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Do cell phone boosters boost WiFi signals?

No, most cell phone signal boosters do not operate on WiFi frequencies.

Even though your smartphone is capable of using both cellular and WiFi networks to send and receive data, cellular data use different frequencies than WiFi data. In fact, your smartphone has two separate, internal antennas for cellular and WiFi connections.

Cellular (green and blue) and WiFi (orange) frequencies used in the United States. (Click for full size.)