Honestly, when I asked CellRanger if we’d be able to test their cellular phone booster, I made the request was with a lot of internal joking about whether it would work. We’ve seen all the $9.99 cell booster scams doo-dads that you are supposed to tape to your cell phone battery and receive an instant boost in signal. To say that everyone here was skeptical that this device would do anything except use electricity was an understatement. I’ve been testing this for the last few weeks with my iPhone 3G.

Because my house is in a strong signal area and CellRanger recommends you be within a 6 foot “optimal range” of the base, I’ve only tried this in the car when at known low signal areas. Yesterday I was at a client site who has almost no signal. The perfect place to test. And does the CellRanger do anything more than use electricity? Find out below.

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