"WeBoost Drive" Cell & Data Booster/Amplifier Review: Intro and Installation

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024

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  • @RETIREMESOON
    @RETIREMESOON 7 лет назад +1

    I'm buying this product for crossing Canada when we go full time in 2019.
    I TRUST these two people after years of great advice on all kinds subject matter.
    Bob and Carilyn have a very standard of ethics in the growing RV community which makes us closer and stonger as humans.
    It's people like this on You Tube that helped me convince my wife that this RV lifestyle is richer than the fine home and gardens we have had for 26 years in souless suburbia.
    BUT,....what you need to get comfortable in the mountians and desert is the RIGHT equipment like THE WEBOOST DRIVE ....Cell And Data Booster. Thanks B & C

  • @teresaford8906
    @teresaford8906 7 лет назад +3

    Hey, Bob! I just noticed that you're almost at 100 k subscribers! WOW! I can't tell you how much I appreciate you! Thank you for providing so much valuable information on so much! You give us the confidence to do it all! Take care, friend 😀

  • @AlmostBlind
    @AlmostBlind 7 лет назад

    Mr. bob thats why you've got 100K subscribers, you honesty and well put together videos, informative and usable knowledge. Thank you for your time and effort that you put into your RUclips videos and your website...

  • @handyshake3180
    @handyshake3180 7 лет назад

    Can you believe it ?
    Bob is reading directions ! ;)
    BOB, TY So Much! your videos have been extremely enlightening!
    There have been many folks trying to do what you have done,
    but you are the original and the best.

  • @lorijones9579
    @lorijones9579 7 лет назад

    Bob, don't be shy about accepting and using and giving honest reviews of products companies send to you. That will start happening more often now than you have nearly 100k subscribers. You should see the huge piles of enormous boxes of entire collections of beauty products that the makeup vloggers routinely get as press samples, worth thousands of dollars. You can be entirely honest in your reviews as everyone knows you will be, and keep the stuff. You're earning it!

  • @RVFreeDa
    @RVFreeDa 7 лет назад

    I bought a WeBoost just about a year ago and went all through Alaska and Canada to here in TN. I found it worked really good some places but in Seward AK where I spent the summer it didn’t help at all. I agree totally with Carolyn and thanks Bob for this. I thought it was me. I look forward to more testing.

    • @cdub6530
      @cdub6530 7 лет назад +1

      Hey there RTR neighbor! Congrats on making it to Tennessee!

    • @RVFreeDa
      @RVFreeDa 7 лет назад

      C Dub Howdy

  • @SerendipitySue
    @SerendipitySue 6 лет назад

    Thanks for review. I took a 2 month trip from NY to Texas to Florida and back at the beginning of the year. I tested the Weboost 4G-X-RV with Verizon, ATT, and T-mobile at all the places I boondocked/camped. I tested both an omni and yagi external antenna. The results were interesting. I learned a couple of things:
    1st, DB isn't a very useful metric. I used the Speedtest app to check upload/download speeds. You can have great DB, but a crowded/lousy cell tower. After all, how fast you can download or upload a video is what makes the booster useful.
    2nd, there was no best network. All three major networks were better at some places. A good portion of the time, the unboosted signal had a better download speed than boosted. Upload speeds were always better with the booster.
    3rd, The yagi takes time to set up (and can't be used while driving). In really remote areas with no signal, the opensignal app didn't always give a direction. So you had to hunt for the tower. At one place on the Texas coast, I could only get a connection with the yagi antenna. Most of the time, the extra effort to put up the yagi wasn't worth the effort. The omni antenna provided similiar upload/download speeds.
    I have a small 14.5' trailer and I had to use the small candy bar antenna instead of the one provided with the RV kit. Since I couldn't get the required separation (getting green leds during boot-up).
    Weboost was definitely worth having. But having multiple carriers is also important!

  • @robine6337
    @robine6337 6 лет назад +1

    i thought this was carolyn's new rig, as i am used to seeing it. i nearly had a heart attack, seeing al the duck tape and crappy window! so glad she got a new one. very informative. thank you both!!

