Repeater kits or cellular boosters are used when the signal inside a building is weak which allows calls to be dropped or go straight to voicemail.  A repeater kit consists of an external antenna connected to an amplifier which provides the amplified signal inside the building.  If you are dealing with a larger home, warehouse or office space you may need to look at a large building repeater kit.

Wireless Extenders has just released their zBoost YX645 Repeater kit that, when professionally installed, increases Cellular (850Mhz) and PCS (1900Mhz) reception for voice calls and data downloads inside your home or business. Working with AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Metro PCS, GoPhone, Virgin Mobile, Rural Cellular & Rogers services, it can be used with any phone from Apple, Motorola, HTC, Samsung and LG as well as Broadband USB modems from Compass, Sierra, Novatel, Franklin, Pantech and Option.

The zBoost YX645 Dual Band repeater kit is the higher powered 60db version of the popular zBoost YX-545 repeater kit. It contains the same base unit amplifier, but includes the zBoost YX039 Signal Antenna upgrade and the YX027 Internal Panel Antenna upgrade.. The coverage area has been increased by up to 2.5 times. Included in the YX645 repeater kit is 50ft of RG6 coax cable that connects the external antennas mounted on the roof to the internal amplifier. This longer cable allows your installer greater flexibility when discretely running the cable to the base amplifier unit.

You can find more information on our Wi-Ex zBoost YX645 Dual Band Repeater page: http://www.repeaterstore.com/products/repeaterkits/wi-ex/zboost-dual-band-60db.html

Good news for users with iPhone 4 reception problems! New cell phone boosters from RepeaterStore will amplify weak AT&T signals that exist in a car or home.

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!

A “radio” receives a signal from another radio through the airwaves.  WiFi, Bluetooth cordless phones & cell phones are all radios. In the case of a cell phone, the signal is coming from a ‘tower’ that can be up to 10 miles away. When our cell phones transmit/receive a signal back & forth to these towers, a call is completed. A wireless broadband card (also known as a USB modem / mobile broadband or aircard) operates the same way a cell phone does; it receives and sends a signal to a tower. Both cell phones & broadband internet cards are totally dependent on the carriers signal (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile etc).

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!

zBoost Active Antenna Amplifier

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!

zBoost CI YX745

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.