Will this boost the signal for receiving and sending for iPhone 5 on Sprint's 3G and 4G network as well as phone calls? DFW lately has been out right terrible and all three phone I have with them are having this problem. Others iPhone 5 users on different network do not seem to have this problem.Thank you for any assistance. Will this boost the signal for receiving and sending for iPhone 5 on Sprint's 3G and 4G network as well as phone calls? DFW lately has been out right terrible and all three phone I... » Read More Will this boost the signal for receiving and sending for iPhone 5 on Sprint's 3G and 4G network as well as phone calls? DFW lately has been out right terrible and all three phone I have with them are having this problem. Others iPhone 5 users on different network do not seem to have this problem.Thank you for any assistance. « Show Less
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I am on AT&T; out here in the boonies and without the booster, there are times during every day that I cannot get any service. Wilson says it can be used with any network, so I believe them.
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I bought one for my wife and one for myself. They work very well. We live in a no cell signal area. Now we receive 3 bars. I also recommend using it in your home. It works just as well indoors.
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No - this one is the bare bones of the bunch. There is another Wilson on the market (Amazon) that, if I am not mistaken, is for the iphone 3G and 4G networks.You may need to go with an actual booster kit. cost more but if you need the signal power, it may be the way to go. Watch the "fine print" it will state which carriers they do not do well on.
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The previous answer is wrong, iwireless is on Sprint because I have iwireless. It depends on the iwireless you have
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NO, I just found out and wanted to share with others that the protocol used for Verizon & Sprint uses CDMA, while AT&T; & T Mobile use GSM. So the phones hardware communicates to the cell tower differently. :(
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Hi Brian,1st of all I don't have an iPhone 5 but when my friend connected his iPhone 4s it did not transfer the phone audio just the music. All notification does sound through the speaker so it some times gets annoying because it cuts your song for few seconds.
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Not sure on that level I would have to do a test app with that, My phone is a 4g Mytouch and my net is quick when loading I use myself solavei. My wife has a blu dash 3.5 and she is with solavei as well her phone is 3G and still pretty quick with her's as well. It's T-mobile signal so it's pretty much the same frequency receiving I would assume. But, we are happy and satisfied. www.pay4lesswireless.com they distribute the service as well.. go check them out.
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Yes. We have 4g and we went from 2 bars to 5. Our first booster didn't work though, so if your phone doesn't connect, chances are it's a faulty tower.
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this antenna is designed to be used with Wilson's mobile signal booster. I can't comment on whether or not you can use it as a signal boosting element by itself. I use Wilson's mobile signal booster with it and it does a great job. The magnet is super strong. I would recommend placing it on the vehicle and leaving it. I moved mine back and forth between two vehicles and I noticed that the adhesive on the bottom that holds the magnet to the antenna loosened just a bit, but not separating. It comes with plenty of cable to place it in the center of a vehicle roof or trunk lid. It's worth the money getting the whole package. If you can get 1 bar on your cell, it will boost it to at least 3 bars. ( that's my experience) Hope this helps. side note: be sure you get the right booster for your particular carrier ( AT&Platinum, Verizon, Sprint...etc)
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Yes, i have sprint and reception was fine. The phone, however, i wouldn't recommend it because after a few weeks of use, it would freeze up. When making a phone call, the call would go through after 3 or 4 minutes, then it would start ringing. If i were you i would keep searching for another cellphone. I bought it because it was cheap, but then i realized why it was cheap. I ended up buying a different one. Good luck.
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Unfortunately not, it's the way Apple made those phones. Only 5 and above iPhones are LTE enabled, which means "Long-Term Generation" that transmits data a lot faster from cellular towers to phones. I hope that helps, good luck!
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Anybody having trouble using 3G data with AT&T;? My 5800 is showing excellent 3.5G signal but when I try using data it just gives me an error message. It works fine if I keep the phone in GSM-mode though...EDIT: An extremely stupid design choice in AT&T;'s SIM card structure. Even though I had a 3G capable sim card, it wasn't 3G-enabled so couldn't use the data (but oddly enough could use the bandwidth to talk to people. If anyone else has this problem, just go talk to someone at AT&T.;
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HMMM - I have a Virgin iPhone 5S - and I did have a SIM card to install, it was labelled Sprint, Boost, Virgin. I know the 4 and 4S did not have a SIM card. The 5 may not, but I guarantee you the 5S does.
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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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My understanding is that the Ford Sync interfaces with your choice of cell phones. If you purchase the correct version of the Wilson Signal Booster for your particular cell phone provider it should work great and provide much better phone and internet signal strength while traveling in marginal cell coverage areas. I regularly see 1 bar go to 5 bars after plugging the amp in and placing my Samsung 4 on ATT into the cradle.
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The key here is that it ONLY works on WiMax 4G networks and NOT 4G LTE. You should use Sprint's coverage maps (at the top of their web site page) to show WiMax coverage. In Colorado Springs, a city of 300K people, WiMax is not available and Sprint shows this as "3G and more". In the Denver area, WiMax is available so I should either sell my unit to someone in Denver or just hold on to it for when I travel.
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No - this one is the bare bones of the bunch. There is another Wilson on the market (Amazon) that, if I am not mistaken, is for the iphone 3G and 4G networks. You may need to go with an actual booster kit. cost more but if you need the signal power, it may be the way to go. Watch the "fine print" it will state which carriers they do not do well on.
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For myself as long as i am within the coverage area( dallas fort worth metroplex) i get 4g or 3g. Whichever one is available at that particular location that is the signal i get. I am happy with the T mobil service so far 200Megs free for life of tablet.
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The way I checked the signal on my phones is I viewed the signal from different locations in the house. On my samsung I could see the jump in signal as soon as I turned the zBoost on. With my iPhone I had to get in close proximity of the cell booster to see the improvement. I don't know if the problem with the iPhone is the frequency it is working on or the antenna in the phone. Put your phone close to transmit antenna and see if you see the signal boost. I plugged and unplugged the power supply to see the signal surge.