Thread: In car phone signal booster

Don
Thanks to your tip-off I have been in contact
With the company that supplies this product

Service thus far has been exemplary

Will be installing their recommendation when we move south in February.
Our new place near Conondale has marginal reception but is only 7km from a tower.
Powertec have recommended a booster and directional antennas which we will install and hopefully get 4G...

Compared to other market offerings I like that
This is a Telstra approved offering &
30 day guarantee - so if it doesn’t do what we need
We get money back .....

You don’t get that from an ebay yagi

Will report to this thread once installed and tested

Steve

I have also checked on this for our place at Maleny, which also has dodgy mobile reception since the dishes are all pointed towards the coast, but haven't bought it yet.
Note that the Telstra one only works with Telstra phones. I believe Optus and Vodaphone have similar boosters.

Originally Posted by Don 130

I stumbled upon this, but thought some might find it interesting even at the price of over $1000.00

Cel-Fi GO Repeater for Telstra Stationary Packs, Cel-Fi Repeater for 4G, Telstra 4G Booster, Mobile Phone Booster for 4GX, Legal Telstra Repeater, Repeater for Telstra

and this vid Cell Fi Go - YouTube

This would solve the problem of boosting phones that don't have a jack for an antenna cable/patch lead

Don.

I have a Telstra one in our van & it works a treat.
We often have good signal where there is none on a phone alone.
The biggest problem is keeping the incoming antenna separate from the outgoing antenna to prevent feedback. It also has an app for your phone so you can see the signal strength etc.

How specific are they to certain providers?

I'm using Vodafone due to its cheaper data cost but I also have a long expiry Telstra number to use when the Vodafone signal drops out so ideally I'd like something that worked with both rather than having to buy two of them.

Originally Posted by LRT

How specific are they to certain providers?

I'm using Vodafone due to its cheaper data cost but I also have a long expiry Telstra number to use when the Vodafone signal drops out so ideally I'd like something that worked with both rather than having to buy two of them.

The frequencies of the providers are different so you need a Cel-Fi Go for each provider.

Car Signal Booster for all vehicle types – Mobile Repeater Australia

OK, more reading reveals something I didn't know:

Mobile phone boosters, which connect directly to a phone in a vehicle, are illegal in Australia because they cause interference.
Mobile phone repeaters, which transmit to the phone, are legal.
Guide to Mobile Phone Boosters & Mobile Repeaters, Mobile Phone Signal Booster, Mobile Signal Booster, Mobile Phone Repeater

Originally Posted by Milton477

The frequencies of the providers are different so you need a Cel-Fi Go for each provider.

How do you figure that?

As an installer and user of these regularly I’ve yet to see how this is arrived at?

Based on that statement - if I take my Telstra Sim from
My iPhone and put in an Optus Sim.. my phone won’t function due to different frequencies!

The reason it won’t function in those circumstances is more that there’s no tower to supply a signal (or the unit isn’t aimed that way)