weBoost Drive Reach Overland - Cell Phone Signal Booster for Off Road Vehicles | Boosts 5G & 4G LTE for All U.S. Carriers - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile & More | Made in The U.S. | FCC Approved

It does exactly what it says it will do!For the naysayers, this does actually work! How do I know? Well after getting it in the mail and doing a quick run through of the instructions, I did a quick setup trying to figure out what will go where(and unfortunately I need some other hardware). Once that was done I plugged things up for a quick test drive and got my phone out. For starters my phone uses Verizon and at my house it can still be a bit spotty or slow at times(it is what it is). With the WeBoost I have much better signal and the web pages on Google like to load much faster! From what I can tell this is going to help quite a bit when traveling down the road! I still suspect I will run into dead zones while traveling OffRoad, but then again I also like disconnecting from the real world from time to time as well. I also have a Garmin InReach if I need to get a hold of Emergency Services as needed!

I do mobile auto repair and need internet for diagrams/parts/billing…. Usually have 1 bar and cell service but no internet even in some urban locations. With the booster I can now watch videos in places I usually could not load a basic website. Meets my needs. Wanted to leave a review for its usefulness urban city's since most reviews are camping or off grid use.

I was quite skeptical when I read the description of this product. But I decided to give it a try. I was interested in this device because my family loves camping. And when you go to various campsites most of them have Wi-Fi that you can use that they provide for free. But most of the time the Wi-Fi is pretty sketchy, and it certainly isn’t streaming quality. And on top of it, a lot of these campgrounds are off the beaten path for obvious reasons. So, your cell signal might not be very good. And it's nice to be able to stream a little bit using our mobile hotspots.This device has amazed me and does what it claims. I thoroughly tested it at three different locations that I knew had poor signals. I tried to post the images showing the speed tests, but for whatever reason I wasn’t allowed to.Before and after for the first location was as follows: WITHOUT BOOSTER - “Error. Test Failed to Complete”. WITH BOOSTER - 40 Mbs Download, 5.55 Mbs Upload, Idle Ping: 39, Download Ping: 615, Upload Ping: 786, Download Jitter: 77, Upload Jitter: 82, Packet Loss 0%. So, a night and day difference.Before and after for the second location was as follows: WITHOUT BOOSTER - - 11 Mbs Download, 0.95 Mbs Upload, Idle Ping: 72, Download Ping: 717, Upload Ping: 1663, Download Jitter: 82, Upload Jitter: 94, Packet Loss 0%. WITH BOOSTER – 7.60 Mbs Download, 17.7 Mbs Upload, Idle Ping: 72, Download Ping: 767, Upload Ping: 388, Download Jitter: 84, Upload Jitter: 83, Packet Loss 0%. The dramatic difference is in the upload. Going from 0.95 to 17.7 is amazing. Add in the fact that upload ping went from 1663 down to 388.Before and after for the third location was as follows: WITHOUT BOOSTER - - 15.5 Mbs Download, 0.38 Mbs Upload, Idle Ping: 45, Download Ping: 1085, Upload Ping: 1998, Download Jitter: 100, Upload Jitter: 101, Packet Loss 26.1%. WITH BOOSTER – 22.2 Mbs Download, 5.44 Mbs Upload, Idle Ping: 43, Download Ping: 661, Upload Ping: 760, Download Jitter: 81, Upload Jitter: 73, Packet Loss 0%. The dramatic difference is again in the upload. But the packet loss went from 26.1% down to 0% packet loss. Unreal.I believe I did a thorough test to prove that this device does indeed do what it says it does. It is well worth the money. Dramatic differences in speeds, latency, and packet loss when you compare WITH and WITHOUT the booster.I highly recommend this product.

