The good ones that work well are permanent(ish) installations that required noticeable amounts of power, heavy coax, and MANY feet of separation between two antennas.

You could borrow the one I have, but I think it's 3G only and the whole setup weighs ~30lbs.  Also I know exactly where it is... to a roughly 500sqft accuracy :-D.

The handheld type that strap onto the back of a phone are of dubious benefit, but at least they aren't massive and heavy?

-Adam

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From: Roundtable <roundtable-bounces@muug.ca> on behalf of Kevin McGregor <kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 7:58:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [RndTbl] Cell phone signal booster?

 

And does anyone have one I can borrow for a day?

On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 7:46 PM Kevin McGregor <kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone have one of these? Do they work in areas with poor reception? I'm going to be out in the boonies and I'm worried I won't get calls. BellMTS, in Spruce Woods Provincial Park if it matters.

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