Canadian cellular booster manufacturer SolidRF introduced (our news story) a very unique mobile-rated booster designed for use in RVs - the SolidRF RV Pro in June 2019. They have since renamed this booster SolidRF.
The kit is a substantial departure from SolidRF's previous mobile booster, the MobileForce 4G, which originally came out in 2015.
In fact, the RV Pro is different from any other cell booster on the market.
Most RV and vehicle booster kits are made up of the same core components - an antenna on the roof, an antenna indoors, and a booster tucked away in an indoor cabinet somewhere in between.
The SolidRF puts all the booster electronics outdoors, up on the roof, where the amplifier can be closely coupled to the outdoor antenna with a lot less potential for signal loss over the wires.
And indoors, the SolidRF provides TWO interior antennas, allowing for two separate boosted areas with improved signal inside the RV.
Product Variations
SolidRF originally just released the RV Pro version, but later came out with a Marine Cell Phone Booster kit (unavailable due to a patent challenge as of Fall 2021) which is similar to the RV kit, but with the standard marine external antenna included.
They have also released several RV package iterations for specific RV types (trailer, fifth wheel, motorhome, sport utility RV), which come packaged with differing cable lengths, and are priced differently too.
RV
The RV kit is intended for smaller spaces of an RV with an exterior antenna that attaches directly to the external amplifier.
Specifications
- Model: SolidRF RV
- Gain: 50 dBm
- Max Uplink Power: 26 dBm
- # of Devices Boosted Simultaneously: Multiple
- LTE Bands Supported: 2/4/5/12/13/25
- Exterior Antenna: 16'' Omni Directional
- Internal Antenna(s): 8'' Tower Style Omni Directional, 6'' Stubby
- Range of Interior Coverage:
- Primary Antenna: 6-20'
- Secondary Antenna: 3-10'
- In Motion Usage: Yes
- Power: DC and AC adapters included
- Connecters: Main Booster: N-Connectors. Interior Tower: SMA.
- Booster Dimensions: 7.16" x 6.1" x 1"
- Warranty: 3 Years
- List Price: $499.00-$599.00
Marine
The Marine Kit is almost identical to the RV kit, except it comes with a marine-grade external antenna and a heftier price.
This kit is unavailable due to a patent challenge as of Fall 2021. The marine antenna is individually available.
Specifications
- Model: SolidRF Marine
- Gain: 50 dBm
- Max Uplink Power: 26 dBm
- # of Devices Boosted Simultaneously: Multiple
- LTE Bands Supported: 2/4/5/12/13/25
- Exterior Antenna: 16'' Omni Directional Marine Version
- Internal Antenna(s): 8'' Tower Style Omni Directional, 6'' Stubby
- Range of Interior Coverage:
- Primary Antenna: 6-20'
- Secondary Antenna: 3-10'
- In Motion Usage: Yes
- Power: DC and AC adapters included
- Connecters: Main Booster: N-Connectors. Interior Tower: SMA.
- Booster Dimensions: 7.16" x 6.1" x 1"
- Warranty: 3 Years
- List Price: $839.00
News, Videos & Status
We received a review unit and completed an extensive testing round which is summarized in our member area below.
Our intensive testing round compared the SolidRF RV Pro to weBoost's flagship Drive Reach and Cel-Fi's digital Go M booster, as well as the proven and reliable weBoost Drive X.
Members can also follow our progress notes in the forum, and our testing notes & results are shared below.
Members who want to dive deeper can also dive into our completed and ongoing results:
- Cellular Booster Intensive – weBoost Drive Reach, SolidRF RV Pro, Cel-Fi Go-M (Summer/Fall 2019)
- Booster Bonanza – weBoost Drive Reach, SolidRF RV Pro, Cel-Fi Go-M, Poynting 402 vs 4G-X (Summer 2019)
Here's a look inside the SolidRF RV Pro kit, and some of our first impressions:
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Cellular boosters can be quite useful for boosting the signal to a smartphone to get a more solid phone call. But when it comes to enhancing cellular data performance, things get more complicated.
Because of a technology called MIMO (multiple in multiple out) that is essential to LTE and 5G data, often times the internal antennas on a smartphone or hotspot don't benefit from an amplified signal. Boosters also only cover a handful of the frequency bands the carries use for data.
But a booster can play a role in a mobile internet arsenal - as they excel during times when you are really far from a tower, or where upload speeds are important (such as video broadcasting).
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