Okay, let’s be real—I bought this thing out of sheer desperation. My house might as well have been a Faraday cage before this booster. Dead zones in the kitchen? Dropped calls mid-sentence? *Classic.*

The Good: After setup (which took me 45 mins because I’m not tech-savvy), my bars went from ‘ghosting me’ to ‘actually committed.’ I now get 2-3 bars consistently. The window cable? Genius—no drilling, just snake it through and boom. Also, the LCD screen shows signal stats like it’s judging my carrier’s effort (which, fair).

The Annoying: That app they push? Sketchy vibes. Asked for my invoice number like it was a bouncer. Nope. Used a free tower locator instead. Also, the 30ft cable barely reached where I needed—had to MacGyver it around corners. Pro tip: Order extra RG58 cable upfront.

Final Verdict: It won’t turn your barn into a Verizon store, but if you’ve got *some* signal to work with, this booster amplifies it like a hype man. Worth the $159 for fewer ‘Can you hear me now?!’ meltdowns.