tl;dr: In areas where you have just a little cell service, the WeBoost will show you more bars, but won't provide any actual improvement in the signal strength or stability. In areas where you have a signal, but not quite enough to stably connect calls or use internet over an LTE connection, the WeBoost will not improve or stabilize the connection, and you will still not have the ability to make calls or access the internet.I tried using this in an area where the service was consistently in the 1-2 bars range (db less than -105, just west of Middlebury, VT). Relying on the bars of service shown on your phone is a feel-good measure--I used the iPhone Field Test mode described at the end of this review. This device did improve the number of bars I could see on my phone. I can consistently get from 1-2 bars to 3-4 bars, depending on how close to the internal antenna I'm willing to hold the phone. What did not change, however, was the actual connection to the nearest tower.I tried several experiments:1) Using the phone with the WeBoost system unplugged (ie, just the phone connection)2) Using the phone with the WeBoost system active and standing next to the internal antenna3) Using the phone with the WeBoots external antenna disconnectedThe manufacturer claims suggested to me that there would be a significant difference between conditions #1 and #2. The only difference I could find was an increase in bars. By running Field Test Mode and looking at the signal strength from the tower, I was unable to see any difference (the db improvement was nonexisting or negligible). From a practical standpoint, making calls was no different between #1 and #2 (no difference in clarity, dropped calls, or lost connections). Internet applications ran just as poorly in #2 as in #1. At times when I was able to check email with the WeBoost active, I could disconnect it and still load email. At times when I had no internet access without the WeBoost on, powering it up did not allow me to access basic internet services. In this area, where the cell signal received was 1-2 bars and db received was around -105, the WeBoost did not improve my cell service.I then looked to see if the external antenna was doing anything by disconnecting it (#3) and comparing it to #1. This was surprising: having the external antenna disconnected had no effect on the db strength. Of course I got more bars of service, but there was no improvement at all in the db strength of signal.After using this system for a week under these conditions, I FOUND THAT IT OFFERED NO IMPROVEMENT IN CELL SERVICE, DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY THE COST OF THE SYSTEM. I did continue trying it while driving though the Adirondacks. During this drive, I consistently had 0-2 bars of service on my phone, but was unable to access basic cell service or internet throughout most of the trip whether or not the WeBoost system was powered up. This seems to me to be exactly the conditions where you would want this system--poor but detectable cell service, boosted to useable levels. I would pay $500 for that and suffer the questions about the strange equipment on my truck. MY EXPERIENCE WAS THAT THE WeBoost SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO DELIVER CELL SERVICE UNDER EXACTLY THE CONDITIONS YOU WOULD NEED IT TO. I did submit a support ticket describing my experience and asking about the possibility of getting a defective unit, but >48 hours later still had not received a response.CONCLUSION: This is a feel-good device. If you have cell service, the WeBoost will give you even more bars (and maybe more db), but won't actually improve anything over what your phone alone can achieve. If you have marginal service, using the WeBoost system will not improve the stability or strength of your signal. And if you were hoping to use the WeBoost system to stretch your cell service into areas where your phone registered a signal but it wasn't usable, you will still not be able to make calls or have a usable internet connection (eg, for email, basic internet functionality, or Google Maps). I did use this mostly while immobile, so maybe the positive reviews reflect the device's ability to provide just a tiny enough improvement to prevent dropped calls in small dead areas between towers while you're moving. Maybe. Under those conditions, you would not notice the limitations that I found when consistently using the WeBoost in areas of poor to marginal cell service. I can also confirm that after a week, the hardware on the mounting bracket begins to rust.Previous review: I don't see this doing much more than marginally improving signal. Yes, I have one bar, and this goes up to 2 bars of service with the device switched on, but running field test mode you can see maybe a 12 db boost. I'm going to have to see if this is a useful increase, but just my first impression, I don't think it's worth it. The times I've tried it I've been parked, and my connectivity isn't any worse when I shut off the WeBoost 4G-X OTR. If I'm showing one bar of service I can still do all I need to online; shutting off the WeBoost doesn't degrade the performance I'm getting. I'll be looking for an area where I'm getting 0-1 bars of service and trying it there to see if the WeBoost is worth the cost...hopefully before my 30 days are up.Field Test ModeTurn off your Wi-Fi before beginningDial *3001#12345#*Press the call buttonField test mode menu will show up