Cell signal amplifier...

[ltxda]

http://www.mobileplanet.com/d.aspx?i=150450

Has anyone used/tried similar devices to amplify the cell signal and get better reception? I want to buy one for my house and am curious before I make the purchase of anyone else's experience with these devices. Let me know if you've tried one and if it worked as advertised.

Thanks! :)

[mojo2000]

honestly, i wouldn't want to have such a thing in my house because of the radiation.

i do have wifi and dect phones though :o

[GenghisKhent]

I haven't purchased yet, but I've researched this a lot. The main competition to the Wi-Ex zBoost linked to in your post is Spotwave's z1900 (http://www.spotwave.com/residential/products/z1900.asp). A step up in price and complexity are the Wilson Electronics products (http://wilsonelectronics.com/). I'm not a T-Mobile customer so their HotSpot @Home (http://t-mobile.com/promotions/hotspotathomelearnmore.aspx?WT.mc_n=HotSpotatHm_in dex&WT.mc_t=OnSite)product is not an option. Personally I'm holding out for femtocell, in which Google just invested (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134895/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws)but is still a bit down the road. Hope this helps and saves you some time in your research.

[ltxda]

I haven't purchased yet, but I've researched this a lot. The main competition to the Wi-Ex zBoost linked to in your post is Spotwave's z1900 (http://www.spotwave.com/residential/products/z1900.asp). A step up in price and complexity are the Wilson Electronics products (http://wilsonelectronics.com/). I'm not a T-Mobile customer so their HotSpot @Home (http://t-mobile.com/promotions/hotspotathomelearnmore.aspx?WT.mc_n=HotSpotatHm_in dex&WT.mc_t=OnSite)product is not an option. Personally I'm holding out for femtocell, in which Google just invested (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134895/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws)but is still a bit down the road. Hope this helps and saves you some time in your research.

Thanks! I was also considering Spotwave's product but wanted to see about people's experience. I found out that a buddy has another buddy that lives in my area and has one of these. He's going to tell me the model, etc tomorrow. From what he tells me, his signal is worse than mine. At least in my house I get low signal. In his house he gets NONE but after installing this device, he gets full bars. Now that's impressive. I just didn't want to deal with returning equipment until I found the one that works....if someone else could recommend one that worked for them already. We'll see which he chose and hopefully I find out tomorrow. I want to order mine ASAP.

[nrm]

I live way out in the country and got spotty reception - I could never finish a cell call. After I installed Wi-Ex zBoost I have 100% reception.
It has been a great success.

[ltxda]

I live way out in the country and got spotty reception - I could never finish a cell call. After I installed Wi-Ex zBoost I have 100% reception.
It has been a great success.

Thanks. I'm ordering it tonight and will report back once I've tested it.

[copperwave]

Interesting topic - does anyone know of these products will work with UK / European frequencies? Over here we have 900/1800 Mhz for GSM and 2100 for 3G/UMTS service. I see that these products are set for 800/1900 Mhz - would that mean they reject (or ignore) everything other than the programmed frequency?

//copperwave

[ltxda]

Interesting topic - does anyone know of these products will work with UK / European frequencies? Over here we have 900/1800 Mhz for GSM and 2100 for 3G/UMTS service. I see that these products are set for 800/1900 Mhz - would that mean they reject (or ignore) everything other than the programmed frequency?

//copperwave

You can check the specs at the manufacturer website. It'll let you know which frequencies are supported.

[bob_beringer]

Thanks. I'm ordering it tonight and will report back once I've tested it.
How did your testing go? Can you kick a link to the product if it was worth the purchase?

v/r
Bob

[francoke]

Hi , ITXDA and all members !

Few days ago , passs trough cellphone accesories house , and see strange article , lonely on a stand , question at salesman about this , and only say to me : Yes , mi travell seller give this , may be something interest in say ,without box ,without exterior inscriptions or info , I really think...thats no work !...But ...I buy , great will be my surprise when into a room of my appartament plug this amplifier at power supply and inmediatly up in my HTC Advantage TWO bars .... At nex day call some friends and probe this on yours cellphone Nokia N95 , HTC S621 , ETEN m700 , in all up so fast available signal .Now i wait what travel seller pass again for this house and give please some of information abou , for a moment only could give this pictures maybe , sending at some phone house ...something could give some information , its mazing really works great , i proobe too on a car , far from city and ...amazing again really amazing ..and WIRELESS !

Good Look and if i know something more..will be post inmediatly.

FranCoke.