» Wireless Extenders YX-500 PCS zBoost Cell Phone Signal Booster up to 2500 Square Feet of Coverage for Home or Office (1900 MHz Phones)
By Wireless Extenders
Buy new : $299.00
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Features:
- Extends cellular coverage for single or multiple users in homes or offices--provides up to 2500 square feet of coverage
- Works with T-Mobile, Metro PCS, Cricket, Suncom, and Sprint (not Nextel) PCS wireless phones in frequency range of 1850-1990 MHz
- Omni-directional signal antenna receives signals from multiple cell towers
- Antenna can be installed outdoors above the roofline or indoors in the attic or near a window
- Extends phone battery life--uses less power when signal is stronger
Editor Reviews:
- Product Description
Works with T-Mobile, Metro PCS, Cricket, Suncom, and Sprint(not Nextel) PCS wireless phones in frequency range of 1850-1990 MHz - Amazon.com Product Description
Designed as a whole-house/office solution for improving your cellular phone signal, the Wireless Extenders YX500/PCS zBoost zP Wireless Booster can extend cellular coverage up to 2500 square feet. This YX500/PCS model works with all phones on the 1900 MHz frequency, including compatibility with Sprint (not Nextel) and T-Mobile. The package includes everything you need: amplifier base unit, power supply, base unit antenna, low-loss SATV coaxial cable (RG6), signal antenna and mounting hardware. The omni-directional signal antenna receives signals from multiple cell towers.
Using a revolutionary, patent pending technology that protects the carrier network, the YX500/PCS improves indoor cell phone coverage by capturing and repeating the outside signal, bringing it into the building and enhancing it. This process creates a "Cell Zone" in your home or office. The Wireless Extenders zBoost system includes:
Improve your cell signal with the YX500/PCS--perfect for boosting the signal of Sprint and T-Mobile frequencies up to 2500 square feet.
- Outdoor antenna (repeats the signal) can be installed outdoors above the roofline or indoors in the attic or near a window
- Coax cable (RG6- ultra low-loss, DBS satellite) connects from the outdoor antenna to the base unit
- Base unit: Sleekly designed, it amplifies the signal and provides oscillation detection/correction which protects the carrier network using patent-pending technology.
- Indoor antenna connects to the base unit to repeat the signal and create "Cell Zone"--no physical connection to the phone is needed.
Installation
Choosing the best location for installation of the Signal Antenna provides the best performance and the largest area of improved signal. Determine the location that provides the strongest signal using the signal strength indicator on your cell phone. For the best reception, find the location that provides the most bars of signal strength and locate the Signal Antenna at that location.Specifications
- US PCS 1900 MHz band
- Uplink: 1850 - 1910 MHz
- Downlink: 1930 - 1990 MHz
- Network formats: CDMA, GSM, TDMA, GPRS, EDGE, 1xRTT, EVDO, HSDPA
- Total Signal Gain: 60dB (adaptive)
- Output Power: less than 0.5 Watt EiRP (w/ included antenna)
- Unit weight: 1 pound
- Unit size: 5 x 7 x 2 inches
- Power input: 100-120 VAC 60 Hz
- Power output: 5VDC, 1.5A
- Signal antenna cable: Outdoor rated 75 ohm DBS satellite coaxial cable, Type-F male
- Base unit antenna: 50 ohm, TNC male
Will the Wi-Ex YX500-PCS or the YX500-CEL unit work with any wireless service?
The Wi-Ex YX500-PCS unit will work only in the PCS frequency range (1850 â€" 1990 MHz), and the Wi-Ex YX500-CEL will only work in the Cellular frequency range (824 â€" 896 MHz).Cell phones from providers like Cricket, Metro PCS, Suncom, T-Mobile, and Sprint (excludes Nextel) normally work with our YX500-PCS model, and cell phones from providers like AT&T and Verizon will normally work with the YX500-CEL model. Most of the wireless phones in use today are in the PCS or the Cellular frequencies. Some wireless service providers are PCS only while others will operate in the Cellular and PCS frequencies. This varies from city to city. If your service provider shows both 800 and 1900 MHz the YX500-CEL will probably work. If your service provider shows only the 1900MHz, the YX500-PCS booster will work.
Customer Reviews:
- No bars becomes lots of Bars
I mounted this on the end of a 10 foot plastic conduit pipe next to the chimney of my rambler style home. Prior to installing this Booster, I was lucky to get 1 bar in my home, now with the antenna 25 feet over my head I get up to five bars in the house, and 3-4 at the farthest point from the unit. I don't get 3G coverage, but I can use the home wireless for data while here. I had the t-mobile @home service with an UMA handset, but they aren't making any windows mobile smart phones with UMA, so I thought I'd take the chance get a HTC HD2 and this booster, very happy I can use the phone I want, with the provider I want thanks to this product. - Didn't work for me
I bought this unit based upon very detailed evaluations and instructions of P MSakamoto's review on this device. Unfortunately, I could not get it to function properly in my home, despite multiple positioning attempts of the base unit. We get one or two bars on our iPhones in the home and 2 or 3 on our roof. I returned the unit for a refund. - zboost 500
We ordered this item in the hopes that it would help us with our cell phones. It works great. Easy to install, just foolow the directions. If your having trouble with lost calls, fade in and out, or not even getting a siganl, try this little gizmo. It really works.
- Great When it Works...
I bought this because I moved into a house with aluminum siding. For those that don't know, aluminum siding pretty much blocks all cellphone, radio, and wireless signals--needless to say, my house is like living in a blackhole! I was thrilled when I stumbled upon this invention. The idea seemed simple enough, but the reviews were spotty and for the price I wasn't sure if I wanted a product and only kind of works.
When I received the booster it was really easy to assemble and in minutes I had reception and then lost it. The receiver has this fabulous little green light that indicates when you have a signal and turns red when you don't. I decided it was because the antenna was too low, so I went outside and mounted it on the side of the house, just over the door frame (before it was simply sitting on the porch railing). That seemed to improve reception, but every now and then I lose reception for no reason. It also doesn't broadcast to the back end of the house, which isn't a long distance and isn't through thick walls. I live in a house that is about 60 feet long and the booster sits in the middle room. The walls are only 4" thick and have little insulation, so I know they're not the culprit behind it not broadcasting very far.
Honestly, if it could even broadcast 30 feet from the receiver I would've given it 5 stars (dropping signal on a cellphone is a way of life, it can't be 100% contributed to the booster), but for over $100 and a promise of up to 2,500 sqft, you'd think it'd at least be able to reach the other end of a 30x60 ft ranch house. - Great booster... from 1 foot away!
I have an average of 1 to 2 bars inside my house but there were some dead spots and I wanted to improve my coverage. I found the strongest signal inside the house, set this thing up and it only worked from a foot away. I checked the manual and it said if the signal wasn't great that you would have a smaller radius of signal boost. Fair enough. So, I went into the back yard where I get up to 3 bars and again could only use the unit from 1 foot away. Finally, I temporarily attached the unit to the roofline, where my phone had 5 out of 6 bars. At 1 foot I got amazing coverage. At 2 feet I was back to what I was without it. The device is utterly useless unless you're within a dismally short range of it.
