
I'm a mile from the giant antenna in San Francisco, Sutro Tower. But my phones never really get good reception here. This repeater can create a stronger signal in your apartment's most vacant cellular airspaces. It's not bad, but maybe is a little expensive. Then again, it's a lot cheaper than finding another apartment where the wireless feng shui is naturally better.
ZBoost YX-510 Cellular Repeater
It's a dual band, in the PCS 1900 MHz and Cellular 800 MHz bands, which covers signals of EVDO, HSDPA, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon flavors in the US. It grabs a decent signal inside or outside a window, or even better, on a roof, using a big antenna. The repeater connects to the antenna by a long piece of coax, and boosts a signal by up to 55DB. Doing a quick install, I measured a real world gain of 10-15dB, using the iPhone's field test mode. That's good enough to clear up calls and reduce dropped connections in the ultra dead cellular zone I call my office. Not bad for $350 (on sale for $299.90 on this site), and now I don't have to leave my desk to take calls.
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The zBoost YX610 is the professional dual band cellular repeater kit. It is compatible with all cellular network carriers except for Nextel. This unit will improve both your cell phone reception and data service in your home or office up to 10,000 square feet (2 1/2 times the YX510). It also has 10db more signal boost. The Zboost 610 is easy to install and use. We are an authorized zBoost dealer and offer a money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied. This repeater kit is the higher powered 60db version of the popular zBoost YX-510 repeater kit. It contains the same base unit amplifier, but includes the zBoost Antenna Upgrade and the YX-027 internal panel antenna upgrade. The coverage area has been increased by up to 2.5 times.
The zBoost Dual-Band grabs cell signals and strengthens them inside homes and businesses, often bumping up the signal display on a phone by two or three bars. The system supports G.S.M. and C.D.M.A. phones, so it works with all systems except some Nextel phones. It is available online for less than $400 ($299.90 on this site).
