I am concerned about the Boost/Sprint WI-Max network's indoor effect on reception with Galaxy S II. Is that only in certain areas or over-all?
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Only in Certain Areas and It will Not Be Expanding and will be disbanded altogether by 2015....very Few areas have WI-Max access strong enough for in home use outside very major city's
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Its pretty good. My Galaxy S4 reports a better wifi signal but no problems keeping the connection two rooms away from the router for me.
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I have my antenna, base unit and directional antenna all on same level...highest is at 6' lowest is on the floor. Without zboost sending and receiving a text was near imposible inside...now I am able to receive a phone call (hit and miss) depending on signal strength outside and about a 90% success rate and sending and receiving texts even with photos. It does work a lot better with a direct visual line, but mine, straight line takes it through 2 walls. Mine would probably be a lot better if the outside antenna were higher as well. I thought cost wise this set up was a bit expensive, but when that phone rings inside the house I forget all about the cost! Hope this helps...
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every area has different characteristics, and RF interference, my signals are making it over 50 miles and sharp, if the broadcast towers are unobstructed between you and them, i.e. on top of tall buildings it shouldn't be a problem, there are online resources to give you estimated channel reception, take what it says and the Mohu should out perform that substantially
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I am using mine on the Sprint Epic Samsung Galaxy II. Not sure about the Boost version.
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not sure about reception I had a smart phone and it got returned that company is too expensive, try Consumer Cellular you will get a better deal.
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It boosts the cellular signal in the phone. So say you have 3g or 4g or lte on your phone. By sitting your phone in this cradle you get more bars. Or in areas where there be no bars it will usually give you a weak signal. You must have a cell phone plan active for this to work. It's not free signal. It is not designed for WIFI either. Just for cellular. Also Wilson makes a model for 3g, 4g, and LTE so make sure you get the correct model for your phone type
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I have yet to be able to use the S3 as a hotspot via Boost. Seems like it doesn't work, though Boost has tried to tell me there are apps you can use instead. I haven't been able to use those either.
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nope the g phone is ATT /Sprint. I live in a poor reception area for ATT but I now receive as good a signal as when I had a Verizon phone I really do not understand why; but I do not care.
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The only time my phone had weak signal (wifi and 4G) was sitting on my toilet in the far corner of the house (wifi is on the other corner). With the new battery, signal on the toilet is still weak, but i can still connect. The only thing that doesn't work is the NFC (transfer pictures or files by touching two phones back to back).
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My S2 is from Sprint, but i am sure it is the same layout. The frequency softwareis the only diff.....
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Not at all. Your carrier doesn't care whether or not you have 1 bar or 5 bars on your phone. This enhances the signal. On my Sprint here at the office, which is notorious for bad reception, we went from 3 bars and 3G to 3 bars and 4G. Your mileage may vary.
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Yes. We have 4g and we went from 2 bars to 5. Our first booster didn't work though, so if your phone doesn't connect, chances are it's a faulty tower.
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No, I got rid of mine and boost. Couldn't get wifi in my house, when I have wifi. Couldn't get or receive calls email FB. I was told new tower was having problems. Really, for 6 months. Lousy customer service
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I have not used that option. I had to take my phone to a BOOST store and have it reset. I'm seriously considering sending it back because regardless of where I am I seldom have more than two bars for coverage. A friend has a Galaxy using BOOST service and has been very happy with it. This is the only reason I went with BOOST. Think seriously before mail ordering a phone. If I change phones I will now have the headache of dealing with Amazon to return it. Good luck with your choice!
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The key here is that it ONLY works on WiMax 4G networks and NOT 4G LTE. You should use Sprint's coverage maps (at the top of their web site page) to show WiMax coverage. In Colorado Springs, a city of 300K people, WiMax is not available and Sprint shows this as "3G and more". In the Denver area, WiMax is available so I should either sell my unit to someone in Denver or just hold on to it for when I travel.
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I don't blame you for wanting to return it. Maybe return it and wait a few months, see if it improves.There are supposed to be "fixes" for WiFi, MySB, alarms, etc... in the just released SBS 7.4.2, but who knows.For audio quality I'd take the Boom any day! :)As for my Radio, it *never* loses connection to my WiFi (RED indicator), but I do get the occasional BLUE indicator (loses connection to MySB).My main issue is the "looks like it's playing but it is not" problem. Even then it is not as often as others have reported, for me anyway.I'm also running 7.5 beta and 7.4.2 beta so that may be why I don't have as many issues with the Radio as others, hard to say. I don't blame you for wanting to return it. Maybe return it and wait a few months, see if it improves.There are supposed to be "fixes" for WiFi, MySB, alarms, etc... in the just released SBS 7.4.2, but who knows.For audio quality I'd take the Boom any day! :)As for my Radio, it *never* loses connection to my WiFi (RED indicator), but I do get the occasional BLUE indicator (loses connection to MySB).My main issue is the "looks like it's playing but it is not" problem. Even then it is not as often as others have reported, for me... » Read More I don't blame you for wanting to return it. Maybe return it and wait a few months, see if it improves.There are supposed to be "fixes" for WiFi, MySB, alarms, etc... in the just released SBS 7.4.2, but who knows.For audio quality I'd take the Boom any day! :)As for my Radio, it *never* loses connection to my WiFi (RED indicator), but I do get the occasional BLUE indicator (loses connection to MySB).My main issue is the "looks like it's playing but it is not" problem. Even then it is not as often as others have reported, for me anyway.I'm also running 7.5 beta and 7.4.2 beta so that may be why I don't have as many issues with the Radio as others, hard to say. « Show Less