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Comment on Digital Powermax Da4000mr Mobile Repeater For Automobiles Reviews by Mojave Bob

Mojave Bob — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:00:50 +0000

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It works, but it doesn't work miracles, March 26, 2007

Mojave Bob (Warsaw, IN United States) -

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This review is from: Digital Powermax Da4000mr Mobile Repeater For Automobiles (Wireless Phone Accessory)

We were evaluating this unit for use in our county squad cars, since we live in a semi-rural area, and cell coverage isn't 100 percent. We found that this unit works, but only if signal is present anyway. In other words, it isn't much better at receiving signal from the tower than is your phone - it helps a bit that the antenna is outside the car, but that is a limited improvement. If there is not cell signal present, this unit won't help.

That said, it makes a pretty big difference for transmitting. So, if you find that you can hear people but they can't hear you, this unit is probably for you. In our case, we were really trying to improve reception in the cars for mobile data applications, and it was a marginal improvement.

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Comment on Digital Powermax Da4000mr Mobile Repeater For Automobiles Reviews by Carl "Carl"

Carl "Carl" — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:47:21 +0000

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Works Great. Gets Out Where Others Can't Get A Signal, November 7, 2008

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This review is from: Digital Powermax Da4000mr Mobile Repeater For Automobiles (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I bought this for my personal vehicle since we use the same model in our patrol vehicles here in a New Mexico town near Santa Fe. Without it there are many areas up in the canyons where you cannot get a signal but when you plug it in you get several bars. It won't work miracles in deep canyons where there is no signal but it will definitely help your reception in remote areas. It boosts cellular signals like AT&T and Verizon best, not quite as well for PCS. I have used direct connect amplifiers for many years but now most new phones don't have an external antenna port so this solves that problem. I added a larger 5 Db gain external antenna from Radio Shack and it adds a lot to the boost factor. The included antenna is OK but does not have a gain factor. On our patrol cars we use a full size antenna (2 feet tall) that is attached permanently to the roof and wired into the amplifier. I am very pleased.

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Comment on GE 45130 Choice-Alert Wireless Garage Door Sensor by David

David — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:10:25 +0000

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Remote alarm, November 16, 2009

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This review is from: GE 45130 Choice-Alert Wireless Garage Door Sensor (Tools & Home Improvement)

Nice idea if it worked. Bought this and the GE receiver in hopes of having an alarm on my garage door. Installed the sensing device on the garage door and followed instructions on how to have the receiver recognize the garage door sensor. The device would not connect to the receiver after repeated tries. Have sent both items back for a refund.

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Comment on GE 45130 Choice-Alert Wireless Garage Door Sensor by Mark Murray "Boomer-Creak"

Mark Murray "Boomer-Creak" — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:02:16 +0000

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

GE-45130 Garage Door Sensor, September 25, 2010

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This review is from: GE 45130 Choice-Alert Wireless Garage Door Sensor (Tools & Home Improvement)

This GE Garage Sensor works great and easy to install at the base of any of the typical 3 vertical braces of a paneled garage door, using only two (2) #6-5/8" or #8 metal screws. My suggestion would be to make sure switch plunger 3/4 extended before selecting mounting position of the left-side 2 mounting holes. The right-side holes should be left vacant for mounting an optional Radio-Shack dual "C-size" open battery plastic holder (cat#270-385 @$1.79). When those +red/-blk leads carefully soldered to a depleated +3VDC cell (new cell included with sensor) & some slight lead notching to GE battery cover, the result will basically boost the power longevity x71 of that sensor; being that the 3V/225 mAH cells is now in parallel with two C-batteries at 16,000 mAH. Just have to make sure that using high-watt solder-gun only, using a dab of solder on cell edges, and insure polarities are correct. Then simply slip the spent cell back into its sensor slot, with leads oriented outwards and through the notched cell cover. Then mount C-size battery holder with just 1 #6 3/4-in screw, or more secured with #6 or #8 1-in. bolt, nut & lock-washer.

However! If mounting this garage sensor and the controller(s) are inside, highly recommend purchasing at least one GE-45138 Signal Repeater, using 1/2 of a in-garage 120VAC duplex-outlet, with adjustable antennae (suggest @ 60 deg). Plus the 45138 acts as a good tester: i.e., when garage sensor activates, the LED on the repeater should quickly flash in succession about 5 times, along with LED on the garage sensor.

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Comment on GE 45130 Choice-Alert Wireless Garage Door Sensor by Jimmy Q "Happy tails"

Jimmy Q "Happy tails" — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:11:06 +0000

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Garage door open alert, May 9, 2009

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Works great after your realize the 150 feet remote range is questionable. It took us 2 weeks to figure out we had to move the control box closer to the remotes. Works great now and lets us know if either door is open or closed from living room. We don't have to go downstairs to check. Also I didn't realize remotes don't come with control box and had to order seperately after the fact.

