HiBoost 4K Smart Link Cell Phone Signal Booster Setup and Review
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2020
- In this video I setup and review the HiBoost 4K Smart Link Cell Phone Signal Booster. This will work with the major cell phone carriers including At&t, Verizon, T-mobile, and Sprint. It covers up to a 4,000 square feet area. I set up the booster at my father's house in the Pocono Mountains where cell phone reception is bad. I usually only get one bar inside the house. How well with it increase the signal?
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I threw it in the trash 🗑 I bought one waisted my time putting it up and it didn't do nothing it's a scam don't waist your time or money just get att or Comcast like a normal person any one saying it works is lying
Purchased the Booster prior to watching this video - but your video was extremely helpful for setup. Thanks from rural Missouri
“I used to have to walk outside to make calls because it sounded like I was talking to T-Pain” 😂. Classic response from your brother!
You sound like a techno-droid.
I am going to order one of these and put it up at my mother's place, She is in a rural location in a area with a lot of hills and gets no cell phone reception, like you said, you miss all your important calls that go to voice mail. She is 76 years old and like a lot of older folks she refuses to give up her landline. $400.00 a really high price point but it is something that will help increase your property value.
Great video Tyler , I always like the dry humor , keep them coming😁😁
This appears extremely good inside most houses these days. The last few houses I lived at in the last 15 years had very bad reception. Sprint gave me a free WiFi to Sprint indoor tower of sorts, but admits that neighbors might also reap the benefits at the cost of my broadband internet. Good times. This booster is a much better option and doesn't use the internet. Nice video.
I threw it in the trash 🗑 I bought one waisted my time putting it up and it didn't do nothing it's a scam don't waist your time or money just get att or Comcast like a normal person any one saying it works is lying
Very cool! I was worried this wasn’t in line with OTA TV, but you handled it very well!
I got a hiboost signal booster a couple weeks ago and it works amazing for me I'm so glad I bought this thing
I threw it in the trash 🗑 I bought one waisted my time putting it up and it didn't do nothing it's a scam don't waist your time or money just get att or Comcast like a normal person any one saying it works is lying
Thanks for the review Tyler, I'll have to look into this more closely.
Thanks. Good review. I hope they at least gave you that HiBoost. Hopefully, once they see the good review, they'll give you another HiBoost for your dad. Belated father's day gift!
I installed one at my camp that got 1-0 bars outside on the deck all of the time. Put it on a pole 25 feet in the air. After a little orienting I now get 3-4 bars, can talk, text, and USB tether my phone for internet. A real game changer, and worth the price.
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
Just speak for yourself not everybody can put it on a 25' Pole I don't got a 25 foot pole I threw that shit away it did not work at all
Great job on this video. And this sounds like a great product.
SWEET review! Looks like a good one. I bought a SureCall about a month ago its OK and works but this one looks great! Would love to have had that app!
Did not know about this type of booster. Thanks for the review.
Im glad I watched this review! I have been looking for a new booster and had seen these. I will NOT be buying a Hi Boost because of unnecessary personal information collection. Hi Boost does not need my location nor does it need an account to set up, simply pair it like any other bluetooth enabled device. The price is fairly reasonable compared to other brands I looked at.
Had something like that when I was a kid. I had two tin cans on each end of a string and my little cousin Mikee would stand in the middle and yell what we couldn't hear, guess he was my booster.
An outstanding video review it looks like a very good signal booster a little expensive I am glad I get signals in my home thanks. 👍👍👍
Thank you. Arrived today, but I could not find the Hiboost installation vid, and the manual was thorough but I still ended up guessing at what plugs into what (and I plugged things into the wrong things).
Thanks. I needed this.
Thank you so very much 💓
You gave me all the information I needed to make a choice on what booster to get.
God bless you and your family
Chief
thanks just what im thinking of getting
Thank you for the video! I was wondering if you registered it under the company providing your WiFi, what happens to your booster when you change internet service providers?
What is the rating power on the directional antenna? Can you swap the directional antenna out for an Omni antenna to be used on my RV?
I would assume that the booster is bi-directional so your outgoing signal is boosted as well (i.e. receiving and transmitting amplifiers)?
Would be a good deal for remote locations, but where we live we are surrounded by towers and never have less than three bars.
I got another brand to enhance the T-Mobile 5G internet connection box I started using after dropping cable T.V. Great cell phone service by T-Mobile in my area (much better than Verizon Wireless), but the internet box didn't work that well and the service would occasionally drop out. I added one of these and the internet connection has been solid since then. It even works on my 'cord-cut' and antenna-connected television when watching a streaming service. Great product for the one-time cost and installation was pretty simple.
