Anyone tried weBoost for Cell/data Phone reception in their Bus?

[plyonsMC9]

Hmmm, Gary, 1500 comedians out of work and you have to be a funny man.

Re: Separation between antennas; I went with the OTR / Truck antenna setup.  Large antenna, thinking of mounting the external antenna towards the back of the bus such that the refrigerator ends up being between the external antenna and the indoor antenna.  And no windows.  Per Seangie, office antenna will be the next step.  For right now, Verizon Jet Pack to be placed near indoor antenna.

Thanks also Eric - appreciate all the detail and link.  That's quite a good amount of data via air for a month, and with good results.

More very soon.  Thanks for the suggestions! 

Kind Regards, Phil

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

Thanks Phil for doing all of this extensive research on this so you can write an excellent article about this for BCM.  Plz complete your work by this fall so when I go full-timing I will know exactly what to purchase for the best reception. 

If you want, we can dedicate the entire October issue of BCM for your article. We need to increase our sales anyway. 

Gary

[Dlsnow]

Sorry if i am reviving an old post.  I have been off this site for a while.

I have direct experience using the WeBoost and the older Wilson equipment.  It WILL get you service in areas that you cannot get service with your phone directly.

For the best experience contact wilson/weboost and explain your setup.  It is basically a two step process when you get where you are going.

Let them know if you want to tie this system into your 12v or 24v Batteries as they offer DC/DC adapters.
You will need a mast if you really want signal where you cant usually get it.

1. Lookup the direction to the nearest celltower your provider offers using the iphone/android application OpenSignal
2. Point your outdoor directional (yagi) antenna in the direction of the tower.

All of the WeBoost stuff auto gains the signal and will inform you of feedback loop - requiring more distance between the antennas or better positioning.

This has helped us in the hills of Virginia and in the Arizona, California Desert boarder areas (Yuma, Tucson...).

[plyonsMC9]

Thanks Disnow for the information,

I'll be posting some more results soon.  We purchased the OTR (trucker) model, and worked w/ their support before the install.  They (support) liked the idea of installing the antenna towards the back of the bus and using the refrigerator as a block between the external and internal antennas.  Install went very well, no oscillation - all green lights.   First time tests & work application successful.  Basically a doubling of bandwidth each time.  I use the antenna mainly for data connections.  Tested multiple times using speedtest.  About 6 Mb to 12 Mbps doubling each time. More testing to follow.  I'm actually surprised it is working so well.  But I'll keep testing and using for work & will report back.

Kind Regards, Phil