  • @thebestisyettocome4114
    @thebestisyettocome4114 7 лет назад +20

    Bob, your RTR was on NPR radio. They know your out there!!! 👍 Elmer

    • @timb3749
      @timb3749 7 лет назад +1

      nypost.com/2017/09/23/these-people-are-rejecting-the-american-dream-by-living-in-rvs/

    • @thebestisyettocome4114
      @thebestisyettocome4114 7 лет назад

      TimmyB ; Thank you 👍

    • @kathymack3791
      @kathymack3791 5 лет назад

      @@timb3749 - Interesting title. For some, living a nomadic life IS the American dream.

  • @gladuwf
    @gladuwf 6 лет назад

    We have the same model Weboost and really like it. We moved the outdoor antenna over to the inside leg of the ladder after it got swatted by tree limbs a couple of times requiring re- installation of the antenna cover.

  • @toddramsay977
    @toddramsay977 7 лет назад +3

    Great video and review!. Just FYI. The WE in WE-Boost stands for Wilson Electronics.

  • @jimcameron9848
    @jimcameron9848 7 лет назад +1

    I live vicariously through these videos and share them as secrets with friends.

  • @marjoriehall9984
    @marjoriehall9984 7 лет назад +4

    Almost 100,000 subscribers, Bob. Amazing! Really enjoy your channel.

  • @rachelseal6191
    @rachelseal6191 7 лет назад +10

    There's a lot of mean spirited people on here! If you don't like the video, turn it off. If you don't like Carolyns video, turn it off too. It's really that simple.

    • @TheDtfamu89
      @TheDtfamu89 7 лет назад

      I was thinking the same thing. I turn stuff off when it bothers me....remove myself. I'm subbed to both of them, along with many others. I watch what I find interesting, weigh it against what I've seen elsewhere and move on... I'm learning and thinking about doing this when I retire.... but some of the comments I see are distressing. People are just plain uncivil.

    • @TheDtfamu89
      @TheDtfamu89 7 лет назад

      Frisky Bottomsuuater....duly noted...💃🏻walking away

  • @wendyfinerrn442
    @wendyfinerrn442 7 лет назад

    My two favorite credible youtubers in one video! Thanks for this useful and informative review... I will put this device on my wish list :)

  • @lindagailsch
    @lindagailsch 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the info Bob & Carolyn. I better understand now what a cell phone booster is!

  • @garymacdonald5921
    @garymacdonald5921 7 лет назад +3

    Bob I found it so funny that you referenced Casey Naisat!!! I never pictured you following him, lol. Another great little insight into the mind of Mr. Wells!!! I like you more everyday sir

  • @whatsananna
    @whatsananna 7 лет назад

    Very helpful, thank you. I have been looking at the Verizon unlimited data plan with a Jetpack for my service on the road and was looking next at a WeBoost booster - probably the "little brother", as you called it. :) Very grateful for your time and effort, both of you, in doing this.

  • @SB-000
    @SB-000 7 лет назад

    Looks like they are making it easy for every one to setup.

  • @DougForce
    @DougForce 7 лет назад +2

    The five bars showing on the phone represent the rebroadcast signal from the booster. Since the booster is in the RV with you, it makes sense that it’s a very strong signal. Unfortunately as you note, that does not mean that you get the same speed you would get with five bars generated from a cell tower. If you had one bar to begin with, the signal being rebroadcast to you is not great quality, but glad to hear it does help.

    • @DougForce
      @DougForce 7 лет назад

      I’ve never seen one that works that way but anything is possible. The good news is it did help.

  • @lindathompson6678
    @lindathompson6678 7 лет назад +1

    Awesome! Love these product reviews!

  • @TrevorMarty69
    @TrevorMarty69 7 лет назад

    Wow, I was just looking at these things. That's really amazing that you did a review on one. It sounds like download speeds were fast but upload speeds were better. Have a great day.

  • @63viet
    @63viet 7 лет назад +2

    Mr. Bob, you need not to worry because your honestly is real. Thank you for your informative video.

  • @davidc.5197
    @davidc.5197 7 лет назад +8

    Hi...Thanks for the video. Please run a speed test with the booster turned on and with it turned off. Why guess? The increased speed from the booster is what we're really interested in. Thanks

    • @charlesgreene9434
      @charlesgreene9434 7 лет назад

      This where the problems come. I have this booster and I will give it credit that it will increase the signal. HOWEVER run a before and after speedtest and data speed are CAN BE worst with the booster on. Weboost has a wonderful marketing department.

