These boosters are typically more powerful and ideal if you (and your travel companions) only plan to use a single carrier on the road, but they aren’t convenient if you routinely travel with friends and family who use different carriers.Installing a 4G signal booster requires some planning and preparation. Most booster systems are designed to work with multiple cell phone carriers, but there are a few on the market that only work with a single carrier.
Related Essential Gear You Need for RVing Off the Grid Will Every Booster Work With My Cell Phone Carrier? Outdoor beacons, like this one, use GPS to send out a distress signal for emergency situations. If you know you’ll be traveling in areas that will have no signal available, it’s recommended to always carry an emergency beacon in case of an unexpected crisis. Some boosters even have their own apps for you to check your signal strength or locate the nearest tower. The bars on your phone will give you a rough estimate of how well the booster is working, but you can also use a speed test app on your phone for more specific numbers. For my rig, I used PVC pipe to create a telescoping antenna that was about 5 to 10 feet higher than my van roof. It’s a good idea to mount the exterior antenna as high as possible on your RV for an unimpeded signal. You need at least one bar for a signal to be boosted. Signal strength is measured in decibel milliwatts (dBm), the higher the dBm, the more powerful the signal.Ī cell phone signal booster won’t magically create a signal where there isn’t one. Think of it like a guitar amplifier-while you can strum a guitar to make sound, an amplifier enhances the magnitude of that sound. An interior antenna will then broadcast that amplified signal inside your RV. Related How to Successfully Work Remotely From Your RV Photo: Robert Annis How Do Cell Phone Signal Boosters Work on an RV?Ī booster uses an outside antenna (usually mounted near the roof of your rig) to amplify your cell phone signal. While I’m most familiar with the weBoost line, other companies, like King and Winegard make comparable products. Over the years I’ve tried a couple of cell phone signal boosters on my campervan, with varying degrees of success. As a part-time digital nomad, I’m constantly balancing my work commitments with exploring beautiful, remote areas that offer little to no cell phone coverage. With the growing popularity of online education and remote work, even the most off-the-grid RV adventurers are needing to stay connected during their travels. For many RVers, roughing it no longer means going without cell phone service.
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