Don't need one. But very good information! Thanks!
Awesome video
Cool gadget!
Thanks for this review. We live rurally in Canada. I have tried a few Amazon boosters . They work reasonably well but die in 18 months. I will definitely look further into this option.
I threw it in the trash 🗑 I bought one waisted my time putting it up and it didn't do nothing it's a scam don't waist your time or money just get att or Comcast like a normal person any one saying it works is lying
I did not know this even existed! It would be good for some campgrounds and save people from climbing trees to get cell phone signals out in the woods!
Yes I pictured campgrounds in my head when I setup this booster.
@@AntennaMan what did you picture in your head when you took it down? What's so special about the technology that it costs 400 bucks for an antenna?
Good Tuesday morning Tyler!!! Man, the booster is pretty neat and for you to endorse it, it must really work. I believe I will see about getting me one. By the way Tyler, maybe you should address the concerns of your viewers concerning you taking away the booster from your dad and family, by not addressing the issue could really hurt your channel. Just saying dude. Anyways thanks for posting the video, I really enjoyed it and thanks for showing us how to use it and how to set it up. :-) Have a great day!!! :-) :-) -Melvin - Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 5:44 AM Mountain Time - Colorado Springs, Co.
I'm addressing it now. I'm not on this channel 24/7 and am just getting to the comments. The joke was in good fun. Everyone can still make calls inside - my brother just has trouble in his room since there is a lot of building material.
@@AntennaMan Yeah, I know it was all in fun, and Tyler, I ain't mad at you, I got nothing but love for you. You are a good man Tyler and you have my utmost respect!!! :-) You tha' man Tyler!!!!! :-) :-) Rock on dude!!!! :-) :-)
What is the difference between the 4 band signals? LTE700, CELL800, PCS1900, AWS2100.
The Bluetooth syncing is not hooking up to my iPhone “sig supervisor “ what’s the trick ?
You left your family high and dry by taking away the cell booster. You're a real family man!
Have you tried/reviewed a mobile version?
(Cell is data link for radar when storm spotting)
What if your signal is too weak to download the app, prior to installation?
It would be nice if they made a repeater type system that would work with outside tv antennas so I could use a junk antenna inside the house to pick up the signal and wouldn't have to worry about lighting strikes using a wire connected directly to my tv from antenna
Thanks
Need to research how your going to install everything before you buy anything. Don't much like the units that have the coaxial coming out of the bottom of the amplifier, especially if your going up through the attic like I am.
But I have a question. If I've got -113dbm on my rooftop, and I buy a cell phone booster with an 63db gain, can I expect to receive -50db in the house?? Thanks
Im thinking about getting one im having issues with CDMA/LTE but my At&t phone have good Service which is odd
i work for a boost mobile store and we have a signal booster in our store. they work 100 percent
What's the name?
Can you initiate setup without WiFi? I live in rural area and have to use specialized internet providers to get service. The local normal cable companies say we are too far from their box to get service. Only 1 Satellite service is available and it’s costly and slow. There is one company that can utilize cell signal and covert to WiFi. I live in SW MI, Cassopolis. Thanks for any help.
Little help, I have my cell booster set up getting +11 dbm of lte700, prob is I have at&t 5ge and am only getting one bar, how do you what signal you should be focusing on for AT&T, I have the hiboost 15k
Any interference with OTA TV Reception?
Do you need to have internet for this product to work
If I don't have Wi-Fi because they don't offer it where we are and we just have Verizon how do we use our computer and iPad for work using the boost
What was the dbm asu outside without boosting
dont want anything that should not need an online account that requires one. can the online account be bypassed?
Sprint gave me a cell phone booster, no charge!
Any recommendations for a discreet device for a condo?
We have a cabin in the mountains in a very remote area of Tennessee where a cell phone signal is virtually non existent. Looking at graphs provided by Verizon, our location is shown as there is no signal available but I went a head and purchased a signal booster hoping it may help our situation. Utilizing GPS, I was able to pinpoint the nearest cell tower location which enabled me to point the directional yagi antenna that came with the system at the tower. Upon energizing the system, we were able to get a signal that was weak but better than no signal; we would drop calls unless I stood right next to the indoor antenna to get the strongest signal. The problem we encountered is that the closest cell tower is over 12 miles away and pulling a signal from that distance is challenging especially with the terrain that was between our cabin and the tower. Hoping that I could improve upon the signal strength, I began reading information on line regarding cell phone amplifiers and it became evident that I needed a higher gain antenna than the one that came with the unit including cable that had less dB drop per foot as I had almost 70 feet from the antenna to the signal amplifier. I purchased a Log Periodic Directional Yagi Antenna 15dbi Gain for 3G 4G LTE XLTE, and RG11 cable replacing the RG6 that was supplied and it made all the difference in the world. No longer do we have any dropped calls, I can move freely about the main room in our cabin and we now pull in LTE signal strength so we can do face time or even stream videos on our phones. I also installed a Verizon Mifi next to the indoor antenna and I can use my laptop now which is vital since I have a business in Ohio and I need to do estimates, write programs and other associated work on the computer. Cell phone boosters do work, sometimes you have to make adjustments to get an optimal signal but don't give up hope if you install one and it does not greatly improve the situation.
