Starting on the outside, he attached the antenna to the underside of the soffit on the northwest end of the house. We decided to permanently mount the components in these locations. I also made phone calls from various parts of the house and this was working very well. We both ran signal strength tests in multiple locations (my readings will be shared later) and determined the system was providing a fairly significant signal boost.
To this point the only permanent steps were the two holes he had drilled. He ran the output cable from the amplifier to the transmitter and powered up the unit.
Finally, to test the effectiveness of this configuration, he drilled a hole from the garage inside wall to the dining room where the interior antenna (transmitter) would be positioned. He drilled a hole through the wall for the cable and ran this to the amplifier unit which he also had positioned very close to where he intended to mount it inside our garage on the rear wall. Next, he assembled the external antenna (receiver) and used a ladder to position it as close as possible to where he intended to mount it.
The tech used an application on his phone to determine the nearest cell phone tower for our new carrier (OK, it is T-mobile) and then verified that the strongest available signal was coming in at the corner of the house nearest the tower. I don’t blame the guy for trying, but the fact that he tried made me even more certain that we were not taking chances.ĭo I sound paranoid? Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean the virus is not out to get me (double negative intended). He quickly went back to his truck and returned properly outfitted. He was a big guy and I am sure the heat played into his thinking, but I politely reminded him about precautionary measures. It was a pretty hot day and he initially walked up to the house sans mask and gloves. The technician called an hour before arriving and showed up on time. You guessed it (15-20), but I can now see a light at the end of the tunnel. A bit more on that later.īecause a signal meter needed by the technician for determining the best location for the external antenna and testing the resulting signal boost was unavailable, Ontech called me and pushed the install back one day. The person on the phone assured me that the tech would be wearing a mask, gloves, and wiping down surfaces when finished. In fact, the tech will be the first person outside our immediate circle that we allow inside our home. We are fortunate enough to be able to do our jobs remotely, so we have been extremely cautious about exposure. I called the number and the good people at Ontech scheduled our installation in two days (yes 30-40 more complaints), but I thought this was extremely quick.
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