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It's the next step in cell booster evolution. Wi-Ex has taken the easy installation of its zBoost series and turned the power up to 11 with the zBoost YX560SL booster for home, office and cabin. Let's take a closer look at what makes this booster different from the other ones in the line.
The first thing you'll see is that the box is much, much bigger than previous boosters, probably 3x as big. It was actually a challenge to photograph it in studio. It's a plain corrugated box with a paper sleeve around it. Of course you get the standard instructions as to what this booster will and won't do. It still says that it doesn't work with Nextel, but since that service has been turned off that shouldn't be a problem. You'll also note that the booster won't give you any benefit for LTE or AWS. That could end up being an issue in three or four years if LTE-Advanced and Voice-over-LTE become common, but that's still a ways off so there's no reason to wait if you need a booster today.