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Originally Posted by AndrewInSeattle
I have Google Fi and a WeBoost. My understanding and experience is that Fi is capable of connecting to all the towers, but except for emergency calls (911), it won't actually use them. My wife's iPhone (Verizon) typically has better strength and coverage around here (Pacific Northwest) than my Pixel 2 with Fi. The main benefit of Fi is its price point and seamless coverage across international borders.
As I'm sure you already know, a booster can amplify a weak signal into a strong one, but don't expect it to help when there's nothing to boost, which is typical for most of the places we end up camping.
I set up the WeBoost a couple days ago camping south of Coeur d'Alene, but I must have put the external antenna in a "tree shadow". I had better luck just moving to the other end of the van!
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Interesting. I do plan on staying in the US, and I'm not attached to google fi. It's hard to figure out what the best experience will be though. I got in touch with Mofi and they said many customers were having trouble with the carrier aggregation anyway and that I shouldn't count on it working properly if I bought one now. So now I'm leaning toward a signal booster (perhaps the reach) and either 2 hotspots as suggested by clicker44 or their older model, the 4500 so I still get all my router features and a Verizon plan.
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