Date Added: 01/10/2012 by Rodney M.

I am pleased with the performance of this antenna as it has helped more than I expected. Since I live in a rural areas with Verizon as the only local wireless provider and other services for Internet connection such as DSL or cable are not available I'm kind of stuck with what I have which has been extremely poor reception especially after Verizon purchased Alltel (my previous provider). Yes, I used Hughes.net for five years. Their service was worse than the approx. 200 Kb download speed that I was averaging with Verizon until I got this antenna.
As soon as I made the antenna connection to my plug-in modem I realized an instant increase in download speed. This I’ve verified through several testing websites which I continue to record. However, the initial gain wasn’t good enough for uninterrupted videos such as those posted on YouTube.
After trying the antenna in various locations I found that if I placed it high in a room and parallel within inches (through the ceiling) of the main electrical wire bundle from my electrical panel that I get the best reception which is now averaging of 600 Kb. O.K. so this may not seem like much to the majority of those people who are used to 10 Mb or more, but for me this means my time is not now wasted using the Internet as it had been so much in the past. It also means that my wife’s new Kindle Fire will play streaming videos without interruption via the Cradlepoint MBR1000 router (also from the 3G Store) which conveniently allows the modem to be plugged directly into.
This antenna may look like something from the local dollar store but it satisfies my requirement with relatively little investment. I highly recommend it for those who have poor wireless reception using a plug-in air card.
Date Added: 01/08/2012 by Robert L.
I have had this booster antenna for about 3 weeks now and am very satisfied with it. I was only getting 1 maybe 2 bars with my aircard prior to purchasing the antenna. Now I am consistantly getting three to four bars, making using the internet much more enjoyable. I would recommend this antenna.
Date Added: 12/18/2011 by david o.
Booster Antenna works like you say, it boosted my signal from National Reg,(2g) to 3G with 3 bars. But The Verizon manager will not connect into the wireless modem, unless the booster is unplugged. Then I can plug it in. I would love to go to a outside Antenna to fit my USB551L. To get at least a 4 if not a 5 bar signal.
Thanks Dave
Date Added: 12/13/2011 by Alfred T.
It works as promised. My signal went from two bars to four.
Date Added: 12/11/2011 by Steve F.
Made a major performance improvement on a Sierra USB250 that was getting around 2 bars of signal but crawled worse than dial up... Now video streaming and audio streaming are stutter free...
Date Added: 12/01/2011 by Thomas M.
This product works. I live "in the country" on the network fringe. I'm sending this message only because the product works.
Date Added: 11/16/2011 by Karl B.
The connectivity is marginally better. Limitation is due to my location.
Date Added: 11/02/2011 by Randy G.
I live in a campus with horrible indoor signal.
Since we are not allowed to have external antennaes in these dorms, I decided to get a booster antennae such as this one.
I saw a steady signal boost from 40% ( normal ) to 50% ( with antennae)
As for speed increases, a nice jump from about 150 KB/s to 230 KB/s is always welcome.
Upload rate increased from 20 KB/s to 33-45 KB/s ( varies)
Date Added: 10/03/2011 by Michael L.
It works great on the T-Mobile 4G Hotspot. Since am in the U.S. Airforce we bounce around on signals wince the 4G antenna is like 3 miles away but this makes it work great.
Date Added: 09/21/2011 by Gordon C.
should of bought a higher gain antenna than this... buyers remorse
3Gstore Comments:
Gordon, this antenna is our least powerful (and least expensive too). I am going to have someone contact you to setup an exchange. You do have a 30 day return policy and we can offer you a 100% store credit that you can apply towards a more powerful antenna.
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