RV Cellular Signal Booster Unboxing, Installation, and Review

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[hummerunv]

Good job Robert. But since I have some late advice. After my military service I was DirecTV Field Supervisor, Trainer, and Quality Control for their beginning 18years, I also took care of their V.I.P. customers (such as Alec Baldwin, Andy Griffin, Brittany Spears, Howie Long, NASCAR, and many other Govt&Political people) for HDTV and Home Theater installations. I know what you explain as Y-combiner (6:25-6:35) is called 'Diplexer". My advice if you use 2 Diplexers (1 on each end of coaxial cable) then you will be fine to use both TV antenna and another signal together. A Diplexer/Combiner is labeled to tell you the frequency range for each side of connection and also indicates what connection is for TV and other signal.
(9:55-10:00) to fix the antenna and cable resting...just use a zip-tie to attach the cable out of the way and a rubber boot o-ring.
(11:10-11:50) I think the existing coaxial cable is the older style RG59 (made for analog TV signal)...It is better to have RG6 (made for Digital signal). You can see the words written on the side of cable or notice the copper size in middle of connector. The analog RG58 or 59 has more skinny copper like your hair and easy to move with your finger, but RG6 is thicker diameter looks same as pencil lead). If you want to replace old coaxial and 'fish' the new RG6 digital style then cut the metal F connector off one end of existing RG59, now the connector is gone and it will slide thru the roof. 'Fish thru your new piece of RG6 size cable (25ft at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes). There is also a "Cable TV kit" at Home Depot or Lowes to put on new connectors end of coaxial wire. Then use waterproof silicone to seal the hole in roof again. ONE continuous piece is always best because every stop and extension piece loses signal strength / signal quality.

[jjustj]

Just completed our wee boost install like yours. Thanks works great. Only hard part was squeezing the right kind of coax thru hole with other, also sealed our fittings! Thxz again.

[KKevin]

We boost is a great product, ive used them for two years now with great success in areas I could never have a solid signal.

[kenkolen]

Robert, Neal from Miami here. I have a similar set up I am installing before my trip this weekend. I am using the tv cable/satellite input on the side of the rv using a LNR-195 cable to F adapter. and back out on the inside by the television to the booster. I am using a directional yagi antenna. I hope to have a positive report next week from the Winter Star Party in Chiefland Fl.

[SerendipitySue]

Thanks for review. I took a 2 month trip from NY to Texas to Florida and back at the beginning of the year. I tested the Weboost 4G-X-RV with Verizon, ATT, and T-mobile at all the places I boondocked/camped. I tested both an omni and yagi external antenna. The results were interesting. I learned a couple of things:

1st, DB isn't a very useful metric. I used the Speedtest app to check upload/download speeds. You can have great DB, but a crowded/lousy cell tower. After all, how fast you can download or upload a video is what makes the booster useful.

2nd, there was no best network. All three major networks were better at some places. A good portion of the time, the unboosted signal had a better download speed than boosted. Upload speeds were always better with the booster.

3rd, The yagi takes time to set up (and can't be used while driving). In really remote areas with no signal, the opensignal app didn't always give a direction. So you had to hunt for the tower. At one place on the Texas coast, I could only get a connection with the yagi antenna. Most of the time, the extra effort to put up the yagi wasn't worth the effort. The omni antenna provided similiar upload/download speeds.

I have a small 14.5' trailer and I had to use the small candy bar antenna instead of the one provided with the RV kit. Since I couldn't get the required separation (getting green leds during boot-up).

Weboost was definitely worth having. But having multiple carriers is also important!

[TheSeanBampton]

Dude, you just blew through that stop sign!

Not sure it's worth $500 if I can't even check text messages or scroll through Twitter, but thank you for the review. Keep doing your work.

[TheWoodsOnline]

Good honest feedback Robert.

Now our story... we were camping in Manatee Springs State Park in Florida back in spring (2017). While at our campsite, we were having trouble getting a cell signal. 1 bar would come in waves. And it wouldn’t last long at all. Couldn’t access the internet at all. We happened to go to Gainesville and saw a Best Buy. Went in a purchased the WeBoost sleek. It’s one of the smaller versions like you mentioned. Paid around $200. Can’t remember exactly. Got back to the park and hooked it up. It brought in another bar and sometimes two. But we constantly retained a signal. I later purchase a little better antenna from weBoost. We now use our ZTE Mobley with its unlimited data plan with it when traveling and it works great. I think the RV version like you have here with that nicer antenna would be nice to have. One day, we will get one. But anyway, wanted to share our experience and how much we like our weBoost.

[NickFunHunter]

I called weboost and was told I can use the existing tv coaxial cable for external antenna. And your video confirm it works and no difference with weboost factory cable. Thanks. I will save the drilling and running of cable. Simply use the tv coaxial cable.

[CITAP]

I can't say how many times I wish I had one of those. West Coast Roller just installed a WEBOOST too and had similar results as you. You can get your service on the fringe and a little beyond but when the signal's gone, it's gone. There are better antennas available that may improve communication a little more. Next step is a SAT Phone. Great review and thanks Robert, , ,

[Class_C_Explorers]

We have the same Weboost cellular booster, before camping in Palo Duro Canyon State park in Texas we read some reviews that said there was a weak AT+T signal there but no usable Verizon. We confirmed that information with the gate attendant. Since we have Verizon we thought we would be without internet for our stay. We camped in the bottom of the canyon, in the Juniper campground, the most remote campground in the park. I checked my cell phone and it fluctuated between no service and 1 bar of 1x. Just for grins I turned on the Weboost and to our amazement we now had 3 bars of solid 4G LTE, good enough to stream Youtube and my wife was able to make phone calls. On our recent 5-1/2 week trip from Alaska to Georgia, we had internet every night thanks to the Weboost.

[travelingwithrick]

Robert this actually is the best booster there is.

[forry]

Robert for protection of the roof under the antenna, any antenna a couple of layers of eternabond tape is great. Better to add more tape then to see a worn spot on the roof.

[gccooley]

Cell signals have a very short range. When you are even a few miles from them your signal dramatically deteriorates. Like in Roberts case if there is not much signal available to amplify, the performance will just not be there. These exterior antennas are necessarily omni directional "low signal gain" for use on moving platforms. On a stationary platform a directional antenna with more gain is your only hope for receiving usable signal in weak RF areas. As Andrew stated below more than likely the weboost cable is a different impedance then the standard 75 ohm RG6 or 59 TV transmission cable. Most RF electronics are designed to operate at 50 Ohms RG58 or RG223 double shield. Using the wrong impedance cable will most likely further deteriorate the units performance.

[commonsensenews]

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[glennrubel]

Very interesting evaluation of the wi boost system.

[benjaminlagunes]

Robert. Si pueden pasar dos señales en el mismo coaxial sin interferirse, si tienen suficiente separación de frecuencia entre ellas.

[benjaminlagunes]

un detalle a considerar si quieres utilizar el cable de la TV para el booster, es que para la TV es de 75 Ohms y para el booster debe ser de 50 Ohms. Te va a causar pérdida de señal el que no sea el cable adecuado

[Mark-hgfn]

Did you seal the cable connections on the outside antenna? If not, get some coax sealant (its a soft putty like substance) and seal it. Those connectors are bad about letting water in the coax.

[jimmyg.]

Great video, as usual Very informative. Great job

[WilliamNau]

Thank you for your video. I was thinking of doing the same thing but wasn't sure it would work using the RV cable. Based on your results, I think I will give it a try next spring. I currently have the WeBoost antenna on a long pole i put up next to RV and run cable to satellite in on side of RV. I use it with the ATT Mobley.