Cell phone access while traveling
This may belong in the technology corner but Full Timers will get the most benefit from this. My wife and I have been part timing (6months out and 6 months in the S&B) for five and a half years. D...
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The short answer is 'no'.
Wilson sells the Sleek as a 12v booster kit with a magnetic antenna to use in your truck/car. But they also sell a 'home and office kit'. This consists of a freestanding holder for the Sleek, an L bracket with suction cups and a 110v power pack. You use the suction cups to attach the bracket to the inside of a window and then just set the holder/Sleek nearby and plug in the 110v connection. You are expected to use the antenna, attached wiring and Sleek that comes as part of the original Sleek package, attaching the mag antenna to the L bracket. I believe the bracket functions as a ground plane.
Never plug in the power until the antenna is connected to the Sleek.
You will need to buy both products if you want to use a Sleek in your 5er/RV, but just the original Sleek if you want to use a Sleek only in your truck.
I also bought one of the taller Wilson magnetic antennas to replace the smaller 3 inch one that came with the original Sleek. And I also bought a separate antenna to use permanently in the Home and Office kit. They're only about a foot tall.
Note that the Sleek can also be used to boost your phone signal but that it will only work if the phone is actually in the cradle, meaning you'd have to use the phone speaker or, if in your vehicle, a Bluetooth system.
If you go to the Wilson site you will be able to see all the components.
All I can say is that this works well for me. I used it constantly all last year all over the Midwest and also the mountain states. And I'm using it now as well. I leave the Home kit set up permanently in my 5er and just move the Sleek from my truck to the 5er when I set up camp (I use the Sleek in my truck for my phone).
You can get everything on Amazon or Walmart, etc. But I suggest you spend some time on the Wilson site to figure out what you need first. Wilson sells several different Sleeks, depending on which carrier you use, although I had heard they were working on a universal model too. And I understand Wilson has good tech help too.
Let me know if this is not clear, or if you have other questions.
John Fox. Good/Bad ?
Tim B.
Wilson sells the Sleek as a 12v booster kit with a magnetic antenna to use in your truck/car. But they also sell a 'home and office kit'. This consists of a freestanding holder for the Sleek, an L bracket with suction cups and a 110v power pack. You use the suction cups to attach the bracket to the inside of a window and then just set the holder/Sleek nearby and plug in the 110v connection. You are expected to use the antenna, attached wiring and Sleek that comes as part of the original Sleek package, attaching the mag antenna to the L bracket. I believe the bracket functions as a ground plane.
Never plug in the power until the antenna is connected to the Sleek.
You will need to buy both products if you want to use a Sleek in your 5er/RV, but just the original Sleek if you want to use a Sleek only in your truck.
I also bought one of the taller Wilson magnetic antennas to replace the smaller 3 inch one that came with the original Sleek. And I also bought a separate antenna to use permanently in the Home and Office kit. They're only about a foot tall.
Note that the Sleek can also be used to boost your phone signal but that it will only work if the phone is actually in the cradle, meaning you'd have to use the phone speaker or, if in your vehicle, a Bluetooth system.
If you go to the Wilson site you will be able to see all the components.
All I can say is that this works well for me. I used it constantly all last year all over the Midwest and also the mountain states. And I'm using it now as well. I leave the Home kit set up permanently in my 5er and just move the Sleek from my truck to the 5er when I set up camp (I use the Sleek in my truck for my phone).
You can get everything on Amazon or Walmart, etc. But I suggest you spend some time on the Wilson site to figure out what you need first. Wilson sells several different Sleeks, depending on which carrier you use, although I had heard they were working on a universal model too. And I understand Wilson has good tech help too.
Let me know if this is not clear, or if you have other questions.
John Fox. Good/Bad ?
Tim B.
