/r/CellBoosters

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A place to discuss boosting and optimizing 3G, 4G LTE, and 5G cell signal and data rates.

A place to discuss boosting and optimizing 3G, 4G, and LTE cell signal and wireless data rates. Mod'd by the team at Waveform.com.

/r/CellBoosters

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Q: Xiaomi CPE PRO (CB0401V2) - Cell Band Lock possible?

I love the device. However it switches the bands regularly and has fluctuations in the speed. Is it possible to whitelist specific bands?

Thanks

0 Comments
2024/12/16
05:43 UTC

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Can someone tell me what's going on

Just installed a eBay cell booster, we got 1 bar inside before. Now get 5. Our phones work very well

(difference of .5mbps to 20mbps on speed test)

but for some reason our android tablet with its own 5G LTE isn't working at all now.. what gives?

My phone is T-Mobile as well like the tablet and works perfectly, but when the booster is on the tablet can't load up anything despite having 5 bars. Same network... I don't get it

If anyone can help we would greatly appreciate it!!

7 Comments
2024/12/14
03:18 UTC

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Recommendation for AT&T and a large home?

Hey folks, Recently moved to Denver, CO to live in a large (6 bedroom, ~3000 sq ft) house. Typically I only have one or two bars regardless of where I am in the house. My service provider is AT&T; what booster would y’all recommend?

1 Comment
2024/12/14
00:27 UTC

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Refurbished Weboost complete home package

I typically have 1 bar at my house with a reading of around -110db. I bought a Weboost and set it up….but it literally did nothing. It was refurbished so I’m thinking I may have bought a dud? Opinions? I just bought a new one to try it out again

6 Comments
2024/11/29
06:55 UTC

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Booster for vehicle hotspot

I have a truck with LTE hotspot. I drive in the country a lot where the signal gets weak. My truck is a new truck with a sharkfin antenna .... Which I'm assuming the sharkfin has the LTE antenna in it... Do options like weeboost work on vehicle hotspots? Or is the vehicle hotspot antenna too far away since it's outside the cabin?

6 Comments
2024/11/28
16:24 UTC

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Internal reception antenna that doesn’t suck

Just thought I’d share incase anyone is in the same situation (and also to show off) I have a Tesla model 3 and a Cellfi roam r41. Obviously I have no bullbar to put a massive receiver antenna. So until now i had just been using a small 3dbi internal antenna for both the receiver and transmit antenna. It worked ok but didn’t really give me much value. There are no large internal antennas you can buy because most people who have cell boosters just use bullbar antennas. I bought a 5g stationary transmitter antenna on AliExpress for about 50aud (like 30usd) it’s pretty big and came with 2 antennas, 1 for 5g and one for 3G-5g low band frequency (I think). So I just took it apart and took the main antenna out (since it’s just a flat circuit board it made it way easier to hide underneath the parcel shelf trim) so now I have an antenna that maxes out the power of my cellfi, works just as well if not better than a proper 4wd antenna (and as a bonus it’s way cheaper) and also is completely hidden in the car. It took me about 2hrs to install but if you’re happy to see the antenna it would take all of 30 seconds. (The reason I need it is Australia is massive and cell coverage is abysmal even in the city, I also roadtrip across the state sometimes) For the 3 other people in the same situation hope this helps, but if your car doesn’t have an all glass roof it might not work as well.

1 Comment
2024/11/27
09:01 UTC

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Booster to get me to 5g on T-Mobile?

Looking into boosters as an option for a more reliable internet connection for work when my cable network goes down (Wow in Michigan).

I'm currently on T-Mobile... sometimes have intermittent 5g at home, often have okay-ish 4G LTE. Today I have "full signal" 4G LTE (allegedly) at 100-300kbps down & >300ms ping fml. Also sometimes resetting my cell connection on my phone helps. Sometimes it doesn't.

The other end of my subdivision gets reliable enough 5G that many use it for primary ISP. No obvious major tall obstructions or obvious sources of interference I'm aware of, just houses and a slightly lower elevation on my side. So maybe 0.25-0.5 miles away, signal is fine.

Verizon & ATT just as bad. No other wired ISP worth having in town.

But I could reaaaallly use a reliable backup for work from home days.

What hardware setup do I need to make that happen?

1 Comment
2024/11/26
05:01 UTC

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Cell booster I can carry?

Is there any booster I can put in my backpack while hiking/backpacking through more rural areas? Also go to a lot of music festivals so maybe something I could use there?

3 Comments
2024/11/25
22:46 UTC

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Adding another antenna

Wondering if anyone has any input on how to go about adding an additional antenna inside the house to cover more area with the booster. The issue Im having is with the one inside antenna that came with my kit it is very directional and there isnt a good way to have it cover the whole house. Wondering if i got an additional antenna would i be able to use a splitter to have both of them installed to cover more area with the signal.