RG11 cable? Is that the big fat cable ham radio buffs use?
@@ToIsleOfView overall, it is less than 1/8" larger in diameter, the signal drop for the length that I have is half of what it was for the RG6 cable. The RG11 is what was recommended to use from the manufacturer of the signal booster when I contacted them regarding how much cable run I had to my external antenna. I changed the cable and with the original antenna, there was a stronger signal, it jumped to 2-3 bars and 3G coverage but when after I installed the Log Periodic antenna, it jumped to 4-5 bars strength and LTE coverage. I am not sure if this is the same cable used for Ham Radio buffs, not familiar with that equipment.
@@dougweaver8317 Thanks. that helps me a lot.
what will work for camping ?
Nice review. I have an RV which of course has a 75 ohm connection outside for RV Park Cable service, which I never use. What is the impedance of the connections and cables between the antenna and the inside unit? Thinking I can use the wiring with a couple of adapters... Also, can the Head Unit be powered by 12 volt? or just 110... Thanks, Ed (an ex-cable guy )
I’m curious to know whether something like this could cause interference with an ATSC signal?
I'm sure it could in some situations. If it does just add an LTE filter on the antenna cable.
Even in a city, if you live in an historic building your cellular reception can be poor. I lived on the 3rd floor of a three story building built in 1920. The plaster walls still had the majority of the original substructure, including the "chicken wire" type mesh. It was like living inside a Faraday cage. Most of the windows were also very old, and I wouldn't be surprised if they contained lead.
You'd think that being on the top floor my thin, uninsulated roof would allow in a decent signal, but unfortunately no. It wasn't uncommon for calls to disconnect. If I wanted a signal that was sometimes decent I'd have to stay in one of two spots.
ok - has anyone tried to use two of these in a (large) house. I'm guessing they will operate independently, but won't transfer the signal from one to the other as you move around the house. We have acerage and a large home , so still trying to find a way to get cell service inside and outside of the house.
I just bought a hi boost signal booster, but I can get the signal supervisor app to work. I'm so frustrated
There are those who live on the road and call themselves rubber tramps. They use weboost. Enjoyed the video, too bad you had to take it back. Thanks for sharing.
Any cellphone boosters for vehicles reviews?
How safe is this device in terms of EMF radiation amplification zapping you?
I'm trying to set up my HiBoost 15K. I've gotten as far as the SignalSupervisor App. The App will not allow me to create an account. It only wants me to log in, which of course doesn't work because I don't have an account. Any suggestions of where to go from here? Perhaps a different Signal Sup app. Cheers!
did you try this product without using wifi? My wifi goes out often.
Had a question regarding cell directional antennas. Do you have to have a clear, visible line of sight of cell tower (being able to actually see the tower) for a directional antenna to work? Or do I just need to know the exact location and direction of the cell tower to point it to? I hear mixed information on this. We have trees between our house and the towers that are 3.5 miles away.
No, you don't have to have clear visible line of sight. You do need to know where the tower is to figure out where to point the antenna. I mention a website in the video.
@@AntennaMan Perfect. I do know exactly where my towers are and do have a map and app. Thank you good sir. I'm enjoying the information and knowledge you have behind your videos.
Thank you!
Lol I grew up in Poconos I remember we couldn't have cable because there wasn't enough people around
What TV channels does the amplifier interfere with ?
It shouldn't interfere with any stations after the FCC repack ends next month as TV stations are moving to lower frequencies. You can always use an LTE filter if it does for some reason.
You know the thing they forget to tell you about the SignalSuoervisor app is if you have a Google or Samsung phone you can't use the app. I found that out the hard way spending hours trying to figure out why I couldn't connect to the Booster box via Bluetooth.
Question .: Does a booster help you receive data better on your cell phone?
Yes big time. I wasn't able to load up a web page prior to installing it.
How many feet of coax and what type of coax for inside antenna and outside antenna.
I believe it's 30 feet for the outdoor antenna and 20 feet for the indoor antenna. You can buy longer cables online if either is not long enough.