  • @BelindaTOV
    @BelindaTOV 7 лет назад +9

    That ladder!

  • @wanderingfree149
    @wanderingfree149 7 лет назад

    One to five bars for cell phone reception is amazing.

  • @sstingrae
    @sstingrae 7 лет назад +1

    Hey Bob! Great video! KEEP IT UP BUD!

  • @nealanpaulaking9708
    @nealanpaulaking9708 7 лет назад

    So glad the product works

  • @ribin21
    @ribin21 7 лет назад

    Hi Carolyn and Bob. the cable has been compromised once you bend those cables around that ladder making those sharp turns the cable has been compromised so if you're going to put a permanent one in don't make any sharp turns with it and if you don't and you want to get a new cable wrap it in a large Circle and hang it somewhere but you can't make sharp turns with it or it will compromise it and then your signal will start going out on you

  • @barneymerrill3188
    @barneymerrill3188 7 лет назад +7

    Boy, that ladder really needs some help!!! ;-)

  • @DASRAY
    @DASRAY 7 лет назад +1

    Great video Bob! Scary ladder Carolyn!!!

  • @linw1486
    @linw1486 7 лет назад +15

    Bob, would like to have seen YOUR review.

  • @delosla
    @delosla 7 лет назад +2

    Looks like a great product but one thing I noticed was the sticker on the antenna reads that the frequency range is between 698 to 2700 megahertz. T-mobile especially and I beleve some AT&T are rolling out new service in the low band 600 megahertz Spectrum. Before spending this kind of money I want to make sure this product will operate on the new spectrum and if not is there a new model that will?

  • @cynthiaweathers6979
    @cynthiaweathers6979 6 лет назад

    Ausia just bought and unboxed a weBoost. Paid 199 at best buy. Hers must be the newer model. She has a small magnet mount antenna and the other components are much smaller.

  • @misstbikini
    @misstbikini 7 лет назад

    nice work! we are fans of you both! love the content, tyvm!

  • @toddramsay977
    @toddramsay977 7 лет назад +1

    You may have great signal to talk to the tower, but everyone using the tower must share the bandwidth. The more users the slower the throughput is. If the tower has 5mhz bandwidth not many users can use the signal at the same time. If the tower has a 10mhz bandwidth carrier the you will get better throughput with the same amount of users but as soon as more users get on, the slower the throughput gets again, all the while you have 4 to 5 bars.

  • @timestamp.
    @timestamp. 7 лет назад

    Thank You Bob 💜🐾

  • @gigicats6
    @gigicats6 7 лет назад

    Very interesting Bob, thank you.

  • @joycesrvlegacy-4635
    @joycesrvlegacy-4635 7 лет назад

    Ideas for those of us without a ladder? Great test.

  • @carolkeener995
    @carolkeener995 7 лет назад

    Excited to see the followup🤗

  • @joshakaoger69
    @joshakaoger69 7 лет назад

    It does work i used to have shit sprint back in the day when basically was 3g not good anything... Would get maybe 1 or 2 bars after it was double to full bars 👌

  • @Trifecta_With_A_Twist
    @Trifecta_With_A_Twist 7 лет назад

    They are not spacers Carolyn. They're called Dyna bolts for inserting to pre-drilled holes in concrete. Thats why they were spreading as you tightened the nuts.

  • @peachesh8343
    @peachesh8343 7 лет назад

    Great info. Thanks, Bob ❤

  • @JAMIESPECIALNEEDSMOM
    @JAMIESPECIALNEEDSMOM 7 лет назад

    Thank you for clarifying

  • @nestogonzo1
    @nestogonzo1 7 лет назад +1

    I would like to see a comparison against the one you already have & maybe even a reminder on your setup?

  • @coffeecrazy65
    @coffeecrazy65 7 лет назад

    waiting impatiently for more of the solar series!!

  • @takayama1638
    @takayama1638 7 лет назад +1

    Oh me, antenna is strong point on roof! Heheheheee....I need one of these boosters. America is big. Hard to get good cell signals all over, but we sure need better cell phone internet service! At home I'm on KomKast, Southern Sektor, but if I could get real true unlimited data with our TMobile service, I'd drop KomKast, Southern Sektor, in a NYC second. That's fast.

