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Wilson Electronics Dual Band Rare Earth Magnet Mount Antenna
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| List Price: | $39.95 |
| Price: | $22.95 |
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Product Description
Wilson Electronics' Top selling 12-inch dual band 800/1900 MHz magnet mount cellular antenna is designed specifically for use with Wilson mobile amplifiers but can be used for many other applications. This is a Dual Band 806-894/1850-1990 MHz vertical polarization Omni-directional antenna and features 5.12/6.12 dBi of gain. The antenna includes 10 Feet of RG 174 coax and terminates in an FME Female connector. A metal ground plane is required. Easy to install and is transferable between vehicles. Call our fully staffed Tech Department for questions or help at 866-294-1660.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1638 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Wilson
- Model: 301103
- Dimensions: 5.00" h x 2.00" w x 35.00" l, .32 pounds
Features
- Easy to install
- Removable - Transfers from on Vehicle to another
- Greatly reduces the number of dropped calls.
- Rare Earth Magnet Guaranteed up to 100 MPH
- Metal ground plane is required (Minimum 5" diameter
Customer Reviews
This thing really works!
I live and camp in the western U.S. and have found this antenna to be very effective. It works either while driving down the road or while stationary, and it's not too difficult to attach it to your roof while in motion, unless it freaks out your cat when you open the window, but that's another issue.
I've tried it on three phones, two Motorolas and an LG, and in all cases it usually brings the signal up by two bars. In areas with no signal, sometimes it allows weak analog service and sometimes it won't. Having this antenna has meant the difference between analog and digital service, or between no service and analog. Even if you are getting four or five bars, when you use this it seems that your calls will get dropped less often, or never.
There are a few limitations:
1. Your cell phone must accept an external antenna. Look for a hole near the base of the phone's antenna, which is often covered with a rubber plug.
2. Many phones require an adapter to be used with this product. You will have to check with Wilson Electronics to see if this is the case. If it is, they cost about $10. Your cell phone store may also carry them.
3. This thing works because it is attached to the roof of a vehicle. You can't carry it up on a hill and hold it in your hand - you have to be in the car. I have heard of people attaching it to an old-fashioned pie tin that is attached to some PVC pipe to get it six feet higher, but personally I haven't tried this.
4. The cable between the antenna/car and your phone isn't very long, so plan on sitting in the car to use this.
Overall, I am very pleased with this because it lets me check my e-mail while camping, which means I can play hooky from my job and not get caught.
Very impressed. Using it for home usage
I just got this today. It's advertised as an antenna for the car but I'm using it at home. I'm about 100 yards out of a cell reception area (I use Verizon and I have the LG Dare). After reading a positive review elsewhere, I decided to try this, knowing there was a good possibiity it might not work. I've tested it with 2 calls so far, walking around, and it been very good. No drops in signal or sound. Now, I just need to a better solution than a baking sheet to attach the antenna to. Will post an update in a week.
The leader in cellular boosters & antennas.
I use a data card in my laptop for mobile Internet access in my company work van, and before I used this antenna I used to be knocked offline constantly, even in metropolitan areas. It was hard to get any work done.
Before I had this antenna I had to repeatedly reboot both my data card and it's software, which was a real pain when I was trying to access our company network and complete work in a timely manner. Now I am hardly ever knocked offline, even in exurban and rural areas! What a difference. With the purchase of an adapter for my cellphone, I can even use the antenna to boost my cellphone signal in remote areas, as long as the antenna is attached to my vehicle; the sheet steel that the magnet attaches to provides a ground plane necessary for the antenna to work.
The difference is astounding! A must-have accessory for mobile Internet users, or for those who can't get good cellphone reception where they travel.
