» Wireless Extenders YX500-Cel zBoost Cell Phone Signal Booster up to 2500 Square Feet of Coverage for Home or Office (800 MHz Phones)

Wireless Extenders YX500-Cel zBoost Cell Phone Signal Booster up to 2500 Square Feet of Coverage for Home or Office (800 MHz Phones)
Wireless Phone Accessory
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 AT&T, Verizon and Alltel cellular wireless phones in the frequency range of 824-894 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 Cingular, Verizon and Alltel cellular wireless phones in the frequency range of 824 - 894 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/CEL model works with all phones on the 800 MHz frequency, including compatibility with AT&T and Verizon. 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.



    Improve your cell signal with the YX500/CEL--perfect for boosting the signal of AT&T and Verizon frequencies up to 2500 square feet.
    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:

    • 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 Cellular 800/850 MHz band
      • Uplink: 824 - 849 MHz
      • Downlink: 869 - 894 MHz
    • Network formats: CDMA, GSM, TDMA, AMPS, 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
    Note: If you need coverage for a Sprint or T-Mobile phone (800 MHz spectrum), check out the YX500/PCS or the dual-band YX510--which covers both the 800 MHz and 1900 MHz spectrums.

    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:
  • jra3466
    I have now have installed two of the cell boosters. Follow the intructions and ensure the external antenna is located where there is a consistent signal then it works great. If you cannot get the external antenna where there is a good consistent signal, then that is the same result you will have in your home as well. The booster works great, but you can't expect it to work magic.

    In my home I have consistent 5 bars with the booster (after extending the external antenna to about 20 feet), where it ranged from 0-2 bars without the booster. At my hunting club the signal is inconsistant but certainly better with the booster. We plan on raising the antenna higher with the hopes of finding a stronger external signal.
  • misleading description
    The text on this product is misleading. It states verizon uses 800mhz so this product should be ok. In actuality verizon uses 800 and 1900mhz so this product does not work for me. YMMV

    It never hurts to call your carrier to verify what you need...I believed the description and the description is wrong.
  • most difficult installation
    This was a very difficult installation. The directions were poor, and it took me a lot of effort to get it working. I came very close to sending it back when I realized quite by accident that the antenna cable cannot be routed close to the base unit. Since the cable is attached to the bottom of the unit (mounted on a wall), it is natural to route the cable next to the unit since in most cases the antenna will be above the unit. That interferes with the signal, and the unit is erratic or non-functional. Routing the cable in a big loop finally solved the problem. Oddly enough mounting the unit upside down didn't work, maybe because it lowered the antenna a little. It is very sensitive to placement.

    The unit does work once installed correctly, but don't confuse 2,500 feet of coverage with 2,500 feet of living space unless your space is a circle around the unit.
  • Nice Idea. Failed in Implementation
    Product works as described. However, what the buyer is not told is that you are required to have a huge antenna and run upwards of 20 feet of tv cable to get this thing to work. The antenna and the base unit cannot be close together therefore to get this product working must run cable through your house. I guess if you don't mind that then this is a good product. If you want cable running through your house then stay away. Amazon really needs to inform its customers of this fact.
  • THANK GOODNESS FOR ZBOOST
    YOUR PRODUCT WORKS GREAT, I HAVE OPNE AT HOME AND AT TWO OF MY OFFICES.

    RP