Booster manufacturers have to use various tricks to detect the best signal from surrounding towers and then amplify them without messing up the carriers' systems. That's why … See more

Boosters help the most when you have a weak signal—not when there's none at all. Whereas your phone shows bars, wireless industry folks measure signal in -dBm. A number hig… See more

The basic principle behind signal boosters is simple: A big antenna is better than a small one. Instead of relying on the tiny antenna in your phone, boosters capture a cellular sig… See more

Boosters for your car are similar to in-home boosters, with one exception: You can only get single-device, in-car cradle boosters. These are much less powerful than in-home boos… See more

You can install all retail cellular boosters by yourself without any drilling, although ideally, you should hide the cables against your baseboards. You also need to find the optimal ant… See more