MIMO vs Boosters: Do Cellular Boosters Provide the Best Signal & Data Performance?

Complex subject, complex video. I understand the basic point contrasting how MIMO and booster address needs, but would appreciate another presentation minimizing information overload; my head is spinning. T-Mo hotspot Frankin T10 and Inseego MiFi X Pro M3000B have no antenna ports; how is external MIMO for those possible still? Please link add'l info.

Speed isn't everything; for nearly all applications relatively low but consistent throughput is required -- I've had 5 MB Comcast cable for years and do Teams video calls while Netflix streams over Roku -- no harm mixing business with The Crown -- without trouble. A better demonstration would be from very weak signal areas. Also, demonstrate the value of upload speeds, which indeed are essential for video calls. In general, the video presents the "what" clearly and meaningfully, but could better emphasize the "so what". Thank you!

How much is the speed without booster?

My cellphone has headphone jack for FM radio. Does that that work as antena to boost cellular internet?

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I really just need cell service for potential emergency calls. What would be best?

Now we just need antenna combiner so only one down lead is needed. Just like the TVs. 73

I have a netgear m5. After using a directional antenna the internal antennas do not seem to be working correctly there after, have you seen this issue?

What do you recommend for gaming and livestreaming on platforms like Twitch while on the road using a pc with t-mobile smart phone?

Great video, you guys are the RF kings! Great analogies to put things into laymen's terms.

Y'all are an invaluable source for people like me in rural areas that can't get internet for nothing I spent 500 bucks on the surecall fusion 4home yagi/whip antenna and it barely gets me 1-3 MBPS and I get nothing when it storms

Arent Boosters illegal?
All boosters in our city are being confiscate because it disrupts the signal of people who dont have booster

Super helpful, thank you!

I fixed data boost with a Starlink antenna, the problem is requiring Cellular voice boost in Mexico as our Cell signal is bad to our house. Would a antenna hooked to a hotspot allow our Cell to ring and achieve voice ? We have TelCel and AT&T Mexico, neither of which appear to support using our Starlink data connection for voice though work perfect for WiFI.

Very informative video. Thank you!

Great video guys. I already pay for a mobile data plan and want to use my phone as my mobile hotspot, rather than use something like the jetpack since I'd need a second plan and a sim card to go with it. At the moment I use a booster amplifier but in light of what you said I'm looking for a mimo antenna and simple amplifier as well but not one that has a hotspot built in, I just want the amplifier. Does such a thing exist? Many thanks

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Cel fi Quatra boosters are MIMO but theses aren't designed for small roaming applications yet. For boosters to remain competitive moving forward, providers need to develop MIMO versions for roaming applications like ships because out at sea spacial diversity can dramatically enhance ability to process a weaker signal as you mention with "two ears" . The best thing about a booster vs a mimo antenna plus modem router application is boosters are very easy to set and usually very easy and robust for end user to connect to providing they use the carrier bring booster. They also don't require a secondary wifi network when used on portable devices such as mobile phones.

Hi guys, thanks for the video. May be I could ask you for little advice, which actually isn't so little. I'm living in dense urban area with massive power outages for the last couple of month. When power is offline in the block people tries to connect to Internet through mobile and closest cellular towers that still working om batteries are overloaded. So, obvious solution here is try to get to some far cellular tower located in another city block up to 6-7 miles that currently has electrical power and therefore I can expect good mobile speed. So I need directional antenna that cut out still working, but useless near towers and connect me to far one. I can lock my modem to the tower on CellID, but there's a question: which antenna suits better in that specific situation? Can I expect strong signal with, like, 15 dbi panel MIMO? Or I need more powerful one, and if so, which antenna has wider effective angles - panel or logarithmic? I mean, which one will be easier to point to a tower and get a signal. Thanks.

You guys are the best

Thank you for making videos like these theyre so educational and informative your work is truly valuable to this community.

Thank you for this 😁

I am not MIMO as I only have one mouth. MISO 😜

There's another possibility, a mobile hot spot and WiFi calling. With the hot spot, you can connect multiple devices, not just phones. I use Wifi calling at home, because it provides a better signal than the cell network. However, it can be used wherever there is a WiFi signal.

Thanks for the helpful info. If I get a MIMO antenna, then hook it to a hotspot router, wouldn't I have the additional expense of cell service for the router? Maybe I'm missing something.

Can MIMO work in Philippines in the country side with bad signals? ty

Can’t booster work with MEMO antennas?

Bars are meaningless, RSSI is helpful in very specific situations, RSRP is good, and SNR is great.

Awesome thank you

Great explanation ! Thanks

Great video!

You guys are incredible. Thanks.

I know this is an older video but I need something on the cheap end.

I'm one of those that need to plug off my one ear and get a super ear.

Excellent video and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for doing this!

Great video ! So practical

Thank you for all the help. You made a pretty intimidating topic very approachable.

How about if you are 20miles from the cell tower?

can you use booster and mimo together?

Generally the reason boosters won't improve speeds is be because they will increase noise and signal. Hard to say the CQI and MCS will increase in order to get higher speeds. Also, MIMO isn't as effective in that marine locations, because of course mimo is for multipath environments, particularly those with fast fading - which of course marine is neither. I get about 15% improvement.

Thansk for the informative video! I need better cell service while traveling and use a Verizon MiFi M2100 5G UW hotspot which isn't any better than using my Google Pixel 5 as a hotspot. Is there a mimo antenna that would work for this device? It only has a USB C port.

have jetpack mobile hotspot... can connect to internet and use cell phone no problem... have issues viewing clips from security camera... will either this or other weboost booster assist with that issue.

Rural install about 5 miles from tower and my Nokia unit is laying horizontal 26 inches above the window sill. You need to login to your Nokia and keep refreshing it till you find the best location.

I've been using a WEBoost whole home for over a year. I am using the Nokia (T-Mobile) gateway and on Band 66 my RSRP without a booster is -109 and with -69 SNR -13. My 5G signal (Band N71) is -95 without and -82 with. Download speed using Speedtest without booster was in the 40's and with upto 147mbs with. Normally during busy times 90 + average. You need to use T-Mobiles new mobile coverage map and put in your address and it will show you what direction your signal is coming from. so you can aim the antenna in that direction. Btw I bought the 617mhz yagi antenna form Wilson to allow me to pickup 5G bands.
So this solution not only was a big improvement for my cell phone (AT&T) but home internet also.

welcome to Georgia!!

drj Westfield Wisconsin what about droped calls , my wife and I are always getting dropped calls we live in a trailer that is all aluminum. can you help ?