Cell phone repeaters any good?

[broadwayblues]

Long story short, when I moved in with my wife when we got married I went from Broadband to nothing. I use my Verizon USB 727 modem for internet, but not only do I have 1-2 bars on a good day on my deck, I am on an Alltel tower that will be switched to Verizon "soon, but we can't say when."

I am really thinking about getting this to boost our cell signal: I priced this much cheaper on amazon.com, and newegg.com.

I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with this kind of product. All the reviews I looked at say it actually works, just wanted another opinion before I drop some money on it.

Also is there any word on the Verizon tower situation? I am sick of roaming at home and downloading files for hours. When travel back to VZW 3G areas things download so much quicker, and I can actually play World of Warcraft.

Thanks in advance.