Well-designed, properly operating, and properly installed signal boosters have the potential to improve consumers’ wireless network coverage without harming commercial, private, and public safety wireless network performance

This is part of the ongoing initiative to promote and improve voice and broadband services in the United States with the FCC also noting that signal boosters can aid public safety first responders, residents, businesses and students get the adequate cellular coverage that they require to function. The key motivations and points in the NPRM are quoted as follows:

“Police departments and emergency medical personell rely on signal boosters to extend land mobile coverage in areas of limited service and to improve communications during disasters and other emergencies.”

“Malfunctioning, improperly installed, or technically deficient signal boosters, may cause harmful interference”

“Our goal in this proceeding is to facilitate the development and deployment of well-designed signal boosters that do not interfere with wireless networks.”

So how exactly would the new regulations work? Well, the FCC is proposing a license-by-rule framework, whereby operation of signal boosters would be permitted by the agencies authority and thus “obviate the need for burdensome individual licensing requirements”. This would involve the establishing of a new Signal Booster Radio Service under Part 95 of the Commission’s Rules. The FCC is also considering an alternative approach whereby signal boosters would be licensed under existing laws for subscriber equipment, much like cellular handsets are today.

In short, the FCC is formalizing what most of us have known all along: cellular coverage is not good enough. In the modern age we are ever more reliant on our phones for important calls and increasingly data services. The FCC recognizes that the task of providing this service cannot fall on the carriers alone and is moving to make cellular signal boosters part of the solution.

The full document can be read here: FCC Signal Booster NPRM

AWS is the band that T-Mobile is using for it’s newly introduced 4G HSPA+ data network which is also used by Cricket and MetroPCS and some smaller rural carriers for delivering a high speed alternative to the slower satellite internet many rural customers are currently using.

The 4G AWS booster is similar in size to Wilson’s other amplifiers and can deliver a 60dB improvement in signal strength, enough to turn a weak signal into a manageable one, the company says. Similar to how their existing repeater systems operate, the new 4G AWS  system will improve your weak T-Mobile internet signal in and around your home or office.

The 4G AWS 60 db amplifier will be joined in the Wilson line-up by a booster for the AT&T 700Mhz LTE network and they will soon add a Verizon model and a Sprint/Clearwire Wimax amplifier. These all join the great selection of boosters for Mobile, Home and Office currently available from Repeaterstore.com.

As soon as we have more details we will update the the Wilson 811255 DataPro page, and post to this blog.

• Christmas Day – December 25, 2010
• New Years Eve – December 31, 2010
• New Years Day – January 1, 2011

On Christmas Eve, December 24,  ONLY Next Day Air shipments will go out to be delivered on Monday, December 27th,  but it will be a regular delivery day.

Our shipping cutoff for delivery before Christmas is:

• 10am PST on Thursday, December 23 for Next Day Air
• 10am PST on Wednesday, December 22 for 2nd Day
• 10am PST on Tuesday, December 21 for 3 Day

As of Friday, December 17 we are no longer guaranteeing ground shipments for Christmas delivery

Repeaterstore Holiday Hours

Repeaterstore.com customer service holiday hours will be as follows:

• Christmas Eve, December 24: 8am – 2pm PST
• Christmas Day, December 25: Closed
• New Years Eve, December 31: 8am – 2pm PST
• New Years Day, January 1, 2010 – Closed

With a $50 rebate the YX540 is just $249. Once your YX540 is delivered just send the Rebate form to Wi-Ex and they’ll send you a $50.00 rebate check!

This Rebate runs from today until November 20th, 2010, so don’t delay!

The new zBoost YX540 Metro is designed for condos, lofts and apartments where you can’t get vertical separation between the antennas.  Easy to install, a signal antenna receives the signal, and mounts to a window in your apartment or condo. The antenna mounts to the inside of the glass, so you don’t have to put anything outside or up on your roof. Then run the RG59 cable to a central location where the amplifier and internal antenna are placed. The whole system can be set up in minutes!

Don’t miss out on the years best opportunity to save on the new zBoost YX540 Metro repeater kit.

The iBooster 805201 by Wilson Electronics is an all-in-one signal booster that amplifies the incoming and outgoing AT&T signal for original iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4.  Your iPhone sits in the cradle-like booster and, while charging your phone, amplifies both voice and 3G data signals. The iBooster allows your iPhone to function as if it’s operating in a good service area. We’ve seen dramatic increases in download speed and voice reception when using the iBooster. 

The Wilson Sleek (815226) is a more universal booster that comes as plug-and-play kit: you can enjoy improved reception in minutes! For both of these cradle-type kits a small magnetic antenna is placed on the roof of your car or, when using the Sleek home/office kit (#859970), sticks to the window of your home/office.

For those of you who enjoy a wireless experience, RepeaterStore has many options to fit your needs. A good start would be the Wi-Ex zBoost YX545 SOHO Dual Band Repeater Kit. The YX545 improves standard voice calls but also 3G data & internet browsing, exactly what the iPhone 4 does. It will wirelessly cover up to 2500 square feet while supporting up to 20 users simultaneously with no need to connect to your phone to improve reception. Another excellent kit option is the Wilson 801262 DB Pro Dual Band 62dB Amplifier and kit. The amplifier has 62dB of gain, and when purchased as a full kit can cover up to 5,000 sq ft.

