I Had ZERO Confidence a Cell Signal Booster Would Work - So I Bought One & Put It To The Test!

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[kenyongillespie]

I’ve thought about buying one but didn’t know if they really work. Thanks for the information.

[Dave-ylep]

Tip: The antenna should be farther away from the radio antenna. From the Weboost FAQs:
Will my radio antenna affect the Drive Sleek?
No. Your radio antenna shouldn’t affect the performance of the Drive Sleek. To avoid potential issues, install the booster’s external antenna at least 6 to 12 inches away from the radio antenna.

[rondail]

Well Alex, I would appreciate more videos testing auto gadgets. Thanks.
Ideas: Oil Additives, seat covers, all-weather floor mats, LED light replacement, decals, truck bed protectors, window wind-Deflectors, gas brands, truck tie-down straps, undercoating, 100 ways to use WD40,

[micheldionne]

I got the one with the bigger stick antenna for truckers and use it to get signal at my travel trailer. I attached the antenna to a broom stick and positioned it over the roof of the trailer and it actually works in getting 2 bars instead of 0. Great product for us.

[metsfaninct]

Interesting that your truck bed is cleaner than the outside and inside of your truck 😂.

[DiaUp]

I used to you at The Source, we sold LOTS of cell boosters due to our area. In VERY glad you pointed out it doesn't create service, it makes what is there better. You wouldn't believe how many people didn't understand that

[Chris_at_Home]

One of my duties at a communications engineering place I worked at in the first half 1990s was installing mobile cell phones which had higher power. There were also cradles to hold a handheld phone to give it power and connect to the external antenna. The phones then actually had a place to plug an antenna cable into it. I used to do this on some pretty expensive vehicles.

[COtrucker]

I've used signal boosters from Wilson/WeBoost in my personal and company trucks here in southwest Colorado. One time at work I was first on scene at a car accident in a dead zone and was able to get a 911 call in with signal booster!

[WW-wftu]

Def. miss these tech. videos. I have a friend I am going to forward this video to that has similar issues. It is a shame providers force the masses to buy these products, but it is what it is. Thanks Alex!

[youngbloodrb]

Been using these for years they work great for cell signal and data speed increases, they will not create a signal but if one exists it will definitely improve it

[jayjorgensen]

Side Note: Lots of Texans live in my small town in Eastern Montana. They're here on work related stuff. About 90% of their trucks have a Cell Boosters. But I'm not sure of the brands, but they look expensive.

[badgerpa]

Alex in your situation the booster is giving A Touchy & Terrible phone company time to do the handoff to another tower, they need to look at the programming in that tower. The boosters can work well, had one in my truck that I could run up a long mast to get the antennae up high to get a reception and had one at the cabin for years that worked until they carriers changed to new bands and gave up the old band wave the boosters was able to amplify. Look up what bandwidth your carrier is using in the area you are and make sure that your phone works on that bandwidth; often when carriers change bandwidth for new tech the older phones will not work. I ripped at&t but they used to work way beyond the area on the map and do not anymore, verizon is verinon in many areas they show on the map as working. When the government unit designed to keep the wireless carriers in line for the users goes golfing and partying with the heads of the carriers you will not have happy users. Great review Alex.

[bryanduke]

We have the WeBoost Drive Reach OTR mounted in our Ram 3500 and it works great. We also have the WeBoost Home Complete mounted in our fifth wheel. Both units are more powerful than the unit you reviewed and work much better. I had the one you tested also but it wasn’t as powerful as I wanted so I upgraded. The Home Complete will often give us service when we have no bars on our phone. It uses a directional antenna and I use an app to locate the nearest tower.

[LionRunner]

When there is no service can't beat my Garmin inReach. I love it because I can use my phone to text (when not driving ofcause) and inReach will send the message.

[Martin_from_SC]

Good quality boosters ar e no gimmick. While i've never used a mobile one, but I installed one at my cottage and it has helped immensely with service inside the house.

[bradysimmons]

We use them in the oilfield. They work. The antenna they come with aren't as good as some other upgrades

[conduit]

Only TMobile has licensed access to the 4G long range spectrum (they bought it), getting amazing signal in the deep mountains…it’s a life saver!

[captdramamine]

You mounted the antenna too close to the other one. They might cause interference with each other. Thank you for testing this though. I've been considering a booster.

[geraldg]

Thanks for this product review. I've always been skeptical how well or if these products even work. Glad to see they do.

[SamBao]

haha, I bumped into this when I was researching signal booster for my BMW, they made an OEM version for my car but it's basically the same idea, except instead of a separate antenna, it is integrated with the antenna that originally came with the car