Live in very rural area with inconsistant signal. "May" have signal of 1 bar, sometimes 2. Will this device increase the signal to my house if placed outside ? If so, does it need to talk to a device inside the house other then a cell phone ?
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The system itself needs and comes with an antenna that is mounted on your roof at the highest point. We live in a tri-level house so it is mounted on the chimney and then pointed to the direction of the nearest cell tower. The unit you are asking about is located in a window away from the solid brick wall outside and the two big trees in our backyard. We used to have the same problem and once I acquired more cable than what came with the unit moving it closer to the main floor made a huge difference. I get 4-5 bars at any given time; in addition, my calls come through and don't go straight to voicemail as happened in the past. We live in a "micro" climate whereby we are below a lot of multi level brick homes and a lot of tall trees. Though not rural still difficult to get a signal. This unit helped a lot. Good luck. I would suggest that you call your carrier and ask where the nearest cell tower is located and start from that point.
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We have this at the ranch to increase cell phone and wireless signals. Prior to installing this unit we would only get 1 or 2 bars for signal strength. Now we get 4 or 5 bars and no signal issues. To answer your question at any given time there are 5-6 devices using the Wilson Unit with no issues. We had a BBQ at the ranch and had 20-25 cell/smart phones operating on the signal with no complaints.
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Line of sight definately helps. You can set it up horizontal or vertical and get a little wiggle room with the signal. I've set up one at 3\4 of a mile and some trees and it gets 90% signal strength. The other is about 500 yards and gets 99% and it goes through a building external wall too.
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What if you live in a rural area, and even if you move your laptop or android phone near the router you still only get 1 bar on the phone and 2-5 on the laptop but only 54mbps speed on laptop. How does one boost the signal and the speed? I live in an off-grid rental (solar power, etc.). Not sure what to do, but I need to be able to stream videos and upload/download files FAST for my freelance work. Thanks for any help!
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I have purchased 2 different styles of the Wilson Cell phone signal extenders. They both work very well. We put one in my husband's shop building, and he has not had a dropped call since. We are in a funny spot where you can have 4 bars in one spot, walk 2 feet and have only one bar of signal. Both of the units I have are operating in the United States. I guess I don't know if cell towers are different in diferent countries. If the technology is pretty much the same, the you should have a good result as long as you can get at least one bar of signal where you live.
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We found it to not pick up a signal when we were nowhere near 1000 feet away from our house; more like only about 200' away. Big disappointment. It wouldn't pick up the signal from our house when I was just across the street in our neighbor's house, and you lose reception even faster if you have a more solid wall like plaster or brick instead of drywall. We live in a city so not sure if there were other interfering signals from home wireless networks or radio.
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Yeah I agree with Danny, but with some creative engineering you can still boost the signal distance. The only way to boost the signal of something like this would be to utilize the interrupt pin and have it trigger from a read on the external antenna, Which would actually be pretty interesting to code and build. Hope this helps!
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I think it depends upon a lot of factors: where the signal originates from, any natural barriers to the signal (buildings, trees, etc) and where you are using the antenna (indoors, outdoors, near a window, etc.). You just need to play with your setup & find that "sweet spot" for placement.
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I suggest only using this for a router to boost outgoing signal. It's size cannot help any more in increasing incoming signal then a normal 9dbi antenna can bring in due to the power it can use to receive signal. Connected to a router it can put out very good signal when pointed in the right direction. As per what Javier said, it is best used outside. Mine came wrapped fairly well, only one minor scratch and it was in good working condition.Sorry I couldn't help with this sooner but I only noticed the email notification for this subject today.
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We live in an earthborne house (3 sides underground) we had 1 bar to noo service everwhere in our house. We got the Wilson electronic device and now have 3 to 4 bars everywhere in the house, even the back rooms. To us, its well worth the money. We have the outside device pointed toward the nearest cell phone tower (doesnt have to be your carrier's tower, then locate the inside receiver in a central location within the house.
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No...it will not pick up and boost the signal. I am only 3 miles from the tower with a small ridge between us and it won't boost the signal.
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If you can see a signal now, this will almost certainly improve it. If you can't see his signal at all, this may not help. I have a small shop that is across the road from my house. The total distance is only about 150' but the signal has to pass through 5 walls and a tree line. With my laptop at the door of the shop, I could get a signal strength of 1 bar. With the Alpha plugged into a USB port on the laptop, I can move it to the back of the shop and I still have a signal strength of 4 bars.
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Hello,I installed mine over a year ago and it works amazing up here in the mountains even with a steel building. I have 5 bars on my phone through out my 7,000 sq ft structure. As I remember I had to call Wilson and ask which antenna would be best for my system. I purchased whatever they told me to get...and it works awesome. If you are wondering...definitely call Wilson for your particular installation and location.
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No the internet is not required for this cell phone booster amplifier. I tried it with a Wilson Yaggi(?) antenna suppose to be top rated so I could get reception in my home and basement. The amount of bar s gained was minimal to none so unless you can see a cell tower and have no tress or building blocking it this unit didn't work for me
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In the "before you buy" section, it says that it only boosts the signal horizontally, not vertically, so it may not help with the basement signal much! Let us know if it does, though!
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Where I live I have no signal. After purchasing the MobilePro and attaching the antenna to a window (inside) and connecting the device I have 3-4 bars and have been told it is as clear as my land line. I also use the MobilePro in my truck and have had a full signal where I have been told my provider has no signal. Heavy foliage in the summer does affect the signal.
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I had it hooked up at work and worked great for all employees with different android phones. One of them being iphone (not sure what model). Anyway the antenna is directional so you really need to point it as straight as you can. Good luck By the way the booster worked the opposite for my bosses non-android phone. He had four bars signal and when I turn on the unit it went to no signal at all on his cell phone.