All of our cell phone boosters for home are 5G ready and will boost 5G signals across the 700-2600 MHz frequency range.

Yes, home signal boosters are especially helpful in rural areas where cell towers are few and far between. They capture weak outdoor signals and deliver them even stronger indoors for reliable talk, text, and data. If your outdoor signal is especially weak, we’d recommend a booster with higher gain and uplink power for best results.

For recommendations, check out our guide on the Best Cell Phone Boosters for Rural Areas.

Home cell phone boosters need at least a sliver of outside signal to work. If you’re in a true dead zone with no signal at all, a booster won’t be effective. However, if there’s even a weak signal outside, the right booster with the right antennas can enhance talk, text, and data in your home.

The benefits of a home cell booster include:

Increased Coverage – A signal booster improves cellular coverage where you need it most – in your home office, basement, or wall-to-wall. Eliminating dead zones and weak spots, you’ll no longer have to worry about failed texts or dropped calls.

Improved Safety – In emergencies like severe weather or natural disasters, reliable phone reception in your home is crucial. Home signal boosters for cell phones ensure you can make successful calls during critical situations.

Longer Battery Life – The weaker your cell signal, the harder your device works to search for a connection. A home booster reduces this strain, helping extend your battery life.

Better Streaming – A stronger signal means smoother streaming, uninterrupted video calls, and faster downloads.

It varies a great deal depending on how much cable you’re willing to show and what booster you buy, but a drill, ladder, wrench, decent tape, and mounting tools will be helpful no matter the situation.

Here is a Simple Home Booster installation guide for more information.

Generally, we recommend yagi antennas for rural and suburban areas and omnidirectional for urban. Dome antennas are most useful if you’re trying to cover a wide open area, and panels are better for thinner rooms and hallways.

It’s a logarithmic metric by which radio wave strength is measured. +3 dB of gain equals roughly double the power. So, an increase of +8 dB of gain is roughly four and a half times as powerful a signal.

Some cell phone signal boosters for homes are capable of bringing down the entire cellular network. These are illegal. Comreg-compliant boosters can be safely registered and used without risking the integrity of the network for everyone else.