Whether you are desperately looking for improved iPhone 4 reception, or need better signal strength with any other cell phone/ smartphone, we can help! Browse our website or give us a call at (800) 761 3041 to learn about the many signal booster and cell phone amplifiers we have available! You can also contact us by email with any questions you might have regarding cell phone signal issues and repeaters to eliminate dropped calls!

Long distances on the highway can be tedious and being out of touch because of poor cell signal can make things worse. You can be prepared to be in constant contact with family, friends or anyone else with a Mobile Repeater kit from the Repeaterstore.com. With a simple installation, you can have a better signal along your entire route.

Some of the options you’ll want to consider will be:

• Do you want to plug in your phone for best reception
• Do you want to have a wireless situation so you and others in the vehicle can use their phones or data cards
• Are the signal areas you will be passing through exceptionally weak, i.e. mountainous or extremely remote

These varying situations can be dealt with by getting different mobile kits or by building a custom kit. There are a variety of amplifiers and antennas for mobile systems.

Choose one of the complete kits available if you are a traveler with basic needs and requirements, like being on the open road going from town to town or, if you are traveling in a larger vehicle like an RV, you can get one of the larger mobile repeater kits.

Wilson Electronics makes several units to cover your needs:

• 811210  SignalBoost – a unit that attaches to your phone or data card with a Velcro patch
• 801230 Mini-SignalBoost – a low wattage wireless kit
• 801241 SignalBoost Pro – a more powerful wireless kit with multiple power supplies available
• 811201  Direct Connect – kit with a cable connected to your phone antenna port
• 801201 Wireless Vehicle Amplifier -  the most powerful Wilson vehicle amplifier
• 815226  Sleek - Wilson’s newest amplifier kit where you place your phone in a cradle and use an external headset or Bluetooth

For the RV traveler  these Wilson kits work very well:

• 841233  Mini-SignalBoost RV Kit
• 841295  Ambulance and RV Kit for larger vehicles

Take advantage of one of these mobile repeater kits to stay in touch throughout your trip for safety and peace of mind!

Please contact us at 800-761-3041 for help in determining the best solution to your traveling needs.

Be safe and enjoy the sunshine!

Each carrier tries to provide a good usable signal, but unfortunately, many obstacles exist that the carrier cannot overcome: trees, valleys, hills, cement or brick buildings and buildings with metal roofs or metal siding or basements.  These obstacles block or hinder the normally adequate signal which results in broken or dropped voice calls and very slow or non-existent internet service.

Dropped phone calls and slow internet service can be remedied with a cellular booster or repeater kit.  A repeater kit helps this communication by ‘re-transmitting’  the callers signal using:

1. An internal antenna to receive the cell phone signal inside the building, home, car or boat,
2. A cellular amplifier,
3. An external antenna to send a signal to the cell tower. These components are joined together by coaxial cables.

Home or building kits can be customized using different lengths of cable for multiple interior antennas. These antennas can be on a single floor or on multiple floors. The cost of these kits can range from $250 for a small home or RV to $2500 for a large home with multiple floors.  Commercial buildings may require a couple of repeater kits to supply signal to areas from 20,000 to 100,000 square feet.

Whether it’s mobile, home or office that leaves your phone or data card silent, we can tailor a repeater kit for you to bring those essential tools back to life!

The Wi-Ex company has added a new zBoost CI Active Antenna Amplifier for maximum indoor cell signal. The Active Antenna Amplifier greatly improves the performance of an external zBoost CI cell phone signal booster antenna. This coupling optimizes the strong signal reaching the indoor space your trying to cover and maximizes the phone reception, speed of your aircard and Edge and 3g signals including smart phones.

• Your installer can now extend the external cable from the previous 75′ maximum to over 250′ of RG6 cable with the zBoost CI Active Antenna Amplifier
• You can use 4 zBoost base units with 1 zBoost CI external antenna with an Active Antenna Amplifier attached, perfect for multi-unit buildings
• A large home solution at a lower total cost than other manufacturers while offering greater installation flexibility with longer cable runs

Using the zBoost Active Antenna Amplifier with our favorite Wi-Ex zBoost system should greatly enhance the signal strength, offer far better flexibility for the installer and we’ll be able to recommend systems where we couldn’t reach an outside signal before. We look forward to seeing the zBoost Active Antenna Amplifier in the next few months!

Do you have a large, multi story home or a small office, spread out just enough to need more than the basic repeater kits available? You can choose a large building solution and have a  professionally installed system with the CI YX745 Amplifier kit to create a coverage area of up to 12000 square feet. The zboost CI YX745 is available to your professional installer to boost signal on both the 800Mhz and 1900 Mhz bands. The zBoost CI YX745 system includes the amplifier base unit, high gain yagi and panel signal antennas, high gain internal antenna, signal combiner and mounting hardware. Additional professional accessories are available.

• The zBoost  CI YX745 kit works with all US carriers except Nextel and T-Mobile 3G
• Improves cell phone, smart phone and data card communication with your carrier
• Eliminates most dropped or missed calls
• Increases cell phone battery life because of the stronger signal

We don’t have an estimated delivery date from Wi-Ex yet but hope to see this new product in the next few months!

Contact us at 800-761-3041 for updated info on all Wi-Ex equipment.