I live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on the second floor of a brick building. Multiple skyscrapers as barriers to signals. Will it work?
1280720
I can't tell you for sure. I am in Anchorage,AK and there is a station that is only 16 miles from me and I have to move the antenna just for that station sometimes. I get the other 2 networks just fine. This was the 4th antenna I tried and it was better than the others.
1280721
probably -- and i think you can return it if not. i'm on Lower East Side Manhattan on a high floor and easily found location to hang antenna that receives ALL TV signals...
1005478
This antenna solely boosts cell phone signal from outside a building to inside. It will work verizon voice and data, not land line phone service. This is a directional antenna so you would need to aim it directly at the tower that has the least obstructions.
410317
The connection will be weak at best. To do it right use the HAWNR3 router in the brick bldg and us a HW2R1 repeater in the concrete block bldg. Then install a directional antenna on the exterior of each bldg and aim them at each other. This the configuration I use for a 275' distance and it works great!
992503
You generally can't use GPS in NYC. GPS requires access to a broad swath of sky to lock into multiple satellites, and there just isn't enough sky in NYC to do that. (Your cell phone may seem to work okay, but that's because it can fall back on wifi to get your location.)If you can get into an open space for awhile, without too many tall buildings around (say, Union Square), it will probably eventually lock in, and it might stay locked in, but the the readings once you get back into midtown are likely to be extremely flaky.
2142018
Nope, don't buy it... It doesn't work. I live right in city n I don't get signals even on top floor
639414
I live in an concrete apartment building on the 1st floor. I can go outside to the car, dumpster, and mailbox (100+ feet). Never had an issue with interference from my phone or any interference for that matter.
517909
It should work, but really depends on the distance; your interior walls generally won't have insulation (will be hollow), so where it would interfere with a signal, it wouldn't degrade it completely. If we're talking just a room or so away, I'd say no problem; though if we're talking a floor/ceiling, I'd say you might have issues.
992502
A couple questions... Do you mean in the middle of a bunch of tall skyscrapers? If so, that could possibly be a problem. From the time you turn it on, how long are you waiting to determine that it isn't working?Have you also try using a separate GPS unit for comparison?
1709637
It all depends on the construction of the buildings. The instructions advise against placing units in different buildings or in unheated spaces. My basement unit will network with the ones on the second floor. By line of site, they mean an electronic signal must be able to make it. The units don't actually have to be optically visible to each other.
515687
every area has different characteristics, and RF interference, my signals are making it over 50 miles and sharp, if the broadcast towers are unobstructed between you and them, i.e. on top of tall buildings it shouldn't be a problem, there are online resources to give you estimated channel reception, take what it says and the Mohu should out perform that substantially
2228970
That is very hard to predict. It works inside the buildings that I have used it in. But it is a consumer radio, so if other consumer radios have trouble in your building, it will likely have trouble too.
2138596
It will work, but you may get only a limted number channels depending on your area. Also, I am not sure if will pick a good signal in a basement.
1149550
Yes however it alldepent§onYes. Qualty of signal may not be the best. If moving.
1004412
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!
548756
It might. It really depends on the landscape. This antenna needs clear line of sight to get the best results. If you have mountains or big hill between you and the tower then the strength of the signal might drop. You need to experiment.
1418513
I have not tested my new one further than the mailbox across the road. My older one, same brand, (in a basement) worked all the way around the block when I tested it. As long as there are no barriers I believe it really would work as far as it says it will.
1316024
i dont think it will work. even if you didnt have any kind of walls or interference it wouldnt work for more than 200ft. at least that is my experience. in my apartment it doesnt work for more than 30ft because its a concrete building