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    Default Best Cellular Booster System

    Ever wished you could have a high speed internet connection all the time and five bars on your cell phone anywhere. Well we have found a solution that helped us come to the decision to remove the MotoSat XF3 from our roof top and save the $300 a month satellite bill.

    It is a Wilson Dual Bank Wireless Cellular amplifier with internal and external antennas.

    Below are the parts and URL from Wilson.

    We now have five bars virtually everywhere. Even in the desert. There have been only a few locations (like the campground at Monument Valley that sits in a canyon) where we have not had a great phone and high speed internet connection.

    I have shared this to several POG members and thought I would post it here. I can not help anyone with mechanical aspects of the bus, but I have a lot of experience with electronics. Hope this is helpful.


    RV / Trucker Spring-Mount Cellular Antenna (301133)
    with a mag mount. We screwed a small plate to the roof and sealed it. This way if something low hits it and the spring is not enough it will just fall over.

    20+ feet of Low Loss Antenna Cable. You need to have wilson send you a connector. The antenna comes with 50 feet of cable but it is designed for wired connection to a phone and this is a completely wireless solution. Because of the interior antenna you have to have at least 20 feet separation between the antennas and the low loss line is important. The connector is easy to splice into the shorted line of the mag mount antenna.

    In-Building Wireless SOHO Cellular/PCS Amplifier (801245) This is a 50 dB amp and it is normally installed in a building. It is what adds the extra miles to your reception.

    Dual Band Panel Antenna (301123) This antenna we mounted just behind the front header on the ceiling and it makes the entire front of the bus and cellular hot spot.

    Your phone antenna will give you about three miles coverage. The exterior antenna increased that to about ten miles. The interior amplifier increase that to thirty to fifty miles. Almost anywhere you are within thirty to fifty miles of a cell tower.

    With these components you now have a completely wireless cellular area in the front of the bus. We have four cell phone (two Canadian, two US) and three Air Cards, Verizon, ATT, Rodgers. All of these can be hot at the same time. Meaning we can drive down the road and surf the net at high speed while talking on the phone.

    This is the best Under $400 investment we have made since we bought the bus. For us it is a must have technology. Hope you find it helpful.

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    Sounds real good Lloyd, how about a picture of the antenna mounted on your bus.

    JIM

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    Jim the antenna is to the right of the AC unit.
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    Lloyd, that is some great information, I for one would love to boost the signal strength of our air card, it gets pretty slow sometimes. Not to much problem with the phones though. Thanks for taking to time to post.

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    Lloyd shared this info with us at the Havasu gathering so I promptly installed the setup in our bus. Initially we had interference issues between the two antennas. The folks at Wilson were very helpful however and had us up and running in no time. It is critical that the two antennas be more than 20' apart, additionally the orientation of the internal antenna cannot be directed towards the external antenna. After getting those issues taken care of the system works great. Highly recommended.

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    Brian, Lloyd,

    I am in the planning stage of installing a Wilson Amplifier system in my coach. I am planning on using Verizon EVDO for internet access, exclusively.

    Lloyd, I have a Datastorm unit that I am not installing on the coach. I also need reliable communication access when I travel. Do you recommend the cell tower internet access over the Datastorm?

    My plans were to mount the Wilson RV External antenna in the rear/roof of the coach. Then route a 'low loss' cable to the front and mount the inside antenna panel in the forward (upper) area of the coach. My question is the panel antenna will be pointing towards the rear of the coach (Where the external antenna is mounted). Will I need to angle the panel antenna to direct the panel antenna downward, away from the rear antenna. Or will the estimated 40' separation of the antennas make directing the panel antenna down a 'non issue'.

    Thanks in advance.

    Hector

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    Lloyd,
    awesome post. I'll certainly mimic this setup for our next tour!

    Best,

    Adam

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    Did those interested in the product see this guide in Lloyd's link?

    Installation guide:

    http://www.wilsonelectronics.com////...ons/801245.pdf

    JIM

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    Sounds like a great system, think I'll get one too.

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    Lloyd,

    Thanks! I have been thinking about the best solution for work on the road and this sounds like the one. Another bus project.

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