  • @Scorpiomary
    @Scorpiomary 7 лет назад

    Great product review thanks

  • @coolcatcarolena4951
    @coolcatcarolena4951 7 лет назад +6

    This is so thorough. Perfect!

  • @MartinSage
    @MartinSage 6 лет назад

    I would definitely be putting the ext. Ant. on a telescope 25ft pole to get it to clear all obstructions.

  • @vikibanaszak4881
    @vikibanaszak4881 7 лет назад

    Excellent review!

  • @kimmididwhat
    @kimmididwhat 7 лет назад

    Woohoo!!!, 99,914 Subs!!!! You Rock Bob!!! 😀😀😀

  • @JanetBullard
    @JanetBullard 7 лет назад

    Hope to see a follow-up. See if the cable end held up to the elements.

  • @suzy9342
    @suzy9342 7 лет назад +1

    This is a great test.
    Thank you Bob🤓

  • @cathyjackson8337
    @cathyjackson8337 7 лет назад +1

    Almost 100,000 Bob. See you next year after we sell our condo.

  • @monnaprovost7294
    @monnaprovost7294 7 лет назад +2

    FYI, there's an overview how to install this at RVgeeks channel. js, Mo.

  • @commanderzero5811
    @commanderzero5811 7 лет назад

    This product looks like it's for use while driving and parked because it sends/receives in all directions. I suspect the directional(triangle shaped) antenna would work better than this one while parked. At least it gets your cell signal outside the RV where it has better propagation than from inside.

  • @livingabovethe12th
    @livingabovethe12th 6 лет назад

    What she was talking about is that it gives you a huge increase in reception and a moderate increase in bandwidth.

  • @angelamunroe5053
    @angelamunroe5053 7 лет назад +1

    Hi Bob went to get a RV but we don't know much about buying one we could use your help thanks

  • @ediedaley3701
    @ediedaley3701 7 лет назад

    Very helpful!

  • @adventureswithgnomie6553
    @adventureswithgnomie6553 7 лет назад

    Great review.

  • @jeff67mustang
    @jeff67mustang 6 лет назад

    Mr. Bob,
    Tell Carolyn
    ....do not tie the feed line "coax RG6" on that latter as seen to the left of Carolyn.
    ....please do not store it that way ether. It's not extension cord or landline cord.
    ....take care not to mash, kink, pinch or tight bends. That can cause distortion to the dielectric insalator. That's the stuff between the center conductor and the metallic shield underneath the outer plastic jacket.
    ...specially if it's retransmitting or broadcasting back to cellular tower.
    Can cause some problems in preformance.
    Just saying.
    Just loop it in a 10" to 14" and loosely zip tie it or tape to latter.
    Thanks for what you do!
    Jeff

  • @karenchun6413
    @karenchun6413 7 лет назад +1

    Question. Lots of time only 3G is available to us. Will this boost 3G?

  • @vantasticvoyage6228
    @vantasticvoyage6228 7 лет назад

    got it, love it!

    • @monnaprovost7294
      @monnaprovost7294 7 лет назад

      vantastic voyage, do u have a video on it? Is it mounted on ur roof? Mo

    • @vantasticvoyage6228
      @vantasticvoyage6228 7 лет назад

      I have it installed on my 18 wheeler. It has a slightly different antenna than the rv version but it will work on an rv. no i don't have a video yet

  • @touchnova
    @touchnova 6 лет назад

    Whenever ANY company gives you something to try out, just tell them up front that you'll be giving an honest opinion, good or bad. As long as you're up front with them and they still agree to provide the item, there's no need for you to provide a disclaimer to your viewing audience other than to say the item was provided, but the opinions within are yours alone. If you have concerns, throw into your intro that this is an honest review and add a single-line text disclaimer to your video description. This kind of thing happens across MANY, MANY channels, and I've never seen one where someone who told the company that your review would be honest, good or bad, resulted in "backlash" from viewers at all.

  • @barbarafritchie2000
    @barbarafritchie2000 7 лет назад +2

    Good video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @CreachterZ
    @CreachterZ 7 лет назад +1

    Bars show signal strenth which is the included emitter. It has nothing to do with the quality of the signal as the nice lady explained.

