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NAP1947
Groupie Joined: 14 Aug 2017 Location: Ottawa, Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 72 |
Topic: Has anyone installed a cellular booster? Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 9:10am |
In answer to your mounting question, I had a heavy duty suction mount from my original Sirius radio, it is about4” across and Mr T could not break the suction. I have an extendable rod from Lowe’s which is meant for removing lights from ceiling fixtures without a ladder. I used a SS hose clamp with a wing nut for tightening to clamp the pole to the mount. I have tried it at home with a Yagi directional antenna and find I can fine tune the direction by turning the pole before I tighten the clamp. Remains to be seen how it will work on the Pod but the slide sides are smooth and should hold the mount, cable can go through the rubber seal so no holes.
We get the Pod in late April early May and will let you know how this works.
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Susan and Norm
2016 Venza, V6 factory tow 2018 RP179 |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 10:30am |
I found a Yagi antenna on Amazon for $30.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XH92RQV/ I'm planning to use this for mounting the antenna: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003D1QPHK/ I'll do tests with the Omni and the Yagi. If it turns out that the Yagi is a lot better, then I'll have to see if I can rig up a stepper motor on it to aim it so that I don't have to climb a ladder each time; I could point it rearward for travel. |
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 11:20am |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 31 Mar 2018 at 4:38pm |
That is the one I've been looking at. Singularly directional. It's what I like about it. Focus's one one thing only. What I've read so far leads me towards it. |
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NAP1947
Groupie Joined: 14 Aug 2017 Location: Ottawa, Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 72 |
Posted: 02 Apr 2018 at 8:19am |
Google “TechnoRV” and look at their mounting system, similar but better than mine.
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Susan and Norm
2016 Venza, V6 factory tow 2018 RP179 |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:05am |
That suction cup mount is intriguing. I suspect it would stick pretty nicely to the smooth sides of the Pod and would be easily removable for travel. https://www.technorv.com/suction-cup-antenna-mount/ I'd be a little concerned about rain leaks when feeding the cable through the seals, unless it came out the bottom of the slide. I'l have to take a look at the seals more closely. |
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628 |
Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 1:57pm |
Just my opinion is that you will be much better with (A) a femtocell, or (B)WiFi calling. Both of these solutions require that you have an internet connection and/or decent WiFi service. These bypass the poor cell service entirely, and end up doing what amounts to VoIP.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 2:48pm |
There is no wifi in a lot of the places I go. Cellular is my only link. |
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 20 May 2018 at 4:10pm |
Anything further on this? How'd the testing go?
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 21 May 2018 at 7:00am |
I took the plunge as well. Picked this up.
Price looked good! Really I was after the booster module, but at that price... What the hey. I did buy a better antenna (both inside and out). The antenna I bought has better frequency range. Puts me right around $150 all in. I'll update from the road as I get it setup and running. Please. Don't just buy this because someone else did. Check you carrier's frequency's and see what you require. One nice thing about this booster is it has adjustable gain. Important from what I've been reading. |
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