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Cell Phone Signal Booster Lights

A troubleshooting guide for cell signal boosters

SureCall Fusion5s and weBoost Home Complete

Updated

Most cell phone signal boosters have one or more lights that indicate if the booster is functioning properly or if there are any issues or problems that need to be addressed. This quick-reference guide will help you troubleshoot the lights on your booster.

For information on how resolve specific problems, consult the manufacturer’s user guide for your system.

HiBoost logo

HiBoost cell signal booster LCD screen and controls The LCD panel and controls on a HiBoost cellular amplifier. (Click here to see a diagram of the readout, lights, and controls.)

HiBoost Home & Office boosters

HiBoost Smart Link cell signal boosters have an LCD display screen and controls that allow you to manually adjust the booster’s settings.

The booster also has three lights on the front panel (alarm, power, ISO) and one or two lights on the bottom (Bluetooth, WiFi).

Light
Off
Solid green
Blinking green
Blinking red
Alarm
Below full output power level
Slow: Full output power Fast: Output power too high
Shutoff due to overload from too much signal
Power
No power
Working properly
ISO
Working properly
Slow: Slight oscillation Fast: Heavy oscillation
Shutoff due to antenna oscillation
power icon (Bluetooth)
1 second: Working properly ½ second: Bluetooth connected
power icon (WiFi)
Working properly
WiFi connected
HiBoost Travel 3.0 cell signal booster lights The lights on a HiBoost Travel 3.0 mobile cellular amplifier

HiBoost Travel 3.0 mobile booster

The HiBoost Travel 3.0 mobile cell signal booster has three LED status lights on its top panel.

The booster amplifies multiple bands of cellular frequency; its single alarm light indicates problems with any of those bands.

Light
Solid blue
Slow flashing blue
Solid red
Quick flashing red
power icon (Alarm)
Normal
Slight antenna oscillation
Low input voltage
Shutoff due to antenna oscillation
 (Bluetooth)
Bluetooth disconnected
Bluetooth connected
power icon (WiFi)
WiFi disconnected
WiFi connected
HiBoost Travel 4G 2.0 cell signal booster lights The lights on a HiBoost Travel 4G 2.0 mobile cellular amplifier

HiBoost Travel 4G 2.0 mobile booster

The HiBoost Travel 4G 2.0 mobile cell signal booster has three LED status lights on its top panel.

The booster amplifies multiple bands of cellular frequency; its single alarm light indicates problems with any of those bands.

Light
Off
Solid blue
Slow flashing blue
Quick flashing blue
Quick flashing red
power icon (Alarm)
Below full output power
Full output power
Output power too high
Shutoff due to overload from too much signal
 (Bluetooth)
Bluetooth disconnected
Bluetooth connected
power icon (Power)
No power
Working properly

Nextivity logo

Nextivity GO G41 & GO G41 FN boosters

CEL-FI GO G41 cell signal booster logo and status lights The status lights on a CEL‑FI GO 41 cellular amplifier

CEL-FI GO G41 and GO G41 FN cellular amplifiers from Nextivity have two LED lights below the logo on the top panel.

The CEL-FI WAVE smartphone app will give you detailed status and performance data for your booster.

Light
Off
Solid green
Blinking green
Blinking amber/red
Blinking/solid red
power icon (Power)
No power
Working properly
Scanning for network
Startup sequence
Check WAVE app
power icon (LAN)
Not connected
Connected, IP address established
Connected, no IP address
Connected, communication failure

Nextivity GO G43 booster

CEL-FI GO G43 cell signal booster logo and status lights The status lights on a CEL‑FI GO 43 cellular amplifier

The CEL-FI GO G43 cellular amplifier from Nextivity has a top row with three LED lights (one for each of the three outside donor antennas) and one large LED light below.

The online WAVE Portal will give you detailed status and performance data for your booster.

Light
Off
Solid green
Blinking green
Blinking orange/red
Blinking/solid red
A/B/C
No power
Working properly
Setup in progress
Startup sequence
Check WAVE Portal
power icon (LAN)
Not connected
Internet idle
Internet activity

Nextivity GO G32 & GO RED boosters

CEL-FI GO G32 cell signal booster logo and status light The status light on a CEL‑FI GO G32 cellular amplifier

CEL-FI GO G32 Stationary, GO G32 Mobile, and GO RED cellular amplifiers from Nextivity have a single LED light on the first heat sink fin to the right of the logo on the top panel.

The CEL-FI WAVE smartphone app will give you detailed status and performance data for your booster.

Off
Solid green
Blinking green
Solid red
Blinking red
No power
Working properly
Scanning for network
Hardware error—reboot
Check WAVE app

SolidRF logoSolidRF logo

SolidRF Signal Plus cell signal booster LCD lights The logo and alarm lights on a SolidRF Signal Plus/Top Signal Home cellular amplifier

SolidRF Signal Plus and Top Signal Home & Home Office cell signal boosters have an illuminated logo and five LED alarm lights on the front panel. Each alarm light indicates the status of a specific band of cellular frequency.

