weBoost Drive Reach Overland Signal Booster | 472061

Yes. It boosts every major US carrier at the same time. That covers Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and US Cellular, along with the smaller networks that run on them.

More often than the phone suggests. A reading of no service tells you what the phone can receive from inside the vehicle, and the antenna out in the clear on your rack receives what the phone cannot. If any usable signal is out there, the booster has something to work with. Where there is genuinely none, no booster can help.

It fits three ways: a T slot, a round rail or ladder bar between 1 and 1.25 inches, or bolted flat to a hard surface. Some T slot systems need M6 channel nuts that are not in the box, and a wing style aerodynamic rack can leave nothing to clamp to, so call us before you order and we will look at your rack with you.

It depends on the signal outside. With five bars outside the boosted signal fills the vehicle, with three or four bars it reaches a few feet from the inside antenna, and with one or two bars about 18 inches. So the inside antenna belongs near where your phone rides, not across the vehicle from it.

No, not while you are using it. The fold is for getting into a garage or under low branches, and the system only fully works with the antenna upright. The stabilizer arm holds it flat while it is down.

It runs off your vehicle's 12 volt outlet, not off your phone. If your outlet stays live with the engine off and you are parked for more than a day, flip the switch on the power cord to off and it stops drawing anything.

No. The major US carriers have given blanket consent for boosters certified to current FCC standards, and this one is certified. You do have to register it with your carrier, which is a short form on their website.

Yes. A hotspot runs on the cellular network just like your phone, so it gets the same boost. Keep it near the inside antenna the way you would a phone.

No. It boosts the cellular signal your phone uses for calls, texts, and mobile data. It does nothing for Wi-Fi or for satellite internet.

Yes, for a single room's worth of space. An AC to DC adapter you add separately lets it run indoors, and it covers the area near the inside antenna just as it does in the vehicle. That handles a cabin room or a camp table. A whole house is a home booster's job.

Racks decide whether this works, and they vary more than people expect. Call us first and we will work out your rack together, so you know the bracket fits before anything ships. After that, the people who know this product are one call away.

Park where your signal is weak, check your bars with the booster off, then turn it on and watch them for a minute. If the light on the amplifier is solid green it is running properly. If it is red, one band has shut itself off because the two antennas are too close together, and moving them further apart fixes it.

Yes, in the part that matters most. Both run the same 50 dB amplifier, which is the FCC limit for a multi-carrier mobile booster, so the boost itself is the same. The difference is the antenna. This one is a stronger antenna mounted up on your rack, and a stronger antenna receives signal from towers further out and gives the amplifier more to work with. That is what you are paying for, along with a mount that works on a rack or a rail where a magnet has nothing to hold to.

It covers the United States, Canada, and Mexico, along with some carriers in Latin America, South America, and Australia. Most European, Asian, and African networks run on different frequencies, so it will not help you there.