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We’ve been tracking Nextivity’s unique Cel-Fi cellular boosters for years now – but their technology in the Unites States has only ever been used in residential boosters that were a very poor match for mobile and RV installations. But last summer a Nextivity product manager called us up to confidentially share tentative plans for an upcoming mobile […]
When weBoost first announced the Drive 4G-X cellular booster in February 2015, they also announced a special weBoost Drive 4G-XR bundle “coming soon” that was intended specifically for RVers. For the longest time – this upcoming kit was even featured prominently on the weBoost website. But then in April 2015, weBoost removed the Drive 4G-XR […]
2016 has been a good year for staying connected. It has never been easier to get online in more places than ever – but the number of options and the tradeoffs between them remains as overwhelming as always. Things may be getting faster, data more bountiful, and connectivity better overall – but the world of RV Mobile […]
Cellular boosters can be an indispensable tool to have in your connectivity arsenal, but other than the relatively solid options from market leader weBoost there have not been many LTE-compatible boosters that have come to market that have been worth mentioning over the past two years. And while many are still available for sale – […]
The long odyssey of the Maximum Signal Max-Amp cellular booster coming to market has reached another major milestone – we can confirm that the Mobile version of the long-promised booster is now shipping! The Max-Amp was actually certified by the FCC for sale in May 2015 after a long legal fight, and Maximum Signal began taking pre-orders shortly […]
weBoost today announced a new official “Truck Edition” bundle that combines a new version of the Drive 4G-X booster (one of our current top picks) with the newly announced 4G-OTR RV & Truck antenna. weBoost is clear in their announcement that this is a package targeted at long-haul truckers, saying: “Whether truckers are driving Atlantic […]
The classic weBoost / Wilson Electronics “trucker” antenna had a solid reputation back in the dual-band days of 2G and 3G cellular – and it was installed on many RVs over the years. But like most older antenna designs, the Wilson RV/Truck antenna was optimized only for the 850MHz cellular and 1900MHz PCS bands. In other bands, […]
It has been a long time coming – but after spending nearly a year being “just a few weeks away”, Maximum Signal’s Max-Amp has at last been shipped to a real customer! This cellular booster has been on our radar for a long time now as a potential worthy competitor to weBoost’s product line, particularly in light […]
In May of 2014, new FCC regulations controlling the design of cellular boosters went into effect – obsoleting all boosters currently on the market. One of the most contentious parts of the new rules was a requirement that all boosters must be registered with the cellular carriers they are being used with. Some RVers objected […]
2015 has been a fabulous year for keeping connected on the road – with technology options, speeds, and coverage all getting better than ever. This is our end-of-year quick update on the state of the RV mobile internet world – chronicling some of the major changes that happened in 2015, and giving a glimpse at what we’re most looking forward […]
In a regular scan over the weekend, we noticed that while the previously announced weBoost RV 4G cellular booster was still listed as ‘Out of Stock’ on the weBoost website – a ‘Buy from Camping World’ button was now posted, along with a link to the PDF manual. According to a customer service reply, the new booster […]
We’ve heard the past several days from a few readers who ordered the brand new weBoost Drive 4G-X cellular booster and who received some of the initial deliveries. To their surprise, these readers discovered when they first plugged the 4G-X in the booster would get extremely hot, and the booster would also not seemingly function properly – often […]
weBoost has announced a new cellular booster explicitly targeted towards RVers – the weBoost RV 4G. From the press release: Designed to boost signal for multiple users inside of an RV, fifth wheel or bumper pull trailer, the weBoost RV-4G includes a reversible suction cup mount that allows for easy installation and orientation of the […]
Maximum Signal announced today (5/18/2015) that it has at last won its lengthy fight with the FCC to bring the Max-Amp 5-band cellular booster to market – with an official “Grant Of Equipment Authorization” being issued today We’ve had the Max-Amp on our radar for a very long time – it has been “a few weeks away from […]
It’s been a long time since there has been a new entrant into the mobile boosting landscape, primarily due to the intensive 2014 FCC certification process. Since last May, when the new regulations went into effect, there have been few mobile 4G boosters to choose from – mostly only options from Wilson Electronics (now rebranded as […]
In February when Wilson Electronics officially rebranded as weBoost, we were thrilled to discover some exciting new products listed as “coming soon” on the newly launched website. In particular – the Drive 4G-XR (RV) package excited us. At last, an LTE cellular booster bundle designed with RVs in mind – featuring a new roof-mounted RV […]
It is always disconcerting when a key piece of technology you rely on is discontinued and replaced. We always wonder – is the new version better or worse? Was the change substantial – or just a morphing of the packaging and branding for marketing reasons? We love improvements – but especially when it comes to the essentials, […]