external <span class="highlight">phone</span> <span class="highlight">antenna</span>

Depends whether it was an antenna for the Digital network or the CDMA network I think.

You won't notice any difference in reception strength till you get into a marginal area.

Best to check with a tech re the compatibility .

I have a next g antenna and it makes a difference of between 1 and 3 bars in fringe areas. Bought it at WoW Sight and Sound about 3 years ago. I also use my next g phone as the modem for a netbook computer, so can often send and receive emails, internet, etc from some quite remote places.
Tony

I built one of these and it is great but the catch is you need to know in which direction the tower is so you can fine tune it in very weak signals. I got phone reception which I also use a as modem where everyone else got nothing. One of the problems now is there are not many phones with external antenna connection I have a Samsung which is nearly three yrs old.

Yagi

Hi,

Sometime ago I was told by a Telstra Tech that the 3G and Next G networks use the old analogue frequencies. If you have an old analogue antenna try it !

Cheers P&J

Not sure on what antenna you have now, buying another one if needed isn't expensive, on Ebay from $10 up to $100 depending on the quality and the gain etc. I have a ZTE165 Telstra Phone as an emergency phone with external marine antenna on a boat and we have been able to get calls out in places that don't have normal reception.

RF transmitter maps here:

http://spench.net/drupal/software/ozgeorfmap

In the bush, best use a T 'blue tick' phone regardless.