Cel Fi Go Booster

Thanks for that.

So here's a comment and a question.
Friends we are travelling with ATM have a Telstra cel-fi-go, we were discussing the merits of the different systems ( I have the different system, it uses passive antenna and wi-fi modem) and comparing reception, we were at Albert Tognolini reserve, Karijini national Park area in WA.
Anyway, both of the systems had enough signal to do voice calls, his via the Telstra "voice" network mine via Telstra data network using either what's app or wi-fi calling.
Because my wi-fi network is password protected no one can use my system, I was surprised to find that I could use his system by standing next to his car.
It seems to me that the Cel fi go is providing a micro repeater station into the Telstra network that anyone can use. Of course the person making the call has to have network access, but they are able to benefit from the system.
So, is that how they work?, If yes then I imagine that an individual Cel fi go bandwidth would be quite narrow, if other people were using the system is it possible that you could not be able to access the network because others are using it.
Is it also the case that you have no way of controlling access (people using) via your Cel fi go other than to turn it off.
Just some observations from our experiments that may or may not be correct.
Any thoughts?

Cel-Fi GO will provide a coverage area sufficient for multiple simultaneous users, between 5 and 20 depending on the activity.
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Also extends battery life on your phone. I get a day from the phone now where as I only used to get half a day.

All they do is boost a signal for a one off cost. You need one for each carrier. Our cel fi's are boosting Telstra. as Optus or Vodaphone aren't covering where I live. If you are with Telstra then your phone will work off our booster if you came to visit.

Wi fi calling is a bit hit and miss for us. When we had skymuster you could generally get a phone call but rarely could you send and receive a text message. It was awful as the Satellite internet has a high latency causing a delay which was frustrating and if it was raining....... forget it.

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Originally Posted by PeterJ

So here's a comment and a question.
Friends we are travelling with ATM have a Telstra cel-fi-go, we were discussing the merits of the different systems ( I have the different system, it uses passive antenna and wi-fi modem) and comparing reception, we were at Albert Tognolini reserve, Karijini national Park area in WA.
Anyway, both of the systems had enough signal to do voice calls, his via the Telstra "voice" network mine via Telstra data network using either what's app or wi-fi calling.
Because my wi-fi network is password protected no one can use my system, I was surprised to find that I could use his system by standing next to his car.
It seems to me that the Cel fi go is providing a micro repeater station into the Telstra network that anyone can use. Of course the person making the call has to have network access, but they are able to benefit from the system.
So, is that how they work?, If yes then I imagine that an individual Cel fi go bandwidth would be quite narrow, if other people were using the system is it possible that you could not be able to access the network because others are using it.
Is it also the case that you have no way of controlling access (people using) via your Cel fi go other than to turn it off.
Just some observations from our experiments that may or may not be correct.
Any thoughts?

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That is pretty much it. For ours, we do have to have it registered because it is basically a repeater for a mobile phone tower. If it is picking up the service providers service, then anyone who subscribes to the service can tap into it for phone calls and for data. It doesn't carry a sim card in it or anything like that. So for my work, anyone that wants to make a call or check their emails, texts, facebook etc, they just need to be somewhere around the "internal" antenea and it will work.... hopefully! You cant control who can/cant access the service, but by putting the internal antenea on a metal plate, like the top of a fridge and you will reduce the broadcast area pretty significantly, so that you pretty much need to be within a couple of meters to use it. We do this so that all of the school kids don't get access to it.

An old thread but I have a question for those with a celfi go.
Does the celfi go signal boost to a caravan whilst hooked up to the car?
So if I have a celfi go in my car switched on, and there is signal will I be able to use the phone inside 21 foot caravan?
Regards
Rob

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Originally Posted by RobMichelle

An old thread but I have a question for those with a celfi go.
Does the celfi go signal boost to a caravan whilst hooked up to the car?
So if I have a celfi go in my car switched on, and there is signal will I be able to use the phone inside 21 foot caravan?
Regards
Rob

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You will have to test it based on your conditions, but I suspect with the standard box internal aerial that you'd be very lucky to get reception from that distance based on my experiences.

Thanks Slunnie, I will see how it goes once I receive it I suppose.

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Originally Posted by RobMichelle

Thanks Slunnie, I will see how it goes once I receive it I suppose.

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Absolutely, you may very well have a different internal aerial to what we have, so it may have a different range.

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

Absolutely, you may very well have a different internal aerial to what we have, so it may have a different range.

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Would it make a difference if internal antenna was located at rear of vehicle, external will be mounted on bar out front

Unlikely to help at all.

The vehicle acts as a pseudo faraday cage, hence the internal and external antennas must be masked from each other by the vehicle body to be effective.

Once you leave the interior it’s pretty much back to external and the phones normal antenna.

So… No. it won’t help at all.