  • @rexj.weinheimer2279
    @rexj.weinheimer2279 6 лет назад

    My dear Carolyn... none of my business... but please, PLEASE reinstall that ladder securely before you end up finding yourself laying on the ground with a broken back or worse. Godspeed.
    P.S. Bob give her the motivation to secure that ladder. KC5AGO out.

  • @cattledog5464
    @cattledog5464 7 лет назад +1

    I see that kit has an "omni directional" antennae. I bet an even larger antennae that can be pointed at, and dialed in, for best signal may be even better, but, not as convenient. Probably more $$ also.
    .

  • @heehee63
    @heehee63 7 лет назад +1

    how much power does this use and is there an easy on/off switch

  • @alchristensen8121
    @alchristensen8121 7 лет назад

    Signal strength and speed aren't necessarily related. Traffic on a tower can slow speed since it can only handle so much at a time. So you can have a full five bars and still have trouble with speed. My speed usually drops in urban areas and speeds up in the boonies.

  • @windwalker4094
    @windwalker4094 6 лет назад

    Great vid. Casey Neistat definitely is a trip when unboxing :-)

  • @danielafurlan322
    @danielafurlan322 7 лет назад

    Great one, I like your information about the products. ...

  • @alchristensen8121
    @alchristensen8121 7 лет назад

    It would be interesting to compare the supplied omnidirectional antenna with a directional antenna.

    • @jimbarnaby3547
      @jimbarnaby3547 7 лет назад

      The difference is considerable, like 10 db at least

  • @Northstardanes
    @Northstardanes 7 лет назад

    I would be interested to hear how this works in different regions of the country.

  • @debraaltizer3869
    @debraaltizer3869 7 лет назад +25

    They gave it to you to review, not Carolyn!

    • @cdlady54_95
      @cdlady54_95 7 лет назад +3

      Debra Altizer felt like a Re gifting. There is a time and place for that.

    • @jimmyceltic4120
      @jimmyceltic4120 7 лет назад +2

      Debra Altizer Now if he did the review himself you would still have something to say . You know you would accuse him of not being honest because he got it for free he explained why he did it

    • @CheapRVliving
      @CheapRVliving  7 лет назад +7

      I tell everyone who wants to send me a product I will turn it over to someone else for review. They know what they are getting if they send it to me.

    • @gladuwf
      @gladuwf 6 лет назад

      It's a fairer test in an RV then a van, you need at least 15 feet distance between the outdoor and indoor antennas with this model to achieve good results, that might be difficult to do with a van install.

  • @SouperMaruchan
    @SouperMaruchan 7 лет назад +1

    Lol... Some people are so hard to please. Great video Bob

  • @weekendlovinggypsy1737
    @weekendlovinggypsy1737 6 лет назад

    Awesome but I would like to hear more about your setup Bob. I like the sound of a magnet do it's not a permanent fixture. If you did a review in yours will you please repost or send me the link on here? Thank you!!!!!

  • @angelamunroe5053
    @angelamunroe5053 7 лет назад

    Joyce r u on the road do you live in a RV and how do you like it just looking for some in put
    Thanks Thanks

  • @RayT70
    @RayT70 7 лет назад

    Thumbs up.

  • @marktapp5408
    @marktapp5408 5 лет назад

    Hope the ladder stays on long enough to evaluate. Good luck.

  • @angelamunroe5053
    @angelamunroe5053 7 лет назад

    Thanks I did not know about the video and I was hoping to ask Bob a few things about buying one is that ok with you have a good day

    • @monnaprovost7294
      @monnaprovost7294 7 лет назад

      Angela Munroe, not sure who ur asking... It's ok with me. Mo

  • @carmell71
    @carmell71 7 лет назад

    Would it really improve your upload capabilities? Probably great streaming movies, downloading images, etc., but it seems you would need something to increase upload speeds for posting HD video. Than again...I could be talking out of my pop-up. lol

  • @daleannharsh8295
    @daleannharsh8295 7 лет назад

    Thanks for the review guys. I think the price would keep me out of this one....but maybe by the time I get out there and need it the cost will come down!

