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I bought this with high expectations based off of a few reviews. After I got it installed, we did not see any increase in signal. I downloaded a signal app to monitor it. In my driveway of my house I was at -110 dbm. At that level I can stream Netflix just fine. So even though its a weaker signal its still fine. There was 0 boost in the signal. I finally read a review on Amazon and the gentleman said he had to be touching the antenna for it to work at all. So I tried this and it jumped to -102 Dbm. I emailed their customer support, they were very prompt and nice... but, I was told the following "Our boosters need at least a -95 on 3G at the external antenna to amplify. Anything beyond a -95 is too weak for our boosters to amplify. If it does amplify it will either create noise or you will be right next to the internal antenna. " This kind of sucks, because I am not sure why I need to boost -95 when I can do everything i need to at a weaker signal. So basically they are telling me we dont take a weak signal and make it great, we take a good signal and boost it. I reviewed the documentation and their is nothing about this. As a matter of fact I saw multiple times the reference to boosting weak 1 bar signals. Since my plan was to work remotely from my RV in areas that would have a weaker signal this will not work for me. I have returned it. My recommendation is either check the signal strength via the phones status, or download an app to determine if you need this. Additionally I have watched a lot of videos after purchasing where the everyone says you need to be within a few feet of the antenna, while WeBoost claims that its 8-10'. Lastly if you do feel that this will work for you and you buy it, DO A DRY FIT FIRST. They do recommend you do a soft install before you drill any holes. I did not do this, since I was so excited for it, and went ahead and drilled a hole right through my roof. Definitely test it before drilling those holes. Like I said customer service was nice, even though I was PISSED in my emails, but I would not recommend this product from what I have learned about it.
September 2017 · Cell Phones and Accessories · verified purchase
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