Is my Wilson Sleek broken or do i not know how to use it?

Maxi Signal wrote:

Naio wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
No db gain, not compatible with the primary band of your phone. If the phone has any signal on its primary band it will ignore other bands despite those being stronger.

Hmm...
It does 800/1900mhz and my phone is an Avant on tmobile. Did I google that wrong?

It does seem like it is doing stuff and my phone is ignoring it.

Tmobile voice is usually on 1900 mhz. Very rare they use 850mhz. Tmobile data is on 1700/2100 mhz if in a home area if roaming on AT&T network it is on 1900mhz.

Thanks! I noticed it said 'not roaming'.

So, the sleek is right for my phone, for voice, yes?

Naio wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
No db gain, not compatible with the primary band of your phone. If the phone has any signal on its primary band it will ignore other bands despite those being stronger.

Hmm...
It does 800/1900mhz and my phone is an Avant on tmobile. Did I google that wrong?

It does seem like it is doing stuff and my phone is ignoring it.

Tmobile voice is usually on 1900 mhz. Very rare they use 850mhz. Tmobile data is on 1700/2100 mhz if in a home area if roaming on AT&T network it is on 1900mhz.

GordonThree wrote:
No db gain, not compatible with the primary band of your phone. If the phone has any signal on its primary band it will ignore other bands despite those being stronger.

Hmm...
It does 800/1900mhz and my phone is an Avant on tmobile. Did I google that wrong?

It does seem like it is doing stuff and my phone is ignoring it.

No db gain, not compatible with the primary band of your phone. If the phone has any signal on its primary band it will ignore other bands despite those being stronger.

Thanks, folks!

I didn't know about the distance thing. I had my phone in the cradle. and the antenna on the roof. Maybe 3" away, but the roof IS metal. No poptop or even sunroof.

Would that cause the db rating to be unchanged in/out of cradle?

I also had the phone plugged in, it and the sleek in the same double usb jack, cables roughly parallel. Is that bad?

make sure the WILSON SLEEK you have is for 3G or 4G service that your cell phone needs. The WILSON SLEEK CRADLE comes in both models...

The WILSON SLEEK cradle is a passive connection to your cell phone when it is placed into the cradle. There is no physical wired connection to the cell phone. I use one here for my VERIZON MIFI WIFI HOT SPOT unit. Definitely works good for me...

The WILSON SLEEK will give interference if your outside antenna is too close to the cradle. If your vehicle roof is metal that should not be a problem for you.

I can only get a foot or so away from the WILSON cradle with my cellphone and start losing the relayed amplified signal.

Using my VERIZON MIFI WIFI HOT SPOT in my vehicle WILSON CRADLE allows us to connect up to five of our WIFI enabled devices while we are moving down the highway.

When we setup our WILSON SLEEK CRADLE using our VERIZON MIFI unit in our trailer at the campgrounds we get a good 80-100 feet WIFI Signal around the camp site. We can sit outside in the patio area and use our WIFI enabled devices just fine.

Roy Ken

specs call for 6ft of distance between the cradle and the antenna
because both are transmitting a signal, low power at cradle for the phone, full power at the antenna for the tower, to close together and you have interference issues, the high power boosters have even more critical requirements, like 25ft seperation

if the phone is in front you want the antenna on the roof at the end of the cable
if the antenna is in the front you want the sleek cradle in the back of the Van