24 reviews for 4K Smart Link

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Peter Smith – November 20, 2019

   It’s easy to install. This enhances the signal for our entire house. We live in rural areas and you have to search for services about 80% of the time. With this booster, I can walk into another room without worries. Available for AT & T and Verizon mobile services that I have tried before.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Terry – April 8, 2020

   I bought this model (F10G-5S-LCD, may be older model as I’ve had it a couple years now). It was easy to set up and works fantastic! Before the booster I had to sit in one room in the upstairs of our house to make a call and not drop it. Now I can wander the house upstairs and down while on the phone. It used to feel like I was back using a corded landline, “let me put the phone down so I can go check that…be right back”;-) Now I’ve come back to the modern world with the HiBoost! Their tech support was awesome when I was setting it up. I wanted to know what the signal values on the screen meant so that I could place the outdoor antenna for maximum benefit. The woman I spoke to explained it clearly and quickly. I’m planning to build a workshop/outbuilding, and will definitely purchase another HiBoost brand booster for that!

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Old Techy – April 23, 2020

   This signal booster handled ALL frequencies used by major carriers. It had good videos on installation and usage via the company and YouTube. It came with everything you’d need to increase your signals. The LCD screen was helpful in viewing what was being received and how the unit was adjusting the levels. I would urge you to read the instructions first, find your cell antenna site, get a decent compass then get/buy a friend to help aim the antenna. A lot easier than going in and out, up and down a ladder to get the best signal. It also has an inside antenna which was easy to mount. ALWAYS TIGHTEN ANY ANTENNA FITTINGS to avoid water damage or ‘other’ signals from interfering and interference.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Pasch – May 25, 2020

   Have a 2500 square foot home, coverage is not throughout home. A second indoor panel connection would have definately helped. We used to get 2 bars inside home with Verizon, with a maximum of 4 bars on iphones. Now we get 4 bars consistently in the area of the house the indoor antenna reaches. 2 bars in most areas of the house that the indoor panel antenna does not reach. We live in an area where our sinal outside is consistently 2 bars. I mounted our yagi outdoor antenna on a homemade stainless steel pipe about 18’ high. I am very pleased with product, have had it for about two months now.

5. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Steven Henne – June 14, 2020

   It was pretty easy to install. It’s boosted our signal all through the house. We live in a rural area where service is something you have to search for about 80% of the time. With this booster, I can have a phone conversation without having to worry about switching hands, walking into the other room, or not having my pinky toe held in the right position(ha ha). Works well for AT&T and Verizon cell phone service, but haven’t had a chance to test any other carriers.

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Teresa  – June 18, 2020

   Easy to install, 5 bars!!!!
   We live in the rural area, usually a bar. 5 Bars!! Whoop whoop will buy again if needed

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Oscar F. Griffin II – June 28, 2020

   This product is great, worked out the gate, not like the 2 other boosters that I ordered and returned (hard to install, no better service than without a booster). I have a metal roof (recently installed) and while I love my roof, I work from home and the metal roof makes receiving and making calls a challenge , the HiBoost booster resolved that issue immediately. In addition, we have a family member that my wife is caregiver for, and we could not always receive urgent calls, now that the HiBoost booster is installed that is no longer an issue. Thanks again for such a great product that performs as advertised !!!!!

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Robby Fender – July 2, 2020

   Did a lot of research and very happy I purchased this booster. Being able to see all the cell signals was critical. Went from 1 to no bar and now we get 2 to 4 bars of signal
   On our cell phones. This booster is worth the price.

9. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Stan A  – July 12, 2020

   Summary: Kit works well, with two exception. First being an issue with the Android app. Second was an inaccuracy in stated cable length in a user manual, claims 50′ external cable. Reality is that the cable is only 30′. In fairness, I found other documentation that claims 30′. Nonetheless, I ordered assuming 50′, and was short by about 10′.
   We are under a metal roof, with poor->fair outside LTE reception. Without a booster, cell coverage was unusable in the building.
   Once installed and aligned, we see a ~10dB improvement in signal inside at about 10-15′ from the inside panel antenna, making it very usable. Now get 3-4 bars on my cell phone, compared to maybe 1 bar previously. Probably can still tweak another couple of dB if I spent more time aligning, but until the rain lets up, it’s working well enough.
   The hardware was reasonably easy to install. Outside of that shorter than expected cable, I had no issues. The readout on the unit is handy, and the amp seems to be solidly made.
   The “SIgnalSupervisor” Android app doesn’t seem to function properly. While the “analog” gauge page seems to work, the main page that echos much of the HW display does not seem to update at any sort of usable rate (if at all).
   This degrades the usefulness of the app in helping align the outside antenna.
   In conclusion, I have no problem recommending the kit. The issues I mention are certainly NOT show-stoppers, and hopefully will be addressed by updates.

10. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    James – July 20, 2020

    System took me about 5 minutes to connect to the antenna pole, two minutes to align, and another 5 to cable and start using. Could not have been easier to install. Making the cable routing “pretty” will be the most difficult part. I set one hot spot and two cell phones on my table at my cabin. Both phones had one bar and hot spot was flashing orange, Within two minutes of applying power to the amplifier the phones both had three bars and the hot spot went green. I am about 4 miles from my cell tower but have internet now using a simple hot spot. More than worth it.

11. 

    Rated 4 out of 5

    MarMor – August 9, 2020

    I’m very happy with this product. It has made it possible for us to use cell phones and wireless internet in our home.
    We moved to a rural area with NO internet or cell signal. On a good day at a good moment we could get one bar of LTE signal from only one room in the house. Reading about cell boosters, we read that HiBoost had the easiest installation so we chose this one. The problem was that with no cell signal, we weren’t able to use the app for installation. Others will find the app very helpful. We mounted the antenna outside by repurposing a flag pole (you’ll likely need a pole for a one story home – we replaced the flag pole with something sturdier) and went into the attic to drop cables from the outdoor antenna to the booster to the indoor antenna. We immediately went from 1x signal to 3-4 bars LTE in some rooms of the house! We thought we’d be able to cover the whole house, but the indoor antenna covers only what is in front of it, so areas it does not face don’t have the same signal strength. We’re still moving it around to find the best spot, but this requires time in the attic and a way to drop the cable to test for best coverage. The app is helpful as we do this.
    HiBoost is effective. It is not ‘easy’ to install if you want to hide cables, but you can just have the cables running through the house and installation isn’t too bad. It is definitely worth it if you need a better cell signal in your home. 4.5 stars because it works well, but was challenging to install (20 vertical feet between outdoor antenna and booster required additional materials) and doesn’t boost the signal in all directions in the house.

12. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Robert – August 22, 2020

    This booster works. It took a signal of minus 105 to minus 113 and boosted it to minus 70 to minus 85 directly under the indoor antenna. I use the antenna to boost my mobile hot spot so I set my phone directly under the indoor antenna. That seems to be only negative. The indoor antenna is a bit on the weak side. NOTE: The manufacturer says there must be 20 feet of elevation distance between the outdoor and indoor antennas. Keep this in mind when buying this unit. Durability is unknown at this time.

13. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Jessi  – September 14, 2020

    I haven’t got this permanently run yet but I’ve been trying out different configurations. I was Leary at first whether it was going to work because the best I could get was -15 dbm and it said I need to be under -12 dbm. Surprisingly the next Monday customer support called me out of the blue and asked me how I liked the product. I told her my situation and she give me several different options to try. After messing with it for about 30 minutes I was down to -2 dbm. I still have some more playing around with it to do before I permanently install it, but A+ to Hi Boost on customer support.

14. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    dmnprkr – February 26, 2021

    Mountain property, I was hit and miss for 1 bar. Easy install and 3 to 4 bars consistently.

15. 

    Rated 3 out of 5

    Greg – April 6, 2021

    Still not great service, but better than without it. Changes between 1 and 3 bars of service in a few spots in the house, where before we had 1 or none.

16. 

    Rated 4 out of 5

    Addie – May 11, 2021

    Used this for cell signal. I live in a very wooded area. It is hard to get a good signal. Can’t get a steady signal. I believe it to be a good signal booster.

17. 

    Rated 3 out of 5

    Melissa M Rust – July 22, 2021

    It may be a great product, but it just did not work at all at our lake house.

18. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Grace320 – August 19, 2021

    This cellphone signal booster work. I bought it before black Friday and ran it in my house. My house is big, originally I got 2 bars on one side of the house, and 4 bars on the other side of the house. So I put the outdoor antenna on the side that I got 4 bars, and run the cable all the way back. After I turn it on, I got 4 bars where originally was 2. I’m so happy that it works as described. Installation process is simple, I don’t even need to read the instructions, it’s like plug and play, and all you need to do is to connect all the cable and antenna together, and after that, download the app, then turn it on. Highly recommend this product, it really worth to buy.

19. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    ROBERTO L DANASO – September 24, 2021

    Esta antena trabaja con 5G también gracias a quien me poeda ayudar

20. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    5 M’s – October 29, 2021

    My husband and I live in a cabin in Kingston, WA. We live on a privet road in the woods. There are no internet providers that will service the area, and the cellphone service is awful. I have Verizon, which gives us workable data for necessities, but my husband has Sprint and can’t even get 1 bar typically.
    After installing the antenna, we noticed a huge difference. We only got one extra bar (we live in the woods, so that’s pretty good), but it’s WAY better. We can finally stream movies at full resolution, download games, play online, and my husband can finally receive calls.
    My wifi hotspot from my phone combined with the Hiboost antenna makes this place way more livable.
    Totally worth the buy

21. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Keith Lang – November 6, 2021

    Went from no signal to 2-3 bars on a Verizon phone. AT&T phone are all running much faster. Couldn’t be more please with this product so far.

22. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Kaykay – December 13, 2021

    December 2021. It’s been about a month since I installed it on top of my roof. It’s still working good. I had weak signal inside because of stucco exterior wall. It boosted the signal from 1 bar to 3 bars. But not to 4 bars. The signal strength does fluctuate depending on the weather though. It’s installed in a living room. The adjacent bedroom get only one extra bar. So if you have a big house or multiple room or basement, you recommend a bigger unit or extra parts. Installation is obvious. But finding outlet at convenient location can be issue. Ideally I’d add extra outlet in a closet or attic space, so I don’t have to see the unit on the wall.

23. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    russell brown – July 5, 2022

    I have been using a HighBoost 4K SmartLink for almost 2 years. Before I installed the unit I was unable to make a call except for one room in my home. I live very rurally and the nearest cell tower is almost 18 miles a way. I live in a small cove within the county and for some reason cell service is spotty to say the least and all the cell providers know our situation and have done nothing to help alleviate it. I started hunting for devices that would help amplify our signal. After some initial buys of cheap cell boosters I did some research into HighBoost products. They are not cheap by any means nor are they cheaply made but what’s the use of having a cell phone that can’t be used except in only one room in the house. Our Internet company which I will leave unnamed because of obvious reasons can only provide 1.25 mgbs which most of the time is barely faster than dial-up. There are no plans to rebuild our network. The HighBoost booster I bought has changed the way we live. I can stream movies in HD without buffering and can watch the whole movie from start to finish without stopping. I went from one bar and at times 3g signal to 3-4 bars LTE consistently and can finally make calls from anywhere in my home and on my property.
    Installation was fairly straightforward and went as smoothly as it could. I didn’t have any problems installing it I did however have issues finding the signal. We live high in the mountains in Northern Az and the trees can interfere with any signal. The only tv we could watch was with DirecTV. I finally took a 30 foot pole mast I had and planted it in the ground and installed the antenna. I still could not find the signal that benefitted me. I down loaded a few apps which told me a general direction. I climbed one of the taller trees and took my binoculars and zeroed in on the nearest cell tower. After finding it it still took a small amount of time for the booster to collect the right signal. Once it did I went from and average download speed of about 5 mgbs to a steady boost of 30 mgbs. My download connection is 10 on all frequencies LTE700 dbm is 7 Cell800 is 10 PCS1900 is 10 and AWS2100 is 10. The dBm power is 60 max gain And upload is 57 dMb max gain on all bands. There is no getting better unless I buy a $1000 unit and some are even higher than that. there is no need to get any better boost than what I have achieved. I had to also figure out how to keep the wind from blowing the antenna out of service range. I finally cemented my mast into the ground so it could not move.
    Buying this booster was an extremely hard decision the price tag was hard for me to endure, however there was a guarantee that it would help or I could get my money back. I bought it. And it has actually been one of the best decisions I have made for our rural living situation. Without it there is no cell phone service or device updates, there is no streaming movies and there is no computer access. I almost canceled my cell service because there was no access and the price for paying for satellite was above and beyond what I was willing to pay for. don’t take what I have said without doing your homework. Most cell providers only allow 30-90 gig of hotspot download and streaming movies will eat that up pretty quickly. I had to find an internet company that offers unlimited data plans to be able to use my booster to its full potential.
    I don’t normally leave reviews but I felt after almost two years of the booster’s unfailing operation I was hoping to be able to give people a good idea what to expect. Don’t use my data and my gains as typical. They may be better gains or they maybe be smaller gains. Any gain above 1 bar is better. But any one living in rural areas know that without some type of cell boosting capabilities it’s almost impossible to stay current. It has been the single most important decision with cell service I have made. Without the booster I felt I like we were being cheated. Paying a cell bill and not being able to make a call is more than i could handle. HighBoost was the answer. I bought this productand there were several payment options. I chose an Affirm. It was a little but more expensive.I bought this device just never The Covid outbreak. I shudder to think of I had not gotten this to Keith I with the news. However it didn’t break the bank. I had a device go bad and it was replaced in less than 10 days no questions asked. They stand behind their product and warranty.

24. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Hank Wojteczko – July 26, 2022

    Before I installed this product, I had dropped calls and lousy internet performance, 1-2 signal bars. After I installed the product, I now have high call quality calls that do not drop, insanely fast internet, and 4-5 signal bars. I have a background in signal processing, so I am going to get a bit technical. I live on a lake, and there is a larger ridge of trees adjacent to my property that cuts into the signal for 5G. This was never a problem with LTE, but as you have heard, 5G degrades faster over distances, and stuff like trees smashes signal strength. After installing the product, signal strength increased as follows: 700MHz (LTE) 50dB, 800Mhz (5G mid band) 43dB, 1.9Ghz (5G hi band) 52dB (Verizon operates at this band), 2.5Ghz (5G hi band) 49dB (both Verizon and T-Mobile operate at this band). What does this all mean, I now get the SAME quality and insanely fast internet that folks in the cities and suburbs get, with no more dropped calls and no need to go outside or near a window to receive or make calls.