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Comment on Cisco-Linksys WSB24 Wireless-B Signal Booster by sk330 "sk-la"

sk330 "sk-la" — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:30:15 +0000

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Works with WRT54G, January 7, 2005

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This review is from: Cisco-Linksys WSB24 Wireless-B Signal Booster (Electronics)

I've had the WSB24 signal booster in storage since I switched from a Linksys wireless 802.11B router to an 802.11 B/G router, the WRT54G to be specific. However, I decided to give the signal booster a try with my B/G router. It is very easy to set up, just unscrew the antennas from the back of of the router. Screw the wires from the signal booster onto the router in the place of the antennas you just removed. Then plug the power adaptor in and Bobs your uncle (you're done, that is).

My signal strength went up 2-3 bars in the "dead" spots in our house and now goes to the farthest corner of our 2 story house with all signal strength "bars" lit up.

So even thought the WSB24 is not designed to work with an 802.11 G router, it does work fine with the Linksys WRT54G. Note that this booster has been pulled from the market by Linksys. If you want one, you will have to buy a used one. But you can't have mine.

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Comment on Cisco-Linksys WSB24 Wireless-B Signal Booster by firewallbill "firewallbill"

firewallbill "firewallbill" — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:13:09 +0000

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Simple - easy - effective, January 16, 2003

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This review is from: Cisco-Linksys WSB24 Wireless-B Signal Booster (Electronics)

This product could not be easier to install. No CD to spin. No complex manuals - just a power "brick", 2 cables, and the booster. Linksys has a nice package if you need a little more signal.
I did a preliminary survey using my notebook computer with an Orinoco Silver card and Toshiba e740. The notebook usually runs about 3-5db higher gain for any given distance from the router than the PDA, which is normal given the available power to the 802.11b chip and antenna size.
After installing the WSB24 booster, I noted a 5-9db gain throughout the house and down the street on both the notebook and PDA. My goal was to get a solid signal "footprint" covering my entire house, yard, garage. The WSB24 achieved this admirably. I believe Linksys claims a 10-15db gain, but I noted approximately half that. Given that almost all the advertising for WiFi seems to double or treble the true available distance, this doesn't alarm or bother me. At distances and locations where I previously got 1 or 5 mb connection I now have a solid 11mb.
The bottom line: 5 minute install, no problems, definite gain in signal strength, reasonable price.

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Comment on Cisco-Linksys WSB24 Wireless-B Signal Booster by G. R. Parker

G. R. Parker — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:09:03 +0000

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A no-brainer purchase and install, January 19, 2003

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This review is from: Cisco-Linksys WSB24 Wireless-B Signal Booster (Electronics)

The reality of WiFi is that just about everyone I know is not getting as solid a signal as they'd like. I've been frustrated by dead spots in the house, and I'm sure we've all done strange "rain dances" with our notebooks, cables, antennas, etc. to try to improve the signal.

However, my WiFi network did not seem as zippy as my Ethernet when using our cable modem, even though the bandwidth of both networks dwarfs the cable modem. Well, instantly after installing the booster, I got noticeably better response in a room where the signal used to be so weak that Linksys' own utility would show no signal strength (even though I could surf from there).

The WSB24 is trivial to install (180 seconds and that was because I didn't know you had to push the cable onto the connector pretty firmly). If you were a LinkSys pioneer and bought the early access points, you owe it to yourself to upgrade with this booster.

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Comment on Wilson Electronics 859940 SignalBoost Home Office Accessory Kit for 811210 Series Booster by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:43:51 +0000

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Works as it should., June 28, 2010

Tom Kewish (Michigan) -

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This review is from: Wilson Electronics 859940 SignalBoost Home Office Accessory Kit for 811210 Series Booster (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I am useing it with the Wilson 804002. Wilson Electronics 301129 outdoor yagi Antenna. Wilson Electronics 301127 Slim Low Profile Indoor Antenna. I now get three or four bars on all three floors. Before I would get zero too two bars.

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Comment on Wilson Electronics 859940 SignalBoost Home Office Accessory Kit for 811210 Series Booster by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:31:09 +0000

Unsuited for my application, March 15, 2011

Douglas F Wilson (NW OryGun) -

This review is from: Wilson Electronics 859940 SignalBoost Home Office Accessory Kit for 811210 Series Booster (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I bought this thinking it would have enough power to solidly enhance my signal throughput. It didn't, but Amazon handled the return and my order for a more powerful amp very quickly and cleanly.

The error was mine.

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