I'm still giving the Airave 5 stars because it works as advertised and customer support was great.
and I didn't want to raise my hopes up too much, especially given the somewhat lackluster reviews for this Airave 2.5 and the 2.0.It took about 40 minutes to initially lock on the mobile, GPS, and Data via my Verizon FiOS, but once it locks on, the Airave works as advertised!
The device works as advertised but they don't mention a few things which you have to find out on your own.
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That sounds like an easy enough fix, but then consider that when you leave your home you will be stuck at the lower 3G tower speeds, unless you re-enable LTE when you leave home, and disable LTE when you get home
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This is using your phone like normal, just with an added kick with the help of your cable modem
For those of you interested in Sprint Wi-Fi, it requires no additional hardware; however, your phone must support it and the phone be connected to a Wi-FI network
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When you make a call you hear two beeps and it connects through your cable modem and does VOIP (voice over IP) through the internet and the reception is perfect
This has helped us out with better reception, but the only negative is placing it centrally located for full house coverage since it is easily blocked by a couple of walls
This is the technical solution to not having great cell reception at home
Works like a charm with great reception and covers a huge distance
Your can also take the Airrave to your work if you have poor reception, and try to persuade your IT guy to let you plug it in and get some coverage -- that is, if you cannot connect your phone to your workplace's Wi-Fi