How to Get Better Cell Phone Signal in a Mobile Home

If you live in a mobile home or a trailer home, you know these dwellings can present an increased challenge to getting solid cell phone coverage. In this post, we’ll offer solutions to overcome the cell signal issues common in mobile homes or inside trailer homes.

Why do I have bad cell signal in my mobile home?

There are two main causes of poor cell reception in your mobile home:

• Distance from the nearest cell tower
• Obstacles between you and the cell tower that block the signal from reaching you

The distant-tower issue will affect people mainly living in rural or less populated areas, since there aren’t as many cell towers there. As for signal-blocking obstacles, these cause weak cell signal and poor phone reception inside a mobile home.

Signal blockers can take many forms – natural terrain, other structures, and even vegetation or weather conditions. Learn more in this post here on things that block cell signal.

While those kinds of obstacles may cause bad cell signal outside your mobile home, there’s yet another obstacle that is blocking signals from getting inside – the materials your mobile home is made of.

Why mobile home construction materials block cell signal

Many mobile homes and trailer homes have metal siding, which doesn’t allow cell signal to get through very easily.

Radio frequency signals – which carry cellular communications – can’t pass through metal. They’re also at least partially blocked by other construction materials like wood, glass, and asphalt.

While older mobile homes are typically covered by metal siding, newer models are built to stringent energy conservation codes that require features like metal-oxide coated windows and radiant barrier insulation.

These energy-saving materials do a great job of shielding heat and/or air conditioning from escaping a mobile home, thus lowering energy costs. Unfortunately, by preventing energy loss they also block cell signals from entering.

You can probably see why it’s often hard to get reliable cell signal inside a mobile home or trailer home.

Solution for bad signal in metal mobile homes or trailer homes

Fortunately, there’s a great solution that’s designed to solve the distant-tower problem as well as the signal blockers and building materials problem – a cell phone signal booster.

Cell phone boosters work by capturing even weak cell signal outside using an antenna mounted on the roof or a wall. Those signals are amplified by the booster and then redistributed inside the mobile home by an inside antenna, so your phone and other cellular devices can use them.

When your device/phone transmits signals back to the cell tower, the process is repeated in reverse.

This technology boosts cell signal that’s weakened by distance and overcomes your mobile home’s signal-blocking construction materials. As soon as the booster is installed, it delivers strong, reliable reception inside a mobile home so you can stream movies and make calls with ease. It will boost the signal for iPhone, Android or any other type of cellular device.

Cell signal boosters are available in a variety of models and prices. The choice of booster type depends on how large an area inside your mobile home you need to cover.

Your cell signal booster comes in a kit. In the box, you’ll find everything you need to install it yourself, along with a complete installation guide. In the weBoost app, you’ll find step-by-step installation videos and easy access to our U.S.-based customer service.

There’s no longer any reason to put up with poor cell reception in your mobile home. A home cell phone signal booster can help. For more, read our article on how to boost cell signal in a home.

Here is a list of cell phone boosters that are ideal for providing coverage in a mobile home or trailer home.

Mobile Home Signal Boosters

• Home Room – For One Room – Up to 1,500 sq. ft.

• Home MultiRoom – For Medium Homes – Up to 5,000 sq. ft.

• Home Complete – For Large Homes – Up to 7,500 sq. ft.