Wilson Electronics Cell Phone Signal Booster Kit for Vehicle with Low Profile Antenna – For Multiple Users
- Greatly extends cellular signal range for both voice and data
- Allows multiple phones and data cards to be used simultaneously
- Supports CDMA, TDMA, GSM & AMPS, in addition to 3G data protocols such as HSDPA, EVDO & EDGE
- Up to 3-watts maximum output power
- Plug-and-play kit ? Everything you need is in the box!
- Allows Multiple Phones & Data Cards to Be Used Simultaneously
- Power Control Logic Ensures Maximum Output Power Is Within Ce
- Supports Cdma, Tdma, Gsm & Amps In Addition to 1X & 3X 3G/4G Data Protocols Such As Hsdpa, Evdo & Edge
- Up to 3W Max Output Power
The Wilson Mobile Wireless 3 Watt Cellular Amplifier has been carefully engineered to significantly improve the performance of your cell phone or wireless data card in mobile applications for any U.S. Cellular Provider (Except iDEN/Nextel). Together with an outside Antenna, the Amplifier’s State-of-the-art technology is designed to increase your cellular signal up to 10 times, reduce disconnects and dropouts and increase data communication rates needed for 3G technologies. This unit provides a w
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Worth the money if your cell phone if a business tool.,
My job requires me to travel between PA, NY, CT, MA, NH & ME almost weekly. The ability to talk to clients while traveling is essential in my line of work. Pulling over at a rest stop to ‘hold’ a call is often not an option and a HUGE waste of time!
Now that I have +3,000 road miles and countless conversations using this device, I thought I would write a review for others ‘considering’ this setup. Also worth mentioning, I average between 2,500 – 3,500 cell minutes per month to give you some idea how much I use a cell phone throughout the states I mentioned.
The benefits of this device are amazing yet obvious so I won’t bore you with my praises. Rather, I thought I would provide a highlight of cell network problems you will likely continue to experience with the Wilson repeater. I suspect one or more of the items I mentioned below is the primary culprit behind a few of the negative reviews this device.
- This device is a “signal booster”. It will do an excellent job in areas of very weak signal. However it cannot reproduce signal where none exists.
- Distance between your phone and the Wilson internal antenna has a direct impact on signal strength and performance. Ideally, your phone should remain within 6″ (12″ max) of the internal antenna for best performance in weak areas. The manufacturer states 24″ but this distance will not yield the best performance in weak areas. If you live in a “Hands Free” state, it’s likely your phone already has a home in the center console. Mount the Wilson antenna as close as possible to this area. If you hold a phone in a traditional manner, mount the antenna on the side of the headrest. Either location should place the antenna within distances I recommended.
– An active call on a 3G network cell tower will not pass a call to an older ‘EDGE’ cell tower. The same is true vise versa. The Wilson repeater ‘may’ lessen this effect simply because the amplification is strong enough to reach the next available 3G cell tower. If not, your call will be dropped. I have ATT but assume the same is true for Verizon and Sprint 3G networks.
- Roaming Networks & State Lines. Most of us experience areas where a call is dropped every time for no apparent reason. Often times this is because you have traveled into a partner/roaming network. Certain towers/providers are not setup to hand off active calls between networks. Again, the Wilson repeater cannot correct an infrastructure issue.
- This device, like any amplifier consumes power. It will drain your battery. Plug the amp into a 12v power outlet switched with the key (ignition).
Overall, I am delighted with this device and would buy one again in a heartbeat.
TIP 1: For people with two cars but cannot afford to purchase two repeaters: Buy a second set of antennas and power supply. I move the amp from my car to truck in less than 5 minutes (no tools).
Tip 2: Dirt will eventually work its way under the magnetic antenna base and scratch your paint. Adhere a small piece of clear tape to the car to keep this from happening. I cut mine in a slightly larger circle and you can hardly tell it’s there.
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My job requires me to travel throughout most of the southest and there are ALOT of areas with little to no cellular coverage. Since my vehicle is my office I also need my Cellular Aircard to work for internet purposes and to connect to our company database. I carry a company phone(Verizon Blackberry) and my personal phone(at&t iPhone) incase one doesn’t work hopefully the other one will. My wife finally got tired of our conversations getting dropped and me complaining so much that she ordered a Cellular Amplifier from another online vendor(not a Wilson). I didn’t even know these things existed until she suprised me one weekend when I came home. Man was I excited…..so I took everything out of the package and began reading the instructions to learn about how this unit operated and how it should be installed. I have somewhat of a 12volt background and am quite skilled in car audio installation and knew installation was going to be a breeze…..but for those that are not aware most of these units actually just plug into the car 12v outlet for power and you just plug in the outside antenna and the inside antenna to the amp and your done…but with my background I wanted it to be more permanant. Before I decided to mount everything I decided to use it the next week and make sure everything worked properly. BOY WAS I GLAD I DID!! This unit made it look like it I had full bars all over but as my week went on I noticed the dropped calls didn’t go away and actually they seemed to be worse. Once home that next weekend I started my research about the different amplifiers on the market and I visited many of the different companies websites. That’s when I came across the Wilson 801201. Having remembered Wilson from the CB days as the best CB Antenna Manufacturer out there I figured their quality would trickle down to their other products. I luckily was able to return the other brand amp and once that was handled I called Wilson Electronics and talked to their tech support to get their recomendations. I explained to them what problems I was having and they recommended what I needed. So once we got the Wilson kit in and I opened the box I could see the quality difference just in the product itself. Again I decided to use it for the next week before I fully installed everything. I was pleasantly suprised during my 1st day that my drop call problem was almost non-existant. Not only did both my phones show more bars my aircard actually worked in places its never worked before and at faster speeds. I didn’t realize it would help my download speeds but it does. I might have had 1 or 2 dropped calls over the last 2 months but thats nothing compared to 10 a day like before. This amp has greatly exceeded my expectations and I tell everyone about it. I’m proof that there are others out there but when it comes to the best nothing competes with a Wilson amp.
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