Will this help my speed and connection?

Hollywood · EVDO User Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 33

Hello this is my first post here I just got saved from hughesnet and now have alltel and I realy like it I have a couple of questions here!
I took my laptop and drove toward the tower I am fixed on.I stopped a mile from my house and I got full signal and at my house I get between 2 and 3 bars with a external yagi antenna .I did a test and then I drove 2 miles from I house and tested.Will this help me (Wilson Cellular SIGNALBOOST Mobile and Home/Office Cellular/PCS Dual-Band Inline Amplifier 811210)[b] I have the UM150 and a MBR1000 ROUTER

Here is the test I got at home.
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[1XRTT ] - 92 dbm
[ 1X EVDO ] -84dbm

Here is the test 1 mile from my house
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Here is the test 2 miles from my house
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[1XRTT ] - 74 dbm
[ 1X EVDO ] -74dbm
There is a hill between me and the tower.I have the antenna on top the house pointing at the tower.

karlyn · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:35 am Post subject:

hi Hollywood, welcome to the forum!

I don't know much about antennas, amplifiers, etc., so can't be of much help. Did you try calling 3Gstore to ask? Looks like you've done a nice job on the homework. Seems to me the biggest factor is how much taller that hill is with respect to your mounted antenna height.

Alex · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:43 am Post subject:

the hill between you and tower is going to be a factor.

how much elevation change is there between you and that test you did a mile from home?

your test AT home, was already using a yagi? if so, how high off the ground was it?