Radio frequency repeater with automated block/channel selection

A wireless repeater for receiving, amplifying and transmitting one or more wireless signals comprising:

• a first antenna for receiving a wireless signal from a base transceiver station;
• a signal processing device coupled with the first antenna for determining from the wireless signal from the base transceiver station, at least one of a frequency of the signal and information indicating a wireless provider;
• a reference list that contains preferred frequencies to be amplified and transmitted;
• a controller coupled with the signal processing device for comparing at least one of the frequency of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station and the information indicating a wireless provider with the reference list, wherein the controller selects a first active set of frequency bandwidths from the preferred frequency bandwidths based on the comparison;
• a first reception filter coupled with the controller, wherein the first reception filter, responsive to control signals from the controller, filters out signals, received with the first antenna, of frequencies not in the first active set of frequency bandwidths;
• a first amplifier coupled with the first reception filter for amplifying signals received from the first reception filter;
• a second antenna coupled with the first amplifier for transmitting the amplified signals to a mobile device;
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• a second reception filter coupled with the controller wherein the second reception filter, responsive to control signals from the controller, filters out signals, received with the second antenna, of frequencies not in a second active set of frequency bandwidths, the second active set of frequency bandwidths being based on the comparison of at least one of the frequency of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station and the information indicating a wireless provider with the reference list.

A method of receiving, amplifying and transmitting one or more wireless signals using a wireless repeater comprising:

• receiving a wireless signal from base transceiver station;
• determining one or more attributes of the wireless signal from the base transceiver station;
• determining a first active set of frequency bandwidths by comparing at least one of the one or more attributes with a reference list that includes preferred frequency bandwidths;
• filtering out signals, received by the wireless repeater with a first receiving device, having frequencies not within the first active set of frequency bandwidths prior to amplifying and transmitting;
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• determining a second active set of frequency bandwidths based on the comparison of the at least one of the one or more attributes with the reference list;
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• filtering out signals, received by the wireless repeater with a second receiving device, having frequencies not within the second active set of frequency bandwidths.