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jbrack
Explorer
Apr 11, 2019

Cell Signal Booster

Do cell signal booster work? As most RV'ers know, most RV park wifi is basically worthless. I also have a Verizon Mifi that works off cell service. With a good cell service it works pretty good, but good cell service can also be a problem. I'm looking at a cell signal booster but a decent one is around $400 - $500. Anyone have an opinion on these boosters?
  • We have a Maximum Signal Max Amp RV that has worked well for us in a number of deep fringe areas where we otherwise had no signal. The Max Amp inside antenna transmits the boosted signal throughout our motorhome, so there's no need to be close to the antenna or use a cradle.
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    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    We have a We Boost and the sight we in right now my phone doesn’t work out side the 5er, inside I can get there to four bars of LTE.
  • 2oldman wrote:
    Iraqvet05 wrote:
    He said a weak signal at 1 bar could be amplified to bring his phone up to 5 bars... The one he had was made be WeBoost and ran around $400.
    I have a weboost and I would take that story with a grain of salt. I've managed maybe 1 or 2 more bars.


    Same here, it will help some, but I've never had it improve that much.
  • Iraqvet05 wrote:
    He said a weak signal at 1 bar could be amplified to bring his phone up to 5 bars... The one he had was made be WeBoost and ran around $400.
    I have a weboost and I would take that story with a grain of salt. I've managed maybe 1 or 2 more bars.
  • I talked to a guy that was laying pipeline somewhere out east and he said the cell booster he had on his truck was well worth it. He said a weak signal at 1 bar could be amplified to bring his phone up to 5 bars. That boost was enough for him to stream data to watch movies when he was in his camper for the night. The one he had was made be WeBoost and ran around $400.
  • Lots of threads about boosters ... They do work, but it's a mixed bag.

    There are single-phone boosters far under the price range you're looking at. 400-500 sounds like a repeater, designed to service multiple phones at the same time.

    A place to start, with your Jetpack would be hooking up an external antenna mounted to your ladder / roof. The three older Jetpacks I've had all had two antenna connectors on them (including the Walmart StraightTalk one). Hook up one or two antenna and see how that does.

    If nothing else, you can use the antenna with the booster / repeater you buy, as they generally come with a very basic external antenna.

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