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Review on πŸ“Ά High-gain Wide Band Omni-directional Antenna with F Female Connector (698-2700 MHz) by SureCall by Kevin Ilango

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Much more effective than an omni antenna

I first bought a SureCall Fusion4Home omni/whip kit to use in my RV. I installed an omnidirectional antenna on an extendable flagpole at the back of the RV so I can elevate it up to 30 feet when stopping. The idea was to boost a weak cellular signal in remote locations enough that I could potentially work on my laptop from an RV. Well, that dream is closer with this new antenna. The omnidirectional antenna works, but it doesn't boost the signal enough to be reliable. It takes a weak signal and makes it slightly stronger. It just doesn't seem to have the benefit of really boosting the data transfer rate to operational reliability levels. The advantage, of course, is that it doesn't have to be aimed at the target. The Yagi antenna is far superior in signal strength. After camping at the same spot I couldn't get a reliable signal from the Omni, the Yagi came by with a pretty strong signal. I went from zero cellular to 7 Mbps download speed. But aiming is definitely a sore point. I had to get an app that would show cell tower location, extend the mast and point the antenna to the best of my ability, and then use the app to locate the cell tower and adjust the direction of the antenna until I fixed it. Of course, if you install this at home, you only need to install it once and you will be fine. But for those who use it more mobile like me, I still recommend it. Just remember that it takes a lot of adjustments every time to get the best possible signal. But the gain in performance compared to an omnidirectional antenna is enormous. The only time this won't happen is if you need to boost multiple networks at once, and cell towers are down in different directions.

Pros
  • Handy item
Cons
  • So far so good