I have a small 15' extendable 3 bar tower attached to the house. Do I need to turn until signal is at it's peak?
1321002
Yes. My wife and I had to yell at each other to turn the cone in different directions. I would look for the best and then worse signal and then went for the in between. I picked up a bar and 1/2 by the time I was done.
1321003
Yes, but note that you may see 2 "peaks". One will occur when the antenna is pointed directly toward the tower, and when it is pointed directly away from the tower. Don't be fooled by the latter.
629258
It would mount outside of your building on a pole (unit comes with mount but not pole) point it in direction of where you want signal. Run cable indoors to poe injector (included). Then another cable goes from injector to your router / modem / Internet . Program and enjoy 100% signal.
1489123
So long as the cable run is short. I have a pretty long cable run... and adding a splitter wasn't great for the signal. (Basement to third floor.)
291931
Yes. But if it is used in a basement, you may need to place it above ground level to get a signal. (That is what happened to us. Not a big deal for us.)
1371801
You should ground it. There is a grounding kit available from the manufacturer, but you can do it yourself. Another option is moving the antenna down. Mine is only 7 feet off the ground and it works perfectly. You may not need to have it up so high. Also consider an inline coax surge protector.
2127849
yes, it's ready to use out of the box. the farther away you set the receiver from the window antenna the better.check online to point antenna in the direction of towers. I hope this helps we love how it helps us get better signal.
179453
I don't need relocate the signal, only put these in a lowel lever but i have a softail
1787060
Every time you setup it needs to be powered. But once you have signal you can disconnect power to it
109484
Yes you can, but the more walls or ceilings you go through, the weaker the signal. I think unless your house is three stories tall, that you should be fine.
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!
256696
Hi, Unfortunately, no. We've had this booster installed in our apartment since we received it and it has not made any difference whatsoever. We live out in the middle of nowhere and the building has some kind of aluminum or metal on the outside, so I don't know if it interferes with the signal. Regardless, we have not seen any difference in the signal. I'm not trying to trash the product, maybe it works with someone who lives in a more densely populated area, but it just doesn't help us at all. I wish I would have saved the money for something else. God Bless You
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Not the best way to do it. The signal will already be degraded. The PCT needs to be as close to the source of the signal as possible. That being said, It is worth a try. Install it close to the wall jack then to your equipment. The best place is close to where the cable enters the building. It keeps the signal from degrading down the line. . I Have two cable line coming in; one on the second floor. the PCT is hooked up a few feet from the entry wall. It made a fantastic improvement feeding three rooms. The line for the front room is hooked up in the front room after the cable has gone the entire length of the basement and up to the far wall. It definitely helps but it's not perfect. Not the best way to do it. The signal will already be degraded. The PCT needs to be as close to the source of the signal as possible. That being said, It is worth a try. Install it close to the wall jack then to your equipment. The best place is close to where the cable enters the building. It keeps the signal from degrading down the line. . I Have two cable line coming in; one on the second floor. the PCT is hooked up a few feet from the entry wall. It made a fantastic improvement feeding three rooms. The line for the front room is hooked up in the front room after the cable has gone the... » Read More Not the best way to do it. The signal will already be degraded. The PCT needs to be as close to the source of the signal as possible. That being said, It is worth a try. Install it close to the wall jack then to your equipment. The best place is close to where the cable enters the building. It keeps the signal from degrading down the line. . I Have two cable line coming in; one on the second floor. the PCT is hooked up a few feet from the entry wall. It made a fantastic improvement feeding three rooms. The line for the front room is hooked up in the front room after the cable has gone the entire length of the basement and up to the far wall. It definitely helps but it's not perfect. « Show Less
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I haven't noticed that at all. I've cranked it up past 50 a few times with nothing out of order. Wonder if something else is interfering with the signal?
2080203
Just yesterday my grandson noticed that he had signal 2 blocks away, driving away. There was a large brick building between us and the house. If you have lath and plaster walls, that might reduce your signal a bit. I'd guess it will work just fine.
569145
It will pick up signal from a home 500 ft away, but it depends on different factors such as: topography, surrounding vegetation, and others. If it is a flat and clear area you should have no problem getting signal, but i cannot guarantee 3 bars.
1233303
There is nothing else attached to the unit...it's a completely stand alone device. The only exception is if you have something plugged into one or both of the USB ports (i.e. external hard drive, printer, etc.) or if you have a computer "hard wired" to one of the 5 gigaports on the back of it. None of the previously mentioned devices are required to extend the signal.
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No the extender can be placed wherever you need to extend the signal in your place. I have my router upstairs and the extender downstairs. Signal downstairs is great for smart TV and all devices down there while router is used for upstairs.