Both cost £605.16 and both cover 1000 m² for up to 100 users with the same commercial-grade build and 60/65 dB gain. The difference is the frequency bands: the GW1000 boosts Band 8 (900 MHz) + Band 1 (2100 MHz), which means 2G voice calls and 3G UMTS data. The GD1000 boosts Band 8 (900 MHz) + Band 3 (1800 MHz), which means 2G voice calls and 4G LTE data. If your commercial indoor data pain is slow 3G and you only need up to 30 Mbps, the GW1000 is the right unit. If you need faster 4G LTE indoors for your business, choose the GD1000 at the same price.

The GW1000 at £605.16 costs £239.67 more than the GW500 at £365.49, but it doubles the coverage (1000 vs 500 m²), doubles the simultaneous users (100 vs 50), upgrades the outdoor antenna from 8 dBi to 12 dBi Yagi, upgrades the indoor panel from 5 dBi to 10 dBi, and ships with a 20 m coax instead of 10 m + 5 m. If you have a home or small shop under 500 m², the GW500 is sufficient and saves you £239.67. If you have a pub, hotel, warehouse, factory, large office or rural commercial premises over 500 m², the GW1000 commercial is the correct choice — the GW500 will not reach the far corners of a 1000 m² space.

In many rural parts of the UK, 3G on Band 1 (2100 MHz) is carried from taller masts that cover a wider geographic area, and it penetrates brick, stone and steel commercial buildings more reliably than 4G on Band 20 (800 MHz) or Band 3 (1800 MHz). 4G masts are often more densely deployed but with smaller cells, and in fringe rural commercial locations the 4G signal may be weaker or absent entirely while 3G still holds. The GW1000 exploits this: it boosts Band 1 3G data across 1000 m², which is often the most reliable indoor data option for rural pubs, farms and warehouses. If you have strong 4G outdoors but poor 4G indoors, the GD1000 (4G) is the better choice. If your rural business pain is weak or absent 4G but 3G still works outside, the GW1000 is correct.

Three has no 2G GSM network in the UK — Three phones rely on 3G and 4G for voice. The GW1000 boosts Band 8 (900 MHz) 2G voice, but Three does not transmit 2G on that band, so a Three SIM gets no call amplification. What Three does carry on Band 1 (2100 MHz) is 3G UMTS data — and that is exactly what the GW1000 boosts. So Three customers see improved 3G data indoors but calls still rely on Three's own 3G/4G network. If you are a Three customer whose business pain is dropped calls rather than slow 3G data, the GW1000 will fix data, not voice.

No. The GW1000 boosts Band 8 (900 MHz) 2G voice and Band 1 (2100 MHz) 3G data for O2 and Vodafone. O2 and Vodafone carry 4G primarily on Band 20 (800 MHz) and Band 3 (1800 MHz), neither of which the GW1000 touches. What O2 and Vodafone business customers do get is improved 2G calls and SMS on Band 8 (critical for card terminals, alarm lines and phone systems), plus improved 3G data on Band 1. If your O2 or Vodafone commercial pain is slow or absent 4G indoors, you need the GD1000 (4G on Band 3) or an L-series LTE booster instead. The GW1000 is correct for O2/Vodafone businesses whose pain is dropped calls and slow 3G in a rural or fringe area.

In typical UK fringe-signal commercial conditions, users report 3G indoor speeds improving from roughly 1–5 Mbps with no usable signal to around 10–30 Mbps once the GW1000 is installed and the 12 dBi Yagi is aimed at the mast. That is fast enough for email, web browsing, Google Maps, instant messaging, standard-definition video calling, card-terminal connectivity and most cloud-based office apps. It is not as fast as 4G LTE — if you need HD video uploads, large file downloads or multiple 4K streams at once, you should look at the GD1000 4G unit instead. The 3G speed you actually get also depends on how busy your local mast is and how strong the outdoor donor signal is (1–2 bars minimum required).

Up to 100 simultaneous users. The GW1000 amplifies the Band 8 and Band 1 signal for all devices within the 1000 m² coverage area — it is not a per-device limit in the sense of a router. All 100 can be on calls (EE/O2/Vodafone on Band 8) or 3G data (all four carriers on Band 1) at the same time. This is sufficient for a busy pub or restaurant, a 20–40-desk office, a hotel's staff and guests, a medium warehouse or a large shop. If you need more than 100 simultaneous users — a 200-desk corporate HQ, a major stadium or a large distribution centre — you should look at the enterprise C2000 unit instead.

You need at least 1–2 bars of usable outdoor donor signal at the Yagi mounting point (on the roof, chimney, gable or external pole at 3–5 m height). The GW1000's 60/65 dB gain and 12 dBi Yagi are designed to take that weak-but-present donor signal and re-broadcast it as a strong indoor signal across 1000 m². If you have zero bars everywhere outside, no Ofcom-legal booster at this price can manufacture a Band 8 or Band 1 signal. Before ordering, stand outside your mounting point and check Band 8 and Band 1 field strength using your phone's field mode (iPhone: dial *3001#12345#* → Serving Cell Info) or a network-scanner app like LTE Discovery on Android.

No on all five. The GW1000 is a dual-band unit fixed to Band 8 (900 MHz) and Band 1 (2100 MHz). It will not boost 5G NR on any band, it will not boost 4G LTE on Band 3 (1800 MHz), Band 20 (800 MHz) or Band 7 (2600 MHz), and it will not boost any other LTE band. If your staff or customers show a 4G or 5G icon outdoors and you want that same speed indoors, this is the wrong product — look at the GD1000 (4G on Band 3) at the same £605.16 price, or an L-series LTE unit. The GW1000 is the correct product only if your commercial pain is Band 8 2G calls and/or Band 1 2100 MHz 3G data, particularly in rural areas where 3G is more reliable than 4G.

Standard free UK delivery is 10–15 working days with 1–2 days order handling, shipped from the UK warehouse. This is because the GW1000 is a built-to-order commercial-grade dual-band amplifier that includes the 12 dBi outdoor Yagi, 10 dBi indoor panel, 20 m coax and mounting brackets as a complete kit. Express delivery may be available at checkout for an additional fee — check the shipping options when you order. The 365-day money-back guarantee means you can order now, test it on arrival, and return it for a full refund if it does not solve your commercial signal problem. If you have an urgent refurbishment or opening deadline, plan the installation into your schedule with the 10–15 day lead time in mind.