Theoretically, by design the omnidirectional antennas are not designed (or approved by the FCC) to provide the same strength as a directional antenna. They have been put in by manufacturers these day because they are easier to install, easier to maintain and, quite frankly, cheaper. An omnidirectional antenna with a 60 mile range really only has 30 miles of range in every direction (maximum). They just won't work as well as a directional antenna by design, even with the best of boosters applied
Incidentally, I bought a hotspot and stream my television now. T-Mobile has a pretty decent deal where you can get hotspot for free and 100GB of data for $50/month. Plus T-Mobile subscribers can subscribe to Philo for $10 month which provides about 75 channels (sorry, no ESPN though). I use about 8-10 GB a weekend while camping for both internet access and internet streaming television services. I consistently have more luck with cellular than I do with television signal strength.
No matter where I go, wherever I camp, it seems the only channel I get is ION television. It's like they have their eye on ME.
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