Information Discussion for Gate Guards

I also got the Z-Boost off Amazon, for under $200. I used the smaller model last year in a dead zone, NW of Runge and it worked good, so that is why I went with their larger model this year when we bought our own. I have a 22' expandable flag pole that I use as the antenna pole if necessary, but I normally use the top of the ladder to mount the non-directional antenna. Yes, it is a deductible expense, as you need cell service for emergencies.

GGS bought 100 for their people to have when they need them, but some got legs and walked, and others won't let them go even if they're in a good zone today, for fear of not having one at the next gate if needed. Jay refuses to buy any more, "UNLESS" the company man calls and tells them there will be one on site by days end or they will break the contract and go with another company.....Works wonders and we have seen it work 3X so far.

Since I heard talk of cellphone boosters, I thought I'd chime in!

We just moved to a new gate on Tuesday, only to discover that we had NO cell service what-so-ever.. Now, I can put up with pretty bad service as we've had so far, but I can't live completely without my internets (yes, I'm *that* generation lol.. we're the young-ins of the gate guarding community I think) So I wandered around in a hopeless daze for a while until I found 1 bar of service, which after several attempts allowed me to next day a Wilson DB Pro Kit off amazon. Although it was expensive we went with the wilson because I figured if it didn't work I could return it hassle free to amazon, and I'd heard marginal things about the zBoosts - and I only had one shot at this (could hardly order as it is, and it's 2 hours round trip to get into town to pick it up.) I picked up two 10ft 2" PVC conduit sections from Lowes while I was in town picking up the package, and that's how I've mounted the outdoor antenna (the system requires 15ft of vertical separation between antennas, or required us stringing coax halfway across the job site to get the horizontal separation that would be required.) Anywho, long story short, this thing is nothing short of magical. We went from no fat chance of signal inside the RV, and 1 bar wandering around outside - to full signal inside. We went with the directional antenna btw, but so far we've bee able to point it almost anywhere and still get full signal (I think we're right smack dab in the middle of a dead zone!)

Glad I went with this one myself, I can honestly say it was worth it (and I think we can write it off too!) I've kept our installation easily portable too believe it or not - I have my makeshift antenna mast tied onto the awning support while it's in the closed position. The vertical pipe bears the full load (which isn't much), and the awning support just gives it something solid to brace up against. All I have to do is untie a few knots, pull it down, pull the conduit pieces apart and shove them in the RV and we're off. We've had some crazy wind up here and it's survived fine, so I've stopped worrying about it already :) Anywho, if anyone's considered one of these things, I highly recommend it - it's one of those things you buy and wonder why you went so long without (*cough* pretty sure my family back home may be getting one of these for christmas lol)

Poth is on 181 between Karnes City and Floresville...a little closer to Floresville I think.

The Meat Market in Poth has excellent fresh meat. I buy meat there often. They also have BBQ brisket, ribs, etc on the weekend. They will special cut anything and you can also call ahead and order.

Floresville has a new Super WalMart and a very nice HEB. There are also a lot of other shops in Floresville, probably more than Pleasanton.

If memory serves me correctly from last winter, Poth is about ½ way between Pleasanton and Floresville, so take your choice. Glad you got a quick assignment. Pleasanton has a nice HEB and a Super center, plus many other stores.

We just got a new assignment in Poth. any suggestions on good shopping on where to shop for groceries and such. Hope to make the next ladies outing as well.

mimi55 wrote:
Did anyone go to the J & G training? If so, what was your opinion of the company?

I just got this email....I don't know why, as I was NOT one of the attendees.:S

We greatly appreciate your attendance and your interest in our company. We will be working hard to get enough work for everyone that wants it.


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Justin French
J&G Security

mdbass wrote:

Welcome to the gate guard community. Make sure you check out Andy's
forum (www.myoldrvforum.com) Good Luck!

Thanks for the plug Mark

Here is a clicky link

Correct URL for gate guard forum

The Texan wrote:

Christis Dream wrote:


- our biggest problem is the internet - gotta get a booster. Will be taking care of that very soon!

We got this one and it works very well, for both phone and internet...Wireless Extenders zBoost YX545 SOHO Dual-Band Cell Phone Signal Booster

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Christi, good to see you on here! You'll learn a lot here and get to know a lot of the other gate guards. Be sure to check out the other forum also. It has several interesting threads.
Hope you are liking your new gate. We are just waiting to move to the new site Sunday morning.

Christis Dream wrote:


We got our first gate last Sunday (we were on Blondie's while they were in Austin) and moved this morning to another one. We're starting to figure things out - our biggest problem is the internet - gotta get a booster. Will be taking care of that very soon!

We got this one and it works very well, for both phone and internet...Wireless Extenders zBoost YX545 SOHO Dual-Band Cell Phone Signal Booster