4 Comments
2024/11/25
21:51 UTC

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Small RV, intermittent weak cell signal

Hello! Will I run into a problem if the inside of my RV is only around 19'? I think I read something about the inside antennae and the booster need to be far enough apart? ...my favorite campground has intermittent cell service. That is, most of the time no bars, but once or twice a day there is maybe 15 minutes of 1-2 two bars. If I interpret what I've read correctly, a cell booster is the best solution during the no bar time (and maybe even during). If there is a less expensive or better solution, please lemme know. TIA!

4 Comments
2024/11/18
03:29 UTC

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Can someone recommend a small personal signal booster for office ?

The office building that I work in for some reason gets terrible cell reception. Some days it’s alright, but the majority of the time, data is completely unusable. I have AT&T. Reception is perfectly fine the second I go outside. I think it’s because it’s an old Cold War era building or something like that.

Does there exist a small, unobtrusive, preferably affordable cell signal booster? It only needs to cover my small office so that I can use my goddamn phone while I’m at work.

All my coworkers experience this problem, but they’d never say anything because we’re “not supposed to be using our phones at work”. Yeah right.

Do they all need an antenna mounted somewhere outside ? That would be an issue for me. Thank you.

10 Comments
2024/11/13
20:05 UTC

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AT&T Signal Boost

Here is my situation: at property where we camp, there is very little to no service. If you find the right spot you can get two bars of service which is plentiful for us. The 1bar or SOS is unreliable. Camp sits in a low spot, if I leave camp and head to the top of a hill (less than a 1/4 mile away) or just elevate by climbing on top of a 5th wheel trailer the signal gets much better (2bars 5Ge AT&T). We have power, and have the ability to elevate a repeater/device. We have no internet service.

Can you please let me know if there a repeater/booster/device that we can plug in and elevate and have it increase AT&T signal strength for a 1/4 acre or smaller area outside? (Not concerned with the signal inside buildings).

1 Comment
2024/11/02
21:51 UTC

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No data with booster

I bought a cell booster to use inside a metal shipping container. It works great to boost the signal for phone calls but I get no data. No website or app will load. Reason why booster works well for calls but not data? On google fi.

1 Comment
2024/11/02
15:56 UTC

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Home Setup advice

Hey there. We have a house in a hilly/mountainous area. Currently, when going inside the house, our cell phone signal is quite poor. When we go up the hill behind the house, which is about 500 feet. We are currently looking at cell phone boosting options to see what we can do to improve this issue. Everything I've seen so far uses RG6 coax cable and most kits only provide up to 75 feet. After doing some research it looks like RG6 is only really good up to 150ft due to signal loss. Could anyone provide any advice to a setup that could be used up to 500ft run and wouldn't break the bank?

1 Comment
2024/11/02
14:35 UTC

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Netgear nighthawk

Hi, I have a Netgear nighthawk m6 for my sailboat. I'd love to put an antenna on the mast, run it down and into my nighthawk. Any suggestions on what to get? I am on 5g Thanks

2 Comments
2024/11/02
10:52 UTC

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Cell Booster Advice

Hello I am a newly hired it support guy. I was tasked with installing a cell booster for the office. This office weird in a few ways I will say. It is very long and not rectangular really I would call it a long hall way with offices om each side. Additionally it is a kosher office so many individuals have flip phones.

I am looking around and most of these boosters have an outdoor antenna. What would be a good booster with an indoor antenna at the reception room does have good cell service?

1 Comment
2024/10/31
13:38 UTC

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WeBoost Drive 4G-X worth anything?

Is this worth anything? I’m all 5G now and no longer need this!

3 Comments
2024/10/28
00:21 UTC

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Why 3 walls and why why as far left?

17 Comments
2024/10/27
20:26 UTC

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5 bars terrible signal

Hey all,

I have a 6x10 aluminum cargo trailer that's insulated as my hunt camp. I bought this booster https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BY8NJ33S?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

And it gives me a full 5 bars inside of the trailer, although the signal is super inconsistent and drops almost everything. I have the outside antenna about 30ft away 15ft up pointed at a cell tower.

For example, my download will be 4 with a 1 upload lasting a minute and then nothing at all for 5 minutes. Still while retaining 5 bars.

Need advice on what to do here. Signal is great outside of the camper.

13 Comments
2024/10/23
21:24 UTC

3

Help please

Anyone know what this piece is called and where to find a replacement for it? Can’t find it anywhere on the weboost site. TIA!

3 Comments
2024/10/21
21:36 UTC

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No line-of-sight to Tower - A request for help

I live off-grid with no line of sight and a weak 1 bar or 2 at most signal. I can use Starlink but would prefer a Verizon + antenna + router type option

I read the stickied post by sinakh, which was great. I then went to your website and came back here with the no direct line of sight issue.

2 Comments
2024/10/16
17:29 UTC

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Anybody know if CEL-FI GO X G32 works with Visible?

