What did you do to your old RV today?

[Kennzz05]

Originally Posted by Charlie and Martha

Hi,

I bought this unit direct from Wilson as a refurbished unit with a one year warranty for $279.00. It arrived in a timely manner via UPS in three days from the day of ordering.

I won't go too deep into my installation procedure because all of us have an idea of where we want the equipment and antennas (roof and inside antennas). I chose to use the cabinet that the old Satellite coaxes dropped into. I did this mainly because there is already my choice of twelve volts or 120 volts in this cabinet for wiring the booster

The outside antenna was mounted on a 12"x12" galvanized steel plate so the magnetic mount antenna could be mounted. I simply used copious amounts of Dicor to effectively glue the plate down in the desired location and set the antenna on it. Of course I did the same for the cable run plate that was formerly for the satellite. From there I simply routed the boosters antenna into the desired cabinet, hooked up the power and screwed the antenna into place on the booster.

The inside antenna was run from the booster into the drivers side
"A" pillar, under the dash and then up onto the dash just above the am/fm radio.

As for operation, I can tell you it is definitely doing what is supposed to and that is of course to increase signal strength. We have an AT&T Hotspot with unlimited data and two Verizon phones with unlimited data on each.

We are currently staying at Cochiti Lake in Pena Blanco, NM. AKA: "The middle of Nowhere"

AT&T signals here are almost non-existent. We went from one bar to five bars. Verizon is three to four bars and the booster took it to a solid five bars.

Having said that, Our Verizon speed is blazing (haven't run a speed check yet). AT&T is not very fast. The nearest tower for AT&T is nearly 25 miles away so my speeds haven't improved much.

To be fair, we have a 20 GB unlimited plan on AT&T but we hit that limit two days before I installed the WeBoost so I can't give an opinion as to whether we gained speed because we are now throttled until the 10th.

My overall initial impressions are good. We simply place which ever device we are using for internet next to the inside antenna and the speed goes way up for Verizon. Based on this I anticipate when we are off throttling AT&T will do the same. I think this is a worthwhile investment. My wife tele-commutes for work. As such, solid internet is important to her.

Thank you for the review I look forward to hearing more about your opinion of its effectiveness my wife and I are truck drivers and as such that is mainly what we would use it in because phone service is so sketchy out west we have T-Mobile thanks again

[Charlie and Martha]

Originally Posted by Kennzz05

Thank you for the review I look forward to hearing more about your opinion of its effectiveness my wife and I are truck drivers and as such that is mainly what we would use it in because phone service is so sketchy out west we have T-Mobile thanks again

Weboost makes a specific model for truckers. The antenna is a better one than I have and attaches to the mirror of your choice via a bracket provided for that purpose.

THIS is the one I am referring to.

If you watch for refurbs on Wilsons website located HERE. You might be able to keep your costs down a bit. The refurbs come with a one year warranty. Make sure you pay attention to whether the unit you're interested in is for 4G LTE. Hope this helps a bit.

[Radacravitz]

the new hankook drive tires going on today.

[beamisl]

Charlie,

I have one of these boosters that my son had when he drove truck. He said it made a huge difference when he was in North Dakota. I plan to use it at M&G in South Dakota.

Haven't really needed it yet but then we don't have your need.

Thanks for the post though. Lynne

[renhaus2]

Crossed this off the list today

[Radacravitz]

Originally Posted by renhaus2

Crossed this off the list todayAttachment 202067Attachment 202068

Looks great(!), what paint / sealer product?

[rbpower]

a list of the things that the DW wants done before we head out this summer

1 new awnings on rv and trailer
2 install new carpet
3 washer dryer combo installed
4 bedroom slide slows down as it gets all the way out
5 four new tires on the driver rear
6 replace the 2 stainless trim parts that have fallen off over the years

so far i got the
washer installed plumbed and power run to it need to run the vent
awnings up but need to put all the set screws in that keep it from moving around
slide fixed... i made that way harder than it need to be

[renhaus2]

Originally Posted by Radacravitz

Looks great(!), what paint / sealer product?

EPDM coatings Liquid Roof

[Charlie and Martha]

Originally Posted by beamisl

Charlie,

I have one of these boosters that my son had when he drove truck. He said it made a huge difference when he was in North Dakota. I plan to use it at M&G in South Dakota.

Haven't really needed it yet but then we don't have your need.

Thanks for the post though. Lynne

Heya Lynne,

Martha needs to be connected and I guess by osmosis I do too. I love keeping in touch with my boys and their families.

[beamisl]

rbpower,

When you do the carpet, please take a video of how you do the carpet around the slide. We need to replace ours but the slide worries me.

Thank you, Lynne

[Poppy01]

Well, I guess it had to happen sometime, when we rolled in the slide on our last trip, it started making a clunking noise and needed a little "assistance" from my shoulder. We got it in ok and made our way home. I checked again, and the same result. Sounded like a gear broke in the motor.

I pulled the gear motor and I was right. I found a tooth lying in the case and one missing from the smallest gear. I started the search for a replacement. Luckily, the search was short. I found a new replacement for less than a used one. Only $395! Once it shipped, I saw that it was drop shipped from the OEM, Klauber! It's due in on Monday. More to come.

[Brob]

Originally Posted by renhaus2

Today I coated the roof with primer, tomorrow the EDPM coating goes on.

What primer/coating are you using? I have an aluminum roof that I will soon be recoating.

[Brob]

Originally Posted by renhaus2

EPDM coatings Liquid Roof

I missed this earlier.

Your roof looks amazing! How many gallons did it take to get it sufficiently coated?

This is the first I've heard of this product. I'm looking into it now. Thanks.

[Radacravitz]

Originally Posted by renhaus2

EPDM coatings Liquid Roof

gotcha, thx!