| | | |  - Extends cellular coverage for single or multiple users in homes or offices--provides up to 2500 square feet of coverage
- Dual-band device works with 800/1900 MHz frequencies from all major carriers--AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Alltel, Cricket, and more (not compatible with Nextel)
- Omni-directional signal antenna receives signals from multiple cell towers
- Antenna can be installed outdoors above the roofline or indoors in the attic or near a window
- Extends phone battery life--uses less power when signal is stronger
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| | | |  Product Description:
Designed for consumers, the zBoost dual band cell phone signal booster extends a zBoost Cell Zone for single or multiple users in homes or offices simulatneously. Amazon.com Product Description:
Satisfy all your cellular phone needs with the Wireless Extenders YX510-PCS/CEL zBoost zP Wireless Booster, which works with both cellular frequencies (800 and 1900 MHz) and can extend cellular coverage up to 2500 square feet. This unit can handle signals from all the major cellular carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Alltel. The package includes everything you need: amplifier base unit, power supply, base unit antenna, low-loss SATV coaxial cable (RG6), signal antenna and mounting hardware. The omni-directional signal antenna receives signals from multiple cell towers. 
Improve your cell signal with the dual-band YX510-PCS/CEL--perfect for boosting the signal of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon frequencies up to 2500 square feet. |  |
Using a revolutionary, patent pending technology that protects the carrier network, the YX510 improves indoor cell phone coverage by capturing and repeating the outside signal, bringing it into the building and enhancing it. This process creates a "Cell Zone" in your home or office. Click here to see a PDF overview of setting up the Wireless Booster. The Wireless Extenders zBoost system includes: - Outdoor antenna (repeats the signal) can be installed outdoors above the roofline or indoors in the attic or near a window
- Coax cable (RG6- ultra low-loss, DBS satellite) connects from the outdoor antenna to the base unit
- Base unit: Sleekly designed, it amplifies the signal and provides oscillation detection/correction which protects the carrier network using patent-pending technology.
- Indoor antenna connects to the base unit to repeat the signal and create "Cell Zone"--no physical connection to the phone is needed.
Installation
Choosing the best location for installation of the Signal Antenna provides the best performance and the largest area of improved signal. Determine the location that provides the strongest signal using the signal strength indicator on your cell phone. For the best reception, find the location that provides the most bars of signal strength and locate the Signal Antenna at that location. Specifications
- US PCS 1900 MHz band
- Uplink: 1850 - 1910 MHz
- Downlink: 1930 - 1990 MHz
- US Cellular 800/850 MHz band
- Uplink: 824 - 849 MHz
- Downlink: 869 - 894 MHz
- Network formats: CDMA, GSM, TDMA, AMPS, GPRS, EDGE, 1xRTT, EVDO, HSDPA
- Total Signal Gain: 60dB (adaptive)
- Output Power: less than 0.5 Watt EiRP (w/ included antenna)
- Unit weight: 1 pound
- Unit size: 5 x 7 x 2 inches
- Power input: 100-120 VAC 60 Hz
- Power output: 5VDC, 1.5A
- Signal antenna cable: Outdoor rated 75 ohm DBS satellite coaxial cable, Type-F male
- Base unit antenna: 50 ohm, TNC male
Note: If you need coverage for only one cellular carrier, check out the YX500/PCS (1900 MHz; Sprint and T-Mobile) or the YX500/CEL (800 MHz; AT&T and Verizon). | | | | |
Average Rating : 
Rating :  - Not a valid solution for me
I live 5 miles north of town. The service outside my house is bad, but good enough to make and receive a call. Inside the house, the service falls just below the level of being usable. Data is out of the question inside and out.
I bought the zBoost, hoping to get my outside signal inside, that didn't happen. Like many other people that have reviewed this product, I found that the coverage area isn't 2,500sq/ft its more like 12.56636sq/ft. If my phone was within 2ft of the base station, I had full service and could make calls. Moving further than 6ft from the base station, I would be returned to 1 or none bars.
On the bright side, amazon is a rock star dealing with returns, and I still fully back them.
For sprint users, which I am a new one. I called and told them about my problem. I qualified as a premier member (pay more than $70 a month or be with sprint for 10+years qualifies you). They were extremely nice and provided a Airave V2 Femtocell tower. The Airave arrived, and after waiting for 2+hours for the unit to configure the mobile portion of the setup, I found I had full, 3g service, everywhere in my house. Any one who is a sprint subscriber, I strongly recommend you don't buy the zBoost and contact sprint about a Airave V2. It requires a high speed connection of 40k up and down, pretty easy bar to meet these days. I am 100% satisfied now, and have healthy, reliable service everywhere in my two story house.
If you're a security nut like myself, you can setup the Airave V2 as the DMZ host behind your router. Mine seems to work perfectly in this configuration. Now I don't have to worry about sprint monitoring my network traffic either, its a win win solution.
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