Hey antenna man, quick question. Would this LTE cellular boosters work off a regular tv antenna that ya may already have on your roof? Or does these boosters require the actual outdoor antenna the booster comes with ?
No, it won't work with a tv antenna as the frequencies are different
@@AntennaMan okay thanks buddy! Much appreciated for the time I’ll save trying that now that I know it won’t work
Wow, is this full-duplex? In other words, does it boost your signal from your phone back to the tower as well?
What to you think of the Hiboost 10K?
The most important question with these systems is is there an additional monthly fee to use this or is there additional charge to register so this can be used? My neighbor got something similar except much smaller to boost his cell phone signal but there was an additional fee so he basically had to pay twice for cellular service. His regular monthly charge for data plus an additional charge for the data that the booster improved the signal so he could use the phone.
Gordon Willoughby no for both. No extra fees
No fees on this booster.
The booster you show (down to the box and part colors) is available from a local cell phone dealer. It has a cost and a monthly fee. The same package is available online for the same cost, and no monthly fee.
That's a good price for something that works so well .
I don't know I bought a simpler one for ATT from eBay for less than $60 and it works fine but I did have to do some research to see what frequency I needed and it feels kinda hot or miss looking at their ads but mine worked for me
I got a question maybe and help me sir where I live at I got sometimes one or two bars on my cell phone and then it drops it and goes dead which one bit the best one to buy like an antenna or something booster I booster like you're saying if you send me someone reasonable but it does real good on the price and stuff over very appreciated please send me a link or something to him and stuff thank you have a good day sir
Nice
Just one on amazon.com they have several for under $150 if you could try one of these out for us poor folk who can't afford $400 and this time leave it up for dear old dad so he doesn't cut you out of the wheel
I'm wonder if this booster would work in my RV?
Would you be interested in reviewing the Perfect Vision Digiair Pro2? It's an OTA signal meter. I will loan it to you.
I understand that antennas are frequency tuned for the maximum gain but the larger TV antennas get wide frequency gain from larger element arrays. So why cant a BIG VHF/UHF TV antenna be amplified in the Cell Reception area and get equal or better reception than this little enclosed yagi?
A big TV antenna is optimized for different frequencies then cell phones. Cell phones use higher frequencies which work better with smaller antennas.
From antenna man to internet man.
It works for my coworker but not for me what do I do
Will this booster work when traveling in a RV? Any challenges?
It should as long as you have AC power
With their signal strength aiming app, how does it know what provider you're using and you're on the correct tower?
Thomas Donovan it explains in the instructions which bands your carrier uses and then You then aim for the best reception for those specific bands
You can usually search online to see what band the provider is on. There may even be an app on your phone to see. AT&T/T-mobile are big on 700mhz. AWS is a lot of Verizon. That's a great question though.
But Lte is typically on a different band than standard voice
@@AntennaMan Thank you!
will a cell booster like this bridge a 3G phone signal onto a 4G network?
Just a tip for those who have trouble with reception at home - I switched my phone from LTE (4G) to CDMA (3G) and my signal went from marginal to 3 bars instantly. Go to SETTINGS - CONNECTIONS - MOBILE NETWORKS and select something other than LTE. Your phones options may be different than mine, but you can probably Google it for your particular phone. It'could save you hundreds of dollars, but if there is no signal at all it may not help.
That's a great tip.
There is a reason you'r phone will stick to weaker LTE signal rather than stronger cdma signal, like getting ready for GSM (2g), CDMA 1x (2g), UMTS/WCDMA/HSPA (3g) and CDMA EV-DO (3g) sunset (ending of 2020 for Verizon USA).
Furthermore if 2g/3g network is overloaded and 4g is not, only option for voice calls can be 4g LTE. Adding insult to injury 3g cdma ev-do does NOT support voice so only voice service cdma - only user's get is very limited 2g cdma 1x.
There's a app called 4g with alot more networks
Hiboost they should call this thing high cost don't expect any Christmas presents from dear old dad this Christmas it looks like they could come up with one that would let you use your existing outdoor antenna you could just add a splitter that would cut down on cost
Dude you should have just given it to him for Father's day. :)
I forgot to say where I live at I'm lucky if I got anything signal I live way back in a place called hills around there everything okay thank you sir
These are pretty cool but do they come with HD antennas?
Sales gimmick
I see what you did there. 😆
I thought this would be good for my broadband hotspot-but since in needs an app to connect that won't be possible.
STB 1971 it doesn’t need an app to connect it will boost any of the covered cellular bands. App is only used for easier setup when by yourself.