Light
Off
Solid white
Solid green
Blinking green
Logo
No power
Power on
Alarm
Working properly
Shutoff due to overload from too much signal
Antenna oscillation

SureCall logo

SureCall Force5 cell signal booster power & band lights The power and band lights on a SureCall Force5 cellular amplifier

SureCall Force5 booster

The SureCall Force5 2.0 commercial cellular amplifier has a power light and five band lights on the front panel.

The band lights represent the five bands of cellular frequency the booster amplifies: LTE-A (bands 12/17), LTE-V (band 13), Cellular (band 5), PCS (bands 2/25), and AWS (band 4).

Light
Off
Solid green
Solid amber
Blinking amber
Solid red
Blinking red
Blinking amber/red
Power
No power
Power on
Band
Working properly
Band not in use
Working properly (AGC is active)
Shutoff due to overload from too much signal
Overload from too much signal
At powerup for 10 seconds Continuous: Shutoff due to antenna oscillation
SureCall Fusion5X 2.0 cell signal booster alert lights Alert lights on the SureCall Fusion5X 2.0 cellular amplifier

SureCall Fusion5X 2.0 booster

The SureCall Fusion5X 2.0 cellular amplifier has five alert lights on its front panel. It also has a power status LED on the bottom next to the power switch.

The band lights represent the five bands of cellular frequency the booster amplifies: LTE-A (bands 12/17), LTE-V (band 13), Cellular (band 5), PCS (bands 2/25), and AWS (band 4).

Off
Solid green
Blinking green
Blinking amber
Blinking amber/red
Blinking red
No power
Working properly
Working properly (AGC is active)
Slight antenna oscillation
Heavy antenna oscillation
Shutoff due to overload from too much signal
SureCall Fusion5s 2.0 cell signal booster alert lights Alert lights on the SureCall Fusion5s 2.0 cellular amplifier

SureCall Fusion5s & Fusion5s 2.0 boosters

The SureCall Fusion5s 2.0 cellular amplifier has five alert lights on its front panel below the manual gain adjustment dials. It also has a power status LED on the bottom next to the power switch.

The band lights represent the five bands of cellular frequency the booster amplifies: LTE-A (bands 12/17), LTE-V (band 13), Cellular (band 5), PCS (bands 2/25), and AWS (band 4).

Newer models (manufactured since 2017)

Solid green
Blinking green
Blinking amber/red
Blinking red
Working properly
Working properly (AGC is active)
Overload from too much signal
Shutoff due to overload from too much signal

Older models (manufactured 2014–2017)

Off
Solid amber
Blinking amber
Blinking amber/red
Solid red
Blinking red
Working properly
Band not in use
Working properly (AGC is active)
Slight antenna oscillation
Shutoff due to overload from too much signal
Overload from too much signal
SureCall Fusion2Go 3.0 & Fusion2Go Max cell signal booster lights Lights on the SureCall Fusion2Go 3.0 & Fusion2Go Max cellular booster

SureCall Fusion2Go 3.0 & Fusion2Go Max mobile boosters

SureCall Fusion2Go 3.0 and Fusion2Go Max mobile cell signal boosters have five LED indicator lights and a power status light on the front panel.

The band lights represent the five bands of cellular frequency the booster amplifies: LTE-A (bands 12/17), LTE-V (band 13), Cellular (band 5), PCS (bands 2/25), and AWS (band 4).

Solid green
Blinking green
Blinking red
Working properly
Working properly (AGC is active)
Antenna oscillation or overload from too much signal
SureCall Fusion2Go XR cell signal booster light The power light on a SureCall Fusion2Go XR mobile booster

SureCall Fusion2Go XR mobile booster

The SureCall Fusion2Go XR mobile cell signal booster has one LED power light on its front panel.

The booster amplifies multiple bands of cellular frequency; its single light indicates problems with any of those bands.

Off
Solid green
Solid amber
Solid red
Blinking amber/red
No power
Working properly
Reduced gain due to antenna oscillation
Shutoff due to antenna oscillation
Startup sequence

weBoost logo

LED lights on the weBoost Home Complete, weBoost Home MultiRoom & weBoost Office 100: weBoost Home Complete cell signal booster band lights diagram LED lights on the weBoost Home Room: weBoost Home Room cell signal booster band lights diagram

weBoost Home & Office boosters

weBoost Home Complete, Home MultiRoom, Home Room, and Office 100 cell signal boosters have four LED lights on their front panels. (The weBoost Office 200 has an LCD touch display instead of LED lights.)

The band lights represent the four bands of cellular frequency the booster amplifies. These lights are indicated in the attached diagrams.

Off
Solid green
Solid amber
Solid red
Blinking green/red
Blinking green/amber
No power
Working properly
Shutoff due to overload from too much signal
Shutoff due to antenna oscillation
Reduced gain due to antenna oscillation
Reduced gain due to AGC
weBoost Drive Reach cell signal booster light The status light on a weBoost Drive Reach mobile booster

weBoost Drive Reach & Drive X mobile boosters

weBoost Drive Reach and Drive X mobile cell signal boosters have one LED status light on their front panels.

The booster amplifies multiple bands of cellular frequency; its single light indicates problems with any of those bands.

Off
Solid green
Solid red
Blinking green/red
No power
Working properly
Shutoff due to antenna oscillation
Reduced gain due to antenna oscillation