThoin

Isn't it against regulations? Only 4 companies have licences to use these frequencies (Voda, O2, Three and Meteor) in this country, making use by anyone else completely illegal. Maybe its ok for Him to sell them, He's not the one breaking regulations

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PogMoThoin wrote: »

Isn't it against regulations? Only 4 companies have licences to use these frequencies (Voda, O2, Three and Meteor) in this country, making use by anyone else completely illegal. Maybe its ok for Him to sell them, He's not the one breaking regulations

That's the point and partly a problem for Comreg, they spend more time stopping a priest from broadcasting services locally and then let a company blatantly break the law.

watty

They often reduce network capacity, interfere with other cells. They are only meant for underground carparks and other situations where the signal can't leak back out to outside.

Only passive systems are legal. Other countries people have been massively fined. Of course if here a Billion $$$ corporation can pay €1,500 indemity why should people worry?