I need that where I live but $400 is too much for me.
No actually, $400 is not too much money. I bought a $1000 phone from Rogers who guaranteed me good signal because it was 3 band. Wrong, it didn't work. So I was stuck without signal for a year until I moved back to the city. I would have to go for a drive to make a call. I would be alerted of a message 3 or 4 or sometimes 24 hours later.
@@joemehere1151 no one should spend $1,000 on a phone, that was your first problem. Your second is thinking $400 isn't a lot of money for a booster.
If you have an iPhone or most carrier provided Androids you can use wi-fi calling. Last year I tried out a few Androids and couldn’t get an usable signal and was told by Best Buy clerk that non-carrier Androids don’t have wi-fi calling. I also tried a carrier Samsung A20 which had wi-fi calling... which didn’t work unless it had a good cell signal. I went back to iPhone with wi-fi calling and now “it just works.”
Wait a couple of years, the price will come down to 199 or not. A year ago I would have needed one but the telco here added a repeater about 200 feet away and my bars went from2 to 4.
we do not care.
It's still 350 to 450. Price did not come down. Lol
Does it magnify LTE interference with a TV antenna closer, and in fact, inside the house?
I'm not sure. If it does an LTE filter should solve the issue.
Hmmmm-
Interesting family dynamic.
Sounds like the 'Family Discount' expired a while ago.
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Hey Tyler. Love your vids. Good info.
Question: Would this device also help increase WiFi reception? We don't have WiFi in our house but there is a source that's just a bit out of range. Only about 30 feet or so. " So close, but yet so far."
Secondly, why didn't you leave the booster with your Dad and brothers? Ya gotta share the love, ya know?❤
Finally, this vid would be great for a drinking game. Ever time you say "cell phone booster, " take a slug. Good for your next party.🍺
Hope you can answer my WiFi question. Thanks much and God bless👍
Depending on how you want to use the WiFi, there's a lot of different options available for next to nothing as far as cost and needing no technical skill.
If you just wanted to use it for a laptop or desktop that has a USB input? You could get a WiFi USB adapter, USB extension cable, and build a windsurfer parabolic reflector from cereal box cardboard and aluminum foil (MUCH easier than you're thinking, search it here on UA-cam). Plug the cable into the device, plug the WiFi adapter into the other end, stick the adapter into the hole in the windsurfer where the antenna usually goes... And you're off and running.
There's tons of stuff here on UA-cam for what you're looking for. 👍👍
I don't think this will help with WIFI reception. You'll likely need a wifi repeater. They sell them at many stores. As far as your second question I had to return the booster to the sponsor. The joke was made in fun. Only my brother has issues in his room. My father and other sibling have rooms on the end of the house that faces the cell tower so they can make/receive calls there.
@@russellborrego1689 Thanks for the replies and suggestions, folks. Much appreciated👍
@@AntennaMan Thanks for the reply. Was just bustin' your chops a bit about leaving the booster with your Dad. All in good humor. But really appreciate you taking the time to reply. Love your vids. Very informative. All the best.👍
Bro is smoking weed 😂 " talking to T-Pain 😂😂😂😂😂
Will it work when one can only recieve a HSPA+ signal?
Yes, my phone only gets HSDPA+
Only if booster amplifies frequencies where needed signal is (cellular 850 or 1900 PSC, sometimes 2100/1700 AWS for US, cellular 900 with 2100 fou Europe). This is generally true, buy it is more thing to check before buying one
Would have been nice to see a before and after speed test. Perhaps next time.
I was going to include it but my phones data is capped at 3mbps on cricket wireless so it would look bad.
Tyler,
I love your videos I’ve learned some good tricks for OTA and all the info on ATSC 3.0 is invaluable. You may want to reconsider your endorsement of this product or at least amend this video to address these issues. To begin I have no agenda towards HiBoost nor any of their products, my issue is with these products in general. I had been in the wireless industry for 25 years and I have had to track down these devices hundreds of times because of out of band and in band interference. To be fair HiBoost does say in the owner’s manual that before use you need to contact your carrier and ask permission to operate. Depending on the area and carrier you may not get permission. The unfortunate thing is that it is in the rarely read FCC rules section.
The carriers have several free options to use phones in poor coverage areas. One is Wi-Fi calling and another is a network extender (Verizon name). If you’re in an area with no internet and poor coverage these can be a good solution, but installations can be complicated. You must make sure you have enough antenna isolation between the donor antenna and the Tx antenna, you need to know what channels to turn off so you don’t make things hard for other carriers, you should have knowledge on using a frequency analyzer to make sure the return signal isn’t transmitting out of band and get permission from your carrier.