zBoost cellphone booster comes in under $100
For all those needing home and business cellular signal to the degree at which you can make and receive calls, the Wi-Ex zBoost may be your ticket. We're no fans of those cheap cellphone booster stickers, and make no mistake, this is way more legit -- from all appearances, the zBoost is the cheapest in-home cellular repeater yet at under $100. We're just as miffed as any of you when we have grand ol' signal strength that drops to unmanageable levels as soon as we set foot inside our homes or places of business. Bummer. Anyway, the zBoost may be the inexpensive way to cure that problem. Since the zBoost works in the 850MHz and 1900MHz bands, your favorite mobile carrier in the U.S. is supported with the notable exception of Nextel's iDEN network.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tim @ Apr 6th 2007 11:01PM
Their website only has $299+ models. What's up with that?
Dave @ Apr 6th 2007 11:08PM
It's not available yet. That's why the link is to a press release and not a product page. I can't believe I actually had to explain that to someone who owns a computer.
PEZ @ Apr 7th 2007 9:51AM
Do these hook up to the MCX port on the cellphone or is this done through the air? For under $100, I would think it would not.
mingkee @ Apr 7th 2007 1:23PM
I have one from solidsignal store
works well with T-Mobile
bought another for another guy for 199 and he likes it
bobbbio @ Apr 7th 2007 3:32PM
I had the 2 band version for 300 and it worked for 30 seconds, and then stopped working for 30 seconds... alternating like that... I'm thinking the single channel versions could be better. Who knows.
frank @ Apr 7th 2007 6:47PM
"The power of the unit is such that it will only support one user at a time"
Bummer. So what does that mean, somebody else walks in on their cell phone and your connection drops?
Maurice @ Apr 7th 2007 11:04PM
"the wired version must be connected to your phone"
That kinda defeats the purpose of a cell phone if they expect you to dangle (?) some contraption from the end of it. For only $169 the wireless version is available too.