weBoost Home MultiRoom - Cell Phone Signal Booster | Boosts 4G LTE & 5G up to 5,000 sq ft for all U.S. Carriers - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile & more | Made in the U.S. | FCC Approved (model 470144)

This thing works GREAT!!!! I went from 0 service to 4 out of 5 bars of service with this thing. However, there are two things you need to know to get that kind of performance, so I will tell you those two things, and then post a how-to for how I set mine up.1) You have to research which bands the booster will boost and compare them to which bands your cell phone provider (and your specific cell phone) uses. WeBoost (and others) sell different boosters for different bands and carriers. It would seem obvious - but if this booster does not boost the band(s) you need, then you will get no boost (which is the main complaint the negative reviewers post).2) The antenna is DIRECTIONAL, which means you need to point it in the direction of the tower(s) you are going to be using. If you don't, it can drastically affect how well it works (or doesn't).How-To (or How-I-Did):Before I ordered: I used a free phone app for Android called "Network Cell Info Lite" (there are others that do the same thing), which would tell me 1) what bands my phone was using, and 2) what direction the towers were from my current location. With the app installed on my phone, I climbed up on a ladder until I finally got a signal (I got 0 signal on the ground, so climbing the ladder was a necessity). About 15 feet off the ground, I got about -110dbm of signal, and found that the phone would alternate between band 5 and band 13. I checked, and this booster does both of them, so I ordered it. I also checked, and it showed me the location of the towers, both of which were in the same direction, north and east of my location.When the WeBoost arrived (along with a $18 Wilson mast I bought to mount it to the side of my barn), I unpacked the unit and read the directions. I mounted the antenna on the side of the barn about 18 feet off the ground, and pointed the antenna roughly in the direction of where I knew the towers were from my pre-order checklist. Then I ran the cables, and setup the booster and the inside antenna as explained in the directions.I turned everything on, and was disappointed to find I got 0 signal boost. I pulled out the app again, and checked the location of the towers, and realized I had the antenna pointed about 20 degrees the wrong way.When I looked close, I also saw I had it probably 15 degrees out of line on the horizontal axis as well. That's what I get for 'eyeballing it'. Back up the ladder with the phone in hand, and this time I got it lined up within about 1-2 degrees of 'perfect' (at least according to where the phone said the towers are).OH SNAP, THAT WORKED!!!! The light on the booster unit went from red to green, and I found I suddenly had 4 out of 5 bars of 4G signal when standing in the exact same spot(s) where I previously had 0 signal at all (no 3g, no 4g, not even 1x). Phone worked fantastic, download speeds were great, etc.This specific unit has a higher level of boost (covers more area) than most, and I find that my phone works anywhere within about 100 feet of the inside antenna that re-transmits the boosted signal.So in summary - the antenna is pretty directional, so you need to get it lined up on the tower you want it to boost from pretty well, and you need to have a unit that boosts the band(s) your phone/provider uses. If you can do those two things, this thing works GREAT. If you can't do those two things, you may have a less than happy experience with this thing (and probably any booster, as they all work on the same principles).Hope this helps.

I watched an install video prior to getting the device. Watch some of the videos before you get started because it will simplify your install.Once it arrived and was unpackaged, I attached the antenna to my 6' Directv mast, pointed it at a cell tower about 2 miles away, ran some RG-11 cabling that I purchased separately to a window and used the included flat cable to enter the house via a window. I used an included 15' run of cable to take the outdoor input to the booster and another 15' run of cable went to the antenna. I basically installed it in the reverse order that was recommended; there is no point in positioning the indoor antenna if you can't reach it with the cable that you have.I powered it on and went to a full 5 bars in much of a 3000 square foot house. This took 45 minutes and the only thing that I looked at was a diagram for the outdoor antenna mounting assembly - this isn't too difficult.I am a t-mobile customer. T-mobile will provide a free signal booster which I had used - I live in an earth contact home with a metal roof, so very little outside signal goes into the home. The t-mobile booster was giving me around 4 megabits per second transfer speed that fluttered up to 6 megabits and to as low as 3 megabits per second. Not bad, but my wife is going to start working from home in a job that requires at least 10 megabits per second speed.How'd the weBoost do? It boosted us to 14 megabits per second up and 12 megabits per second up - and these are very stable, reliable speeds. My wife can apply for the job! Being able to move the antenna near her work spot is a big help and this flexibility is exactly why I selected this model. At any rate, you can expect to at least double your speeds over a freebie t-mobile booster.I am a bit torn on permanently mounting / wiring the weBoost. I have an existing aerial antenna on the roof, so it would not take much to mount it there, but I also travel via an RV and keeping the weBoost where it is easy to load-up and travel with is pretty tempting. I will probably bury the cable and stick to the low impact (but rather ugly) through the window install.CONS: The amount of cable provided is 60' total which is totally inadequate for most of us. If you anticipate a long outdoor run, get yourself some RG-11 cable; it is extremely well shielded and will keep electronic noise from wrecking your install. (I used a 75' run of RG-11 - expect to pay about .50 per foot.) And the cable that they do provide is the more lightly shielded RG-6 which is probably more suitable indoors as the cable is more supple and flexible.The cabling solution comes with a male to male coax connector. You will probably also find a double-female coax connector handy - it is somewhat annoying to pay $550 for a device where they don't include a helpful $1 component.IMO the install order as written isn't ideal. It assumes that you'll be able to reach the indoor antenna with the meager amount of cabling provided. Good luck with that.Note that these cons are pretty minor gripes about accessory items. I am very pleased with the core components; the directional outdoor antenna, the easy to reposition indoor antenna that has an arm to help it stand, and the booster are all fantastic, high quality components. I expect to get many years of service out of the weBoost and will get much more out of my unlimited data plan as a result. Time to go get an HDMI adapter for my smartphone - I can finally steam Amazon Prime video.