Testing Our SolidRF RV Pro and weBoost 4GX RV Cell Boosters
So unlike many of the posts on this website, our Testing Our SolidRF RV Pro and weBoost 4GX RV Cell Boosters blog post will be updated throughout our adventures. We may end up reducing to the best of the two boosters and just continuing our testing from there.
Importance of Cell Boosters
Most of the campgrounds we travel to, we try to actually stay in decent cell coverage so our day jobs don’t suffer at the evil hands of slow internet speeds. However, every once in a while a signal isn’t quite a strong as we need it in order to work, so out come the big guns.
As I mentioned in my original post “How We Find Cell Signal While Traveling“, the cell boosters are actually our last line of defense against the evil weak cell zones. We first try to use both our AT&T and Verizon plans to see which is the best. If the AT&T isn’t strong enough, we try an external antenna and see if that boosts the signal (actually using that as I write this post). If that doesn’t work, we do go to the cell boosters to see what magic they can provide in order to have an acceptable signal.
Cell Boosters are fairly expensive these days, but if you are a digital nomad on the road and absolutely need a reliable signal in order to work, I highly recommend one. Deanna and I try to stay near stronger cell signals, but it isn’t always our choice based on the availability of campgrounds in the vicinity of our destination.
Which Cell Booster Is The BEST?
Although I can’t currently outright tell you what cell booster is the best, I can show you all the test results I have gathered thus far comparing our currently two owned cell boosters. The SolidRF RV Pro and the weBoost 4GX RV both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Before we compare and contrast all the features of the two boosters, let’s look at the testing results from the locations I’ve tested at thus far. Keep in mind, I just got the SolidRF RV Pro a few weeks ago in order to test out, so more results will be following in the future.
HERE ARE THE RESULTS FROM THE VIDEO (RURAL NEBRASKA)
As I said in the video attached to the top of this blog post, the signals were fluctuating so much with and without the boosters, these results aren’t conclusive to say who the real winner is. However, SolidRF RV Pro did seem to have the best luck with boosting uploads speeds via the main antenna. The 2nd smaller antenna with the SolidRF RV Pro didn’t seem to help nearly as much, but it could have just been the cell towers playing tricks on me.
The weBoost 4GX RV also did a great job at boosting the signal (actually did the best via dBm, but didn’t quite reach up to the uploads speeds of the SolidRF RV Pro. Both boosters seemed to keep relatively similar results as far as the download speed went.
RESULTS FROM SUNDANCE, WYOMING
The tests from the beginning of July in Sundance, Wyoming weren’t exactly conclusive either. In fact, neither of the boosters really did a whole lot to boost much of anything. Regardless, I wanted to include this test scenario to prove and show to you all that cell boosters aren’t always the trick to help boosting signal. In some cases, boosters can actually degrade the signal and hurt your download/upload speeds.
Differences Between SolidRF RV Pro and weBoost 4GX RV
There are actually quite a few differences between the SolidRF RV Pro and the weBoost 4GX RV.
- SolidRF has 2 Internal Antennas VS weBoost 4GX RV’s 1 Internal Antenna
- SolidRF’s main internal antenna must be directly below the external antenna
- weBoost’s internal and external antenna must be spaced apart to avoid oscillation/feedback
- SolidRF’s Booster is actually located on the roof of the RV while weBoost’s plugs inside
- weBoost’s external antenna comes with equipment to attach on the ladder while SolidRF’s does not
- SolidRF uses thinner gauge coaxial cable which does require a smaller entry hole than the weBoost
More To Come As I Test More
As I am writing this, I am at a campground where the AT&T signal definitely isn’t the strongest, which might give it an ability to be boosted via the cell boosters. So I hope to add another test case from our current location and update this article in the future.
As we travel throughout the country I will keep adding more test scenarios and if I receive more boosters from various manufacturers, I will continue to give you even better test data.
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NOTE FROM WRITER
Prefer to see things rather than reading? Check out our related video on YouTube regarding this subject instead located at the top of the post! 
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