Boston Amplifier

Boston Amplifier focuses on high quality amplifiers with the latest in engineering and RF wireless technology. Consequently, its products are known for improved signal quality, increased coverage area, increased power and sensitivity, and increased talk in/talk out range. The company's designs accomodate the complexities of the indoor wireless environment and the cellular needs of vehicles. Boston Amplifier designs, manufactures, and assembles all of its products in the U.S.A.

What does an amplifier do, really? First, it's important to understand that an amplifier is not the answer to a bad design, poor antenna choice, bad grounding and boding practices, or other fundamental problem. It can definitely help in those situations, but the real solution is to fix those problems. The amplifier's job is to boost a signal. It will, for example, improve reception in weak areas. Let's contrast the two concepts, here:

• Poor application. You have noise due to grounding and bonding errors. An amplifier will boost the desired signal, but will also boost the noise. This does make signal cleanup easier, but you need to fix those grounding and bonding errors (those errors cause other problems, also).
• Good application. An area of your building has a weak signal. In addition to a distance issue, several objects in the environment block or absorb the signal. Installing an amplifier solves this problem.

Using an amplifier as the correct solution to a weak signal problem can produce amazing results. And quickly.

The basic categories, or types, are:

In-building. Offices, warehouses, factories, and other large structures often have weak cellular reception spots. The primary cause is typically metal structures that block cell signals. Bi-directional amplifiers improve in-building cellular coverage (for phones and data cards) where there is signal outside, but little or no signal inside the building.

In-vehicle. These are similar, in function, to the in-building ones. The main difference is they are powered and packaged for automotive use. They have no direct connection to the cell phone.

Direct connect. These amplifiers can be used with a hands-free car kit or direct connect cable to the cell phone or the Boston Amplifier In-Vehicle Antenna. If used with the In-Vehicle Antenna, the cell phone must be in a cell phone cradle with the In-Vehicle Antenna on the inside of the windshield or the side panel of the windshield..

Once you've determined which of the three types you need, what remains is to pick the model from that category. Which one do you need?

• For an in-building amplifier, select the one that amplifies in the carrier you're dealing with.
• For an automotive amplifier, there may several that cover your carrier. From the applicable model(s), select the one that also matches your bandwidth.