Find The Strongest Signal - weBoost RV 4G User Manual

Find the Strongest Cellular Signal
Before you install your RV 4G signal booster,
you must determine the location of the best
available cellular signal. This will affect the
location of your Outside Antenna and will
help you get the best performance from your
RV 4G. You can find the strongest signal
outside your RV, typically at the highest
point available, using any of the following
methods:
1 . Best method:
Connect the Outside Antenna and
Desktop Antenna to the RV 4G signal
booster. Have one person outside
to rotate the Outside Antenna with a
second person inside the RV near the
Desktop Antenna watching the signal
strength on a phone. This allows you to
read the signal strength from nearby cell
towers.
a. The person inside should have
the phone in test mode so the
numerical signal strength can be
read. This is more accurate than the
bar indicator. Go to www.weboost.
com/us/test-mode-instructions for
help in finding the test mode for
your phone.
b. The person outside should turn
the Outside Antenna 45 degrees
at a time, and walk around the RV.
Allow 30 seconds for the phone to
register with each turn.
c. The person inside should note the
readings on the phone with each
turn. Signal readings usually appear
as a negative number. The closer the
number gets to zero, the stronger the
signal (for example, -86 dB would be
a moderately good reading while -55
dB would be an excellent reading,
and -110 dB would be a weak, or
unusable signal).
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d. Once you have determined which
direction provides the strongest
outside signal, you can install the
Outside Antenna in that general
direction.
Good methods:
a. Place calls from several locations
outside your RV. As you move to
different locations, note where you
get the best reception.
b. If you have a smart phone, you
can download apps that help you
identify locations of cell phone
towers or the strongest signal. Go
to the App Store and search for "cell
signal" to find available apps for
your device.
Acceptable method: Check the bar
indicator on your cell phone display
and note where the signal appears
the strongest. (Note: cell phone bars
are only an approximation of signal
strength and vary from phone to
phone.) Phones can take up to 30
seconds to reset to a new reading. Be
patient and repeat your signal check
several times.
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