The weBoost Drive Sleek and Drive Sleek OTR kits are simple and easy cradle-style cellular booster kits designed for use with just one device at a time. They're lower-powered and lower cost than other mobile boosters like the Drive X or Drive Reach.
These kits are updated versions of the discontinued weBoost Drive 4G-S (which was rebranded from the former Drive Sleek 4G by Wilson Electronics). They are re-designed to separate the amplifier from the interior cradle booster. In both kits you put an antenna on the roof of your vehicle, and route the wires and amplifier inside the vehicle.
Your cellular device then is placed inside the cradle, which is also the interior antenna component of the booster. This style of booster will not broadcast an amplified signal much further than the cradle itself.
Product Variations
The difference between the weBoost Drive Sleek kit and the weBoost Drive Sleek OTR kit is in the packaged exterior antenna.
The Drive Sleek is packaged with the Drive Magnetic antenna.
weBoost packages the Drive Sleek OTR with a stronger Trucker Antenna, which is typically mounted permanently or semi-permanently to your rig.
Vehicle
Drive Sleek
Designed for low-profile mounting on automobiles or small RVs with a minimum of wiring run, the mag mount antenna is... well... sleek.
Specifications
- Model: Drive Sleek - 470135
- Gain: 23dB
- Max Uplink Power: 25dBm
- Impedance: 50 Ohm
- # of Devices Boosted Simultaneously: One
- LTE Bands Supported: 12 (17), 13, 5, 4, 2
- Exterior Antenna: 4" mag mount, with SMB Connectors
- Internal Antenna: No
- Wire Lengths:
- Exterior Antenna to Amplifier: 6'
- Amplifier to Interior Antenna (both signal & power): 15'
- Range of Interior Coverage: Cradle Only
- In Motion Usage: Yes
- Power Source: 12v
- Connectors: SMB
- Booster Dimensions: .65" x 1.6" x 7"
- Warranty: 2 Year
- List Price: $199.99
OTR
Drive Sleek OTR
Kitted with weBoost's taller antenna designed for over-the-road trucks, this kit is more ideal for larger vehicles including motorhomes, 5th wheels, trailers, and boats.
Specifications
- Model: Drive Sleek OTR - 470235
- Gain: 23db
- Max Uplink Power: 25dBm
- Impedance: 50 Ohm
- # of Devices Boosted Simultaneously: One
- LTE Bands Supported: 12 (17), 13, 5, 4, 2
- Exterior Antenna: 4G-OTR
- Internal Antenna: No
- Wire Lengths:
- Exterior Antenna to Amplifier: 14'
- Amplifier to Interior Antenna (both signal & power): 15'
- Range of Interior Coverage: Cradle Only
- In Motion Usage: Yes
- Power Source: 12v
- Connectors: SMB
- Dimensions: .65" x 1.6" x 7"
- Warranty: 2 Year
- List Price: $279.99
What Does 5G Ready Mean?
Booster manufacturers may state their products are "5G ready." Which is a bit misleading. 5G is being deployed on a myriad of low, mid and high frequency bands. Current boosters only cover a handful of frequency bands in the low range spectrum (12, 13, 5, 4, 2 and sometimes 25). Where 5G is being deployed on those bands, they will work. But they will not work on the newer bands, thus only offering relatively limited 5G support.
This is a complicated topic, for more:
News, Videos & Status
weBoost sent us the weBoost Drive Sleek (with original antenna) upon release, and we've had it in active testing. In July 2018, weBoost released the Sleek with an OTR Antenna as well. Our field testing results can be found here for our members:
Here is our unboxing video, with first impressions and comparisons to the prior 4G-S and current 4G-X models:
Related News:
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Cellular boosters can be quite useful for boosting the signal to a smartphone to get a more solid phone call. But when it comes to enhancing cellular data performance, things get more complicated.
Because of a technology called MIMO (multiple in multiple out) that is essential to LTE and 5G data, often times the internal antennas on a smartphone or hotspot don't benefit from an amplified signal. Boosters also only cover a handful of the frequency bands the carries use for data.
But a booster can play a role in a mobile internet arsenal - as they excel during times when you are really far from a tower, or where upload speeds are important (such as video broadcasting).
For more on understanding boosters vs. MIMO - check out video:
For more on signal enhancing, including understanding boosters and the many forms they come in - follow up with our guides:
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