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Designed for consumers in single story dwellings, the zBoost Metro amplifies cell phone signals for all phones and moblie devices and all US carriers (except Nextel). The zBoost Metro for the home or office extends an indoor cell zone up to 1500 square feet and does not require an outside antenna placement. The package includes everything you need: amplifier base unit, base unit antenna, power supply, coaxial cable (RG 59 Mini), signal antenna, and mounting hardware.
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| Wireless Extenders zBoost METRO YX540 Dual-Band Cell Phone Signal Booster (Black/Grey) |
Features
* Boost indoor signal coverage up to 1500 square feet
* Compatible with all U.S. carriers and mobile devices using 800 & 1900 MHz frequencies
* Increases voice and data transmission; decreases dropped or missed calls
* No outside antenna placement required
* Requires no cradle or connections to your phone
Reviews
Works great but not as well as they describe
Before installing the unit my phone showed two bars throughout my one bedroom apartment except for two spots in the apartment. One dead zone is in the dining area and the other is in the bathroom. I mounted the antenna to the window and put the base unit in the middle of the dining area. Now my phone shows three bars in the dining area when it used to zero. I still get zero bars in the bathroom which is about 10-15 feet away.
I'm keeping the unit because I need phone service in the dining area. My main beef is that it says it can "Boost indoor signal coverage up to 1500 square feet" but it clearly doesn't. I live in an 800 sqft apartment and I still have one dead zone.
FYI I also tried the "antenna booster sticker" that is sold on amazon for a couple of dollars. It did boost the bars on my phone but I still couldn't make calls from either of the two dead zones.
Really improves the signal
Really improves marginal signal for me and I'm not usually enthusiastic about tech solutions. I have to have good SMS and WAP signal to hear about and to receive tech work for my business. This device only works on 2.5 G (Edge, WAP, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz signals). Do not expect it to improve your 3G since it doesn't hit 3G frequencies (except maybe Verizon?).
I live in a rebar-reinforced masonry and concrete bottom floor on the opposite side of the building from the nearby tower. Before installing, I got NO SIGNAL throughout most of the 1500SF apt (except at some walls by windows, where I got 1-3 bars with some fluctuations, except at one relatively reliable window and at another flaky window - depends a lot on signal bounces and bends). Now I get 3+ bars of Edge throughout the apt with the exception that the incoming signal at that window is still a little flaky. The only thing keeping this from a 5-star rating is that it doesn't do 3G or enhance my 2nd phone's signal (that could easily be due to having a different tower location).
No more bars, but no dropped calls
I live in an area that is about equidistant between cell towers. My best signal strength in the house is 2 bars or less. I lost calls all the time, sometimes just because I pivoted while talking and placed my head between the phone and the tower. The lower level of the house is partially sub-grade and I can never rely on maintaining a connection.
This extender has solved all the above problems. I have a clear conversation now, but no increase in cell strength (still 2 bars), When I turned it on, the phone showed no bars and thought I was too close to the repeater, but reception was clear. Routine contacts have commented that my voice is not choppy as it was before. I can definitely recommend this product's signal boosting capacity.
INSTALLATION: Windows on 2 sides of the house showed the same cell strength. I chose one that was the easiest to string cable along the wall and placed the transmitter as close to mid-house as possible. I placed the antenna as high in the window as possible. Do clean the window before mounting the antenna. It took less than 10 minutes to unpack and install. The hardest part was unraveling the coaxial cable. Instructions are short and clear. The trouble shooting table consists mainly of being certain to have more than 8 feet between the antenna and the transmitter, otherwise they interfere with each other.
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