I need a real boost!

Acampingwewillgo wrote:
I'll be watching this cause I'm close to pulling the trigger on the "We Boost" by Wilson Electronics RV Edition. I've heard good things about it?

I own 2 WeBoosts - one for home - one for the RV.

Since I spent a lot of time routing the cables through floor joists and neatly attaching everything to the house, I did not want to detach it when traveling, thus the second purchase.

At my home, it works great! I get one bar at home without the WeBoost. I get 4 bars with the WeBoost and when using my phone as a hotspot, I get 30MBS up and down. This is better than the wired service I had at my former address in town. The units I bought are the WeBoost Connect 4G. Yes, $500+, but they are worth it. My only gripe about the home installation is that the signal is not strong all over the house. Sometimes we tell people to stand in the kitchen since it is nearest to where the broadcast antenna is.

While camping, it varies. If you have 2 bars or more on your phone, I've found there to be no point to the WeBoost, as I've gotten high internet speeds just from the phone. If the signal is lower, I believe a lot depends on the terrain. In the mountains, I have had the performance be great one day and poor another day. I would guess in flat terrain this might not be the case, but am not sure.

The nice thing about Wilson Electronics is the 30 day guarantee - "All weBoost products are protected by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If for any reason the performance of any product is not acceptable, the product may be returned to the reseller with a dated proof of purchase."

Finally, you have to be sure the receiver antenna and amplifier are separated from the final antenna that broadcasts the signal to your phone. The WeBoost amplifier shows 4 lights. If all is well, the lights are green. If you have the broadcast antenna too close, the lights will be red or will flash red and green from the output signal feeding back to the input antenna. The system does not work well if the lights are solid red or flashing. On my RV I put the receiver antenna way up high on a telescoping flagpole attached to my trailer's ladder, and I run coax to the amplifier near my trailer's door. And then I run coax to the broadcast antenna that is located in my storage passthrough. This seems to work well.

As with other gadgets, if I leave the campground, I worry about theft. Seems to be one of the most difficult issues for me while camping - leaving my toys setup outside the trailer.