Making a two month road trip west, week long stays in Black Hills, YNP, Teton, Glacier, and other “remote” areas.We’re a Verizon family. 12 year old kid that will want to do typical streaming.Have been looking at Weboost offerings. I’m handy and can do a hardwired install on 5th wheel.I hooked up a Netgear MIMO antenna to our mifi, and it gave a little boost out here pn the populated east coast, but I’m not sure that’s robust enough for the wide open spaces out west.

The basic capacity of the "local" towers in the "wide open spaces" might not be enough to support much streaming.....if any.A "booster" won't increase the bandwidth available.And it won't help anything if there is no signal there to "boost".There aren't many situations where a booster is really worth the investment.After the initial shock, the whole family might benefit from a few days free from the electronic umbilical cord.

Booster will not help in some areas. Yellowstone has towers in some areas. None in Glacier. Didn't have any problems with Verizon in Black Hills or Tetons.I would not waste dollars and time!

Many years ago we were able to get a Verizon signal in the middle of YNP on a hill overlooking the Yellowstone River.The view upriver toward the falls showed the yellow stone from which the park was named.

I bought the Weboost RV setup last year and used it four months traveling last summer. It makes a substantial difference in many places. I always do a before and after speed test and it often was night and day better. .5-1 MBS to 5-20 MBS. Even when you had 2-3 bars. Worth every penny to me.

Big Katuna wrote:I bought the Weboost RV setup last year and used it four months traveling last summer. It makes a substantial difference in many places. I always do a before and after speed test and it often was night and day better. .5-1 MBS to 5-20 MBS. Even when you had 2-3 bars. Worth every penny to me.Which model did you get, Big K?

Trip out west, YNP, Glacier. Which cell booster to get?

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ToddD
Explorer
Jan 25, 2020
Big Katuna wrote:
I bought the Weboost RV setup last year and used it four months traveling last summer.

It makes a substantial difference in many places. I always do a before and after speed test and it often was night and day better. .5-1 MBS to 5-20 MBS.

Even when you had 2-3 bars.

Worth every penny to me.

Which model did you get, Big K?
Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Jan 25, 2020
I bought the Weboost RV setup last year and used it four months traveling last summer.

It makes a substantial difference in many places. I always do a before and after speed test and it often was night and day better. .5-1 MBS to 5-20 MBS.

Even when you had 2-3 bars.

Worth every penny to me.
Dick_B
Explorer
Jan 25, 2020
Many years ago we were able to get a Verizon signal in the middle of YNP on a hill overlooking the Yellowstone River.
The view upriver toward the falls showed the yellow stone from which the park was named.
enblethen
Nomad
Jan 25, 2020
Booster will not help in some areas. Yellowstone has towers in some areas. None in Glacier. Didn't have any problems with Verizon in Black Hills or Tetons.
I would not waste dollars and time!
Sam_Spade
Explorer
Jan 25, 2020
The basic capacity of the "local" towers in the "wide open spaces" might not be enough to support much streaming.....if any.

A "booster" won't increase the bandwidth available.
And it won't help anything if there is no signal there to "boost".

There aren't many situations where a booster is really worth the investment.

After the initial shock, the whole family might benefit from a few days free from the electronic umbilical cord.

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Trip out west, YNP, Glacier. Which cell booster to get?

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