Signal Booster
Well Worth the Extra Investment – Signal Booster Boosts Productivity, Too
If you frequently lose all your bars, or if that one little bar just won’t deliver the power your important call requires, you definitely should invest in a signal booster. A signal booster can dramatically reduce or completely eliminate lost or dropped calls. And several manufacturers claim their signal boosters will increase your phone’s strength up to 500%. The booster increases your phone’s power and intensifies its signal level to the FCC’s maximum limit.
In some ways, this powerful new technology looks like the old-school stuff. The signal booster requires an antenna—like those curly-q deals you used to install on your car’s back window. But antennae have become smaller, easier to install, and more stylish just like the phones they boost. Many signal boosters come with built-in antennae.
By far the simplest, most economical alternative, an antenna attached directly to your phone will boost your signal more than enough for in-town, along the interstates, and in most remote locations. For approximately $30, you can add an antenna that will move with you from home, to car, to office.
If, however, simple addition of an antenna doesn’t quite get the job done, then you will have to invest approximately $200 in a power-booster-antenna combination. If this set-up doesn’t work, then nothing will. Your phone connects to the power booster; the power booster connects to the antenna. Experienced users strongly recommend the Wilson Cellular Direct Connect, which delivers 3 watts of power and can boost your range up to fifty miles. The Wilson system has two distinct advantages above and beyond your increased range. First, it drastically reduces battery drain, so that you get longer talk and stand-by times. And, second, it works with your wireless-equipped computer as well as your phone. Although most users agree they felt reluctant about such a big investment in an accessory, they quickly discovered that the booster and antenna increased their productivity more than enough to justify the cost.
