Belgique wrote:
Hope this relates in part to the OP's question. Keep wanting to buy the weboost 4gx-RV but I've read that the indoor antenna only has a range of about 5 feet. That would mean that we could not use our phones sitting comfortably in our chairs in the living room due to where the antenna would normally be placed. Anyone that has one care to comment on this? Tnx.
the indoor antenna range is highly dependent on how strong the unboosted cell signal is as well as distance from the indoor antenna. The indoor antenna, like any antenna signal strength decreases with distance. In our trailer if the unboosted signal is near -110db the indoor antenna range is 10-15 ft. for good voice if the unboosted signal is near -120db or worse, antenna range is 5-10 ft. for voice, internet can be marginal with this low outside signal at 10ft from the antenna.
with a very low unboosted signal or for good internet the best solution is to use a cell cradle antenna rather than another indoor antenna. As an example with the cradle antenna and the phone in the cradle, with a -120db unboosted signal, my weboost will give a -70db signal level to the phone in the cradle, At the same time using the indoor antenna signal level will be 20db worse.
a signal level around -90db is a plenty strong signal. excellent voice, messaging and internet
-120db will usually give voice coverage but pretty poor internet.
-110db gives good voice, marginal internet.
I use a 2 way splitter, which looses 3db connected to a dome ceiling antenna and a cradle antenna. I put the hotpsot in the cradle and phones use the ceiling antenna. That way we get decent voice along with a very good internet signal.
and put the indoor antenna as close to your "normal" use position as possible.