  • @psychicfranziska
    @psychicfranziska 7 лет назад

    nice

  • @margaretmodrovsky1350
    @margaretmodrovsky1350 6 лет назад

    I think that Ausia Berger.....aka Pandamonium used this on her cell phone.

  • @animalandnaturetv2435
    @animalandnaturetv2435 7 лет назад

    Wow

  • @maremu05
    @maremu05 6 лет назад

    Any updates on this booster?

  • @shellcshells2902
    @shellcshells2902 7 лет назад +11

    I need one of these designed for use in a rural house.

    • @adventureswithgnomie6553
      @adventureswithgnomie6553 7 лет назад +1

      Shell Cshells the RV one should work if there's a signal.

    • @shellcshells2902
      @shellcshells2902 7 лет назад +2

      HOBOTECH Brilliant, thank you!

    • @monnaprovost7294
      @monnaprovost7294 7 лет назад

      HOBOTECH, hi and thanks for the info. HT, is it mounted in the best place Carolyn has? If not, where it should be installed? Do u think the metal is affecting the signal? Take care, be safe, Mo from NJ and...

    • @robine6337
      @robine6337 6 лет назад

      if i have a directional antenna on my camper could i just plug this booster into it?

  • @carolynmihelcic6056
    @carolynmihelcic6056 7 лет назад +1

    Very Interesting a Great video ... Thanks. (Re Boost)

  • @nealanpaulaking9708
    @nealanpaulaking9708 7 лет назад

    Good reviews

  • @reginaa550
    @reginaa550 7 лет назад

    Hey. I'm. Scott. A. We get your Volga's. one day after you post them.

  • @jaywillis1587
    @jaywillis1587 7 лет назад +6

    LOOKED LIKE THE LATEST EPISODE OF MA AND PA KETTLE..........

  • @SerendipitySue
    @SerendipitySue 6 лет назад

    Thanks for the info and being upfront about the free unit. I got one to test. I installed it (ruclips.net/video/iew18uWvdfw/видео.html).
    I definitely get an increase in signal Dbm and upload speed. In my tests so far, the download speed is worse than without the booster. I'm ouit boondocking from NY to Texas now. I'm collecting more data points.

  • @sicchuckie
    @sicchuckie 7 лет назад

    Please make it a magnetic mount

  • @siulmagic
    @siulmagic 7 лет назад +1

    You just take a weak signal and amplifie it, not enhance it.

  • @karenmelton1033
    @karenmelton1033 7 лет назад

    Great product. To bad it wouldn’t work for computers or iPads.

    • @mhammer5
      @mhammer5 7 лет назад +1

      You need an antenna port, plug in.

    • @monnaprovost7294
      @monnaprovost7294 7 лет назад

      HOBOTECH, wow, what did u say? I have no clue about this but when I am ready to hit the road in a year, I'm gonna pick ur brain again, lol. I have learned some things tho. For example, I know...
      1) I need to buy a pure sine wave inverter and not a moderated or modulated, whatever, one.
      2) Flex solar panels don't put out as much as rigid panels.
      3) Fridges are warmer when powered by electricity.
      4). A small apt size, 5-6,000 btu ac needs a generator if not hooked up power.
      That's about all this feeble brain absorbed. Lol, are they all correct?
      Cheers, Mo from NJ and...

    • @monnaprovost7294
      @monnaprovost7294 7 лет назад

      HOBOTECH, thanks for replying. Compressor fridges are those ones that look like coolers and open on the top, right? I read someone's comment somewhere that the ones that are 3 or 2 way don't get as cold when they run on electricity. Maybe they were comparing them to when they run them on gas or battery meaning when on electricity, they aren't as cold.
      Anyway, thanks and I look forward to learning more about RV life on the road. Mo from NJ and...

  • @RVFreeDa
    @RVFreeDa 7 лет назад

    Oh by the way, I had it installed at Camping World and they didn’t seal it correctly and water was coming in through the holes. Damn Camping World!!!!! They are the worst!

  • @SpitOnYourPalm
    @SpitOnYourPalm 7 лет назад +1

    umm so you could not do a simple bandwidth test with and without...... really?.....

  • @darylhawkins4658
    @darylhawkins4658 7 лет назад

    Its rare to see the species Bobis Wellis in its natural surroundings.