Booster antenna locations that actually work?

[jav_eee]

I’ve got a weboost drive reach and no matter where I put my interior antenna I can’t get it to work correctly. My exterior antenna is right behind the cab corner on the passenger side.

Anyone find a place to mount the interior one so that they don’t interfere with each other?

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[Mr._Bill]

You need more distance, or a layer of metal between the antennas. Do you have the cable length to move it to the rear corner of the bed?

 

[jav_eee]

You need more distance, or a layer of metal between the antennas. Do you have the cable length to move it to the rear corner of the bed?

No I don’t have the cable length to do that. I’d need to add an extension cable to do that.

Wish I had known I had this issue before I put the coverking headliner on. I could’ve lined that part of the top with some foil tape to try to mitigate the interference.

 

[Mr._Bill]

No I don’t have the cable length to do that. I’d need to add an extension cable to do that.

Wish I had known I had this issue before I put the coverking headliner on. I could’ve lined that part of the top with some foil tape to try to mitigate the interference.

You could try attaching the indoor antenna to a metal plate, and then mounting it upside down just below the outdoor antenna. If that helps enough, then you can work on a solution that looks better.

 

[jav_eee]

You could try attaching the indoor antenna to a metal plate, and then mounting it upside down just below the outdoor antenna. If that helps enough, then you can work on a solution that looks better.

Not a bad idea. I have a square of sheet metal. I’ll try that when I get home.

 

[Alpine Warthog]

FOLLOWING I want to do one of these as well

 

[Lukasz]

What I found is that it's more about the placement of the interior antenna relative to the location of your phone. You need to keep them very close to each other.

I put my interior antenna on the soundbar next to B pillar on the driver side and it seems to work fine. It took me multiple tries to find an adhesive that sticks to the soundbar BTW.

 

[jav_eee]

What I found is that it's more about the placement of the interior antenna relative to the location of your phone. You need to keep them very close to each other.

I put my interior antenna on the soundbar next to B pillar on the driver side and it seems to work fine. It took me multiple tries to find an adhesive that sticks to the soundbar BTW.

I had mine stuck just to the passenger side of the dome light. Gorilla tape worked awesome for keeping it there.

where do you have your external antenna?

have you observed the light on your booster while powering it

 

[jav_eee]

Update: metal backing behind the interior antenna facing that metal to the exterior antenna and placing it in the center console did not work.

We post tech support wrote me back and said the booster is supposed to flash after power up as the device “initializes”. I wrote back saying that’s not what the install guide says. Waiting for their reply.

 

[sarguy1941]

The issue is seperation. The We boost needs to amplify. If the outside antenna can see the inside it will not work. Do you use the outside overlanding antenna ? If so can you mounti t a bit higher on the bed ? Mine came with a 2' pipe mount. adding a second "pipe" got it above the cab area and no over load now. My indoor antenna is in my center console. I normally toss my phoneo n the center console or in the cup holders.

 

[jav_eee]

The issue is seperation. The We boost needs to amplify. If the outside antenna can see the inside it will not work. Do you use the outside overlanding antenna ? If so can you mounti t a bit higher on the bed ? Mine came with a 2' pipe mount. adding a second "pipe" got it above the cab area and no over load now. My indoor antenna is in my center console. I normally toss my phoneo n the center console or in the cup holders.

yup I’ve got the overland antenna and I’ve got it high, above the cab by a couple inches. Problem is, I think, that it’s right behind the cab in the corner mounted on a way of life antenna bed mount. Can’t get enough separation like that.

 

[sarguy1941]

OK. Mine is on my passengers bed corner also. Try to get interior antenna pointed forward. You dont want it putting signal back towards the outside antenna. They also make actual phone mounts with antenna. I use one in my work truck.

 

[jav_eee]

OK. Mine is on my passengers bed corner also. Try to get interior antenna pointed forward. You dont want it putting signal back towards the outside antenna. They also make actual phone mounts with antenna. I use one in my work truck.

I’ve got it pointed forward as per their instructions. My work booster has the interior antenna marked with “mount this side”, my personal one didn’t. So I wrote and asked and they told me the smaller half/piece of the interior antenna is the back side. So I keep that side pointed to the rear of the jeep. Still no joy.

 

[jav_eee]

Ok last update:

Wilson/weboost now says that the drive reach is supposed to flash red 7 times after powering on. Normal operation.

I just can’t get my signal boosted

 

[Mr._Bill]

Ok last update:

Wilson/weboost now says that the drive reach is supposed to flash red 7 times after powering on. Normal operation.

I just can’t get my signal boosted

Maybe the unit is defective, maybe it can't get a good enough signal to boost, or maybe there is a damaged cable. Try as much separation as possible, with the cables shipped, just to see if you can get it to work. Talk to the Support people about how to test and verify that it actually functions. Tell them you suspect that it is defective.

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