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<blockquote data-quote="Glock 40" data-source="post: 3226729" data-attributes="member: 32"><p>If your in a metal house or one with a metal roof that is the hardest thing to get penetration through other than a hospital full of cement and lead walls. So a booster should help you. Good ones aren't cheap. Cheap ones don't last. You will need a booster that does 4G LTE and includes the spectrum that ATT uses in your area. If they say multi-carrier or you purchase from ATT you should be fine. The biggest thing with a booster is make sure you get one with an external antenna and if its a Yagi point it at the nearest ATT tower. If you point it right at the tower you mentioned you should be fine. Make sure you keep the indoor antenna as far away as possible from the outdoor antenna. If you put them near the same window you can generate interference and ATT or another provider will probably be visiting you soon or you will see no noticeable improvement.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I forgot to mention you may look at your plan also and if its unlimited what the policies are on speed and throttling. 3 to 5mb may not be bad in a rural area depending on distance to the tower and the terrain in between. Without getting to deep into it. If you are within 1/2 a mile or you can see the ATT tower you speak about. Run the FAST speed test app or open fast.com and that will give you an idea of what your device is capable of at its peak.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glock 40, post: 3226729, member: 32"] If your in a metal house or one with a metal roof that is the hardest thing to get penetration through other than a hospital full of cement and lead walls. So a booster should help you. Good ones aren't cheap. Cheap ones don't last. You will need a booster that does 4G LTE and includes the spectrum that ATT uses in your area. If they say multi-carrier or you purchase from ATT you should be fine. The biggest thing with a booster is make sure you get one with an external antenna and if its a Yagi point it at the nearest ATT tower. If you point it right at the tower you mentioned you should be fine. Make sure you keep the indoor antenna as far away as possible from the outdoor antenna. If you put them near the same window you can generate interference and ATT or another provider will probably be visiting you soon or you will see no noticeable improvement. Edit: I forgot to mention you may look at your plan also and if its unlimited what the policies are on speed and throttling. 3 to 5mb may not be bad in a rural area depending on distance to the tower and the terrain in between. Without getting to deep into it. If you are within 1/2 a mile or you can see the ATT tower you speak about. Run the FAST speed test app or open fast.com and that will give you an idea of what your device is capable of at its peak. [/QUOTE]
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