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Stuart Sweet
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· posted in The Solid Signal Blog
Reprinted with permission from the weBoost blog

Your sales team plays a crucial role in driving revenue and business growth. To excel in their efforts, sales professionals rely on technology, including 5G connectivity. In-building 5G solutions connect them with clients, provide access to customer data, and help them close deals.

Reliable indoor connectivity can significantly enhance sales team performance. This article explores how dependable in-building 5G can revolutionize sales operations and improve overall outcomes for your business. If you don't have a strong in-building 5G solution, we'll tell you how to fix cell signal issues so your sales team can do their job.

The role of cellular connectivity in sales


Cellular connectivity has been an integral part of sales operations for many years. Consistent cell signal allows salespeople to make and receive important phone calls, send emails, and access information wherever they are.

In fact, statistics indicate that a substantial number of people rely on their phones and cellular connectivity over traditional computers and WiFi for their daily tasks. This highlights the significance of robust cellular connectivity for your sales team, underscoring the need for strong coverage.

How in-building 5G improves sales team performance


5G technology provides a multitude of advantages that can greatly enhance the performance of your sales team.

Close up of a hand holding a phone with inbuilding 5g solutions holographic

Speed


One of the key benefits of 5G is faster data speeds, which allow sales professionals to access and transfer information and files quickly. This increased speed translates into shorter response times for more successful customer engagements.

Low latency


5G also provides significantly low latency, especially in real-time scenarios like video conferencing or accessing cloud-based applications. Lower latency means minimal delay in data transmission, enabling seamless communication and collaboration with clients and colleagues.

Reliability


When it comes to sales performance, reliable connectivity is non-negotiable. 5G is much more reliable than previous generations of cellular connectivity. Sales teams heavily rely on a consistent and stable connection to access crucial data and communicate with clients. With a reliable 5G signal, your sales team can avoid frustrating interruptions or dropped connections, enabling them to focus on delivering great customer experience and sales results.

Better results across industries


The advent of 5G technology brings forth a multitude of opportunities for sales teams across diverse industries. Let's explore some compelling use cases that demonstrate the transformative impact of 5G:

Healthcare


Medical sales representatives can revolutionize their approach by leveraging augmented reality (AR) to showcase intricate medical devices. They can use augmented reality (AR) to show healthcare providers virtual demonstrations when they visit the clinic. This helps them understand and appreciate the products better.

Retail


Sales associates in the retail sector can capitalize on real-time data powered by 5G networks. Armed with comprehensive customer insights, they can deliver personalized sales pitches and offer tailored recommendations based on individual preferences and purchasing history. This personalized approach enhances the customer experience and increases the likelihood of successful sales conversions.

Professional services


Sales teams operating in professional office settings can harness the power of seamless and high-quality video conferencing enabled by 5G. Geographical barriers no longer pose a challenge as sales representatives can effortlessly connect with clients and prospects worldwide. This expanded reach fosters stronger relationships, facilitates effective communication, and expedites decision-making processes.

The profound impact of 5G extends beyond these specific examples. Small businesses across various sectors have already witnessed tangible benefits such as heightened efficiency, improved collaboration, and accelerated sales cycles. The transformative potential of 5G connectivity is clear, serving as a catalyst for business growth and enabling sales teams to thrive in an ever-evolving market landscape.

How to ensure reliable cellular connectivity for your sales team


While 5G is exponentially faster and more capable than its predecessors, it doesn't travel as far or penetrate barriers as well. So, while there are significant advantages to 5G, ensuring consistent in-building coverage can be difficult especially in rural locations, or in buildings built with dense materials that hinder signal penetration.

Fortunately, there is a simple and affordable way for your business to overcome these issues. weBoost specifically designs cell signal booster kits to enhance the range and dependability of the existing cellular signal.

These kits efficiently capture external 5G cell signals and bring them indoors, whether it's a building or a vehicle. Once inside, the booster amplifies and broadcasts the improved signal to nearby devices connected to the cellular network. This process effectively strengthens the cell coverage indoors, enabling weBoost users to enjoy a more robust and consistent signal experience. There are several other key advantages to this approach:

Cell signal boosters are a permanent solution with a one-time investment – no monthly fees.

Our boosters are also carrier-agnostic, meaning the solution works for every carrier simultaneously – no need to buy everyone devices on a single carrier.

weBoost solutions are available for vehicles to keep even your mobile sales team connected and productive on the road.

Professional installation is available to customize and configure your booster system to your building's layout, building codes, etc.

With a booster installed, every member of your team benefits from improved signal strength and reliable connectivity. By implementing a signal booster solution, you can empower your sales teams with a consistent and robust in-building 5G network, maximizing their productivity and performance.

5G is a sales team game-changer.


Reliable 5G connectivity presents a massive opportunity for your sales team to enhance their performance and help your business grow. By embracing and ensuring a strong and consistent 5G signal with the help of weBoost boosters, you can empower your sales team to succeed and gain a competitive edge. Shop SolidSignal.com to find the ideal solution for your business.


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Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

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Lately my eight year old Dell laptop has been shutting off even when I have a full battery. I have had to keep it plugged up all the time to keep this from happening. Any idea what is causing this? I replaced the battery about three years ago.
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A recalibration might be needed. Even if it shows full, the individual cells may have become unbalaced. And the BMS chip in the battery reports false information to the pc.
Try this. Start it up in the bios/uefi and leave it there until the battery dies and it shuts off.
It might just keep running longer than in Windows. Or run for a short while and shut off.
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Not throwing stones but perhaps just a cheaply constructed battery with substandard cells. Could be.

Patience. Keep restarting it in bios/uefi until it won't fire up anymore.
Then plug the charger in and let it complete a full charge. And see what happens. If it's better.
Do the same thing one more time. Run it until it dies dead-dead. Then just let it charge, pc shut off.
When charged, it might be better. It might not be.

There are bench jigs that read the actual BMS and override it to let a tech manually monitor and charge the separate packs. They can also reset any "time bombs" in it that cause an otherwise good pack to show bad.
Maybe Santa will be good to me some year.

You might just need a new battery. Maybe the PC power management chip is going. A Dell common thing.
Leaving a laptop plugged in with a full battery is known to reduce the life. Asus for one recommends that you don't leave the charger plugged in all of the time even when shut down. And setting Windows to charge the battery to 85% instead of 100% increases life.
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
If you can't get into the router to reserve an IP address just don't use DHCP on the device that needs connected and assign it to a specific IP address in the network settings.
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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…it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
The Starlink V5 Install Kit I just got comes with the Mini Router. It is pretty limited in what it can do. For example, it can provide only one IP subnet at a time, no Guest Network, but it does support the pass-thru to a third-party Router. You can also split the Wi-Fi into separate 5 GHz & 2.4 GHz SSIDs to help some IoT devices that don't support 5 GHz bands to work.

The larger Starlink Router that still comes with the V4 Kit does support a Guest Network with separate IPv4 Subnet, but it's $120 from Starlink. And it still won't do DHCP Reservations.
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Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):

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Now that I've had the v5 kit with the Mini Router, it's not as bad as I first thought. Yes, no DHCP reservations, but you can set up multiple SSIDs that have separate IPv4 subnets, and like the big brother, you can select from 192.168.x.0/24 or 10.x.0.0/16 (where "x" is 1-4).

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Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

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Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

They will have to look at the switching sections to determine WHY 2 trains were on the same track ... at the same time.
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Thought this article might be of interest to some of you who might travel via train.