I thought I’d share how I mounted our weBoost. It really helps to have this turned on when we are in low coverage areas. We did also add on the Wilson long-range antenna for better coverage than the one that ships with the unit.
I initially had trouble coming up with a good place or way to mount this. There were 3 problems I was trying to solve.
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Where to mount things both inside and outside of the camper. The internal antenna needs to be a good distance away from wherever you mounted the external antenna or you get interference and the light flashes red and won’t work at all. I’m guessing the tent walls of the 4WCs might not be helping in the situation.
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Wires and where to run them to keep them from getting tangled or being overly unsightly. So many wires… I also didn’t want to drill any holes through my camper.
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Strange shape and weight of the weBoost makes mounting it or securing it to the wall a real head-scratcher. The most expensive heavy duty velcro didn’t work AT ALL to secure it to the wall. Plus I felt like the weight was maybe not good for the wall surface. (felt like it was pulling the surface off of the wall)
I ended up making my own basic antenna mount for the rear left jack bracket. I ran the antenna cable from the rear jack-bracket into the camper at the bottom corner of the door. Most of the antenna wires then get run between the exterior liner and the inside fabric liner, over to between the sink and stove where I used a bicycle wall mount bracket(bent slightly) to secure the weBoost to the countertop with 2 small screws. In this location, the weBoost Drive does not touch either the glass top of the stove, or sing when they are open. There might be a small risk of water splashes in this location. I then ran the internal antenna wire and the power wire under the bed rail and added some stick-on clips to secure the wire in place so it would stay mostly out of sight, but more importantly, a semi-permanent installation that doesn’t interfere with the bed sliding in and out. I velcroed the power brick to the countertop in the back corner and also Vercrod the internal antenna down to the shelf where it sets to keep it in place during transit.
Our phones just sit on the little shelf next to the inside antenna. This shelf gets the inside antenna far enough away from the external antenna to not cause the interference that gave us trouble initially. Our phones can still be plugged into the camper to charge overnight with only slightly longer charging cables.
Don’t forget that the weBoost is a power hog, so we unplug it completely when we have even a slight signal and then just turn it on if we need to make a call or if the connection is too weak.
