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

[Naio]

This is the one I got used on craigslist.

I drove out to flat farmland, 15 minutes from town. Two bars, no/intermittent data, and 103db without the sleek. Plugged in the sleek and put the antenna on my van roof. Sleek got warm, but still the same 103 db.

In town now, I have 4 bars, full data, and 102db. I am thinking this db business is not the whole story. Or my phone's db meter is broken.

Help? Advice?

(I did not test data while in the sleek; this model sleek is not supposed to work on data. Can't go back, anyway, as first the van needs to go back to the shop. I WAS leaving for a 3 day camping trip, but the steering is still messed u. I decided unsafe and gave up on the trip. Poo.)

[austinjenna]

Sorry to hear that it didnt work for you. Have you tried contacting the company to see what they have to say about it? I am in the group where it did work for me and rather well but now I need to upgrade to the latest model for 4g

[Naio]

2oldman wrote:
I've tried all manner of antennas with it, and it just doesn't increase my signal at all. I'm not expecting it to manufacture one from nothing, but I do expect a little better performance. Not so.

Others on this board claim it does work, but not for me.

Thanks, 2oldman. Sounds like your experience is like mine.

Other people, am I missing something?

[2oldman]

I've tried all manner of antennas with it, and it just doesn't increase my signal at all. I'm not expecting it to manufacture one from nothing, but I do expect a little better performance. Not so.

Others on this board claim it does work, but not for me.

[Naio]

2oldman wrote:
I think I wasted money on mine. Doesn't really work very well.

Oh, really? Will you give more details?

[2oldman]

I think I wasted money on mine. Doesn't really work very well.

[Naio]

Maxi Signal wrote:

Naio wrote:
1900 MHz, 1.7/2.1 GHz, where I was.

So, what next?

Voice on 1900 data on 1.7/2.1 Don.t have anything to do with product . If not working and still under warranty . Call the manufacturer.

Thanks Maxi. It's not under warranty.

Have we determined that the antenna position is not the problem, or is that still a possibility?

And is there anything else i could have been doing wrong? I hate to think I just wasted my money :(.

[Maxi_Signal]

Naio wrote:
1900 MHz, 1.7/2.1 GHz, where I was.

So, what next?

Voice on 1900 data on 1.7/2.1 Don.t have anything to do with product . If not working and still under warranty . Call the manufacturer.

[Naio]

1900 MHz, 1.7/2.1 GHz, where I was.

So, what next?

[Maxi_Signal]

Naio wrote:

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?

Should be. If you go to wirelessadvisor.com . Type in your zip code you can see what frequencies each carrier owns in a specific area

[gerrym51]

does the sleek work at all if the antenna is not attached?

[Naio]

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?

[Maxi_Signal]

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.

[Naio]

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.

[GordonThree]

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.