Powerful Signal now offers two strong performing 40dB wireless cellular vehicle boosters; the Wilson 801201 and the Cellphone-Mate CM2000-40.  Both these systems are excellent options for in-vehicle use, perform well and come in complete kits from Powerful Signal.

See Powerful Signal’s cellular vehicle systems page on www.PowerfulSignal.com for a complete list of all vehicle systems.  The Cellphone-Mate 40dB wireless amplifier has an excellent price point but performs similar to the more expensive well know amplifiers such as the Wilson 801201 40dB wireless booster.

The CradlePoint CTR-350 cellular router is great for those individuals that need a quick, easy WiFi hotspot.  The small mobile router works with most USB cellular aircards so that one or more PC’s with wireless cards can have an Internet connnection. 

Powerful Signal (www.powerfulsignal.com) offers the CTR-350 along with other mobile routers.  There is also a car charger power supply that plugs into the 12v power supply in your vehicle.  Take the WiFi with you on the road to work or vacation.

Powerful Signal decided to test the CradlePoint MBR1000 and see how it realy worked.  We were surprised.  We are an e-commerce company so connectivity to the Internet is very important.  If our main Internet line goes down we have a backup, but we have to switch it over manualy.  The CradlePoint MBR1000 has failover built directly into it as a standard feature.

This is a perfect router for a business like ours that depends on the Internet.  It has has the ability to put multiple cellular aircards in the router.  For example I could have a Sprint, Verizon and AT&T aircard in the router along with a highspeed DSL line.  If the DSL line fails then the failover would go to the aircard that I selected.  You can set the priority of the aircards and the router will go down the list in your prioritized order.

I am very impressed with this router and the failover technology that it provides.  Our office now uses it as our main router in case our main line goes down.  The system has been used a few times so far and has worked great.  If you have a business that depends upon Internet and connectivity, take a look at the Cradlepoint MBR1000.

Powerful Signal offers a full line of broadband routers from both NexAira and CradlePoint

Powerful Signal now offers mobile routers from Cradlepoint;  The CTR-350, PHS300 and the MBR1000.  The CTR-350 Cellular Travel Router and PHS300 Personal Hotspot are small, portable and work well in mobile or travel situations.  The MBR1000 Broadband Router is an excellent choice for businesses that require cellular backup systems to their DSL/Cable Internet systemss

Visit Powerful Signal for more information on these broadband cellular routers.

Cellular antennas come in all shapes and sizes.  People often use gain as the basis for their antenna choice.  It might surprise you, but selecting a high gain antenna might be a bad choice for your environment.

800MHz Yagi antenna

Directional antennas usually have a higher gain than omni-directional antennas.  Yagi cellular antennas are a common high gain directional antenna used in remote locations to pull in a cell signal.  Yagis work well when there is line-of-site to the cell tower or when there is little or no obstructions.   Yagi anntennas have more of a problem in mountainous areas or in urban sky-scrapper jungles.  Cell signal has a lot of bounce and often comes in from varying directions in these situations.  It can be hard to keep a yagi tuned to the direction of the signal when it is changing.

There is a great deal of difference between low and high gain omni-directional antennas also.  Many times it is more desireable to use a low gain antenna in place of a high gain antenna because of the ability of the low gain antenna to collect the signal.

Don’t make the mistake of just asking for the highest gain antenna when designing your cellular system.  Think about it.  If the best choice was always the high gain antenna then why are there so many antennas with lower gain.  There is a reason and it is a good one.  Ask questions and understand what you are buying.  If the person selling you the equipment just says “Get this antenna because it is the highest gain.” then you are probably talking to the wrong person.

Call us here at Powerful Signal if you have any questions.  We have the products, knowlege and expertise to assist you with your cellular needs.

We’ll it is starting to happen.  We have been told that it was coming and now it’s here.  We have been getting many calls from all over the country from people who have received notices from their carriers that their analog cell signal is being cut off.  This is happening in both the US and Canada.

Analog has served us well, but it’s time is quickly coming to an end.  It is too bad that the digital service that is replacing it falls short in coverage in many areas.  The 800MHz analog coverage was great.  The 800MHz digital coverage is close and the 1900MHz digital coverage weak.

If you find yourself struggling for cell signal, take a look at the cellular solutions from Powerful Signal.  Cellular amplifiers and cellular antennas for both vehicles and buildings are available.

iPhones are a fantastic piece of equipment, but there is one drawback; the reception.  We get many calls from individuals here at Powerful Signal from iPhone users who want to improve their cell signal reception.  Take a look at a video that shows how a cellular booster improves the cell signal reception of a iPhone.

Link to video.

Powerful Signal has a variety of solutions for cell phone users to improve and extend their cellular coverage.  Visit our website for more information.

More and more people are moving to the Internet with aircards.  All the major carriers have some sort of offering with various types of aircards.  There are now three different types of cellular aircards that can be purchased: PCMCIA, Express Card and USB.  The PCMCIA type of card has been around the longest.  Lately, the notebook manufacturers decided that they wanted something different, so the Express Card was invented.  So what do you do? Go buy another card that fits your new notebook computer.  I wonder if the card size was changed to generate new sales?  Hmmm.

This brings us to the 3rd type of aircard that has recently come out, USB.  This in my opinion seems to be the smartest move if you are getting a cellular aircard.  Almost all computers have USB ports, desktops and notebooks.  The aircard can be moved easily around from home, office and on the road.

Now comes the best part.  NexAira now offers a 3G mobule router that supports USB aircards.  Your aircard can be put into the NexAira cellular router and now multiple compluters can use the Wi-Fi signal from the router and connect to the Internet.  Powerful Signal offers the new NexAira NexConnect 3G Mobile Router.  Keep you life and computers simple.  USB aircards are the way to go.

A few months ago Wilson Electronics released a new part number, Wilson 801212.  This is the Wison 801201 dual band 40 dB vehicle cellular amplifier and the Wilson 301103 dual band cellular antenna.  Powerful Signal has been selling this combination for over a year now in their Wireless Traveler Kit.  It is a great combination and Wilson Electronics was very smart to put this combo in a single box.

The Wireless Traveler Kit is an excellent choice for individuals that find themselves in areas with poor cellular reception.  This 3 watt cellular amplifier in combination with a dual band cellular antenna gives people a fighting chance in hanging onto their cell signal in remote locations.  Don’t leave home without it.

Powerful Signal now offers the new Wilson 301143 Ultra-slim cellular antenna in several vehicle kits.  The new 301143 antenna easily attaches to any cell phone using a very thin Velcro.  It is ideal for use with the Wilson 801201 dual band wireless cellular amplifier and the SIGNALBOOST 811210 dual band cellular amplifier.

Powerful Signal includes the Wilson 301143 in the following kits:

• SIGNALBOOST Traveler Kit
• SIGNALBOOST Trucker Kit
• Powerful Signal Universal Kit