Nextivity Takes Home Gold Stevie Award for Fastest Growing Company
Our reputation is growing – and so is our business. We’re delighted to announce that Nextivity won a Gold Stevie® Award in the Fastest Growing Company of the Year category as part of the 12 th Annual International Business Awards. We beat out some pretty impressive competitors in the Canada and U.S.A. to take the […]
Review: CEL-FI Smart Signal Booster for T-Mobile
Good news travels fast, so they say. So we thought we would hurry it along by passing on some of the kudos that our CEL-FI Smart Signal Booster continues to receive. The best thing about a lot of reviews we’re seeing is that the authors were naysayers to booster technology until they tried out CEL-FI. […]
Waykat Showing the Way for Remote Coverage
We’re always delighted to get feedback about our CEL-FI smart signal boosters from the field. So we’d like to send along our thanks to Waykat Services P/L in Australia for taking the time to share its CEL-FI success stories. Their Facebook page is chock full of updates and helpful hints on the different ways CEL-FI is […]
Powertec Delivers a Powerful Message for Illegal Repeaters in Australia
Illegal repeaters are getting a huge amount of press in Australia in recent weeks. And CEL-FI master distributor Powertec is playing an important role in creating awareness of this important issue. It all began with current affairs show Today Tonight exploring the use of illegal repeaters, which happens to be a big problem in Australia. […]
A Lesson in Faraday Cages
You may not have heard of a Faraday cage, but it’s something that’s actually quite common in our day-to-day lives. Let’s start with an explanation. Wikipedia tells us that a Faraday cage (or shield) is an enclosure formed by conductive material or a mesh of such material. They’re typically used to block electric fields by […]
CEL-FI DUO Wins 2015 Mobility Tech Zone Product of the Year Award
Sometimes I think it would be nice to have the opportunity to deliver a rousing acceptance speech when an award comes our way. But I’ll have to settle for a blog post instead. We’ve just heard news about the latest accolade for CEL-FI DUO. On May 1, TMC named us a winner of the 2015 […]
Understanding the Bars on Your Cell Phone
In recent weeks I’ve had a few people asking me what the signal bars on phones really mean. So I thought now was a good time to put together a summary that spells out the essentials. The first thing to know is that signal bars on smartphones aren’t always accurate indicators of coverage. In fact, […]
New CEL-FI PRO-X Ensures Optimal Cellular Coverage in the Most Challenging Infoor Environments
Nextivity Inc. today announced the launch and availability of the CEL-FI PRO-X cable accessory designed specifically for use in environments where radio frequency (RF) signal propagation is an issue, such as manufacturing, mining, marine, and parking facilities, etc. The new PRO-X accessory attaches to the CEL-FI PRO (for AT&T subscribers), enabling a cabled connection between […]
This is what the signal bars on your smartphone REALLY mean
Sadly, the little signal bars on your iPhone or Android smartphone aren’t always that good an indicator of whether you can use the thing. Many models don’t update the bars they show for up to 15 minutes – so if you’re holding your phone aloft like a big aerial, staring furiously at a screen with five […]
What do the signal bars on your smartphone actually mean? We asked an expert
We all check how many bars we have on our smartphones and assume it’s an accurate guide to how strong our signal is. But what do those bars really represent? “There’s no standard. They do indicate signal strength, but it’s up to the handset manufacturer to come up with whatever algorithm they want,” explains Steve […]
