T-Mobile Personal CellSpot installed

tags: T-Mobile Personal CellSpot

[@Babsonthego4]

Why not show us how to set this up??? That is what I was looking for... You just said will be back ONCE I get it set up.... Come on... What do you think a Tutorial is all about?

[@WeaponRK]

You literally plug it into the wall

[@connormcmillin8432]

do they still offer these and how do you get em?

[@eddiebaggett8114]

Call 611

[@normanhmath]

T-Mobile customers need to know there are THREE separate devices called Cellspots. The device shown here is one of them sometimes called the cel -fi, consisting of a Window unit and a coverage unit. It works reasonably well, as long as the coverage unit can be placed a substantial distance from the window unit. However, I found the boost somewhat spotty. One reason for that is that the outdoor signal is weak in my section of Columbus Oh on bands 4, 2 and on the new 12. This device receives signal, I'm not sure which bands {probably all three} and puts out a slightly stronger signal, usually on band 4 but sometimes on 2. If you have very weak coverage but have Home Internet of at least 2 Mbps {much higher perferred} your cellular data connection will be improved more dramatically with a different device called the 4G-LTE Cellspot, which is one device that plugs into a wired internet connection on a router or modem and sends out a STRONG LTE signal on T-Mobile's AWS Band 4. It registers -90 to -70 which is an unambiguous 5 bar signal. I find that the Cel FI coverage unit only gives out about a -105 to -90 which varies from 3 bars, to a weaker 5 bars when receiving a window signal of about -115 db which is 1 or trying to get 2 stinking bars.. Natively, I get outdoors about -110 db on band 2 and indoors , with no boosters, I get -115 on BAND 12 which is signal, but it performs just like a stronger signal performs AFTER I HAVE BEEN throttled for exceeding my data allotments {I still have simple choice} . The LTE Cellspot that plugs into your router works better than the two component CEL-FI device shown here. The third device, which I have never tried, is an actual wireless router. It provides no LTE at all but has customized qos software which is supposed to prioritize and enhance the WI-FI calling experience. I've never seen this device operate but it may be desirable if you would like to boost your WI-FI calling experience AND you can use a different wireless router for your home internet which doubles as an ASUS AC 1900 router.

[@superhollowfied906]

Great idea since they need time to upgrade their towers and add more coverage, this could make people happy in the meantime since I know a lot of people complain about having T-Mobile and not having any service in their own homes.

[@smartphoneconversations]

Agreed, I get full bars now. Great service in my house now...

[@mmanut]

Just installed my booster as well. I'm also getting full 5 bars all the time. Put the window unit in 3rd floor and the other on the 1st floor. Works fantastic. Thank You T-Mobile. Vinny

[@James_Cuellar]

You should do a speedtest.net before and after install.

[@gracehendrixrealestateagen545]

Great Unit for my remote area I live in. Is there any software that needs to be setup? When I click on my cell mobile hotspot this unit comes up as dlink-189E and wants a password. Does this unit need to be setup on the cell as a hotspot with a password

[@arcangel1994]

I have a question my 2 tear contract ends now on the 25th of September and I wanted to know if they are any offers for phone upgrade or something because I remember that if you finished your 2 year contract with out switching phones you would get a free upgrade or something like that. So does this still exist or something similar??

[@Jonathan7877]

You should probably move that away from an area you sit at a lot. The box states to install no less than 8 inches from a human.

[@mrsuarez430]

anyone know what the micro usb slot is for?

[@CHiTO316]

It’s so you can plug it into your computer to adjust some setting by using the Cel-Fi Wave app available on cel-fi.com

[@jmeistur2879]

Mine flashes green. all the time never gets anywhere. but i get solid 2 bars do you know why

[@jano60626]

@Jwilliams can you do a tmobile lte speedtest on the iphone 6 please

[@jano60626]

@Jwilliams can you do a tmobile lte speedtest on the iphone 6 please

[@daniyo28]

do you know why the coverage unit has a micro usb port

[@rafeeqhiba8790]

hai iam in dubai where i get it.its work in indian network ?like idea,vodaphone

[@pono321]

Do you have TMobile ?

[@albertohernandez7698]

Do you need the booster under your account or asking as you plug it in and have t-mobile it'll work

[@Caliifero]

Alberto hernandez you need to have it under your T-Mobile account for it to work.

[@rkbLIV]

Just had to order one of these!

[@Ompmovies]

What do you do if you have a small apartment? I have a 600sqft 1 bedroom condo. I can barely get much distance from the two boxes. I put them as far as I could, 1 in the window, and the other at the furthest side of my home. It fluctuates from 1 to 3, and it keeps going back to 1. I'm also mostly getting 1 bar. It'll go to 2 bars for a minute, then just go straight back to 1. What do I do? Please help me!

[@smartphoneconversations]

+Ompmovies Don't use this, you place is too small. Go get the LTE version, that acts as a mini tower in your house!

[@Ompmovies]

No worries, just got off the phone with T-Mobile and they're shipping me the 4G LTE Mini Tower one like you said. I could connect directly to my modem and get 4G LTE speed. Oh and overnight shipping too!

[@Ompmovies]

Maxwell Adams See I live in an apartment building with four other condos. You can't just leave a $400 package at the doorstep of anyone's reach. Someone has to take it by hand. I even left a note on my mailbox with my number written on it. They didn't even bother calling. They just rang the doorbell a few times and left. I also got that stupid 'Sorry we missed you' slip for 3 days straight. I even noticed they came at different times. So it was literally impossible for me to ever catch them. I just can't wait till I get this damn thing and start upping the reception in my place. I was really considering switching services until I found out about this signal booster. Also came out a few weeks before I ordered it. Lucky break for me haha...

[@lossratioband]

It's a gimmick. It didn't help my service at all.

[@Eternal5ent]

I thought I was the only one lol

[@iHernandez620]

Yeah it f** ing sucks !! And T-Mobile swears that I have good coverage in my area lmao

[@talismenf2253]

Yep did not work for me either

[@WeaponRK]

Works for me

[@jayinla81]

Do I have to have wi fi service in my house to add these devices to boost my cell signal on my phone?

[@Caliifero]

J. Sanchez no