I was able to test the cell phone booster in the Pocono Mountains this past weekend while remote camping in Delaware State Forest. Before leaving on my trip I checked to see which direction the Verizon tower was located from my site. The booster brought my cell service up from varying 1-2 bars of LTE to 2-3 bars of 5G service depending where I was standing around camp.

@NomadicHabits

7 ай бұрын

Oh awesome! We absolutely need a solution for this. We’ve just kinda suffered through not having service for so many years that we’ve not invested in anything yet! We’ll have to look into this one! It’s not to pricey either!

@buscampers

7 ай бұрын

@@NomadicHabits It's a lot less expensive than a weboost. I've had it for about 5 months now and am happy with it.

@NomadicHabits

7 ай бұрын

@@buscampers yeah, we definitely don’t wanna spend the money on the Wii boost not saying it wouldn’t be worth it. It just seems like a lot!! Does it help if you don’t know where the towers are? Or do you need to know where the towers are to point in that direction?

@buscampers

7 ай бұрын

It’s directional so you’ll need to have an idea of where the towers are. There’s a website called cell mapper that’s helpful.

@NomadicHabits

7 ай бұрын

@@buscampers sweet! Thank you for all the tips on this!! I’m going to look into it!!

Currently $99 on your link. Definitely worth it. Last time we went camping i was concerned not having a signal, wanting to watch my house cameras in fear my damaged fence would fall and leave my property wide open (luckily it didn't fall).

I think we might have to get one of those. I find myself wanting cell service more and more nowadays with having the channel.

@buscampers

10 ай бұрын

I need to get into the mountains to test it next. Ricketts Glen was the reason I started to look into these. We had zero reception up there until we got back onto the main road down the hill.

Nice, thorough review, thanks!

@buscampers

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

❤thank you for this video I subscribed Awesome 😎

@buscampers

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

I'm really glad i found this video. I'm in NJ, and I'm constantly camping from in my campervan in Wharton. I have been looking for a reliable cell booster. I have T-mobile, and service is really iffy out there, if any at all. Thanks for the informative video. If i see your bus around, I will come say hello.

@buscampers

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Yeah, come say hello if you see me around 👍

Hello fellow Jersian, just found your channel. Good vid.....

@buscampers

7 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks!

Bars mean nothing when using boosters; as in… bars are not an indicator of quality when using boosters. You should have demonstrated speed test before and after… and even still, results are subjective to each location.

So now I know why you went where you did! I'm old & don't care about connectivity 😅 but it's cool it worked! Terrific, honest review!

@buscampers

10 ай бұрын

The place was empty. I thought at least 1 site would have been occupied.

@Forgvn.Adventures

10 ай бұрын

@@buscampers the heat perhaps?

@buscampers

10 ай бұрын

@@Forgvn.Adventures Maybe. I was thinking the end of summer and the kids are back in school.

What do you know it works. No cell service is such a bummer and drives me crazy. Love the ending music. 👍

@buscampers

10 ай бұрын

The next time I got into the mountains I’ll do another test. We had zero coverage at Ricketts Glen which prompted me to look into the boosters. Idk about you but I can’t wait for cooler weather.

Cool one ❤

@buscampers

10 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

Showing an actual speed test would have been more solid info.

@buscampers

8 ай бұрын

Thats a good idea. The next time I take it out I'll give that a try.

Does it allow you to connect to wifi from farther? Would love to be able to connect to my home wifi from my rv

@buscampers

15 сағат бұрын

Good question but I'm not sure. I would check out the link in the description for the booster's amazon listing and you can check out the specs there or see if someone has asked a similar question there.

@waddup177

11 сағат бұрын

@buscampers Thank you will do

My biggest concern with any booster is I need faster speeds more than anything. I need reliable speeds.

@buscampers

2 ай бұрын

I was looking at the Tmobile home internet hack a while back but I heard that they're cracking down on people traveling with their modems.

I wonder how it does with 5G UW

How many watts was the booster pulling from the jackery?

@buscampers

8 ай бұрын

Hello. I'll get you that information later today.

@buscampers

8 ай бұрын

16 watts

Does it work with any cell carriers?

@buscampers

8 ай бұрын

I believe it works w the major carrier towers. You’ll have to check out the listing details on Amazon for a definite answer. Thanks for watching 👍

What's the name of the song and who sang it?

@buscampers

21 күн бұрын

Binkley is the artist. Living on the Moon is the title. Here's a full version. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iI1kyc-Kfb2pYrg.html

Anybody know of any that are portable under 100.00 to help with aging smarphones that your not ready to give up on yet, but suspect that weaker battery's and weaker antennas after 4 years of use make the phone more and more unreliable in it's connection?

@buscampers

8 ай бұрын

Hello. The one I tested is on sale for $99 right now affiliate link: amzn.to/3ueAEq5 Check your phone's specs and see what band it operates on and compare it to whichever booster you're looking at. I cant speak on the battery or phone's antenna making the connection unreliable. In my experience I think the culprit was the updates to the phone which is why I never leave my phones plugged in over night now lol. Every time I updated my old Iphone the performance seemed to have taken a hit.

Test up and download next

@buscampers

5 ай бұрын

Do you have an app to recommend for the test?

@adensnyder7941

5 ай бұрын

Speedtest by ookla

@buscampers

5 ай бұрын

@@adensnyder7941 Thank you, ill check it out.

@freetrailer4poor

5 ай бұрын

@@buscampers go in Google and type internet speed test. There are several with ookla, googles most common. No software to download

@samperry8386

3 ай бұрын

That would be useful for future videos.

How far can phone be away from Booster, and is more then one possible?

@buscampers

6 ай бұрын

I’m not sure exactly. I would see if there’s any info on the manufacturers website.

too bad you never did a speed test without booster and then again with the booster. The amplifier could just be making it seem as if you have better signal when in actuality you have the same just its being re-broadcasted on 5G through the booster

@buscampers

3 ай бұрын

Interesting 🤔 the next time I get out to a spot w poor service I’ll do a speed test.

@georgetellis9483

11 күн бұрын

Yup, without speed test it’s useless info.

No speed test? That's sad.

@buscampers

2 ай бұрын

yeah, i had a commenter a while back ask about the speed test and recommended an app for it. I havent been in a camping spot w crappy enough cell service to make a follow up video but it is on my to do list. Thanks for the suggestion.