Cell Booster

I purchased a WeBoost, anticipating much boondocking. We ended up not doing much of that, and I am surprised how much better celluar reception gets every year. It wasn’t nearly as important to have a boosted signal as I thought. As long as I can get/receive a text message, I am fine.
 
I suggest getting StarLink RV you can then switch to internet phone on your device and you also have internet where ever you go. We have it and love it.
 
I suggest getting StarLink RV you can then switch to internet phone on your device and you also have internet where ever you go. We have it and love it.

Problems with starlunk are coverage in the east is poor, you need a clear view of the sky for best coverage, any obstruction (trees, tall buildings or RV can reduce your view of the sky), expense to set up and monthly charges for low priority service. And Starlunk customer support is very, very poor. Check out online complaints about 3-6 month (and longer) waits for replacement equipment (cables, etc) and the reports of people paying for new equipment only to be shipped damaged, returned (with return RMA tags still in the box ) without customer non-service helping them out.

ClowColorado- you are out west where starlunk has set up for their best coverage. The east coast is pretty hit and miss. A neighbor tried starlunk (with a 140 degree view of the sky) and had poorer service than when using cellular. Depends on where you are, how much open sky, and how long you want to wait for customer support to provide you with support. (Check out customer complaints online and youtube)

I admit I'm not a starlunk fan, especially after doing deep research into starlunk. I've gone with a celluar router knowing the issues with that type of system. Starlunk is not the miricle everyone hopes it would be, just another tool in the toolbox for those who understand the limitations and issue with it, the lack of customer support and the fact the costs involved will problably keep going up.

And now Putin says private communications satellite systems (namely starlunk) are now fair game for destruction due to their support of and supplying equipment to Ukraine.
 
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Problems with starlunk are coverage in the east is poor, you need a clear view of the sky for best coverage, any obstruction (trees, tall buildings or RV can reduce your view of the sky), expense to set up and monthly charges for low priority service. And Starlunk customer support is very, very poor. Check out online complaints about 3-6 month (and longer) waits for replacement equipment (cables, etc) and the reports of people paying for new equipment only to be shipped damaged, returned (with return RMA tags still in the box ) without customer non-service helping them out.

ClowColorado- you are out west where starlunk has set up for their best coverage. The east coast is pretty hit and miss. A neighbor tried starlunk (with a 140 degree view of the sky) and had poorer service than when using cellular. Depends on where you are, how much open sky, and how long you want to wait for customer support to provide you with support. (Check out customer complaints online and youtube)

I admit I'm not a starlunk fan, especially after doing deep research into starlunk. I've gone with a celluar router knowing the issues with that type of system. Starlunk is not the miricle everyone hopes it would be, just another tool in the toolbox for those who understand the limitations and issue with it, the lack of customer support and the fact the costs involved will problably keep going up.

And now Putin says private communications satellite systems (namely starlunk) are now fair game for destruction due to their support of and supplying equipment to Ukraine.

What I have researched is exactly what you said. If I used it in my home in Upstate NY chances are I would not connect or if would be VERY slow. I still think it is a bit too soon.
 
What I have researched is exactly what you said. If I used it in my home in Upstate NY chances are I would not connect or if would be VERY slow. I still think it is a bit too soon.

i suggest you check out mobilemusthave.com. They can help you with cellular routers and antennas. Another site is MobileInternetinfo.com. They are a great source for all mobile (RV, boat, etc) internet.
 
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Let me see if I understand you, you attach the coax cable from the external antenna to one of the coax connections in the pass-through, and then attach the booster unit to the inside coax connector? That anticipates my second question, how do you get the cable in? A pretty ingenious approach!

That is also what I did with the WeBoost I installed. I used the Satellite connection in the wet bay and the satellite connection in the bunk room of our 367 BHS. I leave the external antenna permanently mounted at the top of the ladder and route the cable across the roof, down under the slide toppers for the kitchen and bunk room slides and down the side of the unit up into the wet bay.
 
Weboost also wants separation between the two antenna but no sure it is 30 Ft. The internal antenna has some directionality to it, (Makes a triangle that points in the direction of greatest "boost". Issue with the antenna being too close is if the internal antenna is close enough to be picked up by the external antenna it will try and capture and route the boosted signal back to the booster. This presents an issue due to multiple signals (air and boosted) arriving at the external antenna slightly out of phase due to the time for the original signal to travel from the external antenna - to the booster - and back out the internal antenna so it ends up hurting overall signal strength. I am careful where I place the internal antenna and make sure it is pointed away from where the external antenna is mounted. Probably no perfect but it does help.
 

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