Customer Reviews

Wireless Extenders zBoost YX026-CEL Directional Outdoor Signal Antenna

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This thing made ALL the difference!! 0-1 bars at my home, now 4-5!! Just for kicks during the install of my zboost I tried to use the antenna that came in the package, no real luck, if you have poor signal outside of your house you NEED the Yagi!! Take the time and set this thing up right, find some tips and tricks on Google. If you have a BlackBerry, try this: click on settings, then click on Options and finally click on Status. There should be a signal strength there displayed in a negative number. Mine right now as I sit here is -85 (about 4 bars) the lower the number the stronger the signal. This can help you during install set your phone about 5 feet from your zboost as you point your antenna. Also be sure and mount your Yagi on a pole, that way you can "tweek" the direction it is pointed...I used an old Satellite dish, took the dish off and used the mount, bolted it to the side of the house and BAM, good to go!

Being a Ham Radio Operator and in electronics repair for a major air carrier for 30 years I know the benefits of a good antenna. This HyGain Antenna coupled with my Zboost Cell Phone Booster made all the difference in good reception and great reception and at the right price.

Signal was bad.I was lucky to have 1 bar on my cell phone.Calls were droped alot.After I installed the antenna 2 to 4 bars most of the time.There are times signals are still bad.However I'm better off with it than without.I have ATT wireless.


Wireless Extenders zBoost YX026-CEL Directional

I recently purchased the zboost cell repeater, hoping to do away with the land line. I had about 0-1 bars of signal at best before. I could ocasionally send a text, and never make calls. The stock omnidirectional antenna on the zboost was better, but still lots of dropped calls and disconnecting. With this antenna mounted on the roof everything works great! Highy recommend.

This is a great product! With the original antenna. we had about 2 bars of signal on our cell phones, with the new antenna we have FULL signal. AWESOME

Our vacation home in Moon Canyon never had a good cell signal (1 bar, or none). We installed the zBoost Directional Outdoor signal antenna and the zBoost YX510-CEL. Voila: now we get 3 bar and sometimes 4 bar signal. Not only do our cell-phones work better, but when we hook up Verizon's MIFI to our computer, we are now able to get high-speed internet coverage, via the cell signal. This product works extremely well and we highly recommend it.

With this antenna and a zBoost 545 cell extender combination it took a 1 an 2 bar Verizon and AT&T signal to 4 and 5 bars constant. Now I can use my cell all the time where before it was useless. The unit worked so well at my house that my friend purchased the same combination and we installed it at his house with better results.

I get about one bar in my spot in the middle of no where in southern Colorado. I put up the yagi and fiddled with it a while to get the best signal I could. Now in my temporary 5th wheel home I get 3 bars and can do verizon internet and txt and (most of the time) phone.

I got the Omni-directional antenna to start. It worked ok but thought that the directional would work better. It did not work as good as the flat Omni-directional. Save the money and go with the less obtrusive units.

I ordered this antenna only to realize that it is not for use with the zboost yx545 as it seems many people are ordering it for. The paper that comes with the yx545 even shows this antenna is for the yx500 model and is not dual band. It may work sort of for the yx545 but if you want to use the full dual band capability...buy the correct antenna. Rating it 4 starts as the unit seemed constructed well but was missing the RG59 adapter that the parts list claimed it came with. The short cable on the antenna is male as is the 50' of cable that comes with the yx545 so I would have had to purchase that adapter additionally to even connect it.