Visible is powered by Verizon, and CEL-FI GO X G32 works with Verizon, but does it work with Visible? Anybody know?

3 Comments
2024/10/12
01:13 UTC

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Poor reception in one level of our home (Google Fi). What do you recommend?

I'm moving to a house with very poor reception for Google Fi. In the lower level (street level) there's absolutely no reception at all. What do you recommend? I've been doing some research but it's hard to figure out what to get. Concrete walls.

2 Comments
2024/10/10
05:31 UTC

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Intentionally mixing 50 and 75 Ohm equipment - question

For several reasons, this is my ideal configuration (in attached picture)

question #1 should I use

75 Ohm antennas

or

50 Ohm antennas (with adapter between the F connector and antenna (probably N-female)

question #2 seems like there are cheap adapters, and expensive adapters with more technical details like pointing out 75/50 ohm. Are cheap adapters 1 impedance, and expensive adapters 2 impedances?

https://preview.redd.it/768po3onj6ud1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d0d19e5c78ebeac9fbd63025c6e1a019d4a68ef2

https://preview.redd.it/ytqnstvhj6ud1.jpg?width=1576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0f124cc32c9e1ba13bd6ce40366036cc3f2673a

https://preview.redd.it/8eoazktvi6ud1.jpg?width=2456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c93375657ce9a89ebddc9ba568a95534cf5a8f61

Appreciate your help. Obviously this isn't optimal but I'm locked into 50 Ohm booster and 75 Ohm cable. I do have control over which antennas will be used.

https://preview.redd.it/x948mhhej6ud1.jpg?width=1576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=edd5ecc74d4c35ba73ff015b3493c06ddc24fc38

https://preview.redd.it/kup0luk1j6ud1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3db82f817dd6018143e3ca80545a0fd291d94e5c

https://preview.redd.it/7zjnsq3wrutd1.jpg?width=3020&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f30d0893c9e3b2fec65f2b4f4235eb42381a0bf7

12 Comments
2024/10/10
04:09 UTC

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Help with rural home question

Have small (1k ft2) cabin in area w minimal cell service (for all carriers). We have Xfinity Mobile using Verizon network and have 1 bar service outside home. Phones for family ranging in age (iPhones from 8-14). Question: I read we have to have “permission” from carrier which seems odd as boosting all signals, yes? Question2: something along lines of WeBoost HomeRun a reasonable option for calls? We have WiFi 1gb service but cell phones not allowing WiFi calling . Help appreciated , new problem for us!

7 Comments
2024/10/09
03:39 UTC

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Amazboost booster suddenly refuses to work.

So in the past few days we have been setting up this cellular booster: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0897MKSKX

We tested to make sure it was working reliably before we fully set up the antenna on the roof, and are now in the process of finding the best spot inside the house for the booster side of things. Yesterday I did several tests over the course of an hour before breaking for the day. Today I went to resume the tests, starting from where I got the best results yesterday, and now the booster refuses to work. Out of the blue, all the alarm lights for all the supported bands stay lit green and no signal is received. I have moved it to every previously tested spot and got the same results.

The instructions say to reinstall the whole system, which ultimately can only mean in this case to disconnect and reconnect all the cables at each end, which I have done and it has solved nothing. Where do I go from here? I can't send it back - its been too long since we initially ordered it(we tested it immediately, it just took us until now to set it up) so its outside of return period.

7 Comments
2024/10/05
19:09 UTC

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Go g32 custom firmware?

Gulf of Mexico has a giant ATT network on old recycled b4 and b5 channels (850 and 1750).

Is there a way to force the go 32 to see these channels?

Works fine using a netgear mr6500.

2 Comments
2024/10/01
05:05 UTC

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MVNO Startup for rural terrible service area

Hi, I figured the community here would have some decent insight into my situation and idea... I live in a very rural Midwest US area where all my friends, family, and acquaintances for miles and miles in our area all have terrible terrible cell service. Most people I know are "fine" with their marginal data speed and connection for most usage. In today's world, you usually aren't too far from wifi anyway, or a lot of things can wait until you have wifi or a better data connection... But not so much with phone calls. It's immensely frustrating to pay a lot of money to these big carriers and have such terribly inadequate call reception where they constantly drop or can't even be made/received sometimes.

My crazy idea is to start my own MVNO little cell company as sure, a business model that needs to financially make at least some sense, but with the primary focus being to get a bunch of people in my area and my own family a notably better cell service experience. I know there would be substantial costs involved for use of, say, Verizon's network under my own setup, but wouldn't I have the possibility of a lot better reception if we would be able to then use outdoor cell boosters or roof top repeaters of some sort? If so, it sounds definitely worth it, but I want to know just what level of money are we talking, and how many people in the area would need to be on board with me to make it financially work? Or is there a better option or plan suggestion? Should we be building our own cell tower?

9 Comments
2024/10/01
00:55 UTC

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