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Wi-Ex zBoost YX-510 Cell Phone Repeater

The zBoost YX-510 from Wi-Ex is a 50 dB cell phone amplifier.  It is designed to improve the cellular reception in your home or small office.  It comes as a ready to install kit, with an internal antenna, external antenna and amplifier.  The external antenna is placed outside your house to pick up the cell phone signal from the nearest tower.  This feeds the signal via a low loss cable to the amplifier unit, which boosts the signal and then re-emits it through the internal antenna.  In the picture you are looking at the zBoost YX-510 amplifier unit and the internal (re-emitting) antenna, so the external (donor) antenna is also included, but not pictured.

Wi-Ex zBoost YX-510 Cell Phone Repeater
MSRP $350.00
Release date January, 2006
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As you can see the device is stylishly designed, especially when viewed in comparison to the competition, which appear to have taken more of a 'no-frills' approach to presentation.  The zBoost YX-510 is Dual Band amplifier, which in simple terms means it is compatible with all the cellular network carriers other than Nextel, which uses different technology.  As implied above, the zBoost YX-510 is a 'wireless' unit allowing you to use your cell phone wirelessly as usual.  (Some cellular amplifiers actually plug directly into your phone).  Due to this wireless functionality, up to 20 users can enjoy improved cell phone signal simultaneously.

The zBoost YX-510 is not as powerful as some other cellular amplifiers, notably those from Wilson Electronics, but the YX-510 is pretty much the cheapest repeater on the market which is both dual band and wireless. Expect to pay around $350.

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1.  avatar mfloyd said:

zBoost is amazing! I seriously just stopped answering calls when I was in my house and just waited until I was either at work or on my way somewhere to call people back. I tried that little sticker signal booster that you put behind your battery but of course that didn't work. My roommate and I don't have a landline because we're in school and move like every year... and didn't feel like fighting over the phone. I promise it really does work. ZBoost has really saved my sanity!
Jun 25, 2007 9:59am
2.  avatar eywi777 said:

This is selling for only 179.99 at Quantum-Wireless.com
Jul 15, 2009 5:16pm
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